The upcoming anime adaptation of The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human has unveiled its main trailer, and key visual and confirmed a July premiere window. The trailer provides a glimpse of the newly announced opening song titled "Ctrl C" by KOHTA YAMAMOTO feat. Shun Ikegai.

Furthermore, a cast update reveals that Kentarou Tone will join the cast as Jiron, a subordinate of the main protagonist Ike.

The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human is an anime adaptation based on the light novels by Ryousuke Hata with illustrations by KUMA. The series revolves around Ike, the leader of the powerful Seventh Corps in the Demon King Army, who is revealed to be a reincarnated human rather than a demon.

The anime production team includes director Norihiko Nagahama (I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills), series composer Touko Machida (I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related), character designer Masami Sueoka (I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills), music composer KOHTA YAMAMOTO (Chained Soldier, Attack on Titan Final Season co-composer), and animation production by studio A-CAT.

The main cast includes:

• Jun Fukuyama as Ike
• Hina Tachibana as Satie
• Shizuka Itoh as Cefiro
• Manaka Iwami as Dairokuten Demon Lord
• Azumi Waki as Lilith

The light novel series, published under Futabasha's Monster Bunko label, commenced in September 2016 and concluded in 2018 with a total of five volumes. The success of the series also led to a manga adaptation by Anajiro. Before the light novel release, the story was initially serialized as a web novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou in 2016.

Source: @maougun_pr