REMOW announced on Monday that it will distribute the television anime adaptation of Nazuna Miki’s Mukuwarenakatta Murabito A, Kizoku ni Hirowarete Dekiai Sareru Ue ni: Jitsu wa Motteita Densetsu-kyū no Kami Skill mo Kakusei Shita novel series globally (except Japan) under the English title Necromancer Isekai: How I Went from Abandoned Villager to the Emperor’s Favorite. The company will reveal the worldwide streaming platforms at a later date. The staff also unveiled the main cast and the English logo:
© NAZUNA MIKI, KAITO SHIBANO/SHUEISHA, NECROMANCER ISEKAI PROJECT
The anime stars:
Maaya Uchida as Matteo
Yuki Yomichi as Ishtar
Sayako Tōjō as Hecate
Mei Igarashi as Metis
©三木なずな・柴乃櫂人／集英社・マテオ溺愛委員会
The story follows Matteo, who is reincarnated as the grandson of an aristocrat. He learns to use ancient magic and hatch dragon eggs. The emperor hears of his magical power and checks it out, but he has a secret identity…
Masahiko Komino (Gibiate) is directing the anime at l-a-unch・BOX. Tsutomu Kaneko (Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, Master Keaton) is overseeing the series scripts, and Junko Yamanaka (Aoharu x Machinegun, Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life) is designing the characters. GENCO is producing the anime.
The anime was first announced in 2023.
The novel series debuted on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let’s Become Novelists) website in May 2020. Shueisha began publishing the novels in 2021, and it published the seventh volume in May 2024. Suzume Kumo launched a manga adaptation on Dash x Comic in December 2022. Shueisha published the manga’s third compiled book volume on Monday.
Source: Email correspondence
