The Demon Lord 2099 anime adaptation, which begins airing on October 12 JST, has finally received its first full-length trailer.
More staff details were also revealed. Included is an update to the character design credit, with Sodai Suwa (Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers) joining Ryosuke Tanigawa (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax co-main animator)in the role.
Demon Lord 2099 is based on the Fantasia Bunko light novel series written by Daigo Murasaki and illustrated by Kureta. Yen Press describes the plot of the books as:
The cyberpunk metropolis Shinjuku—a massive city-state bedecked with neon signs, towering skyscrapers, and the latest cutting-edge technology. It is here, in year 2099 of the Fused Era, where the legendary Demon Lord Veltol has his second coming five centuries in the making. But this landscape is nothing like the one he conquered all those years ago, for the fusion of magic and engineering has elevated civilization to dazzling, unprecedented heights. Veltol may have been reduced to a historical footnote, but make no mistake…this brave new world will be his for the taking!
The light novels began publication in 2021 and has three volumes as of June 2023. It won in the 33rd Fantasia Award’s Alternate Dimension category. The series initially inspired a now-discontinued manga adaptation by Kiiro Akashiro. A new adaptation by Kan Sakurai started serialization on Shonen Ace Plus in March 2023.
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Staff
• Director: Ryo Ando (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury assistant director)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Yuichiro Momose (The Witch and the Beast)
• Animation production: J.C.STAFF
Cast
• Satoshi Hino as Veltol
• Miku Ito as Machina
Source: Aniplex Channel (via Aniplex Online Fest 2024)
