An anime adaptation was officially revealed for The Beginning After the End, the web novel and manhwa by TurtleMe, with manhwa adaptation and art by Fuyuki23 for Seasons 1-5 and MGK-story for Season 6. Keitaro Motonaga (Digimon Adventure tri., Date A Live) is lined up to direct the adaptation at studio A-CAT, and Crunchyroll has confirmed plans to stream the series in 2025! You can see the first teaser trailer and key visual below.
The Beginning After the End Anime Teaser Trailer
The Beginning After the End
Release Date: 2025Staff:
Executive producers: TurtleMe, Gabriel le Luu, Mike Zhu, Kevin Nicklaus
Director: Keitaro Motonaga
Series Composition: Takamitsu Kouno
Story Supervisor: TurtleMe
Character Design: Masami Sueoka
Music: Keiji Inai
Production: Slow Curve
Animation Production: studio A-CAT
An X (formerly Twitter) account and an official bilingual website launched along with the news and a comment from the original author. Here’s what TurtleMe had to say about the announcement:
Dear viewers in Japan,I am grateful to announce that The Beginning After the End is being adapted into an anime, a milestone made possible by your incredible support. Having grown up reading manga, it’s an honor to have my story recognized in the birthplace of anime and manga, one of my first influences in writing.I’d like to thank Studio A-Cat for their hard work in adapting the story into an animation and Crunchyroll for making this all happen. Working with them has been a pleasure to bring this story to life in a new form.My sincerest gratitude for your generous support and for celebrating this milestone with me!
The Beginning After the End manhwa is available digitally on Tapas and in print via Yen Press. Crunchyroll describes the series
After a mysterious death, King Grey is reborn as Arthur Leywin on the magical continent of Dicathen. Although he enters his second life as a baby, his previous wisdom remains. He begins to master magic and forge his own path as the years go by, seeking to correct the mistakes of his past life.
