The Faraway Paladin is a Japanese anime series based on the light novel series of the same name written by Kanata Yanagino and illustrated by Kususaga Rin. An anime adaptation was announced on April 17, 2021. The series is animated by Children's Playground Entertainment and directed by Yuu Nobuta, with Tatsuya Takahashi overseeing the series' scripts, Koji Haneda designing the characters, and Ryūichi Takada and Keigo Hoashi from MONACA composing the music. It aired on Tokyo MX, AT-X, and BS NTV from October 9, 2021, to January 3, 2022. The opening theme is "The Sacred Torch" performed by H-el-ical//, while the ending theme is performed by Nagi Yanagi.
On December 25, 2021, a second season was announced to be in production. Titled The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain, it will be produced by OLM and Sunrise Beyond, with Akira Iwanaga directing the season, and Tatsuya Arai designing the characters alongside Koji Haneda. The season aired from October 7 to December 23, 2023. The opening theme is performed by Nagi Yanagi, while the ending theme is performed by Kotoko.
Crunchyroll has licensed the series outside of Asia and Oceania (excluding Australia and Zealand), while Medialink licensed the series in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the rest of Oceania, and co-licensed with Disney+ through Star content hub in Taiwan, Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asia countries. On October 28, 2021, Crunchyroll announced the series will receive an English dub, which premiered on November 27, 2021. On October 20, 2023, Crunchyroll announced that the second season will begin airing its dub the following day.
Series overview
Episode list Season 1 (2021–22)
Season 2 (2023)
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