Hero Without a Class

Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! (無職の英雄 別にスキルなんか要らなかったんだが, Mushoku no Eiyū: Betsu ni Sukiru Nanka Iranakattan da ga, "The Unemployed Hero Does Not Need Something Like Skills") is a Japanese light novel series written by Shichio Kuzu and illustrated by Yumehito Ueda. It was serialized online from November 2017 to May 2020 the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment, who published four volumes from July 2018 to June 2019 under their Earth Star Novel imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Akio Nanae has been serialized online via Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star website since November 2018 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio A-Cat is set to premiere in October 2025.

Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?!
First light novel volume cover
無職の英雄 別にスキルなんか要らなかったんだが (Mushoku no Eiyū: Betsu ni Sukiru Nanka Iranakattan da ga)
Genre	Fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Shichio Kuzu
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	November 15, 2017 – May 15, 2020
Light novel
Written by	Shichio Kuzu
Illustrated by	Yumehito Ueda
Published by	Earth Star Entertainment
Imprint	Earth Star Novel
Demographic	Male
Original run	July 16, 2018 – June 15, 2019
Volumes	4
Manga
Written by	Shichio Kuzu
Illustrated by	Akio Nanae
Published by	Earth Star Entertainment
English publisher	NA: One Peace Books
Imprint	Earth Star Comics
Magazine	Comic Earth Star
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 12, 2018 – present
Volumes	9
Anime television series
Directed by	Kaoru Yabana
Written by	Chabo Higurashi
Music by	Kento Asahina
Studio	Studio A-Cat
Original run	October 2025 – scheduled

Characters

Allele (アレル, Areru)

Voiced by: Kensho Ono^[1]

Laina (ライナ, Raina)

Voiced by: Saori Hayami^[2]

Lilia (リリア, Riria)

Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka^[2]

Media

Light novels

Written by Shichio Kuzu, Hero Without a Class was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from November 15, 2017, to May 15, 2020.^[3] It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment who published four light novel volumes with illustrations by Yumehito Ueda from July 16, 2018, to June 15, 2019.^[4][5]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	July 16, 2018[4]	978-4-8030-1204-0
2	November 15, 2018[6]	978-4-8030-1248-4
3	March 15, 2019[7]	978-4-8030-1274-3
4	June 15, 2019[5]	978-4-8030-1303-0

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Akio Nanae began serialization in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star online magazine on November 12, 2018.^[8] Its chapters have been compiled into nine tankōbon volumes as of March 2025.^[9] The manga adaptation is licensed in North America by One Peace Books.^[10]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	June 12, 2019[11]	978-4-8030-1298-9	September 17, 2024[12]	978-1-6427-3382-2
2	March 12, 2020[13]	978-4-8030-1395-5	October 29, 2024[14]	978-1-6427-3389-1
3	September 12, 2020[15]	978-4-8030-1447-1	May 13, 2025[16]	978-1-6427-3444-7
4	March 12, 2021[17]	978-4-8030-1497-6	—	—
5	October 12, 2021[18]	978-4-8030-1447-1	—	—
6	May 12, 2022[19]	978-4-8030-1642-0	—	—
7	October 12, 2023[20]	978-4-8030-1846-2	—	—
8	June 12, 2024[21]	978-4-8030-1959-9	—	—
9	March 12, 2025[9]	978-4-8030-2090-8	—	—

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 5, 2023.^[22] The series will be produced by Studio A-Cat and directed by Kaoru Yabana, with Chabo Higurashi writing and supervising series scripts, and Kento Asahina composing the music.^[1] It is set to premiere in October 2025.^[23]