The staff for the television anime of author Shichio Kuzu and illustrator Yumehito Ueda‘s Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! (Mushoku no Eiyū: Betsu ni Skill Nanka Iranakattan da ga) novel series revealed at the “Earth Star Novels 10th Anniversary Summer Festival” event on Saturday a teaser video, main visual, more cast, and theme song information.
Kaya performs the opening theme song “Reincarnation,” and Utahime Dream All Stars perform the ending theme song “Kiseki Nanka Iranai” (I Don’t Need Something Like a Miracle). The above video previews the opening theme song.
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The new cast member is Rumi Okubo as Kufa.
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The anime will debut in October and will air on television and will also stream on d Anime Store in Japan. HIDIVE will stream the series as it airs and will also screen the world premiere of the first episode at Anime NYC, which takes place from August 21–24 in New York City.
The anime stars Kenshō Ono as Allele, Saori Hayami as Laina, and Sumire Uesaka as Lilia.
Kaoru Yabana (episode director for The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human, I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills) is directing the anime at Studio A-Cat. Chabo Higurashi (Memories Off 3.5, AMAZING STRANGER) is supervising and writing the series’ scripts. Hiroto Morishita is the sound director, and Kento Asahina is composing the music.
One Peace Books is releasing the novels’ manga adaptation in English, and it describes the story:
In a world where everyone receives a Class and Skills at the age of ten, and where such revelations have a huge impact on one’s life, Arel, the son of Sword Princess Farah and Archmage Leon, learns that he has… no class at all!
With no class, and no skills, all that’s left for Arel is hard work. And so, he takes to training, utilizing wits and cunning to emerge as an all-new type of hero!
The novel series debuted on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let’s Be Novelists) website in November 2017. Earth Star Entertainment began publishing novels in July 2018. It released the fourth volume in June 2019.
Akio Nanae launched a manga adaptation in Comic Earth Star in November 2018. The manga’s ninth compiled book volume shipped on March 12. One Peace Books began releasing the manga in October 2024.
Sources: Hero Without a Class anime’s website, Comic Natalie, Earth Star Novels 10th Anniversary Summer Festival livestream