is a Japanese

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series that serves as a chibi-style

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between the

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series ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', and ''

The Saga of Tanya the Evil ''The Saga of Tanya the Evil'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Carlo Zen and illustrated by Shinobu Shinotsuki. It began serialization online in 2010, on the user-generated novel publishing website Arcadia. ...

'', all published by

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. The series aired its first season from April to June 2019. A second season aired from January to March 2020, including additional characters from ''

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'' and '' Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious''. An anime film titled ''Isekai Quartet The Movie -Another World-'' was released in June 2022. A third season has been announced.

Plot

One day, a magic button suddenly appears. The protagonists from ''

'', ''

'', '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', and ''

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'' all press the button occasionally, unintentionally and move to a parallel world — another brand new

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— where a new story featuring high school life begins. Soon, they are joined by protagonists from ''

'' and '' Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious''.

Characters

Production and release

The series is written and directed by Minoru Ashina, with character designs by Minoru Takehara, who also serves as chief animation director. The series is animated by

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. It aired from April 9 to June 25, 2019. The series ran 12 episodes.

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(now Crunchyroll, LLC) has licensed the series and is streaming it in both Japanese and English. On April 23, 2019, it was added to

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's streaming library as well.

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, Yūsuke Kobayashi and

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perform the opening theme song , while

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and

perform the ending theme song . A second season of the anime series was announced at the ending of Episode 12 and premiered on January 14, 2020. The main staff members returned to reprise their roles. The season includes guest appearances of characters from ''

''. Hino, Fukushima, Kobayashi and Yūki perform the second season's opening theme song , while

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, and

Saori Hayami Saori (written: 沙織, 早織, 佐織, 砂織, 沙保里, 沙緒里, 紗央里, 紗央莉, 左多里 or さおり in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Saori (television personality) (born 1981) ...

perform the second season's ending theme song, . The second season ran for 12 episodes. Funimation has licensed the series for a

simuldub Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes ...

. Crunchyroll is also streaming the second season.

Muse Communication Muse Communication Co., Ltd. (also known simply as Muse) is a Taiwanese distributor and licensor that specializes in the distribution of anime. Based in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, the company also distributes Asian and European films i ...

is streaming the second season in Southeast Asia and South Asia on its Muse Asia YouTube channel. A sequel to the anime series was announced at the ending of the second season's final episode. A new anime film titled ''Isekai Quartet The Movie -Another World-'' has been announced, with the returning staff and cast. The film premiered on June 10, 2022. The film's theme song is "Melodic Road Movie" by

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featuring Kashitarō Itō. A side-scrolling action game, ''Pixel Game Maker Series Isekai Quartet: Adventure Action Game'', has been released for Nintendo Switch and Steam on July 17th, 2021.

Reception

''Gadget Tsūshin'' listed "beautiful Megumin" in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.

Notes

References

External links

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