A new PV trailer has been revealed for the upcoming Teogonia TV anime series, which previewed the show’s two main leads. The anime will begin airing in Japan sometime in 2025.
The main cast for the adaptation is headlined by Mutsumi Tamura as Kai and Kana Hanazawa as Jose.
Kunihiro Mori (Phantom in the Twilight) is serving as director, with Tomoyasu Ookubo as series screenwriter, Koichiro Kawano (Teogonia original illustrator, Muhyo & Roji`s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation) as character designer, and Kenji Fujisawa (Baki Hanma 2020) as music composer. Asahi Production is in charge of the animation production for the series.
Teogonia began as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro on August 7, 2017, written by Tsukasa Tanimai. It was later published by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha’s PASH! Books label as a light novel on March 30, 2018, with new illustrations by Kawano. Three volumes have been released as of June 2019. J-Novel Club releases the light novels in English digitally.
The light novel series also inspired a manga adaptation by Shunsuke Aoyama in 2018, which has 11 tankobon volumes released as of April 2024.
The main synopsis of Teogonia is described as:
It’s a time of warfare where relentless battles continue between human and demi-human tribes like the Ash Monkeys (Macaque) and pig people (Ogres) invading human lands. Kai, a boy from the village of Rag, spends his days immersed in battle to protect his village.
Amidst the harsh battles enforced by those possessing immense power known as “guardian bearers,” and as his comrades fall one by one, Kai suddenly recalls memories he shouldn’t have experienced – memories of a world with advanced technology and knowledge of people’s lives beyond this world.
And thus, although Kai was just a villager, he soon finds himself embroiled in great trials… A magnificent fantasy tale unfolds, chronicling the struggle and growth of a single boy in a harsh world.
Source: Teogonia Official Anime Twitter, press release
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