During
the "Earth Star Novel 10th Anniversary Summer Festival" event,
Japanese publisher Earth Star Entertainment officially
announced that the light novel series The Frontier Lord Begins with
Zero Subjects will have an anime adaptation.
Along with
the announcement, a promotional trailer was revealed on the
official NBCUniversal Japan channel, where the two protagonists of the cast
were also introduced:
- Kenichiro Matsuda (Marcella Nuvolari in Dahlia in Bloom) will play Dias, the protagonist.
- Shion Wakayama (Ai Mie in The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses) will voice Alna, the main heroine.
Creative
team and first look
The project
will be directed by Kenichi Imaizumi (Kingdom),
with Kunihiko Okada in charge of the series composition,
and Keiichi Tsuboyama as character designer. The animation
will be in charge of the Studio42 studio.
In
addition, a teaser illustration was shared and the official
account on X (formerly Twitter) was opened, generating great expectation among
fans of the genre.
A dream
come true for its author
The
original author, Fuurou, expressed his excitement about this new
stage: "An anime adaptation was my dream! I've already fulfilled
the goal of publishing a novel and then a manga, and now I've achieved even
more. Thanks to everyone who has supported me, I am working to make the anime
great. I hope everyone looks forward to even a little longer!"
Illustrators Kinta (from
the novel) and Yumbo (from the manga) also shared
commemorative messages celebrating the news.
Learn
about the original work
The
Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects began as a novel published on the Shousetsuka
ni Narou platform in January 2018. The printed version, under
the Earth Star Novel label, was launched in October of the
same year, accumulating 13 volumes published to date. Its
manga adaptation, illustrated by Yumbo, began in December 2018 and
also totals 13 volumes. Collectively, the franchise has surpassed two
million copies in print.
What is
The Frontier Lord about?
The story
follows Dias, a war veteran who, after decades of battle, is
rewarded with his own territory... completely empty. With no population, no
resources, and surrounded only by plains, the ancient warrior faces the
challenge of rebuilding a land from scratch. However, his destiny changes when
he meets Alna, a mysterious girl with horns who will reveal to him
that this arid place hides much more than it seems.
The anime
does not yet have a confirmed premiere date, but fans of the isekai already
have a new title in their sights for the coming months.
