The anime The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest has unveiled its main trailer, a new key visual, and the voice cast. Set to premiere on October 4, 2025, the anime was first announced in March as a collaboration between CyberAgent and Kodansha, with studio GEKKOU handling the animation production.
The opening theme song is “Quest” by Kiro Akiyama, while the ending theme song is “Kakera” (Fragments) by aruma. Both tracks are featured in the first main trailer (PV).
Including the new addition, the voice cast for the anime consists of the following members:
Shuichiro Umeda as protagonist Alec
Yurika Kubo as Yorha Eisenz
Masumi Tazawa as Krasia
Masaki Mizunaka as Ornest Lane
Hikaru Midorikawa as Eldas Miheira (NEW)
Atsushi Abe as Regulus Gardana (NEW)
You can see the main four characters in the new visual below.
The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest – Anime Key Visual | October 4 Premiere Date
This fantasy light novel, written by Alto and illustrated by Yuunagi, first debuted on the user-generated site Shosetsuka ni Naro in October 2020. Kodansha later picked it up, publishing it under the K Ranobe Books imprint starting in August 2021.
A manga adaptation by Yuki Monji is also serialized on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket app and website, with an English version available on K MANGA. The story centers on Alec, a former court magician who quietly supported the crown prince. After being abruptly dismissed for focusing solely on support magic, Alec reconnects with his old academy party members and sets off on a new journey to rebuild his party and strive for even greater achievements.
The anime’s staff includes:
Director: Ken Takahashi
Assistant Director: Masamune Hirata (Raretrick)
Series Composition: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Yoko Sato
Sub Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Nobuhide Hayashi
Monster Design: Yoshiki Kuga / Recommendation
Art Director: Manabu Otsuzuki
Color Design: Ryota Katsuta / Maki Yamamoto
3D Director: Hisashi Akimoto (T2studio)
Director of Photography: Shigeki Asakawa (Raretrick)
Music: Diosta, High Speed Boy
Sound Director: Nobuyuki Abe
Sound Production: On-Lead
Animation Production: GEKKOU