The production team for The Legendary Hero is Dead! anime has announced that the series will premiere on April 6, 2023. They also revealed a new key visual and PV trailer for the anime, highlighting the main cast of characters. 

The main voice cast consists of Wataru Katou as Touka Scott, Shunichi Toki as Shion Bladearts and another version of Touka Scott, Ayana Taketatsu as Anri, Hibiku Yamamura as Yuna, Sakura Shinfuku as Milly Yunis, and Yurika Kubo as Marguerite. 

Additional voice cast members include Yuuichi Nakamura as Kyle Osment, Sayaka Ohara as Esel Borgnine, Wataru Hatano as Belarco, Takashi Aoki as Isaac Gardner, Chikahiro Kobayashi as Leland Tallman, Kenshou Ono as Friedrich Norstein, Shintarou Asanuma as Diego Valentine, and Hiroki Touchi as Fieri Yunis.

The anime is directed by Rion Kujou (Shin Ikki Tousen), with Yuu Satou (Kotaro Lives Alone) as series screenwriter and Yousuke Yabumoto as character designer. Kayo Konishi and Yukio Kondoo of the musical duo MOKA☆ are serving as the music composers. Touhoku Shinsha is handling the anime’s sound production while Pony Canyon is helping with the overall music production. LIDENFILMS is in charge of the animation production company for the series. 

The original manga series by Subaruichi was first launched in Shogakukan’s Ura Sunday webcomic magazine on December 16, 2014 and ended on December 14, 2020. The 20th and final tankoubon volume was released on March 18, 2021. A spinoff sequel series was subsequently published on the MangaONE app on May 9, 2022.

Crunchyroll will stream The Legendary Hero is Dead! worldwide, except in Japan. It describes the anime series as: 

Far to the north of the world lies Hell’s Gate, a portal formerly used by the Demon Lord to invade the human realm. Thanks to the legendary hero Shion Bladearts, wielder of Excalibur, and his loyal band of companions, the Gate was sealed off and the demonic threat was vanquished.

Unfortunately, the seal was incomplete and has begun to weaken, allowing the demons to once again begin their attack. Worried about the safety of his village, selfish and perverted farmer Touka Scott digs pitfalls to defend against the demons. But fear not, for Shion is on his way to reseal Hell’s Gate and save humanity!

Or at least he was, because the legendary hero is dead, having fallen into one of the pitfalls Touka dug. Luckily, dealing with the dead is the specialty of necromancer Anri Haynesworth. While she can’t revive him, Anri can at least salvage their quest by forcing Touka’s soul into Shion’s rotting body and dragging him along to Hell’s Gate in Shion’s place. Not wanting to be left behind, Touka’s childhood friend Yuna Yunis tags along. Together, the three of them set out as what just might be the most unsuitable party to ever try to save the world!

Source: The Legendary Hero is Dead! Official Anime Twitter