Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden anime set for October 2026

The anime adaptation of ‘Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden’ (Kyouran Reijou Nia Liston) is scheduled to premiere in Japan on October 8, 2026. The series will run for six months across two consecutive cours.

Produced by KONAMI animation, the project is directed by Motoki Nakanishi with a screenplay by Gigaemon Ichikawa. Character designs are handled by Kana Tosaoka and Yuuki Itou. The opening theme song, titled ‘Respawn!!’, will be performed by the Japanese VTuber Tsunomaki Watame.

The story follows a once-invincible heroine who is reborn as a sickly girl named Nia Liston. Determined to reclaim her former strength, she undergoes rigorous training to pursue a life of combat and eventually die on the battlefield.