Yui Ishikawa & Kaede Hondo Describe "The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom" in a Single Kanji: "Love Wins!" [Overlap Bunko Special Program Report]

On July 20 (Sunday), the second installment of the special program "Overlap Bunko All-Star Grand Assembly SP 2025" delivering the latest anime information from the light novel label Overlap Bunko was broadcast live exclusively on ABEMA.

This program featured "The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom," which finished airing in June this year, as well as the new summer anime "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!" which began airing in July. Popular cast members from each series appeared one after another, passionately discussing the appeal of each story alongside memorable scenes they selected. Additionally, in the latest news from Overlap Bunko, new visuals and PVs for the upcoming TV anime airing in October, "My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's" and "Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill 2," were also unveiled.

■Expressing "The Too-Perfect Saint" in a Single Kanji?!

First, attention was given to "The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom" (hereafter referred to as "The Too-Perfect Saint"), the touching fantasy featuring the growth of Philia, a girl who never smiles and was sold off to a neighboring country, and her bond with her younger sister, Mia, which concluded its broadcast in June this year.

Yui Ishikawa, who played the protagonist Philia, and Kaede Hondo, who played Mia, appeared and looked back on the appeal of the story and their experience in the recording booth, each choosing a memorable scene from the twelve-episode series.

Additionally, Ishikawa, Hondo, and MC Taikoro Ten-Shinhan, representing the fans, participated in a segment called "Summing Up 'The Too-Perfect Saint' in a Single Kanji." Citing one of the charms of the story, Ishikawa commented, "Since the villains fully embrace their roles, the ending felt satisfyingly complete," and chose the kanji "完" (kan: complete). She elaborated, "I chose it to represent the 'kan' in 'The Too-Perfect Saint,' its high level of completion as an anime, and the beautiful sense of closure it achieved within the story," emphasizing how the anime was truly 'perfect.'

Hondo answered with the kanji "愛" (ai: love), stating, "I found all forms of love in this series—romantic love, familial love, love-hate relationships, and even self-love in terms of self-esteem. All kinds of love are packed into this work. Ultimately, it’s all about love!"

As the fans' representative, Taikoro Ten-Shinhan chose the kanji "情" (jō: emotion), explaining, "Because it's a story where emotions blossom within Philia and Julius leaves a particularly memorable impression with his pitifulness, I chose this one!"

Finally, when a viewer poll resulted in "愛" (love) being selected as the kanji that best represents "The Too-Perfect Saint," Hondo boldly declared, "Love wins!" causing laughter throughout the studio.