New key art and additional voice cast have been revealed for the upcoming Re:Monster animated television series. The series will premiere on April 4, 2024 in Japan and on Japan’s U-NEXT and Anime Hodai services on April 1, 2024.
The main visual introduces protagonist Gobrou’s group of monster mercenaries Parabellum, as well as new characters Hobsei, Hobsato, and three human women.
©Kogitsune Kanekiru,Alphapolis/PROJECT Re:Monster
New voice actors include:
• Aya Yamane as Hobsei • Nichika Oomori as Hobsato • Hibiku Yamamura as the twins • Miyuri Shimabukuro as the Blacksmith • Hisako Toujou as the Alchemist
The latest additions to join the main cast include:
• Takuya Satou as Goburo • Kenta Hosoda as Gobukichi • Ai Kakuma as Gobumi • Kana Ueda as Gobue • Mai Kanno as The Redhead
Takayuki Inagaki (Birdie Wing-Golf Girls’Story-) will direct the anime, with Hiroshi Yamaguchi (Grimms Notes the Animation) as series writer, Junichi Takaoka (Choujuushin Gravion) as character designer and Gou Sakabe ( Kizuna no Allele) is the composer. Studio DEEN is in charge of producing the animation.
The original light novel series was written by Kogitsune Kanekiru and published by Alphapolis from August 7, 2012 to August 3, 2017. Most of the Re:Monster books are illustrated by Yamaada, with NAJI yanagida illustrating “ Parts of the Dark Continent. Ten volumes have been released as of August 2017, including a side story and bonus episodes.
©Kogitsune Kanekiru,Alphapolis/PROJECT Re:Monster
Before becoming a light novel series, Re:Monster was originally a web novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou that ran from 2011 to 2018. “Dark Continent spin-off” started on July 2, 2018 and There are three episodes as of July 2020.
A manga adaptation by Haruyoshi Kobayakawa was released in 2014, with 10 tankoubon volumes released as of September 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment released the manga adaptation in English
Crunchyroll will stream Re:Monster outside of Japan, with a brief description as follows:
After meeting an untimely death, Tomokui Kanata is reincarnated as a vile goblin, but he has a terrible appetite. Thanks to his new ability that allowed him to grow stronger the more he ate, his weak state quickly changed and he rose to become the goblin leader. With the combination of his past memories, new body, and healthy stomach, he is enjoying this new fantasy world!
Source: press release