The Beginning After the End Anime Adds Gen Satō and Shōya Chiba to Its Cast
Exciting guest stars! Sato as Elijah Knight and Chiba as Lucas Wykes appear in the 12th episode this Wednesday. Don't miss it!
The Beginning After The End Anime Reveals New Cast Members for Upcoming Episode
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime adaptation of TurtleMe's web novel and webcomic The Beginning After The End has announced two additional voice cast members for the show.
Key Cast Announcements
- Gen Sato will voice Elijah Knight (left in the image below).
- Shōya Chiba will voice Lucas Wykes (right).
These characters will appear in the 12th and final episode of the first season, which is set to air this Wednesday.
Character Images
About the Anime
The anime premiered on April 2 and is available for streaming worldwide on Crunchyroll, excluding Asia but including India. An English dub as well as French dubbing are also available.
Main Voice Cast
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Arthur
- Makoto Furukawa as Grey
- Kana Ichinose as Tessia Eralith
- Chiaki Omigawa as Jasmine Flamesworth
- Yamato Kinjo as Reynolds Leywin
- Rena Maeda as Alice Leywin
- Shinya Takahashi as Durden Walker
- Taihi Kimura as Adam Krensh
- Miyū Ogura as Helen Shard
- Riko Akechi as Angela Rose
- Shiori Izawa as Sylvia
Next Season
A second season is scheduled for next spring, continuing the 24-episode series.
Production Team
- Director: Keitarō Motonaga (Date A Live, Katanagatari, Jormungand) – Studio A-Cat
- Series scripts: Takamitsu Kōno (Utawarerumono: The False Faces, Absolute Duo)
- Character designer: Masami Sueoka (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human)
- Music composer: Keiji Inai (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Killing Slimes for 300 Years)
- Produced by: Slow Curve
TurtleMe serves as the story supervisor and executive producer, with additional contributions from Tapas Entertainment’s Mike Zhu, Kevin Nicklaus, and Gabriele Luu of TurtleMe LLC.
Theme Songs
- Opening theme "KINGSBLOOD" performed by KALA, an artist based in Los Angeles and Canada.
- Ending theme "Mahiru no Tsuki" (Midday Moon) performed by singer-songwriter seiza.
Title and Web Series Background
In Japan, the anime's title is "Saikyō no Ō-sama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani wo Suru?", which is also the title of the webcomic.
TurtleMe's web novel debuted in English on Tapas in January 2017. The series follows King Grey, reborn as Arthur Leywin, as he navigates a world of magic, myth, and adventure.
Webcomic Details
- Launched on Tapas in July 2018.
- Initially illustrated by Fuyuki23, with a change in artist to Rise Entertainment in June 2023 for Season 6.
- Went on hiatus in August but returned in October 2023.
- Yen Press releases the webcomic in print, with the seventh volume released in March.
Franchise Popularity
- Available in seven languages.
- Over 61.8 million reads (36.1 million for webcomic, 25.7 million for web novel).
- Monthly gross income close to US$500,000.
Crowdfunding
A Kickstarter campaign is underway to fund premium print editions of Volumes 1-3. The publisher involved is Rocketship Entertainment.