An official website and X (formerly Twitter) account opened today revealed that a TV anime adaptation of Umikaze Minamino, JISHAKU and Katana Canata's Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden light novel series is in production for a planned October 2026 broadcast. It's the second work of Minamino's to be adapted, following this season's Kunon the Sorcerer Can See . The announcement came with a teaser trailer and visual, along with cast and production staff details. As previewed in the trailer below, Honoka Inoue (Anne in Anne Shirley ) voices the titular Nia Liston. Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Anime Teaser Trailer Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Anime Teaser Visual RELATED: Nippon Sangoku Anime Announced for April 2026 Motoki Nakanishi ( Love Is Indivisible by Twins ) directs the Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden anime at studio KONAMI animation, with series composition by Gigaemon Ichikawa ( The Fruit of Evolution ), character designs by Yuki Ito and Kana Tosaoka and music by Naoki Endo ( Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club ). Haruta Segi serves as assistant director and Hiromi Kikuta serves as sound director. J-Novel Club publishes an official English version of the original light novels and describes the story: A great hero lies undefeated on her deathbed, regretting that she never found a foe who could take her down. She never intended to meet her fate anywhere other than on the battlefield, and her peaceful demise has her wishing desperately that things could have been different… But when she suddenly comes to in the body of the young, frail Nia Liston, she’s got an all-new fight ahead of her. Nia is a sickly child, meaning she has a long way to go before she’s in fighting form. Now that she’s been given a second shot at life, however, she’s determined to get what she wants. She’s going to live—and die—for battle this time! Make way for the Merciless Maiden! Source: Comic Natalie
