The Beginning After the End (最強の王様、二度目の人生は何をする?, Saikyō no Ōsama, Futatabime no Jinsei wa Nani o Suru?) is a 2025 anime series based on an American web novel series with the same name written by TurtleMe, and illustrated by Fuyuki23. It began serialization on Tapas in January 2017. The webtoon version of the series was serialized in Tapas on July 7, 2018.
The anime series was announced at New York Comic Con on October 19, 2024. It was animated by Studio A-Cat, directed by Keitaro Motonaga, series composition by Takamitsu Kōno, music composed by Keiji Inai, and it premiered in Japan from April 2, 2025 to June 18, 2025, consisting of the 12 episodes. The second season of the series was announced after the airing of episode 11 on June 11, 2025.[1] It is set to premiere in 2026.[2]
Crunchyroll licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered on their streaming service on April 16, 2025.[3][4]
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Cast[]
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Main Characters | |||
Arthur Leywin / King Grey |
Natsumi Fujiwara | Amber May | |
Makoto Furukawa (Grey) |
Christopher Wehkamp (Grey) | ||
Tessia Eralith | Kana Ichinose | Abigail Blythe | |
Secondary Characters | |||
Reynolds Leywin | Yamato Kinjō | Jessie James Grelle | |
Alice Leywin | Rena Maeda | Colleen Clinkenbeard | |
Sylvie Indrath | Shiori Izawa | Kayla Temshiv | |
Jasmine Flamesworth | Chiaki Omigawa | Sarah Wiedenheft | |
Durden Walker | Shinya Takahashi | Tyson Rinehart | |
Adam Krensh | Taihi Kimura | Nick Huber | |
Angela Rose | Riko Akechi | TBA | |
Helen Shard | Miyū Ogura | TBA | |
Recurring Characters | |||
Virion Eralith | Keiichi Sonobe | Sonny Franks | |
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Episodic Characters[]
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Enemy King | Kentarō Tone | TBA | 1 | |
Soldier | TBA | Brandon Acosta | ||
Retainer | Kōsuke Kobayashi | TBA | 2 | |
Father | Takaaki Torashima | TBA | ||
Mother | Nina Tamaki | Marianne Bray | ||
Child | Nanae Kojima | Ezra Vervin | ||
Bandit Leader | Ryō Sugisaki | TBA | ||
Bandit | Ryō Kikuchi | TBA | ||
Aaron | Kazuya Saji | TBA | 3 | |
Cadell | Reigo Yamaguchi | John Burgmeier | ||
Maid | Akari Yura | TBA | ||
Huge Man | Takaaki Torashima | TBA | ||
Danton | Tōru Nara | TBA | 4 | |
Pinky | Kosuke Echigoya | Christian Thorsen | ||
Deuce | Taiki Yamashita | TBA | ||
George | Takaaki Torashima | TBA | ||
Elf Captain | TBA | 5 | ||
Head Maid | Aina Kusuda | TBA | ||
Maids | Izumi Umemoto | TBA | ||
Nanami Kusakari | TBA | |||
Yuna Sakita | TBA | |||
Riho Tachibana | TBA | |||
Alduin Eralith | Kentarō Tone | Phil Parsons | 5-6 | |
Merial Eralith | Yū Shimamura | Terri Doty | ||
Rinia Darcassan | Shōko Tsuda | TBA | 6 | |
Feyrith's Friends | Moe Nagamuta | TBA | ||
Mari Hino | TBA | |||
Feyrith Ivsaar II | Shinnosuke Tokudome | TBA | 6-7 | |
Feyrith's Friends | Hana Satō | TBA | ||
Kokoro Asaka | TBA | 7 | ||
Eleanor Leywin | Saya Aizawa | Gillian Lange | 7-8 | |
Vincent Helstea | Riki Kagami | TBA | 8 | |
Tabitha Helstea | Mai Tōdō | Brianna Roberts | ||
Lilia Helstea | Akari Yura | Lisette Monique Diaz | ||
Maria | Kyō Yaoya | TBA | ||
Servants | Kōsuke Kobayashi | TBA | ||
Seina Katō | TBA | |||
Naoko Komatsu | TBA |
Additional Voices[]
- Nasim Benelkour
- Natalie Haruka Ewe
- Phebe Fabacher
- Brayden Medlin
Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
Transmission via Streaming[]
Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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April 16, 2025 - present |
Anime | Digital | ![]() |
Season 1 | 10 Eps. | United States | ![]() |
References[]
External Links[]
- The Beginning After the End on the Internet Movie Database.
- The Beginning After the End (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.