The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows anime adaptation has received a second teaser trailer, key visual, and new cast info.
Both promotional materials provide a look at the characters Zophia (lizardmen leader), Lynga (werewolf leader), and Loewe (orc leader), who are voiced by Anna Nagase, Mashiro Hitaka, and Sayaka Kikuchi, respectively. The teaser includes a preview of a three-way arena fight between the demi-humans.
The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows anime is based on the light novel series written by Sakaku Hishikawa and illustrated by Daburyu, which SB Creative publishes under the GA Novel label. J-Novel Club, which releases the light novels and their manga adaptation digitally in English, describes the synopsis of the light novels as:
Life hasn’t been kind to Zenos. He was born in the slums, and his dirt-poor background has denied him almost every opportunity. After an encounter with a healer, he throws himself into studying to become one and finally catches a break when an adventurer invites Zenos into his party. Zenos is thrilled — so thrilled, in fact, that he’s willing to put up with his teammates treating him like garbage. They fail to appreciate his talents and ultimately kick him to the curb, claiming he’s outlived his usefulness to them.
Now bereft of money and out of options, Zenos decides to put his self-taught skills to use elsewhere and opens an underground clinic. Word quickly spreads about the brilliant healer working incredible magic in the city’s shadowy underbelly. Even the royal palace is taking notice… Can Zenos buck the odds and carve out a life for himself in a world that’s spit in his face? And can he save the lives of the patients who wind up on his doorstep in the process?
The light novel series debuted in 2021 and has seven volumes as of November 2024. The story began as a Shosetsuka ni Narou web novel in 2020.
The anime will begin broadcasting in Japan in April 2025.
Staff
• Director: Joe Yoshizaki (FLOW GLOW debut PV unit director, Goddess of Victory: Nikke “Miracle Snow” special video director)
• Series composer: Taika Miyagi as screenwriter
• Character designer: denpuougi
• Character designer: Yoshihiro Sawada
• Animation production: Makaria
Cast
• Shogo Sakata as Zenos
• Miharu Hanai as Lily
• Yoko Hikasa as Carmilla
Source: @yamihealer
