Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time

Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time (ピーター・グリルと賢者の時間, Pītā Guriru to Kenja no Jikan) is a Japanese fantasy manga series by Daisuke Hiyama. It has been serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Action since August 2017 and has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Wolfsbane premiered on July 11, 2020.

Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time
Cover of Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time volume 1 by Futabasha
ピーター・グリルと賢者の時間
(Pītā Guriru to Kenja no Jikan)
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byDaisuke Hiyama
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Action
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 25, 2017 – present
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byTatsumi
Written byNora Mōri
StudioWolfsbane
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, AT-X, GYT
Original run July 11, 2020 – present
Episodes6

Plot

Peter Grill, warrior of the Brave Swordsmen's Guild, has emerged victorious at an international fighting tournament to be crowned the strongest man on Earth. Peter uses this victory to gain permission from Guildmaster Sanctus to marry the man's daughter and fellow Guildmember, Luvelia. However, women from other races have heard of Peter's exploits and seek the "seed" of the strongest warrior to continue their respective bloodlines. Meanwhile, the Guildmaster's obsession with his own daughter drives him to find a way to end Luvelia's relationship, as Peter tries to hide his new lovers from them both.

Characters
Peter Grill (ピーター・グリル, Pītā Guriru)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[2] (Japanese); Joe Daniels[3] (English)
A warrior who is a crowned the strongest man on Earth. With his victory, he plans on marrying Luvelia Sanctus. However, this catches the attention of women from other races who want to be with him.
Luvelia Sanctus (ルヴェリア・サンクトゥス, Ruveria Sankutusu)
Voiced by: Yui Ninomiya[2] (Japanese); Savanna Menzel[3] (English)
Peter's fiancée, Luvelia is Guildmaster Sanctus's daughter. Peter has been dating Luvelia for two years and he wants to take their relationship to the next level. However, thanks to her father's overprotective personality, they have never gone beyond the act of holding hands.
Mimi Alpacas (ミミ・アルパカス, Mimi Arupakasu)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[2] (Japanese); Holly Segarra[3] (English)
An ogre who wants to sleep with Peter in order to produce strong offspring.
Lisa Alpacas (リサ・アルパカス, Risa Arupakasu)
Voiced by: Hibiku Yamamura[2] (Japanese); Delilah Jones[3] (English)
Mimi's older sister. Like Mimi, Lisa wants to sleep with Peter in order to produce strong offspring.
Vegan Eldoriel (ビーガン・エルドリエル, Bīgan Erudorieru)
Voiced by: Akari Uehara[2] (Japanese); Joslin Johnson[3] (English)
An arrogant female elf who places a curse on Peter.
Piglette Pancetta (ピグリット・パンチェッタ, Piguretto Panchetta)
Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi[2]
An orc who has a crush on Peter after she saw him win the tournament.
Tim Robinson (ティム・ロビンソン, Timu Robinson)
Voiced by: Kentarō Asami[4] (Japanese); Benjamin McLaughlin[3] (English)

Media

Manga

Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time is written and illustrated by Daisuke Hiyama. It began serialization in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine on August 25, 2017.[5] Futabasha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on January 12, 2018.[6] As of June 12, 2020, six volumes have been published.[7] The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[8]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 January 12, 2018[6]978-4-57-585094-9June 23, 2020 (digital)
August 4, 2020 (physical)[9]		978-1-64-505847-2
2 July 12, 2018[10]978-4-57-585183-0September 8, 2020[11]978-1-64-505848-9
3 January 12, 2019[12]978-4-57-585256-1December 8, 2020[13]978-1-64-505849-6
4 July 12, 2019[14]978-4-57-585330-8February 23, 2021[15]978-1-64-505996-7
5 January 10, 2020[16]978-4-57-585404-6June 1, 2021[17]978-1-64-827235-6
6 June 12, 2020[18]978-4-57-585458-9——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in the November issue of Monthly Action on September 25, 2019.[1] The series is animated by Wolfsbane and directed by Tatsumi, with Nora Mōri writing the scripts and Rui Ishige designing the characters.[2] It premiered on July 11, 2020 on Tokyo MX and GYT.[19][4][lower-alpha 1] The opening theme song, "Tsurenaite Yūtsu" ("Piercing Melancholy"), is performed by Yui Ninomiya as her character Luvelia Sanctos.[4] The ending theme song, "Yoridokoro" ("A Shoulder to Lean On"), is performed by Hilcrhyme.[4] Shusei's Project performed an insert song titled, "Ti amo".[4] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series and is streaming it on HIDIVE.[20] Crunchyroll is also streaming the series.[21] On August 13, 2020, HIDIVE announced that the series would receive an English dub.[3]

No.Title [22][lower-alpha 2]Original air date [23][lower-alpha 1]
1"Peter Grill and the Ogre Sisters"
Transcription: "Pītā Guriru to Oga no Shimai" (Japanese: ピーター・グリルとオーガの姉妹)		July 11, 2020 (2020-07-11)
After being crowned the strongest warrior in the world, Peter Grill plans to marry Luvelia Sanctus and remain pure for her. However, the ogre sisters Mimi and Lisa Alpacas want his seed in order to give birth to strong offspring.
2"Peter Grill and the Future Father-in-Law"
Transcription: "Pītā Guriru to Mirai no Gifu" (Japanese: ピーター・グリルと未来の義父)		July 18, 2020 (2020-07-18)
Luvelia tells her father about her engagement to Peter, who is less than pleased about the situation. At the guild's party that night, the ogre sisters blackmail Peter into mating with them until they get pregnant, taking his pants off. An embarrassing moment ensues when Luvelia, and then her father, show up. The next day, Peter and the ogre sisters are in his room when a blonde female elf looks at him from a rooftop.
3"Peter Grill and Relationships with Elves"
Transcription: "Pītā Guriru to Erufu no Kankei" (Japanese: ピーター・グリルとエルフの関係)		July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25)
When Peter wakes up from a nightmare involving Luvelia and her father, he discovers an intruder is straddling him. Said intruder is an arrogant female elf named Vegan Eldoriel. After Peter rejects her, she places a curse on him. Meanwhile, Luvelia is captured by a monster she was hunting.
4"Peter Grill and Bathing Etiquette"
Transcription: "Pītā Guriru to Nyūyoku no Sahō" (Japanese: ピーター・グリルと入浴の作法)		August 1, 2020 (2020-08-01)
Peter rescues Luvelia from the monster that captured her. Later that night, at a hot spring, Peter notices that he still has an erection hours after the battle. Vegan then appears and she tells him that she placed a curse on him where he will no longer have an erection unless he has sex with her. Luvelia hears Peter and offers him the chance to join her. Forced to make a decision, Peter chooses to be with Vegan.
5"Peter Grill and a Blind Date with an Orc"
Transcription: "Pītā Guriru to Ōku no Endan" (Japanese: ピーター・グリルとオークの縁談)		August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08)
Luvelia's possessive father receives a missive from the Great Orcland and the Southern Pork Pie Kingdom. Seeing an opportunity to get Luvelia back, he schemes to make Peter marry Piglette Pancetta, a female orc.
6"Peter Grill and the Orc's True Character"
Transcription: "Pītā Guriru to Ōku no Kakusei" (Japanese: ピーター・グリルとオークの覚醒)		August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15)
Despite his best effort to avoid falling into the trap, Peter ends up sleeping with Piglette. The next morning, he attempts to get out of the situation by asking her what she truly desires. At the dinner table, Piglette lies and says that she and Peter did not have sex. She then requests to be transferred to the guild so she can remain by his side. While she is alone with Peter, Piglette reveals that she desires to conceive his child so she can some day exact revenge against the Orcland.
7"Peter Grill and the Battle of the Fates"
Transcription: "Pītā Guriru to In'nen no Tatakai" (Japanese: ピーター・グリルと因縁の戦い)		August 22, 2020 (2020-08-22)

Notes
  1. Tokyo MX listed the series premiere at 25:35 on July 10, 2020, which is July 11 at 1:35 a.m.
  2. English translated titles are taken from HIDIVE.
gollark: *Eventually*, it'll probably be replaced by something else, and ancient JS systems will need maintenence.
gollark: I mean, not much demand compared to modern languages, but it's a niche.
gollark: Yes, exactly.
gollark: Eventually JS will be like COBOL.
gollark: Sort of.

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