A new PV trailer has been released for the ongoing TV anime series The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases. The anime first premiered in Japan on April 2, 2024.
The trailer showcases previous scenes from the anime, as well as some upcoming battles with Allen and his party members.
Kazuomi Koga (Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 1 and 2) is directing the anime series, with Rintaro Ikeda (Insomniacs After School) as screenwriter, Yoshiki Okusa (The Vampire Dies In No Time) as scriptwriter, and Saori Hosoda (Phantom of the Idol) as character designer. Studio Deen and Marvy Jack are handling the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast includes:
- • Shota Aoi as Allen
- • Minami Kurisaka as Leeds
- • Akari Kito as Henriette
- • Sora Amamiya as Noel
- • Aimi as Mylene
- • Megumi Han as Beatrice
- • Mariya Ise as Akira
- • Takehito Koyasu as Craig
- • Ryota Osaka as Brett
- • Koki Koyasu as Curtis
The original light novels are written by Shin Kouzuki and illustrated by Chocoan, which was first published under the TO Books Ranobe label on October 10, 2018. Six volumes have been released as of November 2023. The series originated as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel that ran from January 26, 2018 to June 10, 2019.
The light novels also inspired a manga adaptation by Karasumaru on December 24, 2018 in Comic Corona. Eight tankobon volumes have been released as of November 2023.
J-Novel Club releases the The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases light novel and manga in English digitally, describing the synopsis as:
Deemed a “good-for-nothing” for his low level and lack of a god-given Gift, Allen is stripped of his noble status and banished from the Duchy of Westfeldt. But Allen has a secret: he was a great hero in a previous life, and he’s thrilled for the chance to finally live the way he pleases! His drama-free existence, however, is soon interrupted by a desperate encounter with his ex-fiancée. As a former hero who still possesses the incredible powers from his past life, Allen can’t ignore someone in need—no matter how much he might like to! And so begins the new heroic saga our former hero never wanted!
