Entertainment · K-Culture & Anime · 3 hrs ago
‘Mother of Assassins’ takes over anime’s promotional trailer
A special trailer has been released for the fall anime The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life, also known to fans as Chi-Fuyo.
Comedian Rie Shibata, who voices the Mother of Assassins, takes over the narration and comments on the scenes in character.
The character is an enemy of the story’s main character, Rein, and raises children to become elite assassins.
In the trailer, she acts as if she knows she is in a promotional video and speaks directly to viewers.
The series follows Rein after his guild expels him, as he starts over as an independent adventurer with companions who have suffered losses.
Its fantasy setting mixes serious drama with comedy and unusual elements such as pachinko machines and the Yakuza.
The anime is scheduled to premiere on October 6.
Rie Shibata takes over the narration in a special promotional video for the anime The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life.
Shibata voices the Mother of Assassins, a character who opposes protagonist Rein and his companions.
The character breaks the fourth wall to comment on the trailer and its scenes.
The anime is also known to fans as Chi-Fuyo.
The article says the anime was due to premiere on October 6.
- Who
- Rie Shibata, who voices the Mother of Assassins.
- What
- She takes over the narration of the anime’s main promotional video.
- When
- The video was released shortly before the anime’s October 6 premiere, according to the article.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The anime released a main promotional video narrated by Rie Shibata as the Mother of Assassins.
The anime was due to premiere, according to the article.
Kyodo published its article about the promotional video.
- Anime title
- The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life
- Popular title
- Chi-Fuyo
- Voice actor
- Rie Shibata
- Character
- Mother of Assassins
- Premiere date
- October 6
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