With its premiere scheduled for April 1st, this new trailer for the anime series adaptation of the novel has now been revealed. The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases written by Shin Kozuki where we can hear the closing theme “Meritocracy” by Aimi.
The animation is from Studio Deen with the collaboration of the studio Marvy Jack (the same studio duo as Nanatsu no Taizai 4), the direction is by Kazuomi Koga (Rent-A-Girlfriend), the argument is Yoshiki Okusa (Farewell, My Dear Cramer) and the character design is by Saori Hosoda (Phantom of the Idol). The music will be the responsibility of Kei Haneoka (Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life, Owarimonogatari, Kaguya-sama: Love is War).
In the cast we have:
- Shōta Aoi as Allen
- Minami Kurisaka as Riese
- Akari Kitō as Anriette
- Sora Amamiya like Santa
- Aimi as Mylene
- Megumi Han as Beatrice
- Mariya Ise as Akira
- Takehito Koyasu as Craig
- Ryota Ohsaka as Brett
- Kōki Koyasu as Curtis
The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases began to be published in January 2018 on Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let’s Become Novelists) and physically in October 2018 with illustrations by Chocoan.
A manga adaptation by Karasumaru began to be published online in 2019 on Nico Nico Seiga.
Synopsis for The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases
The story takes place in a world where powerful “blessings and gifts from the gods” are given to those who have reached adulthood, and the “gifts” a person receives will determine their life. But Allen was unable to obtain any power, therefore he was ridiculed and despised and eventually exiled from his home. He decides to live a life of peace in a remote land. But what people don’t know is that Allen has memories (and powers) from his past life as a hero.
