The special livestream program for the Seija Musou: Salaryman, Isekai de Ikinokoru Tame ni Ayumu Michi (The Great Cleric) television anime at the NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan booth at AnimeJapan 2023 unveiled additional staff, cast, theme songs, and the first promo on Saturday. The anime is set to broadcast on TBS and BS11 in July 2023.
Staff
Monster Design, Prop Design: Yoshinori Iwanaga (Shinsekai yori)
Art Director: Toshiyuki Tokuda (Pulsar Design) (Mirai Nikki (TV))
Color Design: Miyuki Satou (Wish) (Steins;Gate)
CG Director: Yoshihiro Tsukashita (Tensai Ouji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu)
Director of Photography: Shinya Kanetake (Typhoon Graphics) (Kaijin Kaihatsu-bu no Kuroitsu-san)
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (editz) (Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records)
Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya (Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha)
Music: Toshihiko Sahashi (Hunter x Hunter)
Music Production: Nichion
Nasuo☆ (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san) is performing the opening theme "Bug-chan," and Yuki Nakashima (Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja) will perform the ending theme "A NEW DAY."
The anime adapts Broccoli Lion's fantasy novel, which began on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in October 2015. Micro Magazine Publishing acquired and began publishing the novel under its GC Novels imprint in August 2016, with illustrations by sime. The tenth volume was shipped in January 2022. The series has over 2.5 million cumulative copies in circulation.
J-Novel Club licensed the novel in English for digital publication in October 2020. The tenth volume went on sale in December 2022. Vertical announced that they licensed the manga for English publication at Anime Expo 2019. Kodansha USA shipped the ninth volume digitally on January 31.