The main staff of the series has been revealed alongside a key visual.
Yasukiyo Kotobuki’s light novel series “The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World” is getting an anime adaptation! The news was revealed by Kadokawa alongside a new key visual of the main character. The release date has not been confirmed as of yet.
The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World
Premiere date: not yet announced
Animation studio: YANCHESTER
Streaming platformed: not yet announced
Who are the staff members of The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World?
Takayuki Inagaki directs the anime at studio YANCHESTER, with Hiroko Kanasugi handling series composition. Mariko Fujita is designing the characters for the series.
No cast members have been revealed as of yet.
What is The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World about?
The anime is based on a light novel series written by Yasukiyo Kotobuki and illustrated by Johndee. The novel was first serialised in the user-generated website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in February 2016. Later, it was acquired by Media Factory, who began publishing it in book format under their MF Books imprint in September 2016. A manga adaptation by 888 began serialising in Kadokawa’s ComicWalker website in April 2018.
J-Novel Club publishes the light novel series in English and describes the story:
Forty-year-old Satoshi Osako is a farmer in the Japanese countryside—and a hardcore player of Swords & Sorceries, an online VRRPG. The day he finally manages to defeat the game’s final boss, it curses him with its dying breath and kills him in real life! With a little help from a carefree goddess, Satoshi finds himself reincarnated into a mysterious new world as his in-game character, the incredibly powerful Great Sage known as Zelos Merlin. He accordingly decides to use his newfound powers to...continue living a quiet life on another farm! But first, he’ll have to fight his way out of the vast, dangerous forest he woke up in—thanks a lot, goddess—and it won’t be long before he’s running into bandits, getting roped into teaching a young noble girl magic, and more. Will the almighty Great Sage be able to conquer the toughest quest of all: getting some peace and quiet?