The Water Magician Isekai Novels Get TV Anime in July
TO Books revealed on Friday that Tadashi Kubō and Nokito's The Water Magician (Mizuzokusei no Mahōtsukai) light novel series is inspiring a television anime that will premiere on TBS and other channels in July. The cast includes:Hideyuki Satake (Delicious in Dungeon episode 1 &11 director, Deca-Dence episode 3 & 8 director) is directing the anime at Typhoon Graphics and Wonderland. Jun Kumagai (Aquarion Logos, Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju) is in charge of the series scripts. Yūka Kozutsumi is designing the characters. The anime specifically credits Bokutengō for creating a manga adaptation of the novel series.Kubō serialized the story in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April to June 2020. TO Books published the first print volume of the story in March 2021, with illustrations by Nokito. TO Books published the novels' 11th novel volume in July 2024, and will publish the 12th volume on January 15. Bokutengō launched a manga adaptation of the novels in TO Books' Comic Corona manga website in September 2021. Taku also draws a separate manga adaptation of the story for children under TO Books' TO Junior Bunko label. That manga published its third volume in November 2024, and will publish the fourth volume on February 1.Sources: The Water Magician anime's website, Comic Natalie
