The official YouTube channel of Kadokawa has released a new trailer for the upcoming anime adaptation of Shirohi's Gorilla no Kami Kara Kago Sareta Reijō wa Ōritsu Kishidan de Kawaiigareru (English: The Lady Blessed by the Gorilla God Is Adored by the Royal Knights) manga series today along with a premiere date and new visual. The trailer reveals that the fantasy rom-com anime is scheduled to premiere on April 6, 2025, and previews the opening and ending theme songs.
Shugo Nakamura is performing the opening theme song Illuminate, and Megumi Ogata is performing the ending theme song, Serendipity. The trailer concludes with a list of staff and cast members. Watch the new trailer for Gorilla no Kami below:
Studio Kachigarasu (previously Encourage Films) is in charge of the animation, with production cooperation from diomedéa. The Gorilla no Kami kara Kagosareta Reijo wa Oritsu Kishi-dan de Kawaigarareru anime will be directed by Fumitoshi Oizaki (Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army) while Hitomi Amemiya (A Condition Called Love) is in charge of the series composition, Sakae Shibuya (Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness) on character designs, and Seima Iwahashi (Quality Assurance in Another World) on the anime's music. Yayoi Tateishi is the sound director with production assistance by diomedéa.
Four new voice cast members have also been announced, and they include:
Shugo Nakamura as Arshent Ardler
Shunichi Toki as Shin Kuvale
Hinata Tadokoro as Victor Volk
Yuuichiro Umehara as Leohart
They will be joining the four previously-announced voice cast members for Gorilla no Kami anime:
Kanna Nakamura as Sophia
Takeo Otsuka as Louis
Reiji Kawashima as Isaac
Takuma Nagatsuka as Eddie
A new visual for Gorilla no Kami anime:
What is Gorilla no Kami about?
The romance fantasy anime is based on the Gorilla no Kami kara Kagosareta Reijou wa Ouritsu Kishi-dan de Kawaigarareru web novel series written by Shirohi, which began serialization online in August 2020 on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website. No printed version of the novel has been published yet, but the series received a manga adaptation with illustrations by Mika Kamisu, and Kadokawa has been publishing it on its ComicWalker manga website since August 2021. Six tankobon manga volumes have been published at the time of this writing.
Set in a world where 16-year-olds receive blessings from various animal gods, Gorilla no Kami's story centers on Sophia, the timid daughter of a noble, who receives the blessing from the "Gorilla God", giving her the ability to lift over 500 kilograms. Although all she desires is a peaceful life, people seek her out due to her incredible power, leading her to becoming scouted by the royal knights.
Source: Press Release
