Mato Satō’s “The Executioner and Her Way of Life” (処刑少女の生きる道) light novel series is confirmed to inspire a TV anime adaptation. The novels won the grand prize at the GA Bunko Awards in 2019.
Iori Saeki plays the protagonist Menou, the Executioner while Moeka Kishimoto plays Akari, the Lost One.
▍Teaser Video (Eng. Sub.)
▍About the Series
Written by Mato Sato and illustrated by Nilitsu, “The Executioner and Her Way of Life” is collected into fourth volumes by SB Creative with the first volume published in July 2019. The fifth volume is set to be released on 10th February. manga adaptation with art by Ryo Mitsuya has been serialized in Square Enix’s seinen manga magazine Young Gangan since June 2020.
The story tells the tales of The Lost Ones, 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…
