The official website for the upcoming Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City TV anime announced today that the anime is set to premiere in Japan on January 10, 2026 . The anime will also stream on Prime Video in Japan starting January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM (JST), three days ahead of the terrestrial broadcast. Additionally, the site released a the anime's third trailer and a second key visual. The new trailer introduces the anime's ending theme song "Make it" sung by voice actor and singer Nonoka Obuchi for the first time. Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City Trailer 3 Key Visual 2 Nonoka Obuchi made her solo singer debut in May 2024, performing the theme songs for the spring 2024 TV anime Mysterious Disappearances and the winter 2025 TV anime Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! Obuchi shared the following comment on her new song, "Make it" : I'm voice actor and singer Nonoka Obuchi, and I'm honored to sing the ending theme “Make it”! When I first read the original novel, I was deeply moved by the sight of Van-kun and the others, who had lived through their own unique circumstances, walking forward together with their pure warmth. What you're born with, where you stand, even on days when you find yourself pondering your current circumstances, I'd be thrilled if listening to this song helps you be "easygoing" and connect with your true self!! "Make it" regular edition jacket Nonoka Obuchi artist photo Additionally, four new characters were introduced in the trailer with their voices: Orto voiced by Makoto Furukawa (Saitama in One-Punch Man ) Pururieru voiced by Wakana Kuramochi (Cuff in The Duke of Death and His Maid ) Kusara voiced by Gen Sato (Fumiya Tomozaki in Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki ) Rada Priola voiced by Nonoka Obuchi (Lily in Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! ) Makoto Furukawa / Wakana Kuramochi / Gen Sato RELATED: Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Anime Announces New Cast, January 2026 Premiere in New Trailer Tetsuya Tatamitani ( Africa Salaryman ) directs Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord at studio NAZ, with scripts by Yutaka Yasunaga ( Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon ) and music by Kana Utatane ( Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill ). Sou Akaie's original Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City novel is serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shousetsuka ni Narou since May 2020. Overlap started publishing the novel from its Overlap Novels imprint in September 2021, with eight volumes available in Japan to date. A manga adaptation illustrated by Maro Aoiro is serialized on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga service since August 2021, releasing seven volumes to date. Seven Seas Entertainment, which has licensed both the novel and manga, describes the synopsis as such: Van, fourth son of a marquis, is just a toddler when he realizes he’s been reincarnated. Thanks to his literal lifetime of knowledge, he’s raised as a child prodigy—until his production magic manifests, and it’s the last thing his snooty mage family wants to see! His disappointed father banishes him to a podunk town on the verge of collapse, yet Van can only see the place’s potential. Can our hero’s bastion of battlements build a better life than battle magic ever could?! Source : Press Release
