On the official site for the animated adaptation of light novels by Hirotsugu Ryuusen and illustrated by Fuzichoco, Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja ((She confessed to being the sage’s pupil) the first promotional video of the project was released. The statement stated that the series premiered this year and production details were revealed. Funimation will take care of its distribution in the west.
Ryuusen began publishing the novels through the independent service Shousetsuka ni Narou in April 2012 and are still to be published. Then the publisher Micro magazine began its publication on paper with illustrations by Fuzichoco in June 2014. The publisher published the fourteenth volume in November 2020.
Production team
- Keitarou motonaga ((Amaenaide yo !!, Date A Live, School Days) is responsible for the direction of the anime in Studio A-Cat.
- Takimitsu kouno ((Absolute duo, Himouto! Umaru-chan, Minami-ke Tadaima) is responsible for writing and monitoring the scripts.
- Kumi horii ((Infinite Stratos, LBX Girls, Seitokai no Ichizon – Hekiyoh Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku) is responsible for the character design and the direction of animation.
- Gou Sakabe ((Date A Live, Hatsukoi Monster, Seiken Tsukai no world break) is responsible for composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis of Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja
Sakimori Kagami plays a VRMMORPG called “Arch Earth Online”. He is a skilled gamer whose name and appearance resembles an elderly bearded wizard from a specific book about a ring. One day she buys a makeover item as a last resort to spend her expiring coin and has the idea of deciding what she would look like if her character were ever a girl. Falling asleep should have interrupted the game, but Kagami is still waking up online feeling like the game has become a little more realistic. Has Arch Earth Online finally received a long awaited update?
Source: Comic Natalie
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