DanMachi Fujino Omori’s Wistoria: Wand and Sword manga announced an anime adaptation in July 2024. The anime will be directed by Chainsaw Man action director Tatsuya Yoshihara, who is also responsible for the script. Sayaka Ono (Cross Ange Rondo of Angel and Dragon) will design the characters and direct the animation. The film is a co-production between Actus Studios and Bandai Namco Pictures.
The first cast is Kohei Amasaki as protagonists Will Serfort and Akira Sekine like Elfaria. You can see the full staff list for Wistoria: Wand and Sword below:
- Monster design: Raita Sunaga, Yoshirou Harada, Ryou Akizuki
- Props designer: Ryou Akizuki
- Color design: Naomi Nakano
- Art supervisor: Yuki Maeda
- Art: Easter Studio
- Director of photography: Maki Otsuki
- Photography: animocaramel
- CG supervisor: Morihito Abe
- Editor: Masato Yoshitake
- Sound supervisor: Hiroto Morishita
- Sound: Jinnan Studio
- Music: Yuki Hayashi
- Music producer: Lantis
- Animation studio: Actus x Bandai Namco Pictures
Wistoria: Wand and Sword anime – First teaser imageKodansha USA licenses the manga in North America and describes the first volume: Rise of the Incompetent Will Serfort dreams of keeping a promise he made to a childhood friend by becoming Magia Vander, one of Powerful wizards sit atop the Witch Tower. However, he cannot use even the simplest spells, leaving him to fight monsters in dungeons to earn credits at the Regarden Magic Academy. As if that weren’t enough, he finds himself testing his swordsmanship skills against a bullying professor!
Source: Wistoria: Wand and Sword Official Website© Fujino Omori, Toshi Aoi / Kodansha
