The Demon Sword Master Excalibur Academy Announces Anime Adaptation

The Demon Sword Master Excalibur Academy is a story about Leonis Death Magnus, who finds himself confused after waking up from a thousand-year stasis. The once-feared dark lord is now a ten-year-old child who enrolls in Excalibur Academy to uncover mysteries of this unfamiliar era.


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Yū Shimizu and Asagi Tōsaka’s light novel series is now getting an anime.

Kadokawa has announced the anime adaptation for The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy light novel with a promotional video.

【アニメ化企画進行中】『聖剣学院の魔剣使い』スペシャルPV(ナレーション:宮下早紀)
[Animation project in progress] Special PV for “The Demon Sword Master of the Holy Sword Academy” (Narration: Saki Miyashita)

The PV features animated illustrations from the light novel with narration from Saki Miyashita, who voiced Siesta in this summer’s Detective is Already Dead anime.

Leonis was part of the six dark lords who waged a war that led humanity to the brink of extinction. Humanity’s last hope, the six heroes, saved the world by taking down the six dark lords one by one until Leonis sealed himself with a powerful spell.

He vows to rise again after a thousand years and conquer humanity, a mission given to him by the Goddess of Rebellion. At present, a young girl named Riselia Ray Crystalia accidentally undoes his seal and takes him into her care.

He joins humanity’s war against mysterious creatures named Voids, who might have a connection to his past.

The Demon Sword Master Excalibur Academy Announces Anime Adaptation
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy Novel 1st Volume Cover | Source: Crunchyroll

Although we are no strangers to anime with demon lord protagonists, this story might stand out because of the mystery aspect. Well, things are already looking good as this is not an isekai.

The author has already had success with the anime adaptation of her previous work, so this one will probably be a good one too.

About The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy

The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy is a Japanese light novel series written by Yū Shimizu and illustrated by Asagi Tōsaka. 

 

Awakening from magical stasis after a thousand years, the Dark Lord Leonis suddenly finds himself in the body of a ten-year-old boy! He quickly meets Riselia, a girl confronting the Voids, creatures that have nearly exterminated humanity. Determined to uncover the mysteries of this strange new era, Leonis enrolls in Excalibur Academy, a school that trains students to fight back against these enigmatic monsters. Could the Voids hold some connection to Leonis’s past?

Source: Kadokawa Anime YouTube Channel

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