The anime adaptation of Kei Sazane's Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? light novel series is shaping up to be one of the most exciting titles coming for the Summer 2024 anime season, and on Sunday, the staff has revealed an epic new trailer during an advanced screening at Grand Cinema Sunshine in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The opening theme song Sekai Rinne (World Reincarnation) by Unlucky Morpheus was previewed in the new trailer. The trailer shows various footages of protagonist Kai in a completely different world. Watch the new trailer for the anime below:
Arikan, the artist of the manga adaptation of the series, shared a new illustration leading up to the anime's debut:
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? anime is scheduled to premiere on Tokyo MX on July 13 at 10:30 p.m. before broadcasting on Kansai TV, BS Asahi, and other channels. Here are the confirmed Japanese voice cast members of Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? anime:
Shoya Chiba as Kai
Kana Ichinose as Rinne
Haruka Shiraishi as Jeanne
Lynn as Falin
Hana Hishikawa as Reirein
Seiichiro Yamashita as Ashran
Sayumi Suzushiro as Saki
The main staff of the anime includes: Tatsuma Minamikawa (Pon no Michi, The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess) as the director, Satoru Sugisawa (Love After World Domination) as the series screenwriter, and Hiromi Kato (The Kingdoms of Ruin) as the character designer. Studio Project No. 9 is in producing its animation. Additional staff includes:
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Music Production: FABTONE
Production: Dream Shift
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? Plot
The TV anime series is based on the Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? (Japanese: Naze Boku no Sekai o Dare mo Oboeteinai no ka? ) fantasy light novel series written by Kei Sazane and illustrated by Neco. Sezane is also known for God’s Game We Play and Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World series. The light novels were serialized under Kadokawa's Media Factory Bunko J Imprint from 2017 to 2020. It also received a manga adaptation illustrated by Akiran, which has been ongoing in Monthly Comic Alive magazine since 2017. The manga is being distributed by BookWalker online.
Kadokawa provided a plot description for Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World?:
War between the five races on earth – the humans, the “Demonic Race”, the “Wild God Race”, the “Spirit Race” and the “Phantom Beast Race”- has ended in the victory of humans. It is said that “Prophet Sid” had sealed the other four races in the black pyramid now called “Crypts”. Kai’s job is to watch the crypts and make sure that there is no change. He is also training to save humans when the other races break the seal and come back to this world. The crypts looked quiet today…but after Kai felt the world bending in front of his eye…everything changed. “World Rebirth” was activated…!! Now Kai is in a totally different world where no one knows him. But he remembers everyone!
For more information about the anime adaptation of Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World?, check out the official website of the anime.
