The anime “The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life” (popularly known as “Chi-Fuyo”) has been making waves since its October 6 premiere. As the series picks up steam, we’ve got your first look at Episode 5, featuring new preview images, a synopsis, and a trailer that promises things are about to get intense.
<The following content is quoted from the official announcement>
Episode 5: “There isn’t a cooking scene, but I’m showing off that I can actually make authentic gourmet meals as I wrap myself in flames and draw my sword.”
Synopsis
“I came here to find the truth.”
Margaret is consumed by rage after reading a suicide note that claims, “Lily Flambel killed us.” However, the note is a complete forgery—part of a devious scheme by Cornelius to tear the trio apart.
Once the truth comes to light, Margaret confesses that she had been cooperating with Cornelius out of a desire for revenge. Despite the betrayal, Rein and Lily forgive her, officially welcoming Margaret into their circle as a true comrade.
Just as the bonds between the three grow deeper, the Radiant Dragon appears. Alongside the assassin Mirabelle, the party fights the dragon, but they find themselves completely overwhelmed by its sheer, devastating power.
In the midst of a hopeless battle, Lily begins to recover memories of her past…?!
Web Trailer
“The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life” — Series Information
New episode airing every Tuesday at 24:00 (JST) on Crunchyroll.
Synopsis
Rein, an enchanter, is suddenly expelled from his guild one day. But instead of despairing, he declares, “Now I can do anything!” and begins reclaiming the massive number of enhancement points he once poured into his guildmates’ gear, setting off on a brand-new path as an adventurer.
Gathering around him are people carrying wounds that don’t fade easily: a genius adventurer who shut her heart after her party was slaughtered, a warrior who lost her family, and an assassin raised from childhood to kill. Yet Rein never rejects their pasts or their scars—he accepts them all with bright, straightforward warmth.
The stage is a unique fantasy world where Uzis, slingshots, and even yakuza exist side by side. But in this world, the more people rely on convenient technology, the more their magic weakens, and adventurers grow fragile.
Intelligent, vicious monsters roam freely, while in the underworld, outlaws bare their greed and ambition as schemes and betrayals intertwine. In a world where ideals and justice are easily crushed, adventurers fight on with nothing but their magic and their convictions.
This is the story of those who have lost their place in the world finding a new way to live. Rein and his companions’ wild, free-spirited second life begins now!
Cast
Rein Garland: Daiki Yamashita
Lily Flambert: Lynn
Margaret Ells: Yoshino Aoyama
Mirabelle: Miyu Tomita
Elsie Zra: Megumi Han
Nina: Konomi Kohara
Acorn: Takumi Yamazaki
Barrius: Taiten Kusunoki
Glenda: Megumi Toyoguchi
Half: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Cornelius: Makoto Furukawa
Mother of Assassins: Rie Shibata
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*Some parts of this text have been translated using machine translation
