Author Necoco and artist Hajime Nikata’s Daikenja Riddle no Jikan Gyakkо̄ (The Great Sage Riddle’s Time Reversal) is getting a light anime adaptation. The anime will debut on Television Kanagawa on April 1 at 9:55 p.m. JST. The staff revealed the main cast and a visual:
Image via press release
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The series stars Junya Enoki as Riddle and Azusa Tadokoro as Norn.
The story follows Riddle, a young man who lost his companions to a mysterious group known as the “Box of Malice.” On the brink of despair, after 1,000 years, Riddle eventually achieves the ability to reverse time. With a thousand years of knowledge and experience, the Great Sage Riddle journeys to the past.
Necoco and Nikata debuted the full-color manga on Seed Comics in November 2023. Shogakukan published the first compiled book volume in May 2024 and the fifth volume on November 4.
Sources: Press release, Comic Natalie
