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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's
Japanese light novel series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが, Asashin de Aru no Sutētasu ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) is a Japanese light novel series written by Matsuri Akai and illustrated by Tōzai. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2017. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing the series under its Overlap Bunko imprint in November 2017. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website in July 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Sunrise is set to premiere in October 2025.
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Characters
- Akira Oda (織田 晶, Oda Akira)
- Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka[2]
- Amelia Rosequartz (アメリア・ローズクォーツ, Ameria Rōzukwōtsu)
- Voiced by: Saku Mizuno[2]
- Yoru (夜)
- Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi[3]
- Lia Lagoon (リア・ラグーン, Ria Ragūn)
- Voiced by: Konomi Tamura[3]
- Saran Mithray (サラン・ミスレイ, Saran Misurei)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[3]
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Light novel
Written by Matsuri Akai, My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 26, 2017.[4] It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing the series with illustrations by Tōzai under its Overlap Bunko light novel imprint on November 25, 2017. Four volumes have been released as of February 25, 2021.[5] The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[6]
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website on July 10, 2018.[14] The manga's chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes as of February 25, 2025.[15] The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[16]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 18, 2025. The series will be produced by TMS Entertainment, animated by Sunrise (the studio division of Bandai Namco Filmworks), and directed by Nobuyoshi Habara , with Kunihiko Okada handling series composition and writing the episode screenplays, Hirona Okada and Kaori Saito designing the characters, Masahiro Yamane designing the monsters, and Satoshi Igarashi composing the music.[2] It is set to premiere in October 2025, on TV Tokyo and other channels. The opening theme song, "Issen" (Flash of Light), is performed by Vesperbell.[3] Crunchyroll will stream the series.[28]
Web game
A web game titled My Status as the Assasin's Obvioussly Exceeds the Hero: Shadow Break (暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが シャドウブレイク, Asashin de Aru no Sutētasu ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga Shadow Break), developed and published by CTW, was announced on February 18, 2025, concurrent with the anime's announcement.[29]
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Reception
By February 2025, the series had over 1.5 million copies in circulation.[15]
See also
- Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement, another light novel series illustrated by Tōzai
- The Eminence in Shadow, another light novel series illustrated by Tōzai
- Accel World, another light novel series whose manga adaptation is illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo
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