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 ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio A-Cat premiered in September 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
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
Original run	November 12, 2018 – present
Volumes	10
Anime television series
Directed by	Kaoru Yabana
Written by	Chabo Higurashi
Music by	Kento Asahina
Studio	Studio A-Cat
Licensed by	Sentai Filmworks SA/SEA: Medialink
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, AT-X
Original run	October 1, 2025 – present
Episodes	7

Characters

Arel (アレル, Areru)

Voiced by: Kensho Ono^[1] (Japanese); Jack Stansbury^[2] (English)

The son of two legendary heroes, the "Sword Princess" Farah and the "Magic King" Leon. Despite this, he is "Classless", unable to get any skills bestowed on him by the Goddess. However, he finds that he can learn and replicate other people's skills by seeing them used enough times, and can even adapt and improve upon them.

Reiner (ライナ, Raina)

Voiced by: Saori Hayami^[3] (Japanese); Monica Rial,^[2] Shannon Emerick^[2] (young) (English)

A girl Arel knew as a child, who declares herself his rival after he beat her in a swordfight. They meet again when he joins the Dragon Fang guild.

Lilia (リリア, Riria)

Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka^[3] (Japanese); Juliet Simmons^[2] (English)

A member of the Dragon Fang guild and daughter of its leader, she gets Arel to join up.

Kufa (クーファ, Kūfa)

Voiced by: Rumi Okubo^[4]

Farah (ファラ, Fara)

Voiced by: Mai Nakahara^[5] (Japanese); Ginger Sue^[2] (English)

Arel's mother, once a legendary adventurer known as the "Sword Princess". She trains Arel in swordsmanship.

Leon (レオン, Reon)

Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi [ja]^[5] (Japanese); Jeremy Gee^[2] (English)

Arel's father, once a legendary adventurer known as the "Magic King".

Astea (アステア, Asutea)

Voiced by: Karin Isobe^[5] (Japanese); Hilary Haag^[2] (English)

Mila (ミラ, Mira)

Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi^[5]

Kaito (カイト)

Voiced by: Shōya Chiba^[6]

Colette (コレット, Koretto)

Voiced by: Yui Ogura^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8][9]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	July 16, 2018[8]	978-4-8030-1204-0
2	November 15, 2018[10]	978-4-8030-1248-4
3	March 15, 2019[11]	978-4-8030-1274-3
4	June 15, 2019[9]	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.^[12] Its chapters have been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of October 2025.^[13] The manga adaptation is licensed in North America by One Peace Books.^[14]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	June 12, 2019[15]	978-4-8030-1298-9	September 17, 2024[16]	978-1-6427-3382-2
2	March 12, 2020[17]	978-4-8030-1395-5	October 29, 2024[18]	978-1-6427-3389-1
3	September 12, 2020[19]	978-4-8030-1447-1	May 13, 2025[20]	978-1-6427-3444-7
4	March 12, 2021[21]	978-4-8030-1497-6	August 7, 2025[22]	978-1-6427-3488-1
5	October 12, 2021[23]	978-4-8030-1447-1	February 17, 2026[24]	978-1-6427-3542-0
6	May 12, 2022[25]	978-4-8030-1642-0	—	—
7	October 12, 2023[26]	978-4-8030-1846-2	—	—
8	June 12, 2024[27]	978-4-8030-1959-9	—	—
9	March 12, 2025[28]	978-4-8030-2090-8	—	—
10	October 10, 2025[13]	978-4-8030-2195-0	—	—

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 5, 2023.^[29] It is produced by Studio A-Cat and directed by Kaoru Yabana, with Chabō Higurashi [ja] writing and supervising series scripts, and Kento Asahina composing the music.^[1] The series premiered on October 1, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks.^[30][31] The opening theme song is "Reincarnation", performed by Kaya [ja], and the ending theme song is "Kiseki Nanka Iranai" (奇跡なんかいらない; 'I Don't Need Something Like a Miracle'), performed by members of the music group Utahime Dream.^[4] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America for streaming on Hidive.^[32] Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.^[33]

Episodes

No.	Title [34][35]	Directed by [a]	Written by [a]	Storyboarded by [a]	Original release date [36][b]
1	"Judged Classless" Transliteration: "Mushoku Senkoku" (Japanese: 無職宣告)	Kaoru Yabana & Jiang Chenjun	Chabō Higurashi	Kaoru Yabana	October 1, 2025 (2025-10-01)
Arel is classless, but that doesn't make him helpless. Not when he understands he can still learn what others were simply given.
2	"Bresgia, City of Swords" Transliteration: "Ken no Toshi Buresugia" (Japanese: 剣の都市ブレスギア)	Kaoru Yabana	Chabō Higurashi	Kaoru Yabana	October 8, 2025 (2025-10-08)
Arel searches for a guild but being classless closes more doors than it opens. Fortunately (or unfortunately), Lilia wants to recruit him for hers.
3	"Guild Competition" Transliteration: "Girudo Taikōsen" (Japanese: ギルド対抗戦)	Zhang Jinhui	Chabō Higurashi	Kaoru Yabana	October 15, 2025 (2025-10-15)
Now that Dragon Fang has three members, they can enter the competition and win the prize money to keep them going. That is, if they beat Black Blade, the current top guild.
4	"Underground Dungeon" Transliteration: "Chika Danjon" (Japanese: 地下ダンジョン)	Masaki Arai	Toshihisa Kio	Hiroshi Ōyama	October 22, 2025 (2025-10-22)
Arel, Lilia, and Reiner head to the dungeon underneath the city for training. Little do they know, however, that Georg is plotting against them.
5	"Sword God Cup" Transliteration: "Kenjin-hai" (Japanese: 剣神杯)	Zhang Jinhui	Toshihisa Kio	Makoto Ogiwara	October 29, 2025 (2025-10-29)
While Arel faces a Magic Swordsman in the tournament, Rod faces a different battle entirely.
6	"Arel Returns Home" Transliteration: "Areru no Kisei" (Japanese: アレルの帰省)	Katsumi Minoguchi	Toshihisa Kio	Masayoshi Nishida	November 5, 2025 (2025-11-05)
When Arel resigns from Dragon Fang, Reiner chases after him.
7	"Arsbell, The City of Magic" Transliteration: "Mahō Toshi Arusuberu" (Japanese: 魔法都市アルスベル)	Kaoru Yabana	Chabō Higurashi	Kaoru Yabana	November 12, 2025 (2025-11-12)
Arel has proven his martial prowess time and time again. Now, he desires to enroll in the Institute of Magic and learn the magical arts.
8	"Magic School" Transliteration: "Mahō Gakuin" (Japanese: 魔法学院)	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 19, 2025 (2025-11-19)

Notes

1. Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
2. Episodes are released on Abema, Hidive and Ani-One Asia a week before their televised airings.