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Wednesday, October 25, 2023, saw an official website launch for the upcoming An Archdemon’s Dilemma - How to Love Your Elf Bride anime series. The website also posted a teaser promotional video and key visual for the series and announced its main cast and release window as well.
The key visual for the How to Love Your Elf Bride anime series also comes in two versions, one "normal" version and another "shy face" version, where the central characters look embarrassed. The two characters featured are Zagan, a reclusive powerful sorcerer, and Nephy, a beautiful elf girl. Voice actors for both were officially announced as a part of the teaser's release.
The How to Love Your Elf Bride anime serves as the television anime adaptation of author Fuminori Teshima and illustrator COMTA's original light novel series of the same name. Their light novel first began serialization in February 2017 and is still being regularly serialized at the time of this article's writing.
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How to Love Your Elf Bride anime set to premiere sometime in 2024 per latest promotional video
As mentioned above, the How to Love Your Elf Bride anime series announced its central cast, release window, staff, and more with its first teaser promotional video. Per the video and the series' official website, the anime is set to premiere sometime in 2024, most likely towards the middle or end of the year given the timing of this announcement.
Yusuke Kobayashi will play the role of Zagan, while Kana Ichinose will voice Nephy. The two are the central characters in the series, with the latter being the eponymous elf bride of Zagan. It's assumed, but not confirmed at the time of this article's writing, that additional cast members will be announced as the series' release window draws near.
Hiroshi Ishiodori is directing the anime at Brains Base studios, with Keiji Gotoh supervising the animation. Aya Yoshinaga is overseeing the scripts, and Mina Osawa is designing the characters. Musician Yuma Yamaguchi is composing the soundtrack for the series.
J-Novel Club is releasing the light novel in English, and its description of the story reads:
"Zagan is a super powerful sorcerer, but lives as a recluse. And now he faces his greatest test… falling in love! Zagan is feared by the masses as an evil sorcerer. Both socially awkward and foulmouthed, he spends his days studying sorcery while beating down any trespassers within his domain. One day he's invited to a dark auction, and what he finds there is an elven slave girl of peerless beauty, Nephy."
It continues:
"Having fallen in love at first sight, Zagan uses up his entire fortune to purchase her, but being a poor conversationalist, he has no idea how to properly interact with her. Thus, the awkward cohabitation of a sorcerer who has no idea how to convey his love and his slave who yearns for her master but has no idea how to appeal to him begins."
Be sure to keep up with all anime, manga, film, and live-action news as 2023 progresses.
