Promise of Wizard anime announces January 2025 release date and opening theme song with new PV

Promise of Wizard anime announces January 2025 release date (Image via LIDEN FILMS)

On Sunday, November 10, 2024, the official website and X account for Promise of Wizard anime shared a new promotional video. According to the short clip, the anime is set to premiere on January 6, 2024. The PV has also unveiled and previewed the anime's opening theme song.

Produced by LIDEN FILMS, Promise of Wizard anime is based on the developer Cole's eponymous Japanese online simulation game. The original smartphone game was released for Android and iOS devices in November 2019.

Promise of Wizard anime's new trailer confirms the January 6, 2024, release date

On November 10, 2024, the official staff held a live program, The Wizard's Promise 5th Anniversary Special. During the live stream, the staff shared the third promotional video for the Promise of Wizard anime to confirm the January 6, 2024, release date. The details were simultaneously updated on the anime's website and X account.

Broadcast information has also arrived, according to which, the Promise of Wizard anime will begin its broadcast on Tokyo MX from 10 pm JST, starting January 6, 2024. The anime will also be telecast on the BS-TBS channel starting January 7, 2024, from 11:30 pm JST, and the MBS channel starting January 8, 2024, from 3:30 am JST.

The latest promotional video features Figaro Garcia, Owen, Arthur Granvelle, and other important characters from the original smartphone game. Marked with pristine animation quality, the short clip heightens the anticipation for the fantasy series. Notably, the PV reveals the opening theme song, Year N, by Mili, who has also performed the theme song for the original game.

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The anime's official site has shared a comment from the musical group Mili, who are delighted that the smartphone game has received an anime adaptation. They reveal how excited they were when they learned about the opening theme. The musical group has urged fans to listen to the song.

Besides the PV and the opening theme, the official staff has revealed that an advance screening of the first and the second episodes of the Promise of Wizard anime will be held in Marunouchi Piccadily in Tokyo, Japan, on December 10, 2024. The voice actors, Atsushi Tamaru (Arthur), Daichi Kanbara (Cain), Mizuki Nakamura (Murr), Keisuke Koumoto (Heathcliff), and Shinnosuke Tachibana (Shylock), will appear on the stage for a talk session.

Cast, staff, and the plot of Promise of Wizard anime

Arthur, as seen in the anime (Image via LIDEN FILMS)

The fantasy anime features Toshiyuki Morikawa as Figaro Garcia, Shintaro Asanuma as Owen, Kent Ito as Faust, Noriaki Sugiyama as Nero, Hiroki Takahashi as Mithra, Satoshi Hino as Bradely, Mizuki Nakamura as Murr, Daichi Kanbara as Cain, Kohei Amasaki as Chloe, Keisuke Koumoto as Heathcliff, Atsumi Tamaru as Arthur, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Shino, Takashi Kondo as Oz, and others.

Noayuki Tatsuwa directs the series at LIDEN FILMS, with Nanami Higuchi in charge of the series scripts. Nozomi Nagamoto has joined the staff as the character designer, while Shuji Katayama is credited as the music composer.

Based on the online simulation game, the Promise of Wizard anime is set in a fantasy world, where wizards and normal folks coexist. The narrative centers the "player," who is a sage. They develop wizards to counter a calamity that befalls on the world every year. Gradually, the player forms bonds with those around them.