The Unwanted Undead Adventurer Anime Adaptation: Release Year, Cast and Crew Revealed

The TV anime adaptation of Yū Okano's "The Unwanted Undead Adventurer" is taking shape. Recent updates reveal details about the cast, staff, visuals, promotional video, and the 2024 release year. These details were unveiled on the anime's official website, offering a glimpse into the upcoming series and the team working behind the scenes to bring this light novel to the screen.



At the helm of production is Noriaki Akitaya, who will direct the series at CONNECT, a studio known for its high-quality adaptations. Yukie Sugawara has been tasked with overseeing the series' scripts. Character design has been entrusted to Takao Sano, whose job is to bring the characters from the light novel to life in animation.

Ryōta Suzuki will voice the protagonist Rentt Faina, while Mikako Komatsu, Ikumi Hasegawa, and Sayumi Suzushiro will play Lorrane Vivie, Sheila Ibarss, and Rina Rupaage, respectively.

The Unwanted Undead Adventurer is a dark fantasy story centered around the adventures of Rentt Faina. The twenty-five-year-old adventurer has spent his days battling low-level monsters until a chance discovery in the Moon’s Reflection Labyrinth sends him on a new journey. Instead of finding treasure at the end of the path, Rentt encounters a dragon that completely devours him, transforming him into a skeleton. The series follows his journey as an undead adventurer, his quest for existential evolution, and his hope of regaining human form.

Yū Okano initially launched the series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2016. The light novel series has been in print since October 2017, published by OVERLAP with illustrations by Jaian. Additionally, a manga adaptation by Haiji Nakasone has been available on OVERLAP's Comic Gardo website since November 2017.