The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (天才王子の赤字国家再生術〜そうだ、売国しよう〜, Tensai Ōji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu ~Sō da, Baikoku Shiyō~) is a 2022 anime series based on the light novel with the same name written by Toru Toba, and illustrated by fal_maro.
The anime series was announced during a livestream for the "GA Fes 2021" event on January 31, 2021.[1] It was animated by Yokohama Animation Laboratory, directed by Masato Tamagawa, series composition by Deko Akao, music composed by Toshihiko Sahashi, and it premiered in Japan from January 11, 2022 to March 29, 2022, consisting of 12 episodes.
Funimation licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered on their streaming service on March 8, 2022.[2][3]
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
| Wein Salema Arbalest | Sōma Saitō | Dallas Reid | |
| Ninym Ralei | Rie Takahashi | Michelle Rojas | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Falanya Elk Arbalest | Sayaka Senbongi | Amber Lee Connors | |
| Lowellmina Earthworld | Nao Tōyama | Alexis Tipton | |
| Fyshe Blundell | Yōko Hikasa | Kimberly Grace | |
| Nanaki Ralei | Yūki Sakakihara | Elizabeth Maxwell | |
| Zeno / Zenovia Marden |
Yuki Nakashima | Dawn M. Bennett | |
| Earthwold Empire | |||
| Demetrio Earthwold | Ryūichi Kijima | J. Michael Tatum | |
| Bardloche Earthwold | Kenichirō Matsuda | Cris George | |
| Manfred Earthwold | Kengo Kawanishi | Brandon McInnis | |
| Recurring Characters | |||
| Kingdom of Natra | |||
| Hagal | Takayuki Sugō | Brian Mathis | |
| Raklum | Daiki Hamano | Gabe Kunda | |
| Claudius | Mitsuru Ogata | Ben Phillips | |
| Kingdom of Solgest | |||
| Gruyere Solgest | Akio Ōtsuka | Christopher Guerrero | |
| Levetia's Gospel Bureau | |||
| Caldmellia | Mamiko Noto | Natalie Hoover | |
| Owl | Fumiya Imai | Austin Tindle | |
| Ibis | Sayaka Kikuchi | Natalie Van Sistine | |
| Mirutaste City | |||
| Cosimo | Shōto Kashii | Bruce DuBose | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Trace | Kōhei Yanagi | Anthony DiMascio | 1 | |
| Karlman | Ryō Sugisaki | Jordan Dash Cruz | ||
| Pates | Kōki Iwase | ¿? | ||
| Livi | Ryūji Yamamoto | Ethan Gallardo | ||
| Logli | Hayato Dōjima | Spencer Liles | ||
| Urgio | Tetsu Inada | Marc Swint | ||
| King Marden Fuschtarre | Itaru Yamamoto | Luis Bermudez | 2 | |
| Midan | Daichi Hayashi | Patrick McAlister | ||
| Angrill | Yūichi Hose | John Burgmeier | ||
| General Drawood | Junichi Yanagita | Reagan Murdock | ||
| Logan | Takumu Miyazono | Chris Rager | ||
| Pelynt | Mitsuki Nakamura | Greg Dulcie | 2, 6 | |
| Holonyeh | Shinya Takahashi | Jeff Johnson | 2, 7 | |
| Glen Markham | Ryōta Suzuki | Alex Hom | 3 | |
| Strang | Aoi Ichikawa | Ry McKeand | ||
| Goverment Official | Kōhei Yanagi | ¿? | ||
| Grinahae Antogadal | Jun Fukazawa | John Swasey | 4-5 | |
| Geralt Antgadull | Hiromichi Tezuka | Shawn Gann | 4 | |
| Butler | Ryūji Yamamoto | Gregory Lush | ||
| Spy | Kōhei Yanagi | Randall Ward | ||
| Theordo Talum | Takatora Shimada | Charles Campbell | 5 | |
| Lowellmina's Messenger | Ryōsuke Hara | ¿? | ||
| Governor | Yū Wakabayashi | ¿? | ||
| Prince Helmut | Kazuya Saji | Brent Mukai | 6 | |
| Levert | Kōichi Gomi | David Wald | 6-7 | |
| Kustavi | Naoya Nakanishi | Jim Foronda | ||
| King Cavaline Ordrasse | Wataru Takagi | Brendan Blaber | ||
| Jiva (Marden's diplomat) |
Seirō Ogino | ¿? | 10-11 | |
| Torcheila Solgest | Rie Kugimiya | Sarah Wiedenheft | 11 | |
| Sirgis | Takaya Hashi | ¿? | 11-12 |
Additional Voices[]
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Notes[]
- This is Sammi Hart and Randall Ward's debut anime role.
- This was Funimation's last exclusive simuldub.
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date(s) | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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March 8, 2021 - May 3, 2022 |
Anime | Digital | TV-14 | Season 1 | 12 Eps. | United States | 
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August 23, 2022 | Season 1 | 12 Eps. | |||||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2023 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 2 Discs | ||||||
References[]
External Links[]
- The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt on the Internet Movie Database.
- The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.