Three new cast members and main character visuals have been revealed for the upcoming Uglymug, Epicfighter TV anime series. A premiere date and main staff working on the series have not yet been announced. White Fox is in charge of the animation production.
The three new cast members include Konomi Inagaki as Seika, Kento Shiraishi as Seiji, and Maaya Uchida as Leeds.
They join main cast member Junichi Suwabe, who is voicing the main protagonist Shigeru Yoshioka.
The series first debuted on February 19, 2015 as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel written by Ryo Hiromatsu and ended on October 15, 2022. It was then turned into a manga series, with new art by Osamu Kozuki, that launched in Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan magazine on November 25, 2017 and concluded on December 25, 2020. Six total volumes were released.
A manga sequel titled Busamen Gachi Fighter SSS began serialization in the same magazine on December 25, 2024.
A single physical light novel volume was also published under the Kobunsha Light Books label, with illustrations by Akira Banpai.
MangaUp! releases the Uglymug, Epicfighter manga in English, describing the main synopsis as:
His looks are -255, touching girls causes him pain, and sexual acts will literally tear him apart. Just what can our ex-salesman Shigeru get in the other world in exchange for such inconveniences…? This is an epic tale of one very ugly, but ridiculously strong man!
Source: Uglymug, Epicfighter Official Anime Twitter, Official Anime Website
