The Fable anime is coming to Disney+ this April

The Fable is an intriguing drama-thriller anime that's coming to Disney+ this April.

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Disney+ continues to beef up its anime lineup as another show titled The Fable is coming to the platform in April 2024.

As with most anime, this new show is based on the manga of the same name by Katsuhisa Minami that was serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine. Handling animation duties is Tezuka Productions, the studio behind shows like My Home Hero and Under Ninja.

To give you a better idea of what to expect, check out the trailer here:

As for its story, the anime’s premise is described as:

“The Fable follows a legendary hitman called Fable, who has spent his entire life training to become the world’s best assassin. After an alarmingly high number of confirmed kills, Fable suddenly finds himself at a loss when the head of his crime family orders him to lay low for a year. Suddenly uprooted, Fable moved to Osaka, surrounded by trigger-happy criminals. Tasked not to kill anyone during his sabbatical, Fable will be forced to control his temperament and adapt to the ordinary if he wants to survive.”

Meanwhile, the show’s cast includes:

  • Kazuyuki Okitsu (Metallic Rouge, Gintama) as Fable/Akira Sato
  • Miyuki Sawashiro (Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger, Kamen Rider Decade) as Yoko Sato
  • Kana Hanazawa (Your Name, The Garden of Words), as Misaki Shimizu
  • Akio Otsuka (Ghost in the Shell, One Piece) as Takeshi Ebihara
  • Kenjiro Tsuda (Yi Yi, Golden Kamuy) as Kojima
  • Tetsuo Komura (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Little Witch Academia) as Boss
  • Jun Fukushima (Undead Unluck, Goblin Slayer) as Jackal Tomioka

The Fable is coming to Disney+ on April 7, 2024.