TO Books has announced an anime adaptation of Mizuki Nagano’s The Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister’s Stead (Koishita Hito wa, Imōto no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta.) light novel series is in the works. It’s unclear what the format of the anime adaptation of The Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister’s Stead will be, and more details about the anime’s cast and staff will be revealed at a later date.
TO Books publishes the light novel series with illustrations by Saori Toyota, and the eighth volume will release on January 10. Maki Yamori launched the manga adaptation of the series in TO Books’ Corona EX manga website in June 2022. The manga’s sixth compiled book volume will release on January 10 as well, and Tokyopop publishes the series in English.
Here’s an overview of the series, via Tokyopop:
Lady Wisteria’s greatest wish is to be worthy of the man she loves, Lord Bright. But when Wisteria’s little sister, Rosalie, is selected to enter the Predawn Realm as its guardian, never to return, Bright begs Wisteria to take Rosalie’s place! After all, Wisteria is skilled with magic, and resistant to the sinister miasma that threatens the mortal world. Heartbroken, Wisteria enters the Predawn Realm, accompanied by the sacred sword, Sartis. More than twenty years later, a stranger with a familiar face appears, demanding the sword and challenging Wisteria. Who is he, and why does he resemble Lord Bright…?
