Yamakawa and Nao launched the manga in Kodansha‘s Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in June 2016 and Kodansha distributes the manga in English. Kodansha announced that Naoki Yamakawa and Akinari Nao’s I’m Standing on a Million Lives manga is inspiring a TV anime that will debut in October.
Anime’s cast members include:
- Yūto Uemura as Yūsuke Yotsuya
- Risa Kubota as Iu Shindo
- Azumi Waki as Kusue Hakozaki
- Makoto Koichi as Yuka Tokitate
Anime’s staff members include:
- Kumiko Habara is directing the anime at Maho Film
- Takao Yoshioka is in charge of the series scripts
- Eri Kojima and Toshihide Masudate are designing the characters
- Yūko Ōba is drawing the sub-character designs
- Color Design: Aki Watanabe
- Art Director: Satoshi Shibata
- Director of Photography: Yukina Nomura
- Sound Director: Satoshi Yano
- Music: Ken Ito
- Music Production: Lantis
I’m Standing on a Million Lives manga’s story has been described by Kodansha as “Ninth-grader Yusuke Yotsuya is practical, friendless, and not active in any clubs. Then one day, he and two female classmates are suddenly sent to another world where they must work together to battle for their lives. Yotsuya is a lone wolf and has always lived his life according to his wants, but how will that work out now that he’s supposed to be a hero?! Get ready for a one-of-a-kind fantasy story that will challenge everything you thought you knew about fantasy!”
