A new anime adaptation was announced in September 2023 with the light novel series Re:Monster. The adaptation has now gotten a lot of new details as it’s been set for an April 2024 premiere. With a new promo and some key visuals, it has set Takayuki Inagaki to direct it from the series composition by Hiroshi Yamaguchi. Junichi Takaoka is handling the character designs with Studio DEEN on the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Takuya Satō as Gobrou
- Kenta Hosoda as Gobkichi
- Ai Kakuma as Gobmi
- Kana Ueda as Gobe
- Mai Kanno as The Redhead
The series features with “Into the Fire” as performed by CHANSUNG(2PM) & AK-69 feat.CHANGMIN(2AM) as its theme song.
The novels began in 2011 by writer Kogitsune Kanekiru and artist Yamaada and it has nine volumes out so far while listed as ongoing. The manga was licensed by Seven Seas back in 2016. “Re:Monster falls into the increasingly popular category of a hero reborn into an RPG-like world,” said Seven Seas’ publisher Jason DeAngelis. “Much like Mushoku Tensei, Overlord, or Sword Art Online, a young man is transported into a fantasy world to begin a new life, but in Re:Monster, he’s reborn as a goblin—a very, very hungry goblin. With strong artwork and a unique story, it’s sure to be a winner.”
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Plot Concept: When a young man begins life anew as a lowly goblin, he forges past all obstacles with a combination of strength, smarts, and a monstrous appetite in this action-packed shonen fantasy manga!
Tomokui Kanata has suffered an untimely death, but his adventures are far from over. He is reborn into a fantastical world of monsters and magic—as a lowly goblin! But Kanata, or Gob-Rou as he is now named, is not about to let that stop him. With a combination of memories from his old life, a brand new body, and a monstrous appetite, Gob-Rou thrives in this new world where he must devour other creatures to gain their powers. It takes strength, smarts, and a strong stomach to survive in this action-packed fantasy!
