The Japanese release of The Other Side Beyond the Last Boss, a fantasy light novel written by Noir Amane and illustrated by Goiyou that won the "Net Novel" and "Media" awards at the 4th annual "Net Novel Awards", is being packaged with a special audio drama CD as a bonus.

The cast for The Other Side Beyond the Last Boss audio drama includes:

Takuya Eguchi as Ashtarl.

Suzuko Mimori as Euphelia.

Tomoaki Maeno as Eurius.

Hibiku Yamamura as Jamie.

Chihiro Kawakami as Iris.

And Aimi Tanaka as Teelaiza.

In The Other Side Beyond the Last Boss, the "evil god" Ashtarl is an optional final boss, more powerful than even the Demon King, whom heroes can face by completing a series of special steps before vanquishing the last boss. However, in 1000 years, no one has challenged Ashtarl. Bored and sick of waiting around, Ashtarl decides to abandon his post and go to high school with the heroes instead.

The Other Side Beyond the Last Boss will be published in Japan by Takarajimasha on January 21, 2017. The regular edition retails for 1296 yen ($11.16 US) including tax, while the special edition with the audio drama CD retails for 1944 yen ($16.74 US) including tax.

Sources:

MoCa

Official The Other Side Beyond the Last Boss home page

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