“The Executioner and Her Way of Life” Yuri Anime Set To Stream On HIDIVE

Mar 10

Sentai Filmworks announced today that they have acquired exclusive global rights to yuri anime “The Executioner and Her Way of Life”. HIDIVE will simulcast the fantasy anime as it airs in Japan. The series is set to premiere on April 1, 2022.

Sentai also announced it will release the anime on home video at a later date. The license does not include Asia.

“The Executioner and Her Way of Life” Synopsis: When inter-dimensional travelers from an otherworldly land known as “Japan” appear, they often bring death and destruction. It’s up to Executioners like Menou to track and exterminate the Lost Ones before they wreak havoc. When Menou encounters a beguiling Lost One named Akari, it’s bloody business as usual… until Menou discovers Akari can cheat death, that is. Even so, Menou has a job to do, and she is committed to her executioner’s mission come hell or high water — provided her newly stirring feelings don’t get in the way.

The anime is an adaptation of the award winning light novel series “The Executioner and Her Way of Life”, known in Japan as “Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road”, written by Mato Sato and illustrated by nilitsu. J.C. Staff is handling the animation production with Yoshiki Kawasaki as director. The opening theme song will be "Paper Bouquet" by Mili and ChouCho is performing the ending theme song "Touka Serenade".

The anime stars Iori Saeki as “Menou”, the Executioner, Moe Kahara as “Akari”, the Lost One, Hisako Kanemoto as “Momo”, the executioner's assistant, and M.A.O as “Ashuna”, the wandering princess knight.

Warner Bros. Japan officially announced the TV series in January at the GA Fest 2021 event. The light novels are currently being published in Japan by SB Creative under their GA Bunko imprint and won the grand prize at the GA Bunko Awards in 2018. A manga adaptation was launched in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine in June 2020.

“The Executioner and Her Way of Life” light novels are currently being published in English by Yen Press. Volume 4 was released on April 19, 2022.

Yen Press Synopsis: The Lost Ones are wanderers who come here from a distant world known as "Japan." No one knows how or why they leave their homes. The only thing that is certain is that they bring disaster and calamity. The duty of exterminating them without remorse falls to Menou, a young Executioner. When she meets Akari, it seems like just another job...until she discovers it's impossible to kill this girl! And when Menou begins to search for a way to defeat this immortality, Akari is more than happy to tag along! So begins a journey that will change Menou forever...