Publishing company Kadokawa opened an official website for the television anime adaptation of Wakatsu Yatsuki's Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai (The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter) light novel and revealed the main cast, staff, teaser visual (pictured), and a teaser promotional video on Friday. The anime is scheduled to broadcast in January 2026.

Cast
Seiichirou Kondou: Kent Itou (Hypnosis Mic)
Aresh Indolark: Tomoaki Maeno (Super Lovers)
Norbert: Seiichirou Yamashita (Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru)
Kamil: Hiroki Touchi (Sousou no Frieren)

Staff
Director: Shinji Ishihira (Tadaima, Okaeri)
Assistant Director: Akira Yamada (Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld episode director)
Series Composition: Yoshiko Nakamura (Super Lovers)
Character Design: Maki Fujii (Sasaki to Miyano)
Music: Megumi Oohashi (Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu!)
Music Production: Nippon Columbia
Studio: Studio Deen

Yatsuki began writing the boys love fantasy story on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in March 2018. Enterbrain began publishing the series with illustrations by Kikka Ohashi in February 2019. The third and final volume was released in September 2021. The series has a cumulative of over 2 million copies in circulation.

A manga adaptation by Kazuki Irodori began serialization in March 2020 on the B's Log Comic site. The sixth volume was released in November 2024.

Yen Press licensed both versions in English. The light novel's final volume was released on March 18, and the manga's fifth volume shipped in December 2024. The sixth volume is scheduled to go on sale on January 20.

Teaser PV


Official site: https://iseshachi.com/
Official X: @iseshachi_anime

Source: Comic Natalie