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Synopsis

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, sends a team consisting of dangerous criminals

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" is tasked with assisting a kingdom in battling against not only mythical creatures but also other super-villains that were sent to the other world before them. If they fail to complete their mission in time or attempt to flee, bombs installed in their bodies will blow up.

Voice cast

Episodes

Note: Tomomi Kawaguchi joined series composition writers Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara on screenplay for episodes 5, 7, and 9

Development

According to Hiroyuki Ōmori in a July 2023 interview, he recalled around three/four years that Warner Brothers Japan pitched the idea of an anime from an existing DC comic title and approached Wit Studio if they were interested. He later said the following year in an interview with Newtype Japan that development on the anime began after the first ''

'' film was released.

Marketing

To promote the anime, an "Isekai Great Villain Violent Party" was held at

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in March 2024. In December 2023, the first official trailer was released. In June 2024, a 30-second trailer was released online. A webtoon version was released the following month through Line Manga and Jump Toon.

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