The anime adaptation of Shin Kouduki's The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases (Dekisokonai to Yobareta Moto Eiyū wa, Jikka Kara Tsuihōsareta node Suki Katte ni Ikiru Koto ni Shita) light novel series has announced more cast members, including Takehito Koyasu, the Japanese voice actor who played Zeke in Attack on Titan. Studio DEEN and Marvy Jack are producing the animation of the heroic fantasy series, which is scheduled to premiere in April 2024.
Here are the newly-announced cast members and the characters they're playing:
Takehito Koyasu as Craig
Ryota Ohsaka as Brett
Kōki Koyasu as Curtis
Here's a list of the previously-announced Japanese voice cast:
Minami Kurisaka as Riese
Akari Kitō as Anriette
Sora Amamiya as Noel
Mariya Ise as Akira
Aimi as Mylene
Megumi Han as Beatrice
The protagonist Allen is voiced by Shōta Aoi, who's also performing the anime's opening theme song, Evolve.
Kazuomi Koga (Rent-a-Girlfriend) is directing The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases anime, with series composition by Rintaro Ikeda (The Seven Deadly Sins) and character designs by Saori Hosoda (Phantom of the Idol).
Kouduki originally published the light novel series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let's Become Novelists) website in January 2018. The first volume of the series was published by TO Books, and it was illustrated by Chocoan in October 2018. Volume 6 was published on November 1. A manga adaptation of the series was released on the Nico Nico Seiga website in 2019, and Volume 8 was released on November 1.
What is The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases about?
The story of The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases is set in a world where powerful "blessings and gifts from the gods" are bestowed to those who have reached adulthood, and the "gifts" an individual receives will determine his life. However, Allen was not able to acquire any power, so he gets ridiculed, and eventually exiled from his home. Allen decides to live peacefully in a remote island, but what unbeknownst to people, he has memories (and powers) of his past life as a hero.
J-Novel Club, which licensed the light novel series and manga in English, shared a plot description for The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases:
Deemed a “good-for-nothing” for his low level and lack of a god-given Gift, Allen is stripped of his noble status and banished from the Duchy of Westfeldt. But Allen has a secret: he was a great hero in a previous life, and he's thrilled for the chance to finally live the way he pleases! His drama-free existence, however, is soon interrupted by a desperate encounter with his ex-fiancée. As a former hero who still possesses the incredible powers from his past life, Allen can't ignore someone in need—no matter how much he might like to! And so begins the new heroic saga our former hero never wanted!
The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases anime will premiere in April on TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo, and will stream on Anime Hōdai and U-NEXT.
