Shosetsuka ni Narou‘s newest popular novel, Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou, will get a TV anime adaptation. The anime will be broadcast on TOKYO MC and AT-X in April 2018. The main character’s visual and the anime’s staff have been revealed.

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou is based on a new fantasy novel uploaded to the self-publishing website Shousetsuka ni Narou. The website is well-known for catapulting series like Sword Art Online and In Another World with my Smartphone. The paperbacks are being published by Overlap Bunko and have recorded a cumulative issue circulation of 700 thousand copies.

Main character Hajime Nagumo and his classmates are summoned into a different world. As Hajime has got only one plain transmutation skill, he gets bullied by his classmates and is pushed into the abyss of a labyrinth. Inside the labyrinth, he finds the best way out and meets vampire Yue…

The manga’s 7th volume was released on 2 December and includes one drama CD. The anime adaptation was revealed on a live internet broadcast commemorating the manga’s release. The first key visual shows main character Hajime along with Yue.

For the main cast, we’ve got Toshinari Fukamachi as Hajime Nagumo, Yuki Kuwahara as Yue, and Minami Takahashi as Shea. The character’s voices will stay the same as in the drama CD. Staff includes director Jun Kamiya (Kingdom), Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Is the Order a Rabbit?) for series composition, and in charge of character design is
Atsuo Tobe, who’s got a good reputation in the battle scene field. WHITE FOX (Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World) is in charge of production,

The broadcast revealed that issue 8 (25 March) will also include a drama CD. In addition to Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou’s anime adaption, a manga adaptation is also planned.

TV Anime Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou

To air on TOKYO MX, AT-X,… starting in April 2018

Staff

Original Work: Ryo Shirakome (Overlord Bunko)
Original Character Design: Takayuki
Director: Jun Kamiya
Series Composition: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Character Design/ Chief Animation Director: Atsuo Tobe
Music: Ryo Takahashi
Animation Production: WHITE FOX

Cast

Toshinari Fukamachi as Hajime Nagumo
Yuki Kuwahara as Yue
Minami Takahashi as Shea

(C)白米良・オーバーラップ/ありふれた製作委員会

source: https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/12/03/36154.html