The production team of Quality Assurance in Another World (alternatively titled This World is Too Imperfect) and the official website of the series have released the first trailer for the anime adaptation ahead of its Spring 2024 premiere. The trailer, which was released via the EMOTION Label YouTube channel, introduces the main characters: a self-proclaimed elite scholar named Haga, a teenaged village girl named Loka, and their two companions, Akira and Amano.
The main voice cast and key staff members of the anime series have also been confirmed. You can watch the first trailer for Quality Assurance in Another World below:
Quality Assurance in Another World Cast and Character Designs
Alongside the trailer reveal, it was also announced that Kaito Ishikawa will play Haga, and Hinaki Yano will play Nikola. In addition to the initial cast, it was also revealed that Rie Takahashi will voice Akira, and Reiji Kawashima will play Amano.
The official website of Quality Assurance in Another World also revealed the character designs:
The website also provided descriptions for the four characters:
Haga:
On the outskirts of the small country of Bayle Kingdom on Clayborne Island, there is a man who continues to investigate dragons. His true identity is one of the King’s elite top-secret investigation teams – the King’s Seekers – that the king has sent out to various places. In order to get to the bottom of the abnormalities such as the illness of the crown prince and heirs of other countries, as well as the abnormal behavior of monsters, he investigates all manner of worldly phenomena.
Nikola:
A 14-year-old girl living in a small village located deep in the outskirts of the Bayle Kingdom borderlands. While out gathering firewood, she is nearly attacked by a group of dragons, but is saved at the last moment by Haga. This incident brings the two closer together. Ignoring the voices of her fellow villagers, she becomes determined to travel with Haga, who is a Seeker.
Akira:
A female Long Ear (Elf) whose characteristic feature is her long ears. She possesses skills as a Fighter and wields a greatsword in combat. Her creed is to accept things as they are and live naturally as a denizen of the world.Amano:
A shaman of the Feather race, which takes the form of small beasts. Seeking a peaceful life, he arrived at a small village where he lives quietly while writing stories…
Quality Assurance in Another World Staff
As previously announced, here are the staff members of Quality Assurance in Another World anime:
Director: Kei Umabiki
Series Composition: Shogo Yasukawa
Animation Studio: 100studio, Studio Palette
Character Design: Shigeo Akahori
Color Design: Sakie Suzuki
Editing: Emi Onodera
Photography Director: Ayako Otsuki
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
Music: Seima Iwahashi, Yuta Kasai, Daisuke Horikawa (Elements Garden)
What is Quality Assurance in Another World about?
Quality Assurance in Another World anime is based on the manga series of the same title (Japanese: この世界は不完全すぎる, Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru) written by Masamichi Sato, and it debuted in Kodansha's Comic Days magazine in 2020, and as of today, 9 volumes have been published. Kodansha USA digitally licensed the series in 2021, before it was physically released in 2023.
Kodansha provided the following plot description for Quality Assurance in Another World:
Nikola is just a village girl working at the inn…until the day dragons invade, and she meets Haga, a scholar of everything around him. He’s a part of an elite society called “Seekers,” created to address a series of maladies plaguing their usually peaceful world. But both Nikola and Haga have secrets they hide…ones that will change each other’s very existence…
Epicflix will keep you updated about this anime as we get closer to its premiere date, so stay tuned!
