Umikaze Minamino’s light novel series Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden is being adapted into a TV anime. A teaser promotional video and a teaser visual have been released, confirming that Honoka Inoue will voice the protagonist, Nia Liston. The anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting in October 2026.
Official Teaser:
Teaser Visual:
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Director: Motoki Nakanishi
Assistant Director: Haruta Segi
Series Composition: Gigaemon Ichikawa
Character Design: Yuki Ito, Kana Tasaoka
Music: Naoki Endo
Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
Animation Production: KONAMI animation
The series, created by Umikaze Minamino with illustrations by JISHAKU and Katana Canata, has surpassed 1.8 million copies in circulation. The official English edition of the light novels is published by J-Novel Club, which describes the story as follows:
A great hero lies undefeated on her deathbed, regretting that she never found a foe who could take her down. She never intended to meet her fate anywhere other than on the battlefield, and her peaceful demise has her wishing desperately that things could have been different… But when she suddenly comes to in the body of the young, frail Nia Liston, she’s got an all-new fight ahead of her. Nia is a sickly child, meaning she has a long way to go before she’s in fighting form. Now that she’s been given a second shot at life, however, she’s determined to get what she wants. She’s going to live—and die—for battle this time! Make way for the Merciless Maiden!
Source: Comic Natalie
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