Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions

Synonyms: Grimgal of Ashes and Fantasies, Hai to Gensou no Grimgal, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

Aired: Jan 11, 2016 to Mar 28, 2016

Premiered: Winter 2016

Duration: 24m

MAL Score: 7.71

Studios: A-1 Pictures

Producers: TOHO animation, A-1 Pictures, Funimation

Fear, survival, instinct. Thrown into a foreign land with nothing but hazy memories and the knowledge of their name, they can feel only these three emotions resonating deep within their souls. A group of strangers is given no other choice than to accept the only paying job in this game-like world—the role of a soldier in the Reserve Army—and eliminate anything that threatens the peace in their new world, Grimgar. When all of the stronger candidates join together, those left behind must create a party together to survive: Manato, a charismatic leader and priest; Haruhiro, a nervous thief; Yume, a cheerful hunter; Shihoru, a shy mage; Mogzo, a kind warrior; and Ranta, a rowdy dark knight. Despite its resemblance to one, this is no game—there are no redos or respawns; it is kill or be killed. It is now up to this ragtag group of unlikely fighters to survive together in a world where life and death are separated only by a fine line.