Kadokawa has announced that the upcoming anime special based on Miku and illustrator Rein Kuwashima’s I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World (Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musōsuru) light novel series will stream on March 29 and then air on March 30. The staff also unveiled three additional characters:
- Kenta Miyake as Gilbert Fister
- Shigeru Chiba as Ōma
- Marina Inoue as ??
Returning cast members includes Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Yūya Tenjō, Akari Kitō as Kaori Hōjō, and Kaori Maeda as Lexia von Arcelia. Shin Itagaki is returning to direct the special at Millepensee. Hiromi Kimura also returns to design the characters, and UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS is again in charge of planning and production.
The I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World anime premiered in April 2023 and ran for 13 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and an English dub was released.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime from the streaming service:
All his life, Yuuya has been bullied at school and neglected by his parents. After moving into his late grandfather’s home, he discovers a strange door that seems to be calling out to him. Yuuya opens the door, steps inside, and is suddenly transported to a magical world! This new world holds rare treasures and grants him powerful skills, which he takes back to Earth for a new lease on life.
The book series has over four million copies in circulation worldwide. The 19th light novel volume of I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World released on October 18 in Japan. Yen Press releases the light novels and manga in English.
