Gen Sato and Shoya Chiba Join the Cast of The Beginning After The End TV Anime

Posted by By japannihon June 16, 2025No Comments

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The official Twitter/X account for the currently airing The Beginning After The End TV anime series has shared news regarding the addition of two new cast members this week. The first season premiered in Japan on April 2, 2025 and is projected to consist of 12 episodes.

They become part of a primary voice cast featuring: 

• • Natsumi Fujiwara as Arthur Leywin
• • Makoto Furukawa as Grey
• • Kana Ichinose as Tessia Eralith
• • Chiaki Omigawa as Jasmine Flamesworth

The 12th and final episode of the series will air in Japan on June 18, 2025. A second season was announced earlier this month and is anticipated to debut sometime in Spring 2026. 
Keitaro Motonaga (Date A Live Seasons 1-3, Katanagatari) is directing the anime series, with Takamitsu Kono (Utawarerumono: The False Faces, A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special) serving as the series screenwriter, Masami Sueoka (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human) as character designer, and Keiji Inai (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) as music composer. Animation production is managed by Studio A-CAT, with Slow Curve credited for the overall production. 
TurtleMe (the pseudonym of American writer Brandon Lee) is contributing to the adaptation as story supervisor and executive producer. Tapas Entertainment’s Mike Zhu, Kevin Nicklaus, and Gabrielle Luu are credited as executive producers.  
The series originated as a web novel published by Tapas on January 18, 2017. Fuyuki23 provided the illustrations for the webtoon comic adaptation, which commenced serialization on Tapas’ website on July 7, 2018. Seven print volumes have been released as of March 2025, with an eighth volume scheduled for release on July 22, 2025, and a ninth volume on November 25, 2025. Yen Press publishes the webtoon comic in English print, while Tapas distributes the series digitally. 

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Crunchyroll characterizes the first season of The Beginning After the End as: 
Following a mysterious death, King Grey is reincarnated as Arthur Leywin on the magical continent of Dicathen. Although he begins his second life as an infant, his previous knowledge persists. He sets out to master magic and carve his own destiny as time passes, striving to rectify the errors of his former life.

Sources: The Beginning After the End Official Twitter, Anime News Network