Demon Lord, Retry! R, the sequel to the TV anime adaptation of Kurone Kanzaki's Demon Lord, Retry! light novel series, has revealed a new trailer, key visual, and theme song details today. The isekai fantasy series is scheduled to premiere on October 5, 2024 in Japan. Crunchyroll is confirmed to stream the series as part of its Fall 2024 anime lineup, but no release date has been announced yet for the platform. Based on the trailer, it looks like the anime will feature a lot of comedic moments and dark adventures. Watch the new trailer for Demon Lord, Retry! R below:
The opening song, titled Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Toshite mo (“Even If the World Ends Tomorrow...”), is performed by ASCA; and the ending theme song is Clan Chic feat. Yuho Kitazawa, performed by MIMiNARI. Studio GEKKOU is producing the animation of the upcoming anime, with Kazuomi Koga (Rent-A-Girlfriend Seasons 1 and 2) directing the sequel, Katsuhiko Takayama (Protocol: Rain) working on the script, and Minori Homura (Isekai Onsen Paradise) designing the characters.
Check out the new key visual for Demon Lord, Retry! R anime:
Kenjiro Suda, who played Hakuto Kunai in the first series, will reprise his lead role alongside the rest of the voice cast:
Aku voiced by Momo Asakura (Maki in Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead)
Akane Fujisaki voiced by Azumi Waki (Hinata Tachibana in Tokyo Revengers)
Eagle voiced by Iori Noguchi of =LOVE (Nanami Totsuka in Shine Post)
Mink voiced by Minori Suzuki (Freyja Wion in Macross Delta)
Luna Elegant voiced by Aina Suzuki (Mari Ohara in Love Live! Sunshine!!)
Isami Tahara voiced by Wataru Komada (Asguiaro Ebern in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War)
Organ voiced by Mirai Tachibana (Kotono Nagase in Idoly Pride)
Zero Kirisame voiced by Kentaro Kumagai (Laios Touden in Delicious in Dungeon)
What is Demon Lord, Retry! R about?
The Demon Lord, Retry! light novel series by Kurone Kanzaki was originally published under Futabasha's Monster Bunko imprint with illustrations by Kōji Ogata (first edition). The series moved to M Novels, fully revised and published with new illustrations by Amaru Minotake (second edition). It also received a manga adaptation by Kurone Kanzaki with illustrations by Amaru Minotake, and it was ongoing in Gaugau Monster from 2017 to 2019.
The sequel, Demon Lord, Retry! R, by the same artist, started in 2020 on the Web Comic Action platform. The light novel series and manga were licensed in English by J-Novel Club, and the company shared the following plot description:
Crunchyroll shared a plot description for Demon Lord, Retry! R:
Akira Oono finds himself in the world of Infinity Game as the last boss and his favorite character, the Demon Lord Hakuto Kunai. After meeting Aku, Luna, and other friends along the way, the Demon Lord begins a new journey to find a spell that can take him back to the real world. The story of the Demon Lord continues in this next chapter!
Source: Comic Natalie
