The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yuu Tanaka's Tensei shitara Ken deshita (Reincarnated as a Sword) light novel revealed additional cast, staff, a second key visual (pictured), and a second promotional video on Wednesday. The anime is scheduled to premiere on October 5 at 11:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX, followed by ABC TV and BS Asahi.

Cast
Amanda: Ami Koshimizu (Lycoris Recoil)
Klimt: Wataru Hatano (Hamatora The Animation)
Donadrond: Tetsu Inada (Kill la Kill)
Nell: Rumi Ookubo (Fate/Apocrypha)
Gallus: Shinpachi Tsuji (Fairy Tail)

Staff
Assistant Director: Kazunobu Shimizu (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu)
Chief Animation Director: Atsuko Saitou (Majo no Tabitabi)
Master Design: Shinya Asanuma (Golden Kamuy prop design)
Monster Design: Hiroshi Arisawa (Shachou, Battle no Jikan Desu!), Shiori Kudou (Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1 main animator), Ryousuke Kuwabara (High School Fleet animation director)
Main Animator: Ryou Haga (Yuri!!! on Ice animation director)
Chief In-Between Animation Supervision: Tomoya Takahashi (Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu in-between animation)
Color Design: Masato Takagi (Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?)
Art Director, Art Design: Masahiro Satou (Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga)
Art Board: Kouki Nagayoshi (Yagate Kimi ni Naru art director)
Prop Design: Ryousuke Kuwabara
Director of Photography: Masaaki Onodera (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu)
Editing: Gou Sadamatsu (Healer Girl)
Sound Director: Shouji Hata (Spy x Family)

Rock band Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets (Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri) performs the opening theme "Tensei Shitara Ken deshita" and Maon Kurosaki (Drifters) is performing the ending theme "more＜STRONGLY." Both theme songs are previewed in the promotional video below.

Shinji Ishihira (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu) helms the anime at C2C. Takahiro Nagano (Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru script) is handling the series composition and script. Atsuko Saitou is designing the characters and Yasuharu Takanashi (Log Horizonl) is composing the music.

Tanaka began writing the action fantasy novel, abbreviated as TenKen, on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in October 2015. Micro Magazine began publishing the title under its GC Novels imprint in July 2016, featuring illustrations by LLO (Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai). The 13th volume shipped on March 30.

Tomoo Maruyama began a manga adaptation on the Denshi Birz (later Comic Boost) website in December 2016. Gentosha published the 11th volume on March 30.

Hinako Inoue began serializing a spin-off manga in Comic Ride in June 2020. Micro Magazine shipped the fourth volume on March 31.

Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the light novel and both manga in English. The tenth volume of the light novel was released on February 3, with the 11th volume scheduled to release on November 29. The ninth volume of the manga adaptation is scheduled to ship on October 25 and the spin-off's third volume will release on October 4.

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Source: Comic Natalie