The Japanese animation studios Yokohama Animation Laboratory and Cloud Heart premiered an anime adaption of the slice-of-life isekai fantasy ‘The Great Cleric’ in July 2023. Based on the light novels by Broccoli Lion, the series was first published on the web-based platform ‘Suiyōbi no Sirius.’ The anime is now making its way to the United States on the Crunchyroll streaming service which also announced that they would produce an English version.
Crunchyroll listed the cast on their website:
- Luciel voiced by Justin Briner (Deku in My Hero Academia)
- Lumina voiced by Julie Cleburn (Feng Jun in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
- Kururu voiced by Sarah Roach (Meryl in TRIGUN STAMPEDE)
- Monika voiced by Kiane King (Keiko in Kageki Shojo!!)
- Basura voiced by Christopher Guerrero
- Bazan voiced by Ryan Negron
- Master Monster Luck voiced by Anthony Bowling
- Sekiroth voiced by Clifford Chapin
Jason Lord has been tapped as the ADR Director with Zach Bolton taking the role of Producer.
You can watch the trailer below:
The anime is directed by Masato Tamagawa, written by Keiichirō Ōchi, and character designs are handled by Guonian Wang. The music is composed by Toshihiko Sahashi.
MyAnimeList describes the synopsis as follows,
“After his untimely death, this salaryman gets another shot at life! When Luciel is reborn into a magical new land, he becomes a healer in hopes of leading a peaceful life. However, he quickly learns that being a healer is much more challenging than he expected. With strict and strenuous training in store, this new life is turning out to be anything but peaceful.”
The light novel series is drawn by the artist known as Sime and has been published by Micro Magazine since 2016. J-Novel Club releases it in the United States. The Tokyo-based organization Kodansha publishes a manga version that is released in the United States by Vertical.
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