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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's

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) 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 aired from October to December 2025.

Characters

  • Akira Oda (織田 晶)
  • Amelia Rosequartz (アメリア・ローズクォーツ)
  • Yoru (夜)
  • Lia Lagoon (リア・ラグーン)
  • Saran Mithray (サラン・ミスレイ)
  • Tsukasa Satō (佐藤司)
  • Kyosuke Asahina (朝比奈京介)

Media

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. Five volumes have been released as of September 25, 2025. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[5]

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website on July 10, 2018.[16] The manga's chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes as of February 25, 2025. The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[17]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 18, 2025. It is produced by TMS Entertainment, animated by Sunrise and directed by Nobuyoshi Habara, with Kunihiko Okada handling series composition and scripts, Hirona Okada and Kaori Saito designing the characters, Masahiro Yamane designing the monsters, and Satoshi Igarashi composing the music.[30] The series aired from October 7 to December 23, 2025, on TV Tokyo and other networks. The opening theme song is "Issen" (一閃), performed by Vesperbell,[31] while the ending theme song is "Like Gravity", performed by Bonnie Pink.[32] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[33] Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[34][35]

Episodes

Episodes

Web game

A web game titled My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's 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), developed and published by CTW, was announced on February 18, 2025, concurrent with the anime's announcement.[42]

Reception

By February 2025, the series had over 1.5 million copies in circulation.[28]

See also

External links

  • at Shōsetsuka ni Narō

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