The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom Anime Casts Minori Fujidera
The staff for the television anime of Hifumi's The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom (Yūkyū no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume) novels revealed the anime's main visual and an additional cast member on Monday.
The novels' illustrator Kurihito Mutō and manga adaptation artist Fuh Araki also drew commemorative illustrations to celebrate the anime adaptation:
Minori Fujidera joins the anime's cast as Rina, a young, hardworking girl living in the ruined village Falltown. She fights with a sword, but also possesses a hidden talent for magic.
Toshiyuki Toyonaga will star in the anime as Asley, and Yōko Hikasa will voice Pochi.
Keisuke Ōnishi (The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest) is directing the series at Studio Elle. Kurasumi Sunayama (Dr. Stone: Science Future, Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World) is in charge of the series scripts, and Yumiko Mizuno (The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest) will design the characters. Yuri Habuka (Maebashi Witches, Sushi and Beyond) is composing the music at Lantis.
Other staff members include:
- Art design, Art Director: Kaya Aoki
- Color Key Artist: Yūsuke Watanabe
- Compositing Director of Photography: Yūsaku Murakami
- Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
- Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
- Sound Production: Procen Studio
- Animation Producer: Suguru Shakagōri
The anime will debut in January 2027.
J-Novel Club is releasing the novels' manga adaptation under the title The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure, and it describes the story:
A couple thousand years of solitude would wear down any young man—that is, anyone except Asley, an eternally youthful and eternally foolish sorcerer. After all, he has man's best friend...er, familiar, to keep him company. When his Level 100 canine companion Pochi demands that he get some fresh air for the first time in two centuries, Asley sets out to reintegrate into society and test his magic mettle. His mission? Dropping several unglamorous titles from his repertoire and restoring his good (okay, decent) name.
A brand-new world and fresh adventures await Asley after his many years of hermitage. Perhaps he'll lend Pochi a hand to place first in the mysterious Familiar Feud. Or maybe he'll lose all vestiges of dignity and turn tail. Whichever comes first! No matter what, Asley has great evil to fight, a big world to save, and even a little growing up to do...that is, if he can endure Pochi's “friendly advice” along the way!
Hifumi began serializing the original story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in January 2015, and ended it in September 2019. Taibundo Publishing released the first print volume in September 2015, with illustrations by Kurihito Mutō, and released the 14th and final volume in December 2019.
Fuh Araki launched the manga adaptation on Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star website in April 2017. Earth Star Entertainment shipped the 13th compiled book volume for the manga on February 12. J-Novel Club released the manga's 10th volume in English on September 9. The manga is also available on the Crunchyroll Manga app.
Source: Press release
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