A young sickly girl gets her second chance at glory in the thrilling Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden anime! Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the anime.
The story of Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden focuses on Nia Liston, a frail young girl who had succumbed to illness. In actuality, Nia was actually a powerful hero in a previous life, which had ended with regret. As Nia, she now vows to live in her place and help the family promote the adoption of Magivision technology. She might get lucky in her second chance at life and achieve her dream of dying an honorable and glorious death at the hands of a stronger opponent.
Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden will release on Tuesdays at 5:55 a.m. PT / 8:55 a.m. ET on HIDIVE. Episodes will be released with English subs. Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden is expected to feature 25 episodes across two cours.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (subject to change):
- First Cour
- Episode 1 – October 6 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – October 13 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – October 20
- Episode 4 – October 27
- Episode 5 – November 3
- Episode 6 – November 10
- Episode 7 – November 17
- Episode 8 – November 24
- Episode 9 – December 1
- Episode 10 – December 8
- Episode 11 – December 15
- Episode 12 – December 22
- Second Cour
- Episode 13 – TBA
New episodes of Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 5:55 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 6:55 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 7:55 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 8:55 a.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 12:55 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Watame Tsunomaki performs the opening theme song “Respawn!!.” Magic Vision Girls Party (Magic Vision Hirome-Tai), the in-universe musical unit formed by the characters Nia Liston (voiced by Honoka Inoue), Hildetora Altoir (voiced by Rina Honnizumi), and Reliared Silver (voiced by Rina Hidaka) perform the ending theme titled “Tokimeki Un・Deux・Trois♪ (Heart Fluttering 1, 2, 3♪).”
The cast includes:
- Honoka Inoue as Nia Liston
- Fūka Izumi as Rinokis Funk
- Rina Honnizumi as Hildetora Altoir
- Rina Hidaka as Reliared Silver
- Taku Yashiro as Anzel
- Yōko Hikasa as Fressa
- Satoshi Hino as Gandolf Rogen
- Kōichi Sakaguchi as Bendelio
- Junichi Suwabe as Hyurence Altoire
- Maaya Uchida as Sharro White
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Asuma
- Tomoyo Takayanagi as Neil Liston
- Yūki Urushiyama as Lynette Blanc
Motoki Nakanishi directs the anime at KONAMI animation with Haruta Segi as assistant director. Gigaemon Ichikawa is in charge of series scripts, Yūki Itō and Kana Tosaoka are designing the characters. Naoki Endō is composing the music, and Hiromi Kikuta is directing the sound.
Additional staff members include:
- Color Design: Ryōta Katsuta, Maki Yamamoto
- Art Setting: Barnstorm Design Labo
- Art Director: Hiroshi Gōroku
- Background Art: Makaria
- Compositing Director of Photography: Takashi Ōde
- Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa
Where Can I Watch Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden?
HIDIVE is streaming the Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden anime in the U.S., Canada, and other select regions. In Japan, the anime is airing on the Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and MBS channels alongside various streaming services, including ABEMA, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT.
What is Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden About?
Umikaze Minamino first released the novels on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2019, and ended its run there in 2021. Hobby Japan began publishing the novels illustrated by Jishaku in September 2022. Katana Canata started drawing the novels’ illustrations from the third volume in 2023.
J-Novel Club publishes the novels in English and describes it as follows:
A great hero lies undefeated on her deathbed, regretting that she never found a foe who could take her down. She never intended to meet her fate anywhere other than on the battlefield, and her peaceful demise has her wishing desperately that things could have been different… But when she suddenly comes to in the body of the young, frail Nia Liston, she’s got an all-new fight ahead of her.
Nia is a sickly child, meaning she has a long way to go before she’s in fighting form. Now that she’s been given a second shot at life, however, she’s determined to get what she wants. She’s going to live—and die—for battle this time! Make way for the Merciless Maiden!
