Voice actresses Kana Ichinose and Chiaki Omigawa are joining the upcoming TV anime adaptation of The Beginning After The End web novel. The anime is expected to premiere in Japan in April 2025.
Ichinose has been cast as Tessia Eralith, a young elf girl who is taken captive by slave traders. Meanwhile, Omigawa will voice Jasmine Flamesworth, who is described as a silent dual-wielding adventurer.
They join lead cast members Natsumi Fujiwara as Arthur Leywin and Makoto Furukawa as Grey.
Keitaro Motonaga (Date A Live Seasons 1-3, Katanagatari) is directing the anime, with Takamitsu Kono (Utawarerumono: The False Faces, A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special) as series screenwriter, Masami Sueoka (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human) as character designer, and Keiji Inai (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) as music composer. Studio A-CAT is in charge of the animation production, with Slow Curve credited with the general production.
TurtleMe (the pseudonym of American writer Brandon Lee) is closely involved in the adaptation as story supervisor and executive producer. Tapas Entertainment’s Mike Zhu, Kevin Nicklaus, and Gabrielle Luu are also credited as executive producers for the series.
TurtleMe’s series began as a web novel published by Tapas on January 18, 2017. Fuyuki23 provided the illustrations for the webtoon comic adaptation, which began serialization on Tapas’ website on July 7, 2018. Six print volumes have been released as of August 2024, with a seventh volume set for release on March 25, 2025.
Fuyuki23 ceased illustrating artwork for the webtoon series in June 2023 due to conflict in payment structures, confirming the end of their involvement in an Instagram post.
Yen Press releases the comic adaptation of The Beginning After the End in English print and describes the main premise as:
King Grey is a remarkable ruler with a prosperous reign, and yet…opulence and success cannot bury emptiness and solitude. His time as king, however, comes to an abrupt end, and he reincarnates as Arthur Leywin—a baby born in a world of magic and monsters. Equipped with memories of his previous life and the desire to protect the newfound warmth surrounding him, Art begins his journey of becoming a strong warrior once again. Sword training, mana coreformation, magic studies—Art does it all in order to be as powerful as can be! But will it be enough to repel the dangerous forces that threaten his second chance at life…?
Source: The Beginning After the End Official Website, Comic Natalie, Anime News Network
