Happinet announced on Thursday that the television anime of Ryousuke Hata, original character designer Kuma, and manga artist Anajiro’s Maō-gun Saikyō no Majutsushi wa Ningen Datta (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human) manga will premiere on July 3 on the Tokyo MX channel at 10:00 p.m. JST.
The anime will then premiere on BS Asahi on July 5, and on AT-X on July 7.
Before its July 3 premiere, the ABEMA channel will air the anime one week in advance, starting on June 26 at 10:30 p.m. JST.
Happinet specifically states the anime is adapting the manga adaptation of the original light novel series.