Funimation has revealed that it is co-producing an anime Hirotsugu Ryusen's novel " " The anime will premiere later this year, and Funimation will stream the series exclusively.
Staff members for the anime, a promotional video and an image showing the visuals that will be presented in the anime were also revealed.
Staff
- Director: Keitaro Motonaga
- Studio: Studio A-Cat
- Plot supervision: Takamitsu Kouno
- Character Design: Kumi Honii
- Song composition: Go Sakabe
- Sound Direction: Yasunori Ebina
Voice actress Nichika Omori will voice the character Mira .
Synopsis
In the VRMMO "Arc Earth Online," Kagami Sakimori plays Dumbruff, one of the Nine Sages. But after falling asleep while playing, he is transported to a world where the game has become reality and realizes he can't leave the game world. What's more, instead of the veteran Wiseman, he takes the form of a beautiful, innocent girl... When asked who he is, he calls himself Mira, a disciple of Wiseman, to avoid losing the Dumbruff dignity he built. He then travels the world in search of the other Nine Sages, at the behest of his friend King Solomon.
The light novel Kenja no Deshi o Nanoru Kenja by Hirotsugu Ryusen launched on the website “ Shousetsuka ni Narou ” in April 2012. Micro is publishing the printed version of the novel, the first printed volume came out in June 2014.
Artist Dicca Suemitsu released a manga of the work in July 2016.
Source: ANN
