A second trailer and a consecutive two-cour run have been revealed for the upcoming Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden TV anime.
Further additional cast members were also announced:
• Junichi Suwabe as Hyurence Altoire
• Maaya Uchida as Sharro White
• Kazuyuki Okitsu as Asuma
• Koichi Sakaguchi as Bendelio
Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (Kyoran Reijo Nia Liston: Byojaku Reijo ni Tensei shita Kamigoroshi no Bujin no Kareinaru Musouroku) is based on the light novels written by Umikaze Minamino (Kunon the Sorcerer Can See). J-Novel Club describes the book series’ synopsis as such:
A great hero lies undefeated on her deathbed, regretting that she never found a foe who could take her down. She never intended to meet her fate anywhere other than on the battlefield, and her peaceful demise has her wishing desperately that things could have been different… But when she suddenly comes to in the body of the young, frail Nia Liston, she’s got an all-new fight ahead of her. Nia is a sickly child, meaning she has a long way to go before she’s in fighting form. Now that she’s been given a second shot at life, however, she’s determined to get what she wants. She’s going to live—and die—for battle this time! Make way for the Merciless Maiden!
The Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden light novel series, which is published under Hobby Japan’s HJ bunko label, began in 2022 and will get its 12th volumes on October 1, 2026. Jishaku was the initial illustrator, with Katana Canata taking over from Volume 3 onwards (the anime’s original character designer credit features both their names). There is a Square Enix-published manga adaptation by Kabuto Kodai.
The story began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in 2019 (with a different kanji for the first word), and was one of the award recipients of the HJ Shosetsu Taisho 2021 Zenki in the Shosetsuka ni Naro category.
Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden begins airing on October 6. HIDIVE will stream the show.
Production credits
• Director: Motoko Nakanishi (Love Is Indivisible by Twins, Summoned to Another World for a Second Time)
• Assistant director: Haruta Segi
• Series composer: Gigaemon Ichikawa (Himitsu no AiPri)
• Character designer: Yuki Ito
• Character designer: Kana Tosaoka
• Animation production: KONAMI animation
Cast
• Honoka Inoue as Nia Liston
• Fuka Izumi as Rinokis Funk
• Rina Honizumi as Hildetora Altoir
• Rina Hidaka as Reliared Silver
