Gust's Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout has officially announced its anime adaptation by LIDENFILMS, a studio known for producing anime such as Tokyo Revengers, Goblin Slayer II, Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan, and Cells at Work! Code Black. The anime is set to air in the summer of 2023.
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout follows the story of a young girl named Reisalin Stout, who goes by the nickname Ryza. Ryza lives on Kurken Island with her friends Tao and Lent, and dreams of exploring the world beyond her small home. The group befriend Klaudia when they sneak to the mainland one day, becoming the apprentices of skilled alchemist Empel and his bodyguard Lila during their journey. As they improve their crafts, Bos, an estranged childhood friend, plots to wrongly accuse Empel and Lila of causing problems on the island, due to jealousy towards their achievements. The failure of his schemes has led to the party’s pursue of him all the way to an alternate realm, where the truth behind the origin of Kurken Island and threats of invasion by an ancient force called “Philuscha” are then discovered. Bos ultimately reconciles with Ryza’s party and joins them to make amends for the wrongdoings of his family. After successfully stopping the invasion, members of Ryza’s party each take their own separate ways, with Ryza staying on the island in order to prepare for future adventures.
- STAFF
- Original by: Koei Tecmo
- Directed by: Emma Yuzuriha
- Series Composed by: Yashichiro Takahashi
- Character designed by: Tomoyuki Shitaya
- Music composed by: Kazuki Yanagawa
- Studio: LIDENFILMS
- CAST
- Reisalin “Ryza” Stout: Yuri Noguchi
- Klaudia Valentz: Hitomi Oowada
- Lent Marslink: Takuma Terashima
- Tao Mongarten: Yui Kondou
- Empel Vollmer: Hirofumi Nojima
- Lila Decyrus: Haruka Terui
