Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time (ピーター・グリルと賢者の時間, Pītā Guriru to Kenja no Jikan) is a 2020 anime series based on the Japanese fantasy manga series with the same name written and illustrated by Daisuke Hiyama. It was serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Action from August 25, 2017 to February 2024 before being transferred to the Web Action manga website, where it finished serialization on August 27, 2024. It has been collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
The anime series was announced in the November 2019 issue of Monthly Action on September 25, 2019.[1] The series overall was animated by Wolfsbane, directed by Tatsumi, series composition by Nora Mōri, music composed by Music Planet, and it aired on Tokyo MX with the censored version and AT-X with the uncensored version. The first season premiered in Japan with from July 11, 2020 to September 26, 2020, consisting of 12 episodes. The second season titled Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time: Super Extra (ピーターグリルと賢者の時間 Super Extra, Pītā Guriru to Kenja no Jikan Super Extra) was announced on November 10, 2021.[2] Studio Seven joined in the production with Wolfsbane to animated the second season, which premiered in Japan from October 10, 2022 to December 26, 2022, consisting of 12 episodes.
Sentai Filmworks licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered on HIDIVE's streaming service with the first four episodes on August 14, 2020.[3][4][5] The second season's English Dub premiered on February 8, 2023.[6][7]
The Blu-ray of the first season was released on November 16, 2021, while the second season's Blu-ray was released on November 21, 2023.
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Cast[]
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| Peter Grill | Hiro Shimono | Joe Daniels | 1-2 | ||
| Luvelia Sanctus | Yui Ninomiya | Savanna Menzel | 1-2 | ||
| Lisa Alpacas | Hibiku Yamamura | Delilah Jones | 1-2 | ||
| Mimi Alpacas | Ayana Taketatsu | Holly Segarra | 1-2 | ||
| Vegan Eldoriel | Akari Uehara | Joslin Johnson | 1-2 | ||
| Piglette Pancetta | Sayaka Senbongi | Shelby Blocker | 1-2 | ||
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| Tim Robinson | Kentarō Asami | Benjamin McLaughlin | 1-2 | ||
| Fulltalia Eldriel | Kana Yūki | Olivia Swasey | 2 | ||
| Mithlim Nezarant | Shiori Izawa | Brittney Karbowski | 2 | ||
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| Gobco Ngière | Mikoi Sasaki | Katelyn Barr | 1-2 | ||
| Lucy Grill | Suzuna Kinoshita | Maggie Flecknoe | 1-2 | ||
| Albatross Sanctos (Guildmaster) |
Takayuki Sugō | John Swasey | 1-2 | ||
| John Goodman | Suguru Narisawa | Kyle Colby Jones | 1-2 | ||
| Mitchy Peligrima | Ayaka Ōta | Brittney Karbowski | 1-2 | ||
| Antonio Spartakos | Kenta Miyake | Josh Morrison | 1-2 | ||
| Ngapopo Upopotamas | Misato Aoyagi | Alissa Simmons | 1-2 | ||
| Zubabaro Dadadomu | Yukino Yamaguchi | Juliet Simmons | 1-2 | ||
| Bresaria Eldriel | Kanata Tanaka | Shelley Calene-Black | 2 | ||
| Gordeau | Michitake Kikuchi | Luis Galindo | 2 | ||
| Narration | |||||
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Preview Narration | Suzuna Kinoshita | ¿? | 1-2 | |
Episodic Characters[]
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Moderator | Yūki Dōsaka | ¿? | 1 |
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Cow Man | Jin Andō | ¿? | |
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Servant | Keisuke Kimura | Antonio Lasanta | 3 |
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Worm Goblin | Kyle Colby Jones | 3-4 | |
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Knights | Kizuka Yoshikawa | Antonio Lasanta Kyle Colby Jones Ned Gayle Shannon Reed |
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Human | Takahiro Shimada | Mike Haimoto | 5 |
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Vernon | Hayato Horiuchi | Blake Weir | |
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Immortal | Shōhei Tokiwa | Kyle Colby Jones | |
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Messenger | Shō Itō | Houston Hayes | 5, 13 |
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Babe Roastpork | Chafurin | Rob Mungle | 5-6 |
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Agape | Mina Otohata | Juliet Simmons | 7-8 |
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Waitress | Mina Otohata | Olivia Swasey | 8 |
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Spectators | Tsuyoshi Yamazaki | Adam Noble John Swasey Kyle Colby Jones Ryan Anthony Shannon Reed |
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Satoshi Moritaka | |||
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Yukichi Tsukuda | 10-11 | ||
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¿? | 10-12 | ||
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Satoshi Moritaka | 11 | ||
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Budding Member | Mariko Miyase | ¿? | 13 |
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Guild Soldier | Takumi Miyazawa | John Swasey | |
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Villager | Takeru Mishina | ¿? | |
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Undaba Zdgeradein (Goblin Queen) |
Kazuyo Aoki | Elissa Cuellar | 13-14 |
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Goblins | Misato Aoyagi | ¿? | 14 |
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Yukino Yamaguchi | ¿? | ||
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Mariko Miyase | ¿? | ||
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Kenji | TOC | Andrew Love | 14-15 |
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Heavu Chasity Corps Warriors | Daisuke Hatooka | ¿? | 15 |
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Takahisa Sasaki | ¿? | ||
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Keisuke Kimura | ¿? | ||
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Goblins | Yuka Ōtsubo | ¿? | |
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Kotomi Aihara | ¿? | ||
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Akari Miyazaki | ¿? | ||
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Cellulose | Yuka Ōtsubo | Ellen Evans | 18-19 |
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Glucose | Kotomi Aihara | Alyssa Marek | |
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Prodigal Son | Ryō Hirayama | Dexter Satya | 19 |
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Vegetalia | Fumitake Ishiguro | Mark X. Laskowski | 21 |
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Automaton | Suzuna Kinoshita | Margaret McDonald | 22 |
Additional Voices[]
First Season[]
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Second Season[]
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Multimedia[]
Clips[]
Notes[]
- This is Louise Smith and Dexter Satya's debut anime role.
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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August 14, 2020 - October 9, 2020 |
Anime | Digital | TV-MA | Season 1 | 12 Eps. | United States | 
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| February 8, 2023 - April 26, 2023 |
Season 2 | 12 Eps. | ||||||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2021 | 
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Episodes 1-12 | A DVB-T |
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| 2023 | Episodes 13-24 | |||||
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References[]
- ↑ Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time Manga Gets TV Anime
- ↑ Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time Anime Gets 2nd Season
- ↑ HIDIVE to Stream Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time Anime's English Dub
- ↑ Peter Grill DUBCAST℠ Edition Rises on HIDIVE
- ↑ "Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time" DUBCAST℠ Edition Cast List
- ↑ HIDIVE Streams English Dub for Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time Anime Season 2
- ↑ Peter Grill Season 2 Dub is Coming Your Way Thanks to HIDIVE
External Links[]
- Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time on the Internet Movie Database.
- Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.