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I Left My A-Rank Party Novels Get TV Anime Next January (Updated)

posted on by Joanna Cayanan

Update: This article previously stated that it was the manga that was inspiring the television anime adaptation, but it is the original light novel series that is credited as the original work. ANN has corrected this article, and regrets the error.


Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Wednesday that author Kōsuke Unagi and illustrator Super Zombie's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series is inspiring a television anime in January 2025. The company revealed the anime's teaser visual, teaser promotional video, main staff, and main cast.

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The anime stars:

Hiromu Mineta as Yuke, a red mage and alchemist who left his A-rank party
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Hana Inami as Marina, a sword mage, Yuke's former student, and member of the novice party Clover
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Natsumi Kawaida as Silk, an elemental ranger, Yuke's former student, and Clover party's sub-leader
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Nene Hieda as Rain, a priestess mage, member of the party Clover, and Yuke's former student but was also a former teacher and is the same age as him
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The anime will premiere in January 2025 on 30 channels in NTV's network in Japan, and it will run for two consecutive cours (quarters of the year).

Katsumi Ono (Beast Saga, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Girly Air Force) is directing the anime at BN Pictures, and Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Do It Yourself!!, Dropkick on My Devil! X, In the Land of Leadale) is overseeing and writing the series scripts. Masakazu Yamazaki (Augmented Reality Girls Trinary, chief animation director for Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma) is designing the characters and is also one of the chief animation directors along with Akira Takahashi (Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story-), Yumiko Hara (Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!), and Ippei Ichii (Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack). Akira Kikuchi (Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story-, Brave Beats) is the action animation director and Go Sakabe (Kizuna no Allele , Date A Live series) is composing the music.

Kodansha USA Publishing releases Yūri's manga adaptation digitally, and describes the story:

As far as adventuring goes, supporting your party is a thankless job—even more so if you're just a lowly red mage like Yuke Feldio. So, when he gets fed up with his A-rank party of total a-holes, he ditches them for some former students—a trio of girls who just looove his company. Thing is, to conquer the world's greatest dungeon and achieve his dream, he'll have to teach these cuties a thing or two…and he may just learn there's more potential within him (and them) then he ever knew.

Kodansha debuted Unagi's original light novel series will illustrations by Super Zombie in June 2021. The publisher will release the fourth volume on October 2.

Yūri's manga adaptation debuted in June 2021 in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app. Kodansha will publish the manga's eighth compiled book volume on September 9.

Source: Press release



Disclosure: Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. (Sunrise) is a non-controlling, minority shareholder in Anime News Network Inc.

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