The sacrifice for
love will reach the screens. TO Books officially announced
Wednesday that the light novel series The Person I Loved Asked Me to
Die in My Sister's Stead (Koishita Hito wa, Imōto no Kawari and
Shindekure to Itta.) has greenlit an anime adaptation. The
statement did not specify the format (TV series or movie) or the release date.
The news comes at
a key moment for the franchise, since on January 10 the eighth
volume of the novel and the sixth volume of the manga adaptation will be
released simultaneously. The work has proven to be a titan in the critics,
remaining in the top 10 of the Tankoubon category of the Kono Light
Novel ga Sugoi! guide from 2023 to 2026, achieving first place in
the 2024 edition.
Editorial
career
Written by Mizuki
Nagano, the story began at the Shōsetsuka ni Narō site in
November 2020. TO Books subsequently began print publication
in September 2021 with illustrations by Saori Toyota. Currently,
the franchise accumulates more than 1.1 million copies in
circulation. It also features a manga illustrated by Maki Yamori on
the Corona EX site.
About The
Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister's Stead
The plot features
a heartbreaking drama centered on Lady Wisteria, whose greatest
desire is to be worthy of the man she loves, Lord Bright. However,
when her little sister is chosen to enter the Realm of Dawn as a guardian—a
journey of no return—Bright begs Wisteria to take her sister's place to save
her.
Heartbroken by the
request of the man she loves, Wisteria accepts the sacrifice thanks to her
resistance to magic and miasma. Twenty years after entering that mortal realm,
a stranger with a familiar face appears before her, challenging her and
reopening old wounds from the past.
