The Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister’s Stead series is inspiring an anime adaptation.
Originating as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel by Mizuki Nagano in 2020, The Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister’s Stead (Koishita Hito wa, Imoto no Kawari ni Shinde kure to Itta. —Imoto to Kekkon shita Kataomoi shita Aite ga Naze Imasara Watashi no Moto ni? to Omottara—) received a light novel series starting in 2021, followed by a manga. The CORONA EX manga service from he Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister’s Stead publisher TO Books describes the synopsis as such:
Lady Wisteria’s greatest wish is to be worthy of the man she loves, Lord Bright. But when Wisteria’s little sister, Rosalie, is selected to enter the Predawn Realm as its guardian, never to return, Bright begs Wisteria to take Rosalie’s place! After all, Wisteria is skilled with magic, and resistant to the sinister miasma that threatens the mortal world. Heartbroken, Wisteria enters the Predawn Realm, accompanied by the sacred sword, Sartis. Twenty years later, a stranger with a familiar face appears, demanding the sword and challenging Wisteria. Who is he, and why does he resemble Lord Bright…?
The light novel series, which is illustrated by Saori Toyota and published under the Celica Novels label, will release its eighth volume in Japan on
Source: @nagano_mizuki
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