The upcoming The Fable TV anime series will begin broadcasting in Japan sometime in Spring 2024. Newly revealed character designs of Akira, Misaki, and Youko have also been released on the anime’s official Twitter account.
The main staff includes Ryousuke Takahashi (Soukou Kihei Votoms: Koei Futatabi) as director, Yuuya Takashima (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury sci-fi researcher) as series screenwriter, and Kyuma Oshita, Saki Hasegawa (Aoashi), Junichi Hayama (pet) as character designers. Tezuka Productions is handling the animation production for the anime.
The original manga series ran in Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine from November 1, 2014 to November 18, 2019 for a total of 22 tankoubon volumes. The sequel manga, The Fable: The Second Contact, ran in the same magazine from July 19, 2021 until July 10, 2023. Eight tankoubon volumes have been released as of August 2023, with a 9th volume set for release on November 6, 2023. The manga has also inspired a short story manga collection and a live-action film duology.
Kodansha USA releases The Fable manga series in English and describes the story as:
When you’re the infamous “genius killer” hitman The Fable, many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn’t one of them. In fact, being told that he can’t kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job he’s ever taken…
Source: The Fable Official Anime Twitter
