The novel series’ story is set in a world in the chaotic aftermath of humanity’s Last War.
The WOWOW channel announced on Thursday that it is producing an anime adaptation of Rieko Hinata and Akihiro Yamada’s Hikari no Ō (The Firecatcher Lord) fantasy novel series, with Signal.MD (Recovery of an MMO Junkie, Napping Princess, The Wonderland) producing the anime.
In another place, a young capital-born boy named Kōshi shelters his younger sister after losing his mother to factory poison.
Hinata debuted the first book of the series in December 2018, with illustrations by The Twelve Kingdoms illustrator and RahXephon character designer Akihiro Yamada.