The previously announced Tearmoon Empire anime revealed its second key visual and two additional cast members along with an October 7 premiere date. Kanon Takao and Nao Toyama are joining the cast as Tiona Rudolvon and Rafina Orca Belluga respectively. Studio Silver Link is animating and the series previously unveiled its first key visual in April.
Yushi Ibe is directing the anime with Deko Akao writing the scripts. Mai Otsuka is in charge of the character designs and Koji Fujimoto is composing the music. Sumire Uesaka, who voices the main character Mia Luna Tearmoon, is also in charge of performing the opening theme song. The rest of the cast includes:
- Tomori Kusunoki as Anne Littstein
- Yuichiro Umehara as Ludwig Hewitt
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Abel Remno
- Shun Horie as Sion Sol Sunkland
The Tearmoon Empire anime is based on a light novel series written by Nozomu Mochitsuki and illustrated by Glise. It was initially launched on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website in August 2018. Publisher TO Books acquired the series at a later date and is currently publishing the title with 13 volumes in circulation. A manga adaptation by Mizu Morino is also currently ongoing.
J-Novel Club licenses the light novel in English, and they describe the plot as:
Surrounded by the hate-filled gazes of her people, the selfish princess of the fallen Tearmoon Empire, Mia, takes one last look at the bleeding sun before the guillotine blade falls… Only to wake back up as a twelve-year-old! With time rewound and a second chance at life dropped into her lap, she sets out to right the countless wrongs that plague the ailing Empire. Corrupt governance? Check. Border troubles? Check. Natural calamities and economic strife? Check. My, seems like a lot of work. Hard work and Mia don’t mix, so she seeks out the aid of others, starting with her loyal maid, Anne, and the brilliant minister, Ludwig. Together, they strive day and night to restore the Empire. Little by little, their tireless efforts begin to change the course of history, pushing the whole of the continent toward a new future. And why did the selfish princess have a change of heart, you ask? Simple—she didn’t. She’s just terrified of the guillotine. They hurt like hell, and Mia hates pain more than work.
Source: Official Twitter and Website
© Nozomu Mochitsuki, TO Books/Tearmoon Empire Story Production Committee 2023
