The Japanese light novel series The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, created by Yuu Shimizu and illustrated by Asagi Tohsaka, is getting a TV anime adaptation, and its third trailer was recently unveiled. The anime series is set to begin airing on October 2, 2023.
According to Yen Press' description of the light novel series,
Battles for ancient kingdoms are nothing compared to the battles of a classroom!
Awakening from magical stasis after a thousand years, the Dark Lord Leonis suddenly finds himself in the body of a ten-year-old boy! He quickly meets Riselia, a girl confronting the Voids, creatures that have nearly exterminated humanity. Determined to uncover the mysteries of this strange new era, Leonis enrolls in Excalibur Academy, a school that trains students to fight back against these enigmatic monsters. Could the Voids hold some connection to Leonis's past?
STAFF
- Original creator: Yuu Shimizu
- Original illustrations: Asagi Tousaka
- Director: Hiroyuki Morita
- Character designs: Takayuki Noguchi
- Studio: Passione
CAST
- Leonis Death Magnus: Marina Inoue
- Riselia Ray Crystalia: Yui Ishikawa
- Regina Mercedes: Aya Suzaki
- Elfiné Phillet: Hiromi Igarashi
- Sakuya Sieglinde: Honoka Kuroki
- Shary: Arisa Nakada
- Blackas: Tomofumi Ikezoe
- Roselia Ishtaris: Ai Kakuma
