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A Returner's Magic Should Be Special (TV)

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Alternative title:
Kikansha no Mahō wa Tokubetsu Desu (Japanese) 
帰還者の魔法は特別です (Japanese) 
Genres: action , comedy , drama , fantasy , tournament 
Plot Summary: In a time when the Shadow World has taken over and most of humanity is wiped out, a party of six heroes strives and fails to save the world… But magician Desir Herman is given a second chance when he opens his eyes and finds that he's gone back thirteen years in the past. It's now up to him to gather his party once more and stop the greatest catastrophe in human history. (from manga)
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User Ratings: 145 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 3 votes (sub:2, raw:1)
 Excellent: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Very good: 36 votes (sub:28, dub:7, others:1
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Good: 40 votes (sub:36, dub:3, raw:1)
 Decent: 31 votes (sub:26, dub:4, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 10 votes (sub:10)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:4, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Weak: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Bad: 5 votes (sub:4, others:1
1 Vietnamese subtitled
)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 249 users, rank: #3442 (of 10086)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.524 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.8197, rank: #5919 (of 10238)
Weighted mean: 6.591 (Good−), rank: #5588 (of 10238) (seen all: 6.88 / seen some: 6.18 / won't finish: 3.24)
Bayesian estimate: 6.664 (Good−), rank: #4913 (of 7689)
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2023-10-07 
Opening Theme:
"GET BACK" by FLOW 
Ending Theme:
"6 o Naderu (Stroke the 6)" by Momosumomosu 
Official website:
「帰還者の魔法は特別です」 (Japanese) 
Review:
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 1 Anime Review (Jun 3, 2024)
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 16-22 (Feb 21, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 17-23 (Mar 22, 2024)
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A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Anime's 1st 5 Minutes Streamed (Sep 30, 2023)
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A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Anime's 3rd Video Introduces Momosumomosu's Ending Song (Sep 15, 2023)
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast, October 7 Debut (Sep 10, 2023)
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Anime's Character Video Highlights Romantica Eru (Sep 9, 2023)
Muse Asia Licenses Shangri-la Frontier, A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Anime (Sep 4, 2023)
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Anime's Character Video Highlights Desir Herman (Sep 3, 2023)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    A Returner's Magic Should Be Special - Season 1 (Blu-ray) 2025-02-18 (from $39.91)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Taishi Kawaguchi 
Series Composition: Takamitsu Kōno 
Script: Takamitsu Kōno 
Music: Kenta Higashiohji 
Original creator:
Usonan (novel) 
Wookjakga (webtoon) 
Character Design: Hiromi Katō 
Art Director: Eiji Iwase 
Art design:
Akihiro Hirasawa 
Kazushige Kanehira 
Tomoyasu Fujise 
Yasuhiro Okumura 
Sound Director: Takatoshi Hamano 
Director of Photography: Hideki Imaizumi 

Art Assistant: Masahiro Kama 
Color design: Aiko Matsuyama 
Editing: Ryoko Kaneshige 
Key Animation: Emiko Kataoka (ep 11) 
Prop Design: Shōtarō Hashiguchi 
Publicity: Chris Han 
Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama 
Theme Song Arrangement: FLOW (OP) 
Theme Song Composition:
Momosumomosu (ED) 
Takeshi Asakawa (OP) 
Theme Song Lyrics:
Kohshi Asakawa (OP) 
Momosumomosu (ED) 
Theme Song Performance:
FLOW (OP) 
Momosumomosu (ED) 
Natsumi Fujiwara as Pram Schnaize 
Sayumi Suzushiro as Romaintica Elle 
Takuma Terashima as Desir Herrman 

Asami Seto as Azrest Kingscrown 

Aiki Mase as Pine Tree Member (ep 7) 
Akio Ōtsuka as Doneve Aslan (ep 1) 
Asuna Tomari as Blue Moon Member (ep 6) 
Ayako Kawasumi as Priscilla Heisilkeite (ep 1) 
Daria Midou as Pine Tree Member (eps 7-8) 
Genki Muro as Pine Tree Member (eps 7-8) 
Harumi Sakurai as Pram's Mother (ep 4) 
Hikaru Midorikawa as Rapael Zeringen (ep 1) 
Hinata Tadokoro as Esteban Man (ep 5) 
Hiroshi Watanabe as Nasi Holm (ep 2) 
Hitomi Shogawa as Professor (eps 2, 9) 
Hitomi Ueda as Red Dragon Member (eps 7-8) 
Iori Saeki as Young Desir (ep 9) 
Junichi Yanagita as Gabriel (eps 7-8) 
Junji Majima as Doneta Harden 
Kaori Nakamura as Professor (ep 3) 
Kazuki Ura as Student (ep 7) 
Kazumasa Fukagawa as Outer (ep 11) 
Keisuke Hamaoka as Editor-in-chief (ep 5) 
Ken Mizukoshi as Examiner (ep 2) 
Kento Shiraishi as New Student (ep 3) 
Kikuko Inoue as Professor Bridget 
Kotaro Shinohara as Outer (ep 11) 
Makoto Furukawa as Elheim Trikincy (eps 1-2) 
Mari Hino as
Announcement of the World of Shadows (eps 2, 5-9) 
School Announcement (eps 1, 12) 
Masaharu Satō as School Principal (eps 3, 9) 
Masaki Terasoma as Kraiken (eps 9, 11-12) 
Mikako Takahashi as Professor Prelude (eps 10, 12) 
Mitsuki Nakamura as Blue Moon Member (ep 6) 
Motoki Sakuma as Outer (ep 11) 
Natsumi Kawaida as System audio (ep 1) 
Natsumi Oshita as Blue Moon Member (ep 7) 
Reigo Yamaguchi as Reporter (ep 5) 
Riho Sugiyama as Young Doneta (ep 5) 
Sayumi Watabe as Ladria von Dolice (eps 1-2) 
Serina Machiyama as Student (ep 7) 
Shinji Nagano as
Outer (ep 11) 
Professor (eps 3, 9) 
Shō Fujisawa as Magic Tower Staff (ep 10) 
Sho Nogami as Student (ep 7) 
Shōgo Sakata as Red Dragon Member (eps 7-8) 
Shōhei Komatsu as Percival Asegnitu (eps 6, 8-9) 
Show Hayami as Jord Exarion (eps 1, 10, 12) 
Taishi Hamamoto as Outer (ep 11) 
Takaaki Torashima as Alpha Student (ep 5) 
Takaya Hashi as Boromir Napole (ep 1) 
Takeo Ōtsuka as Sing Eggs (ep 2) 
Takuya Makimura as Entourage (ep 9) 
Tarō Kiuchi as Outer (ep 11) 
Yasuhiro Mamiya as Professor Pugman (eps 3, 6, 9, 12) 
Yoshito Yasuhara as Uzuru (ep 5) 
Yuga Sato as New Student (ep 3) 
Yūjirō Kakuda as Entourage (ep 9) 
Yuka Iwahashi as Alpha Student (ep 5) 
Yuki Arai as Professor (eps 2-3, 7) 
Yūki Ishikari as
Beta Teacher (ep 3) 
Professor (eps 2, 7, 9) 
Yūki Shin as Trevilly Tarkas (ep 2) 
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Arvo Animation 
Sound Production: Magic Capsule 
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Jeremy Inman 
ADR Script: Dallas Reid 

ADR Engineer: Noah Whitehead 
Assistant ADR Director: Aaron Roberts 
Assistant ADR Engineer: Katie Saltkill 
Assistant producer: Samantha Herek 
Mix Engineer: Andrew Tipps 
Austin Tindle as Desir Herrman 
Macy Anne Johnson as Pram Schnaize 
Sarah Roach as Romaintica Elle 

Anastasia Munoz as Azrest Kingscrown 

Adam Rowe as Male Alpha Student (ep 5) 
Brianna Roberts as Pram's Mother (ep 4) 
Brittney Karbowski as Professor Prelude (eps 10, 12) 
Chris Rager as Doneve Aslan (ep 1) 
Corey Pettit as Priscilla Heisilkeite (ep 1) 
Corey Wilder as
Nasi Holm (ep 2) 
Percival Acegunits 
Erin Lundquist as System Audio (ep 1) 
Erin Kelly Noble as Blue Moon Member (ep 6) 
Hollis Beck as Red Dragon Member (ep 7) 
James Larabee as Professor (eps 2-3, 7, 9) 
Jim Foronda as Zod (ep 1) 
Katelyn Barr as Professor Brigitte (ep 1) 
Lee George as Elheim Trikincy (ep 1) 
Matt Shipman as Gabriel (eps 7-8) 
Matthew Elkins as Rafaello Zeringen (ep 1) 
Molly Searcy as Ladoria von Doriché (eps 1-2) 
Nick Huber as Sing Eggs (ep 2) 
Tyson Rinehart as Professor Pubman 
Xan Cramer as Doneta Harden 
Yussef Benelbar as Red Dragon Member (ep 7) 

Adam Rowe 
Branden Loera 
Drew Breedlove 
Erica Muse (ep 5) 
Erin Lundquist 
Gerard Caster 
Jennifer Alyx 
Josh Putnam 
Katie Caruso 
Nick Huber 
Rachel Glass 
Tristan Bonner 
Van Barr Jr. 
Vanessa Benoit 
Veronica Laux 
Zeke Fayble 
English companies
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll 
Licensed by: Crunchyroll 

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