The Beginning After the End
American web novel series and its adaptations
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The Beginning After the End (Japanese: 最強の王様、二度目の人生は何をする?, Hepburn: Saikyō no Ōsama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani o Suru?; lit. 'What Will the Mighty King Do in His Second Life?') is an American web novel series written by TurtleMe and illustrated by Fuyuki23. It began serialization on the web fiction platform Royalroad[2] in October 28, 2015 to August 24, 2025 before migrating to Tapas in January 2017. A webtoon adaptation, also illustrated by Fuyuki23, began serialization on Tapas in July 2018. Yen Press is publishing the webtoon in English; as of February 2026, ten volumes have been released. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio A-Cat aired from April to June 2025, with the second season premiered in April 2026.
| The Beginning After the End | |
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 Webtoon cover of The Beginning After the End volume 1 featuring young Arthur Leywin | |
| Genre | High fantasy[1] |
| Author | TurtleMe |
| Illustrator | Fuyuki23 |
| Publisher | |
| Original run | July 7, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | TurtleMe |
| Published by | Self Published |
| Original run | October 28, 2015 – August 24, 2025 |
| Volumes | 12 (plus 1 novella) |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Keitaro Motonaga |
| Written by | Takamitsu Kōno |
| Music by | Keiji Inai |
| Studio | Studio A-Cat |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Fuji TV (+Ultra), AT-X |
| Original run | April 2, 2025 – present |
| Episodes | 15 |
Premise
It follows the life of the late King Grey after his untimely and mysterious death. Reborn as Arthur Leywin, he seeks to correct his past mistakes in the vibrant new continent of Dicathen, a world of magic and fantastical creatures. Equipped with the knowledge of a powerful king at the age of 38, Arthur navigates his new life as the magic-wielding child of two retired adventurers and gains purpose through each of his new experiences—something he lacked in his previous life. When a kind dragon sacrifices her life to protect him, Arthur resolves to live a sincere, kind, and courageous life with those he loves. With the help of a lost elf princess and the Elven Kingdom of Elenoir, Arthur begins his long journey to find his true place in the world.
As the years pass, Arthur becomes more and more comfortable in this world, positioning himself as a young, but respected figure. However, deja-vu strikes as a war brews between Dicathen and the Vritra, a clan of banished deities now ruling over a faraway continent. Arthur must rise as a leader, despite his fear of becoming the war-hardened monster he once was in his past life. As the war rages on, Arthur discovers that he was not reborn to this world by chance...nor was he the only one.
Characters
Leywin family
- Arthur Leywin / King Grey
- Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara (Arthur), Makoto Furukawa (King Grey)[3] (Japanese); Amber May (Arthur), Christopher Wehkamp (King Grey)[4] (English)
- Reynolds Leywin
- Voiced by: Yamato Kinjo[5] (Japanese); Jessie James Grelle[4] (English)
- Alice Leywin
- Voiced by: Rena Maeda[5] (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard[4] (English)
- Eleanor Leywin
- Voiced by: (Japanese); Gillian Lange[6] (English)
- Sylvie
- Voiced by: (Japanese); Kayla Temshiv[4] (English)
- Boo
- Regis
Twin Horns
- Jasmine Flamesworth
- Voiced by: Chiaki Omigawa[7]
- Durden Walker
- Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi[5]
- Adam Krensh
- Voiced by: Taihi Kimura[5] (Japanese); Nick Huber[8] (English)
- Angela Rose
- Voiced by: Riko Akechi[5]
- Helen Shard
- Voiced by: Miyū Ogura[5]
Indrath Clan
- Sylvia Indrath
- Voiced by: Shiori Izawa[5] (Japanese); Lydia Mackay (English)
- Kezess Indrath
- Myre Indrath
- Windsom Indrath
Vritra Clan
- Agrona Vritra
- Khaernos
- Orlaeth
- Exeges
- Oludari
- Kiros
House Helstea
House Eralith
- Tessia Eralith / Cecilia
- Voiced by: Kana Ichinose[7] (Japanese); Abigail Blythe[11] (English)
- Virion Eralith
- Alduin Eralith
- Merial Eralith
House Glayder
House Greysunders
- Dawsid Greysunders
- Glaudera Greysunders
Xyrus Academy
- Cynthia Goodsky
- Clive Graves
- Fable Kristwood
- Jarrod Redner
- Theodore Maxwell
- Feyrith Ivsaar III
- Vanesy Glory
- Gideon Bastius
- Lucas Wykes
Alacryans
- Caera Denoir
- Alaric Maer
- Uto
Lances
- Varay Aurae
- Aya Grephin
- Biron Wykes
- Mica Earthborn
- Olfred Warned
- Alea Triscan
Scythes
- Cadell
- Seris
- Dragoth
- Viessa
- Melzri
- Elijah Knight / Nico Sever
Thyestes Clan
- Ademir Thyestes
- Aldir
- Kordri
- Taci
Asclepius Clan
- Mordain
- Dawn
- Soleil
- Aurora
- Chul
Titans
- Wren Kain III
- Redox
- Raedan
- Rockford
House Bladeheart
- Claire Bladeheart
- Kaspian Bladeheart
Media
Novel
Written by the Seattle-based South Korean-American writer Brandon Lee, better known as TurtleMe, and illustrated by the Indonesian artist Fuyuki23, the web novel began serialization on the web novel platform Royalroad on October 28, 2015 before migrating to Tapas on January 18, 2017 and receiving press release on May 5 of the same year.[14] The novel concluded on August 24, 2025 on the 529th chapter on TurtleMe´s Patreon account.
Volumes
| No. | Title | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early Years | May 5, 2017[15] | 978-1-370-61060-0 |
| 2 | New Heights | May 5, 2017[16] | 978-1-370-67379-7 |
| 3 | Beckoning Fates | May 5, 2017[17] | 978-1-370-80253-1 |
| 4 | Horizon's Edge | May 5, 2017[18] | 978-1-370-50490-9 |
| 5 | Convergence | October 12, 2019[19] | 978-0-463-66099-7 |
| 6 | Transcendence | October 12, 2019[20] | 978-0-463-21157-1 |
| 7 | Divergence | February 15, 2020[21] | 978-1-370-67993-5 |
| 8 | Ascension | March 29, 2021[22] | 978-1-005-48418-7 |
| 8.5 | Amongst the Fallen | January 1, 2023[23] | — |
| 9 | Reckoning | June 16, 2022[24] | 978-1-005-62569-6 |
| 10 | Retribution | July 5, 2023[25] | 979-8-215-04126-0 |
| 11 | Providence | November 8, 2024[26] | 979-8-227-53977-9 |
| 12 | Apotheosis | May 19, 2026 | — |
Webtoon
A webtoon adaptation of the web novel, also illustrated by Fuyuki23 who is the CEO of the Jakarta-based illustration studio Kisai Entertainment, began serialization on Tapas on July 7, 2018.[14] Fuyuki23 ceased illustrating the webtoon in June 2023.[27] An executive of Kakao Entertainment, Tapas' parent company, said the webtoon adaptation was specifically created for the North American market.[28] At New York Comic Con 2021, Yen Press announced that they would be publishing the webtoon in print.[29] As of February 2026, ten print volumes have been released.[30]
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Premiere date | Finale date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | July 7, 2018 | April 20, 2019 |
| 2 | 37 | July 31, 2019 | March 20, 2020 |
| 3 | 23 | May 29, 2020 | November 27, 2020 |
| 4 | 40 | January 1, 2021 | October 15, 2021 |
| 5 | 50 | December 31, 2022 | January 24, 2023 |
| Jasmine: Wind-Borne (side story) | 10 | November 4, 2023 | December 30, 2023 |
| 6 | 40 | May 11, 2024 | July 3, 2025 |
| 7 | TBA | March 12, 2026 | TBA |
| Overall | 229 | N/a | N/a |
Volumes
| No. | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 2, 2022[31] | 978-1-9753-4563-1 |
| 2 | February 28, 2023[32] | 978-1-9753-4564-8 |
| 3 | July 18, 2023[33] | 978-1-9753-7308-5 |
| 4 | November 21, 2023[34] | 978-1-9753-7309-2 |
| 5 | April 23, 2024[35] | 978-1-9753-7310-8 |
| 6 | August 20, 2024[36] | 978-1-9753-7311-5 |
| 7 | March 25, 2025[37] | 979-8-8554-1343-4 |
| 8 | July 22, 2025[38] | 979-8-8554-1344-1 |
| 9 | November 25, 2025[39] | 979-8-8554-1345-8 |
| 10 | February 24, 2026[30] | 979-8-8554-1346-5 |
| 11 | August 25, 2026[40] | 979-8-8554-1347-2 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced at New York Comic Con on October 19, 2024. It is produced by Studio A-Cat and directed by Keitaro Motonaga, with Takamitsu Kōno writing series scripts, Masami Sueoka designing the characters, and Keiji Inai composing the music.[41] The series aired from April 2 to June 18, 2025, on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.[5][a] The opening theme song is "Kingsblood", performed by Kala,[3] while the ending theme song is "Mahiru no Tsuki" (真昼の月; Midday Moon), performed by Seiza.[42] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[41] An English dub was produced concurrently, which premiered on April 16 of the same year.[4]
The first season was initially planned to air in two cours with a total of 24 episodes.[43] However, after the broadcast of Episode 11, Crunchyroll announced that the season would conclude with Episode 12, with the second season premiering on April 2, 2026 on the same programming block.[44][45][46] The opening theme song is "Sayonara Janai Hō ga Ii" (さよならじゃない方がいい; It Would Be Better If We Don't Have to Say Goodbye) performed by Six Lounge,[47] while the ending theme song is "Futatsu no Michi" (二つの道; Two Roads) performed by 22/7.[48]
Episodes
Season 1
| No. | Title [49][50] | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboard by [b] | Original release date [49][a] | |
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| 1 | "The Rebirth of the King" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Umare Kawaru." (Japanese: 王様、生まれ変わる。) | Keitaro Motonaga | Takamitsu Kono | Goichi Iwahata & Keitaro Motonaga | April 2, 2025 | |
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Grey, the most powerful and bloodthirsty king in the world, dies suddenly in his late-30's of no apparent cause. Floating in the abyss, a voice urges him to seek out the light. He suddenly awakens in an alternate world as newborn Arthur Leywin, first son of retired adventurers Reynolds and Alice. At first he is furious to be reduced to a helpless infant, but he soon discovers humans in this world use an unfamiliar power called magic. Determined to protect himself by gaining as much power as possible, Arthur takes any opportunity he can to learn, reading his parents' books in secret. He discovers his new home is the continent of Dicathen which contains three kingdoms: Sapin, the nation of the humans; Darv the underground nation of the Dwarves; and Elenoir, the forest nation of the Elves. Having been a master of Ki in his old world, Arthur practices magic at every opportunity and casts his first spell at only two years old, injuring Reynolds and destroying their house. Having never experienced family in his former life, he is confused at the feelings of guilt and realizes he has learned to love his parents, crying for the first time in either of his two lives. | ||||||
| 2 | "The King, Under Attack" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Osowareru." (Japanese: 王様、襲われる。) | Honami Inamura | Takamitsu Kono | Takashi Iida | April 9, 2025 | |
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Arthur recalls when an emissary from another nation attempted to assassinate him, so he executed the man’s family to spare them years of torture, and the emissary thanked him. Reynolds begins teaching Arthur the sword and is astounded Arthur is already a skilled swordsman. Realizing he and Alice aren’t capable of training Arthur, they move to Xyros City to find him an instructor. For the journey, they hire their old party Twin Horns as bodyguards. Arthur learns Alice is an especially rare Emitter mage who can use healing magic. Adam, Twin Horn’s spearman, decides to test Arthur’s abilities, which Arthur loses as he is unfamiliar fighting with such a small body. Jasmine, Twin Horn’s scout, notices Arthur use Ki on his legs to increase his speed. After teaching her how, she gifts him a knife. They are attacked by bandits seeking Alice. Reynolds reveals Alice is pregnant. A bandit mage attacks and Arthur is thrown from a cliff, but uses Jasmine’s knife to drag the mage with him to protect Alice and his future sibling. As he falls, he realizes he understands why the emissary thanked him, feeling he can die happy knowing Alice will survive. Arthur awakens in the forest at the bottom of the cliff and is confronted by a terrible monster that greets him by name. | ||||||
| 3 | "Meeting The King" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Deau." (Japanese: 王様、出会う。) | Keitaro Motonaga | Takamitsu Kono | Bob Shirahata | April 16, 2025 | |
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The monster, named Sylvia, claims to be Arthur’s ally and helps him recover. Afterwards, she shows Arthur he has been unconscious for days and his parents were forced to continue their journey without him. More time passes, and while Arthur wants to leave, the forest is full of monsters, and Sylvia cannot leave her cave. Sylvia shows Arthur it is possible to use magic whilst absorbing more from the environment at the same time, allowing spells to be cast indefinitely. However, she refuses to teach him while evil lives within his heart. Eventually, Arthur realizes he cannot repeat his former life of hatred and violence and swears to protect others. Meanwhile, another monster identical to Sylvia searches for her. After much effort, Arthur learns Sylvia’s ability. The second monster locates Sylvia, who quickly hides Arthur. Sylvia reveals her true form as a white dragon and temporarily freezes time. She reminds Arthur of his promise to help others and gives him a magic crystal, one of her feathers, and a tattoo similar to her own body markings. After an emotional goodbye where Arthur acknowledges her as his adoptive grandmother, she uses the last of her magic to teleport Arthur as close to his parents as she can, unfreezes time and attacks the other monster with an explosion that collapses the cave. Arthur awakens alone in the forest and begins his journey to survive until he finds his parents. | ||||||
| 4 | "Saved by the King" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Tasukeru." (Japanese: 王様、助ける。) | Shunji Yoshida | Satoko Sekine | Takashi Iida | April 23, 2025 | |
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Almost immediately, Arthur witnesses slavers transporting a young elf girl. He takes down three slavers in ambush attacks, but their leader turns out to be a mage whom Arthur eventually kills after a difficult magical duel. For a moment, the girl reminds him of a woman he once knew. Arthur tries to send the girl to her home of Elenoir, but realizes she is too young to travel on her own, forcing him to try to lead her there himself. He learns she is Tessia Eralith, and that she wants to train as a mage when she is old enough. Arthur realizes one of the slaver's pet wolves is following them, so he makes sure to stay on guard. The trip starts to annoy him since it is preventing him looking for his parents. He also begins to struggle with terrible pains from his mana core. During one such episode that leaves him immobile with pain, the wolf suddenly appears with food for them before leaving again. Arthur is confused but Tessia is sure it is thanking them for setting it free. They eventually reach a teleportation portal Tessia recognizes as a gateway to Elenoir and quickly pulls him inside. Before Arthur can do anything, he is grabbed by elven soldiers while the suddenly uncaring Tessia watches. | ||||||
| 5 | "The King's Test" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Tamesareru." (Japanese: 王様、試される。) | Norihiko Nagahama | Ayumi Sekine | Takashi Iida | April 30, 2025 | |
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Tessia suddenly asks the soldiers to stop, but they plan to execute him. They are stopped by Tessia's grandfather Virion, the retired elven king, causing Arthur to realize Tessia is a princess. Her parents, King Alduin and Queen Merial, demand Arthur be arrested, but Tessia simply shouts at them until they relent. Arthur remains confused why Tessia showed such hostility towards him when they first arrived. At the castle, he explains being separated from his parents and rescuing Tessia from the slavers, though he does not mention Sylvia. Arthur asks to be returned to Sapin, though Alduin explains the only portal to Sapin can't be opened for another five years, so after some more pressure from Tessia, he agrees to have guards escort Arthur on foot. Arthur begins to doubt his parents would even want him back. Tessia snaps him out of his sudden depression and he realizes he was being foolish. Virion appears and requests a duel as he is interested in how Arthur defeated the slavers alone. Arthur wins so Virion stubbornly requests a second duel, until Tessia scolds him for bullying. Virion offers to make Arthur his apprentice, as he has determined the pain in Arthur's mana core comes from having acquired the Will of a Beast, and if he doesn't train to use it he will die. | ||||||
| 6 | "The King's Training" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Shugyō Suru." (Japanese: 王様、修行する。) | Shunji Yoshida | Touko Machida | Takehiro Nakayama | May 7, 2025 | |
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In his dreams, Arthur experiences the pain from his core as a shadowy monster. Virion decides to take Arthur to visit his old friend. He also warns Arthur that as heir to the throne, Tessia has often been manipulated by people pretending to be her friend, so Arthur must be very special to her if she trusts him. Virion's friend is the elven sorceress Rinia Darcassan, a Diviner who can sense both the past and the future. With her help, Arthur is able to send a psychic message to his thrilled parents telling them he is alright and will join them in Xyros once his illness is cured. Determined to see them again, Arthur agrees to become Virion's apprentice. Tessia insists on showing Arthur around Elenoir, but are confronted by several children Tessia knows, including Feyrith Ivsaar, one of the fake friends Virion mentioned. Angry Tessia prefers Arthur over him, Feyrith challenges Arthur to a duel. Since refusing would dishonor Virion, Arthur accepts and knocks Feyrith unconscious with one punch. The next day, Arthur starts his Beast Tamer training with Virion, determined to master everything Virion can teach him. Three years later, Arthur and Tessia have grown and become more powerful with their abilities. | ||||||
| 7 | "The King Says Goodbye" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Owakare Suru." (Japanese: 王様、お別れする。) | Keitaro Motonaga | Sekine Satoko | Bob Shirahata | May 14, 2025 | |
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Virion reveals Arthur cannot use sorcery as the Beast Will disrupts the balance between his body and his core. After three years of training, Virion decides it is time to awaken the Beast Will, allowing Arthur to tame animals. However, awakening Beast Will causes an explosion of magic and Arthur is forced to admit his Beast Will came from a dragon. Virion reveals Arthur should be able to leave Elenoir as the Sapin portal is being opened 2 years early for a massive cultural exchange between the elves, dwarves and humans. That night, the crystal Arthur got from Sylvia hatches an infant black dragon which accepts him as her father. Arthur names her Sylvie. Virion deduces awakening his Beast Will caused Sylvie to hatch. Arthur encounters Feyrith for the first time since their duel. It transpires Feyrith actually wanted to be Arthur's friend. Tessia is sad many children like Feyrith are taking part in the cultural exchange, but she cannot go due to security risks. Virion gives Arthur a compass with the Elenoir Royal Seal, allowing him to visit Elenoir whenever he wants. Tessia almost misses her chance to say goodbye before Arthur departs. Arthur reaches Xyros, the flying city built on a floating island, and heads for his parents' new home where he meets his little sister Eleanor. | ||||||
| 8 | "Reunited with the King" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Saikai Suru." (Japanese: 王様、再会する。) | Norihiko Nagahama | Touko Machida | Takashi Iida | May 21, 2025 | |
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Arthur relates the story of his absence to his thrilled parents, except for Sylvia whom he keeps secret. Reynolds, who now works security at an auction house, is curious about Arthur’s power, which is almost equal to his at such a young age. They are visited by Reynolds’ boss Vincent Halstea, his wife Tabitha and daughter Lilia. Vincent is astounded by Arthur’s power, which easily surpasses the 12 year old students from the Xyros Magic Academy. Reynolds requests a practice duel using his fire magic but Arthur fights him to a stalemate using advanced fire magic and water magic. As it is exceedingly rare to control more than one element, Vincent suggests Arthur be enrolled at Xyros Academy, even offering to pay the fees himself and ensure he be accepted despite only being 8 years old. Lilia introduces Arthur to the servants, who reveal Lilia often worries about her future, since her parents are desperately hoping she will awaken a mana core and become a successful mage. The next morning, Arthur is visited by Twin Horns who are all glad to see him, especially Jasmine, who regrets she couldn’t stop Arthur falling off the cliff. Seeing them makes Arthur curious about the adventurer life, which would allow him to visit the other kingdoms. | ||||||
| 9 | "The King Teaches" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Oshieru." (Japanese: 王様、教える。) | Honami Inamura | Ayumi Sekine | Honami Inamura | May 28, 2025 | |
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While shopping, Arthur feels a presence from a store selling extracted beast cores. Lilia has long desired one as they sometimes contain Beast Wills, but her parents consider this cheating when she should be focused on awakening her own core. Lilia sneaks away to another store to secretly buy a cheap core. Arthur tries to dissuade her in case it doesn’t work, and their argument disturbs boys from the Academy. A fight almost occurs, but the boys leave after realizing Lilia is Vincent’s daughter, a financial donor to the Academy. Vincent assures Arthur the fight won’t affect his entry to the Academy. Lilia becomes upset, feeling Vincent is only sending Arthur as a substitute for her, since she can’t use magic. Later, she apologizes to Arthur for her jealousy. Deciding to help, Arthur pretends to have sent Lilia to Elenoir for training. At first, Vincent and Tabitha are furious, but soon realize they pressured Lilia unfairly. Lilia reveals she never actually left; she just wanted them to understand. Vincent apologises and promises to support Lilia in whatever future she chooses. Lilia decides for herself to attend the academy so Arthur uses Virion’s technique to forcibly awaken the dormant cores in both Lilia and Eleanor. Vincent throws a party to celebrate. Meanwhile, a sinister man takes an interest in Vincent’s auction house. | ||||||
| 10 | "The King's Defiance" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Sakarau." (Japanese: 王様、逆らう。) | Shunji Yoshida | Satoko Sekine | Takashi Iida | June 4, 2025 | |
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Vincent hosts an auction attended by King Blaine, who purchases a World Lion cub for his son Prince Curtis to be his mana beast partner. Sebastien, the King's magician, selfishly demands Arthur give him Sylvie to serve as his partner. When Arthur refuses, Sebastien threatens his family, angering Arthur until his bloodlust damages the entire building. Unaware it was Arthur, Blaine assumes it was a magical assassin and punishes Reynolds for his poor security. Sebastien suggests surrendering Sylvie as an appropriate punishment but Arthur refuses, standing up to Blaine directly. Blaine's knights seize Arthur, but he defeats them. He then freezes time except for Sebastien, and after breaking his leg, he terrifies him with his beast core, which takes the shape of Sylvia. The next day, Blaine sends a messenger to apologize and assures that the knights have been fired, as has Sebastien, who was rambling about Arthur breaking his leg despite being across the room. Blaine also sends gold as a bribe, implying he could still punish Reynolds if the bribe is refused. Reynolds lets Arthur have the gold for his future. Arthur however, is displeased with how it ended and decides to attend the Academy and learn how to utilize Sylvie as his partner. There, he meets a mysterious woman. | ||||||
| 11 | "The King’s Decision." Transliteration: "Ōsama, Ketsui Suru." (Japanese: 王様、決意する。) | Goichi Iwahata & Keitaro Motonaga | Touko Machida | Keitaro Motonaga | June 11, 2025 | |
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The woman, Director Goodsky, duels Arthur and wins but senses his potential. Arthur agrees to learn from her if she extends protections to his family. He also defers his enrolment until he is the appropriate age, planning to spend three years as an adventurer first. Alice agrees as long as he comes home every few months while Reynolds insists he have an experienced adventurer supporting him, which Jasmine volunteers for. Arthur goes to buy a sword from Vincent, but is disappointed by the options. Sylvie locates a heavy iron staff that turns out to be a sword that can only be drawn when infused with magic. The sword, inscribed with Dawn’s Ballad W.K IV., magically shrinks until it is the ideal size for his hand. Believing the sword to be a magic artefact, Arthur purchases a much cheaper sword for appearances sake and, since Vincent believes it is just a cheap iron staff, receives the magic sword for free as a disposable practice weapon. Weeks later on his ninth birthday, Arthur receives a healing magic glove from Alice, as well as a ring that will warn Alice if he is in mortal danger, and a single use scroll for sending an emergency message. His preparations complete, he says goodbye to his parents and departs with Jasmine. | ||||||
| 12 | "The King’s Departure." Transliteration: "Ōsama, Tabidatsu." (Japanese: 王様、旅立つ。) | Keitaro Motonaga | Ayumi Sekine | Goichi Iwahata | June 18, 2025 | |
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Jasmine takes Arthur to the adventurer's guild to obtain a license from Guildmaster Kaspian Bladeheart, who informs Jasmine her father has been looking for her. Arthur chooses to register under the alias Note. During the exam, Arthur witnesses an arrogant young half-elf named Lucas attempt a cowardly sneak attack on the examiner, which Arthur prevents, and Lucas is only granted a B-rank. Kaspian administers Arthur's exam himself and deems him to be B-rank as well. Guild officials are suspicious so many children are registering and attaining B-rank straight away. Kaspian is not surprised since the recent cultural exchange resulted in guilds lifting the ban on elves and dwarves. Lucas' mother was an elf slave while his father was her owner Lord Wykes, who desired a sorcerer son. Also of note was Elijah Knight, a human raised by dwarf parents. Jasmine takes Arthur for training in a low danger area but while there, an escaped boar monster goes on a rampage. Arthur's past self suddenly warns him to be patient and wait for the right moment, which Arthur does, resulting in him slaying the boar. Jasmine reveals she became an adventurer to escape her family, the Flamesworths, most of whom rejected her anyway when she turned out not to have the family's trademark fire magic. Meanwhile, Tessia watches Arthur through a crystal ball and is upset to see him with yet another woman. Two years later, Arthur has become famous as Note the Masked Swordsman. | ||||||
Season 2
| No. | Title | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboard by [b] | Original release date [49][a] | |
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| 1 | "The King Begins Adventuring" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Bōken Suru." (Japanese: 王様、冒険する。) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | April 1, 2026 | |
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Arthur and Jasmine investigate a village near Beast Glades that no one has been able to contact. Sylvie decides to patrol nearby. They discover the villagers frozen in crystal by an Arachne spider monster, forcing them to escape. Mysterious people watch the Beast Glade, plotting to manipulate events against the Tri-Kingdom alliance of humans, elves and dwarves. Jasmine explains Arachne are among the strongest of monsters, and killing one once took all of Twin Horns working together, in particular Alice with her Emitter powers. The Arachne freezes Jasmine, forcing Arthur to fight. As the Arachne is magic resistant and covered in armour plates, Arthur cracks the skull with earth magic and sends lightning and fire inside its body before beheading it. He judges that he still has a long way to go before attaining the strength he had in his previous life. Jasmine scolds him for risking his life to save hers. Sylvie eats the Arachne’s mana core. The villagers are grateful Arthur rescued them. Lucas doubts Arthur actually defeated an Arachne, until Arthur shows the severed head as proof. His parents scold him for being reckless but praise his achievement. Arthur remains determined to grow stronger. He also wonder what Tessia has been up to lately. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Princess Begins Adventuring" Transliteration: "Ōjosama, Bōken Suru." (Japanese: 王女様、冒険する。) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | April 8, 2026 | |
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Tessia begins working as an adventurer with Feyrith and Vio to strengthen inter-species cooperation following the Tri-Kingdom Alliance, but as the war only ended recently they are often attacked by angry humans and dwarves. Arthur encounters Lucas and Elijah again. Tessia and her friends struggle to complete a boar-monster hunt as the human villager’s aren’t willing to accept help from elves. The mysterious people, who sent the boar, plan to have Tessia die in human territory to provoking conflict between elves and humans. Tessia finds two curious human children who tell her the boar’s location. Tessia uses a technique Arthur taught her to absorb mana from the environment and kills the boar. The mysterious people are disappointed and decide to try kill Tessia again. The human villagers refuse to thank them for slaying the boar, but Tessia is content she made the two children happy. Watching Tessia through a crystal, Virion and Goodsky are impressed and hope Tessia and Arthur will one day change the world. As Tessia and Feyrith are Xyrus Academy students Vio decides to visit it with them to see Arthur. Tessia is furious, having been unaware Vio knew Arthur, whereas Tessia has not seen him since he left Elenoir. Tessia travels to Arthur’s house but is so nervous she runs away when startled by Alice and Eleanor. | ||||||
| 3 | "The King is Stranded" Transliteration: "Ōsama, Sōnan Suru." (Japanese: 王様、遭難する。) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | April 15, 2026 | |
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After being caught in the same storm, Arthur finds himself trapped on an island with Elijah and Lucas. Elsewhere, Jasmine worries their quest was sabotaged, as according to Reynolds a mysterious group has been causing trouble for adventurers. Lucas reveals he was hunting a Salamander that probably caused the storm that sank their boats. Lucas attacks the salamander but finds it is even larger than described in the quest description, and it has healing magic. He, Arthur and Elijah work together, but due to its healing magic they fail to kill it. Arthur realises Lucas reminds him of his teenage self from his first life. Jasmine appears and severs the salamander's head. Sylvie eats the salamander's mana core, angering Lucas and Elijah as they needed it as proof the quest was completed. Feyrith and Vio tease Tessia that she is too scared of seeing Arthur again to look for him properly. Angry, Tessia visits his home again but this time runs away after being startled by Reynolds. The mysterious group are pleased their overpowered monsters are taking out an adequate number of adventurers, but still desire to find an even more powerful monster for an important task. | ||||||
| 4 | "The King's Homecoming" | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 22, 2026 | |
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Jasmine is asked to join a treasure hunt quest with Brald, an AA rank adventurer. Arthur does not like Brald being around Jasmine. Reynolds is confused why Brald would hire other adventurers when he already has a party, but discovers the party are not taking part in the quest with Brald. Arthur agrees to spend time with his family and wonders if he will ever get used to it. Shiun, a servant of Lucas’ father, asks Lucas to join Brald and discover what he is up to. Lucas agrees, despite the quest not being guild approved, and Shiun is shown to have sinister motives. Feyrith and Vio start to worry about Tessia the longer she goes without seeing Arthur. Arthur considers buying a dimensional storage ring but is put off by the prices. Sylvie reveals she is craving mana cores, but due to the recent deaths of adventurers the guild has begun restricting new quests. Arthur and Jasmine join Brald to discover what he is hiding. Sylvie decides not to go with them as she doesn’t like the feel of the dungeon they will be exploring. One of the mysterious people regrets he doesn’t have full control of his newest mana beast but decides it doesn’t matter as it is his final mission. | ||||||
| 5 | "The King's Struggles" | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 29, 2026 | |
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Arthur meets the other adventurers; Reginald and Kriol, two A Rank Augmenters, and Oliver and Samantha, two A Rank Emitters. Brald explains they are looking for an enormous mana stone in the Tomb of Terror dungeon. He also warns them the monsters are immortal, so avoiding combat is vital. Brald is confused as the dungeon does not match the map given him by the mysterious client who hired him to find the stone. Due to the unexpected danger, Oliver tries to abandon the group but is hit by a steam eruption that kills him. A giant worm attacks them, but due to its immortality they only manage to scare it away. Lucas starts to panic and can't put up his barrier, so Brald loses his sword hand to another eruption. Furious at his own cowardice, Lucas lashes out at everyone but is convinced by Arthur to calm down. Brald is forced to admit he didn't scout the dungeon first as he trusted the client, making everyone furious. As losing a hand will end his career, Brald asks that they find the stone so at least his final quest will be successful. He also nominates Arthur as replacement party leader. | ||||||
| 6 | "The King is Betrayed" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 6, 2026 | |
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On the lowest floor Arthur realises a magical mist is manipulating their desires. Kriol sees his deceased wife and disappears trying to reach her. Note wakes everyone else and Jasmine clears the mist with wind magic, revealing the floor is covered in carnivorous vines trying to grab them. Brald goes mad from the illusions. As the vines keep regenerating after being burned, Samantha uses water magic to dry the roots until they can’t regenerate. The roots track back to an S class mana beast, an Elder Woods Guardian, that has absorbed Kriol. Jasmine urges Arthur to run, believing they can’t save the others, but Arthur refuses. Realising they need magic hotter than fire, Arthur switches to lightning magic, but even this does not work. Lucas goes mad from fear and self-loathing, believing he has a destiny as a great mage, so he attacks everyone in the hope their deaths will allow him to escape. Brald is impaled and absorbed by the Guardian. With no other choice, Arthur activates Virion’s technique and freezes the Guardian down to its roots, killing it. Without the Guardian, the whole floor starts to collapse. Alice’s ring warns her Arthur is in mortal danger. The mysterious man doubts Arthur is an ordinary A rank Augmenter. | ||||||
| 7 | "The King Survives" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 13, 2026 | |
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Lucas makes it to the surface and claims everyone died. In the dungeon Arthur heals his own injuries and Jasmine’s. Elijah swears revenge on Lucas. He also reveals he might be either a dwarf or a human, as he was raised by dwarves but never met his parents. His father figure, Elder Rahdeas, sent him away when he manifested an unusual magic. Arthur admits about his Beast Will and his ability to augment all four elements plus lightning and ice. Leaving the shelter they find Reginald, Kriol and Brald dead and Samantha badly injured. They attempt to return to the surface but come close to death. They are suddenly rescued by Sylvie, grown into a mature dragon from eating dozens of mana cores hunting wild monsters. They reach the surface in minutes, where Samantha reveals she managed to save the beast core of the Elder Guardian, which she insists Arthur take. Arthur sends a magical message to let his family know he is alive. They are retrieved by the Guild and sent to hospital, but the Guild Master informs them Lucas lodged an official complaint against Arthur for the quest failure and the deaths of Brald, Oliver, Reginald and Kriol, so the Guild must hold a trial. | ||||||
Reception
Mel Lake of Multiversity Comics praised the main character's journey, particularly its psychological aspects. Lake also praised the artwork, particularly its fight scenes, backgrounds, and faces.[1] Vanessa Piña of Screen Rant compared the series to Solo Leveling, while also describing its aesthetic and storytelling as "distinct".[51]
Alex Trent of Game Rant reported that 40,000 fans have signed a petition demanding the anime series be remade due to disappointment with the animation quality of the series.[52]