The main cast of the anime has also been revealed.
The fantasy anime Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter just unveiled its first trailer. Fans have been waiting for more updates on the series ever since the anime adaptation was announced in 2023. After almost two years, the show finally revealed its main cast and release window. The official website and X (formerly Twitter) account of the anime announced that the series will premiere in July 2025, although a release date hasn’t been set yet.
Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter cast and staff details
Four voice actors have been cast so far in various central roles of the anime. This includes:
- Allen voiced by Yuto Uemura (Atsushi Nakajima in Bungo Stray Dogs and Thorfinn in Vinland Saga)
- Tina voiced by Hime Sawada (Cecilia in Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence and Noriko Nonohara in Magical Girl Raising Project - Restart)
- Ellie voiced by Kyōka Moriya (Shiho Kano in Cue! and Mitra Lil in Too Cute Crisis)
- Lydia voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa (Ikuyo Kita in Bocchi the Rock! and Übel in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
More cast members of the anime will be revealed soon. The series is being produced by Studio Blanc and directed by Nobuyoshi Nagayama (Love Flops, Happy Sugar Life). Kaguya Ishiguri (NieR:Automata Ver1.1a) is the assistant director with Megumi Shimizu (Tomo-chan is a Girl) writing the scripts. Akiko Toyoda (Girlfriend, Girlfriend) is the character designer while Kei Haneoka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) is the music composer.
Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter story and other details
The anime is based on the light novel series penned by Riku Nanano. It started publishing back in 2017 on the Kakuyomu website. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Tomura Mūto, started serialising in 2019 on the Shōnen Ace Plus website.
The story of Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter revolves around Allen, a promising sorcerer who fails the final exam for his dream job at the royal court. Almost destitute, with not even the train fare to make it back to the countryside, Allen tries to find a job. He finds a job at the residence of Duke Howard, one of the most powerful nobles in the Kingdom. He has to tutor the Duke’s daughter Tina, who has trouble with spellcasting despite being academically gifted. Allen tries to help Tina use magic with his unique brand of spellcasting and hopes her impairment will dissolve.
