Series synopsis
The Faraway Paladin, also known as 最果てのパラディン is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 9, 2021. It ended on December 23, 2023. It stars Maki Kawase, Shoya Chiba, Katsuyuki Konishi and Ayumu Murase.
In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?" Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man's land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He ...
Premise
In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?" Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man's land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maki Kawase as Will (young) (voice)
- Shoya Chiba as Will (adult) (voice)
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Blood (voice)
- Ayumu Murase as Menel (voice)
- Yui Horie as Mary (voice)
- Go Shinomiya as Ru (voice)
- Nobuo Tobita as Gus (voice)
- Eri Suzuki as Bee (voice)
Supporting cast
- Koji Yusa as Tonio (voice)
- Kenji Nomura as Reystov (voice)
- Minoru Inaba as Bagley (voice)
- Atsushi Tamaru as Ethelbald (voice)
- Aoi Yuuki as Gracefeel (voice)
- Kenichirou Matsuda as Ghelreis (voice)
- Hiroki Takahashi as Stagnate (voice)
Guest cast
- Kenji Hamada as Elder Tom (voice)
- Masako Katsuki as Marple (voice)
- Misato Matsuoka as Boy (voice)
- Hitomi Ueda as Elf girl (voice)
- Ikuto Kanemasa as Adventurer (voice)
- Kousuke Oonishi as Adventurer (voice)
- Tomohiro Ono as Young man (voice)
- Atsushi Kosaka as Adventurer (voice)
- Hiromichi Tezuka as Adventurer (voice)
- Shuri Miyumi as Woman (voice)
- Ryuji Yamamoto as Adventurer (voice)
- Seiro Ogino as Vice bishop (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | November 27, 2021 | November 27, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 12 | October 9, 2021 | January 3, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 12 | October 7, 2023 | December 23, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Recap Episode: The Path Taken A look back at Will's experiences and travels thus far. |
November 27, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Boy from the City of the Dead Will was born in the city of the dead, where he was raised by three undead. Although he was nurtured with love, Will questions his existence in this life-forbidding place where he is the only human alive. He discovers his three parents are secretly hiding something that may explain this mystery, and as if this weren't puzzling enough, he has yet to discover that still more secrets lie within him. |
October 9, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Wandering Sage Five years have passed since Will learned Mary's secret, and he is now 13. His undead parents' lessons grow ever more difficult, but Will manages to stick to it. One day, Blood gives him an assignment requiring him to escape from the ruins in the city. Will desperately tries to fight his way out, but an odd sensation of malice stops him. It turns out that malice was coming from an unexpected source. |
October 16, 2021 |
| 3 |
Payday Turning 15, Will challenges Blood to a fight with real swords as his coming-of-age ceremony, but Gus asks Will to lose on purpose. Will doesn't get a chance to ask Gus about what happened that day in the ruins before he must head into his battle against Blood. |
October 23, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Paladin and the Troubadour Ethelbald invites Will to a celebration of the new year in Whitesails. He attends with Bee, who says she wants to visit the Academy afterward. Will agrees to take her, but the Academy is not so easy to get to... |
October 7, 2023 |
| 2 |
The Mad Forest Will and Menel investigate why the seasons are not changing as they should in the surrounding forest. Two wise Lords of the Forest may have the answers they seek... as well as a warning of what's yet to come. |
October 14, 2023 |
| 3 |
The Last King Will talks to some of the dwarfs who have made their new home in Torch Port and learns about the history of the Rust Mountains. |
October 21, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 9, 2021 |
| Last aired | December 23, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 22:00:00 |