The highly anticipated anime adaptation of TurtleMe’s The Beginning After the End is set to premiere in April 2025 on Fuji TV’s +Ultra programming block. Based on the popular webnovel and webcomic, the series will feature 24 episodes in its first season and stream globally on Crunchyroll (excluding Asia). A detailed teaser trailer has already been released, giving fans a glimpse into the visually stunning fantasy world.
Key Cast and Staff
- Arthur Leywin (protagonist): Voiced by Natsumi Fujiwara (SPY x FAMILY’s Damian Desmond).
- King Grey (Arthur’s past life): Voiced by Makoto Furukawa (Dr. Stone’s Taiju Oki).
The project is directed by Keitaro Motonaga (Date A Live), with Studio A-Cat (BanG Dream! Pastel Life) handling production. The series scripts are overseen by Takamitsu Kōno (Utawarerumono: The False Faces), character designs are by Masami Sueoka, and music is composed by Keiji Inai (DanMachi).
About the Story
The plot centers on King Grey, a once-powerful monarch who is reincarnated as Arthur Leywin in a magical world. Armed with the wisdom of his past life, Arthur embarks on a journey of magic, adventure, and self-discovery while striving to correct his earlier mistakes.
This marks a milestone as the first anime adaptation of an American webnovel/webcomic, further cementing the growing influence of non-Japanese webtoon culture in anime production. TurtleMe, the original creator, serves as the story supervisor and an executive producer alongside Tapas Entertainment’s Mike Zhu, Kevin Nicklaus, and Gabrielle Luu.
The franchise boasts over 61.8 million global reads across seven languages and generates nearly $500,000 monthly. For fans of fantasy and reincarnation sagas, this anime adaptation is poised to be one of 2025’s standout releases.
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