The Faraway Paladin: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the ruined city of the dead far from human civilization lives a single human child named Will. He is raised by three undead: Blood the heroic skeleton warrior, Mary the ladylike mummy priestess, and Gus the crotchety ghost wizard. The three of them teach the boy what they know and pour their love into him.

One day, the boy begins to wonder, "Who am I?" Will uncovers the mysteries of the undead hidden in this faraway land. He learns of the love and mercy of good gods, as well as the paranoia and madness of evil gods. And once he learns it all, the boy embarks on the path to becoming a Paladin.

Series details

• Title: The Faraway Paladin
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2021-10-09
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 57175
• IMDb ID: tt14476244
• TVDB ID: 401915

Cast and credited roles

• Shōya Chiba — Will
• Ayumu Murase — Meneru
• Go Shinomiya — Luu
• Kenji Nomura — Leistof
• Kenichirou Matsuda — ゲルレイズ
• Eri Suzuki — ロビィナ・グッドフェロー
• Koji Yusa — Antonio
• Minoru Inaba — バート・バグリー
• Atsushi Tamaru — エセルバルド
• Keiko Watanabe — Anna
• Sanae Kobayashi — ディーネ
• Aoi Yūki — グレイスフィール

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-10-09; final listed air date 2022-01-03; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-10-07; final listed air date 2023-12-23.

Source and licence

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