Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst
English title: MAGATSU WAHRHEIT
Japanese title: 禍つヴァールハイト -ZUERST-
Alternative titles: MWZ
Type: TV
Source: Game
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 13, 2020 to Dec 29, 2020
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 23:00 (JST)
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Yokohama Animation Laboratory
Producers: WOWOW, NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Tokyo MX, Q-Tec, Chugai Mining, BS11, KLab, Marui Group, Bit grooove promotion
Licensors: Funimation
Genres: Action, Fantasy

In the technologically and magically advanced Wahrheit Empire, rumors of a returning catastrophe known only as the "light" causes a disturbance amongst the people. Meanwhile, in the capital of the Empire, transporter Innumael Grauer prepares his daily deliveries, struggling to make ends meet for himself and his sister. Leocadio Wöhler, a newly recruited soldier, assists Innumael whilst commuting to work—unknowingly loading a mysterious package containing contraband artillery belonging to a criminal organization.

Innumael is accused of smuggling the package, facing possible execution due to the Empire's strict oversight of weapons in response to the rising disorder. However, unbeknownst to him, the very syndicate that placed him in this unfortunate predicament may save him from this fate, at least temporarily. Elsewhere, Leocadio is assigned his first mission—to apprehend the criminal group known as "Headkeeper," suspected of transporting illegal weaponry.

Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst follows these two young men on a journey encompassing the Wahrheit Empire, triggering a chain of events that will not only change their lives but also alter the course of the Empire as they know it.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst is an adaptation of the mobile MMORPG Magatsu Wahrheit, developed and published by KLab. The game company announced the adaptation on March 24, 2018 as an "animation project" upon the launch of the smartphone game's website. On April 23, 2020, an official website revealed the production of the television series.