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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party (嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ~最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術, Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukikage and illustrated by Chyko. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began publishing it under their GC Novels light novel imprint in August 2018. A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website in April 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G aired from October to December 2024. A second season has been announced.
Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party | |
嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ~最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術 (Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) | |
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Genre | Fantasy comedy[1] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Tsukikage |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | January 27, 2018 – present |
Light novel | |
Written by | Tsukikage |
Illustrated by | Chyko |
Published by | Micro Magazine |
English publisher |
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Imprint | GC Novels |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | August 30, 2018 – present |
Volumes | 12 |
Manga | |
Written by | Tsukikage |
Illustrated by | Rai Hebino |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Dengeki Comics NEXT |
Magazine | ComicWalker[a] |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | April 27, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 10 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Masahiro Takata |
Written by | Hideki Shirane |
Music by | Ryōhei Sataka |
Studio | Zero-G |
Licensed by |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, BS NTV, SUN, AT-X |
Original run | October 1, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 13 |
Written by Tsukikage, Let This Grieving Soul Retire began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 27, 2018.[13] It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began releasing it with illustrations by Chyko under their GC Novels light novel imprint on August 30, 2018. Twelve volumes have been released as of September 2024.[14]
On November 6, 2020, Sol Press announced that they licensed light novels and released the first volume on December 28 that same year.[15] After Sol Press went defunct, J-Novel Club announced during their Anime Expo 2022 panel that they licensed the light novels.[16]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | August 30, 2018[17] | 978-4-89-637813-9 | December 28, 2020[18] (SP) March 8, 2023[19] (JNC) | 978-1-71-839252-6 |
2 | January 30, 2019[20] | 978-4-89-637852-8 | July 5, 2023[19] | 978-1-71-839254-0 |
3 | August 30, 2019[21] | 978-4-89-637912-9 | January 16, 2024[19] | 978-1-71-839256-4 |
4 | January 30, 2020[22] | 978-4-89-637974-7 | May 10, 2024[19] | 978-1-71-839258-8 |
5 | August 31, 2020[23] | 978-4-86-716047-3 | September 9, 2024[19] | 978-1-71-839260-1 |
6 | February 27, 2021[24] | 978-4-86-716113-5 | January 13, 2025[19] | 978-1-71-839262-5 |
7 | August 30, 2021[25] | 978-4-86-716174-6 | — | — |
8 | February 28, 2022[26] | 978-4-86-716256-9 | — | — |
9 | October 28, 2022[27] | 978-4-86-716357-3 | — | — |
10 | May 30, 2023[28] | 978-4-86-716428-0 | — | — |
11 | February 29, 2024[29] | 978-4-86-716539-3 | — | — |
12 | September 30, 2024[14] | 978-4-86-716638-3 | — | — |
A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website on April 27, 2019.[30] The manga adaptation's chapters have been collected by ASCII Media Works into ten volumes as of September 2024.[31]
On May 21, 2021, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manga adaptation.[32]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
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1 | October 26, 2019[33] | 978-4-04-912839-0 | December 21, 2021[34] | 978-1-97-533447-5 |
2 | March 27, 2020[35] | 978-4-04-913116-1 | March 29, 2022[36] | 978-1-97-533449-9 |
3 | August 26, 2020[37] | 978-4-04-913350-9 | July 12, 2022[38] | 978-1-97-533451-2 |
4 | February 27, 2021[39] | 978-4-04-913652-4 | December 13, 2022[40] | 978-1-97-534296-8 |
5 | September 27, 2021[41] | 978-4-04-913980-8 | April 18, 2023[42] | 978-1-97-534534-1 |
6 | May 27, 2022[43] | 978-4-04-914314-0 | August 22, 2023[44] | 978-1-97-536187-7 |
7 | November 25, 2022[45] | 978-4-04-914736-0 | November 21, 2023[46] | 978-1-97-537353-5 |
8 | August 25, 2023[47] | 978-4-04-915223-4 | August 20, 2024[48] | 978-1-97-539286-4 |
9 | February 26, 2024[49] | 978-4-04-915552-5 | February 18, 2025[50] | 979-8-85-540865-2 |
10 | September 27, 2024[31] | 978-4-04-915990-5 | — | — |
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 20, 2024. It is produced by Zero-G and directed by Masahiro Takata, with Hideki Shirane writing series scripts, Yūsuke Isouchi and Shingo Fujisaki designing the characters, and Ryōhei Sataka composing the music.[3] The series premiered on October 1, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[6] The opening theme song is "Kattō Tomorrow" (葛藤Tomorrow, Conflict Tomorrow), performed by Lezel, while the ending theme song is "Scream!" (すくりぃむ!, Sukuriimu!), performed by Pmaru-sama.[7] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[51] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.[52][53]
Following the airing of the thirteen episode of the first season, a second season was announced.[54]
No. | Title [55][56] | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original release date [c] |
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1 | "Today, I Just Want to Go Home" Transliteration: "Kyō wa Kono Mama Kaeritai" (Japanese: 今日はこのまま帰りたい) | Takeshi Shiga | Hideki Shirane | Masahiro Takata | October 1, 2024 |
2 | "I Want to Leave It to Tino and Take It Easy" Transliteration: "Tino ni Makasete Raku Shitai" (Japanese: ティノに任せてラクしたい) | Takuya Kondo | Hideki Shirane | Daiji Iwanaga | October 8, 2024 |
3 | "I Want to Fly Straight Through the Sky" Transliteration: "Massugu Sora o Tonde Mitai" (Japanese: まっすぐ空を飛んでみたい) | Takeshi Toda | Daisuke Ishibashi | Makoto Matsuo | October 15, 2024 |
4 | "The Mysterious Mask Wants to Fight" Transliteration: "Nazo no Kamen wa Sentō Shitai" (Japanese: 謎の仮面は戦闘したい) | Shogo Shimizu, Masato Uchibori & Masahiro Takata | Shirane Hideki | Akihiro Okuzawa | October 22, 2024 |
5 | "I Want to Leave Everything to Ark" Transliteration: "Zenbu Āku ni Makasetai" (Japanese: 全部アークにまかせたい) | Takeshi Shiga | Daisuke Ishibashi | Akira Nishimori | October 29, 2024 |
6 | "I Want to Sleep Instead of Taking Charge" Transliteration: "Shiki wa Torazu ni Nete Itai" (Japanese: 指揮は取らずに寝ていたい) | Takaji Asami | Sada Kento | Iwanaga Daiji | November 5, 2024 |
7 | "The Akashic Tower Wants to Experiment" Transliteration: "Akasha no Tō wa Jikken Shitai" (Japanese: アカシャの塔は実験したい) | Takeshi Shiga | Masahiro Takata | Shin Matsuo | November 12, 2024 |
8 | "I Want to Rush In When It's Over" Transliteration: "Owatta Koro ni Kaketsuketai" (Japanese: 終わった頃に駆けつけたい) | Keita Nakano | Shirane Hideki | Takashi Asami | November 19, 2024 |
9 | "I Want to Spread Love and Peace" Transliteration: "Ai to Heiwa o Tsutaetai" (Japanese: 愛と平和を伝えたい) | Li Dongyi | Shirane Hideki | Makoto Matsuo | November 26, 2024 |
10 | "I Want to Be Renowned in the Capital" Transliteration: "Teito de Buibui Iwasetai" (Japanese: 帝都でぶいぶい言わせたい) | Yuji Kanzaki | Sada Kento | Yanyong Daci | December 3, 2024 |
11 | "The Falling Fog Wants Revenge" Transliteration: "Kiri no Rairyū wa Fukushū Shitai" (Japanese: 霧の雷竜は復讐したい) | Takuya Kondo | Daisuke Ishibashi | Takashi Asami | December 10, 2024 |
12 | "If Possible, I'd Like to Get It" Transliteration: "Dekiru Kotonara Nyūshu Shitai" (Japanese: 出来ることなら入手したい) | Takeshi Shiga | Shirane Hideki | Daiji Iwanaga | December 17, 2024 |
13 | "I Want to Win the Bid No Matter What" Transliteration: "Nani ga Nani Demo Rakusatsu Shitai" (Japanese: 何が何でも落札したい) | TBA | TBA | TBA | December 24, 2024 |
The series was ranked 10th in 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook in the tankōbon category.[58]
The series had over 1 million copies in circulation by June 2023.[59]
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