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Yūsha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyōshu no Nekomimi Shōjo to Deau Novels Get TV Anime
posted on by Alex Mateo
Crunchyroll revealed on Thursday that Suzu Miyama's Hotosouka's Yūsha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyōshu no Nekomimi Shōjo to Deau (The Beast Tamer Who Was Exiled from His Party Meets a Cat Girl From the Strongest Race) novels are inspiring a television anime in October, with Crunchyroll streaming the anime as it airs in Japan under the title Beast Tamer.
The story follows Beast Tamer Rein, who is Banished from the Hero's Party, because he can only use animals. He becomes an adventurer and meets a cat girl, who is part of the strongest species.
The cast includes:
- Shōya Chiba as Rein
- Azumi Waki as Kanade
- Rumi Okubo as Tania
Atsushi Nigorikawa (A Destructive God Sits Next to Me) is directing the anime at EMT Squared. Takashi Aoshima (Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!) is handling the series scripts. Shuuhei YAMAMOTO (Between the Sky and Sea) is designing the characters. Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia), Arisa Okehazama (Jujutsu Kaisen), and Naoyuki Chikatani are composing the music.
Miyama launched the novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let's Be Novelists) website in June 2018. Moto Shigemura's manga adaptation debuted on Square Enix's Manga UP! app in January 2019. Square Enix published the manga's sixth compiled book volume in October 2021. Miyama and illustrator Hotosouka launched the light novel series in April 2019. The seventh volume shipped in Japan in November 2021.
Sources: Crunchyroll (Daryl Harding), Beast Tamer anime's official website, Comic Natalie
