'Light Novel Anime' Anthology Announced for Summer 2025

An official website opened for a short anime anthology project adapting four original stories by popular light novel authors on Thursday, revealing the staff for each title and an announcement promo. The episodes will run for approximately five minutes each.

The first two titles, Shoushin Time Leap and Femme Fatale Ikusei Keikaku, will be released in parts in vertical format on the project's official YouTube channel for the next ten days. The segmented episodes will also be available on streaming platforms BUMP and Tatedra. The episodes will be re-edited for television broadcast beginning on July 13 at 2:00 a.m. on the ANiMAZiNG!!! programming block on ABC TV and TV Asahi's 24 affiliated stations.

Shoushin Time Leap
Original Work, Series Composition, Script: Nigojuu (Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru.)
Director: Tomoyasu Murata (Haikyuu!! (OVA))
Character Design: tanu (Rolling☆Girls original character design)
Script Cooperation: Fumiaki Maruto (Engage Kiss)
Literary Director: Takeshi Hagiwara (Miru Tights script assistance)
Sound Director: Fumihiko Ootera (Honey Lemon Soda)
Main Theme: Misaki Umase (Tu Bian Yingxiong X)
Studio: Ziine Studio

Cast
Miri Wakanai: Tomoyo Takayanagi (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby)
Itsuki Wase: Shougo Sakata (Chainsaw Man)
Miyako Anan: Miyari Nemoto (Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi)
Ren Ashiya: Reiji Kawashima (Fumetsu no Anata e)

Femme Fatale Ikusei Keikaku
Original Work, Series Composition: Natsu Hyuuga (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi, Masayuki Kitamura
Script: Ougyo Kawashigi (Jinsei)
Character Design: Kamoku Okeno
Literary Director: Takeshi Hagiwara
Sound Director: Tooru Nakano (Aoharu x Kikanjuu)
Main Theme: Misaki Umase
Studio: Ziine Studio

Cast
Yuki Atagawa: Daiki Yamashita (Boku no Hero Academia)
Yamada: Yuuya Hirose (Übel Blatt)
Suzuki: Yuusuke Shirai (Sasaki to Miyano)
Hana Kurahashi: Saho Shirasu (Apocalypse Hotel)
Tsukino Kurahashi: Satsumi Matsuda (The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls)
Yukiko Kurahashi: Reina Kondou (Horimiya)
Asagi Hiyama: Sayumi Suzushiro (Bocchi the Rock!)
Narration: Tatsumaru Tachibana (The God of High School)

Jack the Reaper
Original Work: Tappei Nagatsuki (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
Director: Daisuke Nakano
Series Composition, Script: Usagi Usaki (Sairin Yuusha no Fukushuutan light novel)
Character Design: Minori Chigusa (Shino to Ren light novel)
Literary Director: Takeshi Hagiwara
Sound Director: Tooru Nakano
Main Theme: Misaki Umase
Studio: Ziine Studio

Cast
Gokuro Tokijou: Kaito Ishikawa (Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai)
Komachi Terasaka: Kaede Hondo (Majo no Tabitabi)
Hasujito Yatsugi: Kento Hama (Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru)
Iwao Gondou: Hinata Tadokoro (Ousama Ranking)
Mirei Jumangoku: Nanako Mori (Yagate Kimi ni Naru)

Marie Antoinette ni Tensei Shitande Zenryoku de Guillotine wo Kaihi shimasu
Original Work, Series Composition, Script: Shouko Amano (Yorozu Uranaidokoro light novel)
Director: Kaoruko Murakami
Character Design: Takuya Fujita (ViVid Strike!)
Literary Director: Takeshi Hagiwara
Sound Director: Tooru Nakano
Main Theme: Misaki Umase
Studio: Ziine Studio

Cast
Antoinette: Fairouz Ai (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone Ocean)
Louis: Toshiki Masuda (Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo)
Stanislas: Takeo Ootsuka ([Oshi no Ko])
Charles: Shunichi Toki (Tokyo Revengers)
Madame du Barry: Masumi Tazawa (Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne!)

Announcement


Official site: https://lightnovel-anime.com/
Official X: @Lanoani_PJ

Source: Anime! Anime!

Shuukan Light Novel Anime on MAL