# The Faraway Paladin (2021)

> A human boy raised by three undead in a ruined dead man's land sets out to learn his own identity and the path to becoming a Paladin.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/102575

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, fantasy, adventure
- Network: TOKYO MX
- Cast: Maki Kawase, Shoya Chiba, Katsuyuki Konishi, Ayumu Murase, Yui Horie, Go Shinomiya, Nobuo Tobita, Eri Suzuki
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14476244/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: earnest, wondrous, melancholic, warm, adventurous

## What critics say

Audiences find the world-building and premise promising early on but feel the middle stretches fall into slow, visually flat battles and a passive protagonist, leaving the series mixed.

## Synopsis

The Faraway Paladin (2021-2023) is a Japanese anime fantasy series produced by Children's Playground Entertainment, OLM and Sunrise Beyond, adapted from a light novel and aired on TOKYO MX. Across two seasons and twenty-four episodes, it follows a human boy named Will (voiced by Maki Kawase as a child and Shoya Chiba as an adult) raised in a long-ruined city of the dead by three undead companions: the hearty skeletal warrior Blood (Katsuyuki Konishi), the graceful mummified priestess Mary (Yui Horie) and the crotchety spectral sorcerer Gus (Nobuo Tobita). Their affection shapes the household, but Will begins asking who he really is, and each episode pushes him deeper into the mysteries of this faraway land and the buried pasts of its undead. The story moves between journeys across barren terrain, lore revelations and battles against threats tied to both the good and the cruel gods. The show's tone is warm and earnest, with a sense of wonder and a slightly melancholic undercurrent about death, memory and belonging. Fans of Made in Abyss, Re:Zero and Log Horizon will find resonance in its blend of high fantasy adventure, found family bonds and a young protagonist's coming-of-age quest toward becoming a Paladin.

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