Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World is an anime television series based on the light novel series of the same name written by and illustrated by Ao Nekonabe. Announced at the "Fantasia Bunko Dai Kanshasai 2019" event on October 20, 2019, it was animated by Silver Link and directed by Shin Oonuma and Mirai Minato, with Kento Shimoyama handling series composition and Kaori Sato as character designer and chief animation director. Seima Iwahashi, Ryōta Tomura, and Ryūichirō Fujinaga of Elements Garden composed the series' music. The series aired from October 7 to December 23, 2020, on AT-X and other channels. Kaori Ishihara performed the opening theme "Against.", while Sora Amamiya performed the ending theme .

Funimation licensed the series and streamed it in North America, Britain, and Ireland, and an English dub was released on October 28, 2020. On October 27, 2020, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.

A sequel was green-lit on October 1, 2021, which was later revealed to be a second season. It was animated by Silver Link and Studio Palette, and directed by Yuki Inaba, with Studio Palette credited for series composition, Kaori Yoshihara designing the characters, and Elements Garden composing the music. It was initially scheduled for 2023, but was later delayed, and eventually aired from July 10, 2024, to June 26, 2025. The opening theme song is performed by AliA, while the ending theme song is "Para Bellum", performed by Sizuk. Crunchyroll licensed the series. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia, broadcasting it on Aniplus Asia.

On August 6, 2024, it was announced that the fifth episode of the second season would be delayed indefinitely, and reruns from the first season would fill the broadcast. The season resumed airing on April 10, 2025, with the first new episode airing on May 8 of the same year.

Series overview

Episodes Season 1 (2020)

Season 2 (2024–2025)

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