A Slightly Overbearing Love: The Dark Elf Who Followed Me From Another World – Anime Starting April 2025

The TV anime adaptation of Nakanoku’s novel A Slightly Overbearing Love: The Dark Elf Who Followed Me From Another World will air starting April 2025. A teaser trailer, key visual, and details about the cast and production were released simultaneously.

The teaser features Maribelle, a stunning black-haired Dark Elf, who travels to the modern world to find Hinata Sunohara, a former hero who has returned to this world. The scenes highlight Maribelle’s obsessive love for Hinata and the chaotic events that ensue. The key visual centers on Maribelle, surrounded by Hinata’s friends and companions.

Cast:

- Maribelle: An elegant Dark Elf with model-like looks, voiced by Minami Takahashi. Her love for Hinata often leads to chaos.

- Hinata Sunohara: The former hero now living with Maribelle, voiced by Rie Kawamura.

- Sakura Mochida: A classmate of Hinata who hides her feelings for him, voiced by Kyoka Maruyama.

- May: A cheerful demi-human girl and Hinata’s former companion, voiced by Ayumi Mano.

- Cecil: A stern priestess from Hinata’s adventuring party, voiced by Hinako Takahashi.

Production Team:

- Director: Toshikatsu Tokoro

- Series Composition: Yuki Takabayashi

- Character Design: Kazuhiko Tamura

- Animation Studio: Elias