#Banished from the Heroes’ Party TV Anime Casts 2 New Members for the Group

Two new cast members for October’s Banished from the Heroes’ Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside TV anime was announced today, revealing that Ken Uo and Yoji Ueda will be joining the adaptation of Zappon’s fantasy light novel series as Newman and Stormthunder respectively. The character art for the two was released.

Ken Uo (Mitsuhiro Ide in Ultraman) as Newman

Yoji Ueda (Leif Ericson in Vinland Saga) as Stormthunder

Makoto Hoshino (Dame×Prince Anime Caravan) is attached to direct, alongside series composition writer Megumi Shimizu (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!) and character designer Ruriko Watanabe (Dame×Prince Anime Caravan). Wolfs Bane and Studio Flad produce the animation together.

Earlier teaser visual:

The novel was first posted on the Japanese user-generated novel publishing website Shousetsuka ni Narou in 2017, and its print edition featuring illustrations by Yasumo has been published from KADOKAWA’s Sneaker Bunko imprint since June 2018. Eight volumes have been published so far, and the total number of copies printed, including its manga adaptation illustrated by Masahiro Ikeno, is over 1 million. Yen Press publishes the series in English, introducing it as such:

A heroic and mighty adventurer dreams of…opening a pharmacy? Red was once a member of the Hero’s party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is, until one of his comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live the easy life on the frontier, Red’s new goal is to open an apothecary. However, keeping the secret of his former life may not be as simple as he thinks. Especially when the beautiful Rit, an adventurer from his past, shows up and asks to move in with him!

Source: Comic Natalie