The upcoming “light anime” adaptation of Akira Iwafune’s novel series, Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru (Potions Will Save Me), has unveiled its opening theme song in a new teaser video. The video also confirmed the anime’s premiere date of October 2, 2025, on Tokyo MX at 25:00 JST (effectively October 3 at 1:00 a.m. JST).
TRiDENT to Perform Opening and Ending Themes
The newly released teaser video revealed that the rock band TRiDENT will perform both the opening and ending theme songs for the anime. The opening theme will be a cover of Scanch’s original song “Koi no Magic Potion” (Love’s Magic Potion). TRiDENT will also perform the ending theme song, titled “MIRACRAID.”
What is “Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru”?
Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru is a “light anime” series, which typically features a simpler animation style to reduce production time and costs. The story follows Kaede, an ordinary high school girl who suddenly finds herself transported to a mysterious fantasy world inhabited by beastmen, elves, and dragons. Among her belongings, she discovers a strange book that was not there before. This mysterious book grants her the ability to create potions simply by chanting the word “create.” Kaede must then rely on these potions to survive and navigate this new realm, all while hoping to one day return to Japan.
The original novel series by Akira Iwafune was serialized on the Japanese novel self-publishing website Shousetsuka ni Narou from April 2014 to September 2024. Japanese publisher Imagica Infos began publishing the print edition of the novel in April 2015, with ten volumes released to date. A manga adaptation by Sunaho Tobe, who also illustrated the light novel, launched in September 2023 and currently has 15 chapters.
Cast and Staff Details
The anime boasts a talented cast bringing the characters to life:
- Kaede: voiced by Kaede Hondo (known for Sakura Minamoto in ZOMBIE LAND SAGA).
- Asuru: voiced by Takeo Ōtsuka (known for Teruaki Nakamura in OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying).
- Cardeno: the female wolf, voiced by Yū Kobayashi.
- Nina: the fairy, voiced by Miharu Hanai.
- Rei: the dragon hunters’ leader, voiced by Yurika Moriyama.
The production staff includes:
- Director: Mikiko Furukawa (known for Moriarty’s Perfect Crime).
- Sound Director: Yūichi Imaizumi.
- Music Composer: bermei.inazawa.
- Production Supervision: Kazuya Takahashi.
- Animation Production: IMAGICA Infos and Imageworks Studio.
- Animation Assistance: Studio KAIBA.
Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru is part of Animation ID’s “light anime” series, which includes other titles like Lockdown Zone: Level X, Maarui Kanojo to Zannen na Kareshi, Moriarty’s Perfect Crime, and With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess. Fans can look forward to the series premiere in October 2025.
