The official website for the television anime adaptation of Matsuri Akai's Ansatsusha de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi no da ga (My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's) light novel revealed the additional cast, staff, opening theme, and a promotional video on Thursday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in October 2025 on TV Tokyo, BS Fuji, and Animax.

Cast
Yoru: Sanae Kobayashi (Natsume Yuujinchou)
Lia Lagoon: Konomi Tamura (Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia)
Saran Mithray: Junichi Suwabe (Black Clover)

Staff
Sub-character Design: Yuchen Jiang (Saihate no Paladin: Tetsusabi no Yama no Ou creature design)
Prop Design: Kazutaka Ema (Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note)
Art Director: Akira Suzuki (Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid)
Color Design: Yuuki Mori
Director of Photography: Akihiro Takahashi (Satsuriku no Tenshi)
Editing: Emi Onodera (Akuyaku Reijou Level 99)
3DCG: Kanemori Yasuda (Scared Rider Xechs)

Virtual duo VESPERBELL is performing the opening theme "Issen" which is previewed in the promotional video below.

Nobuyoshi Habara (Soukyuu no Fafner) is directing the anime at Sunrise. Kunihiko Okada (Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai) is handling the series composition and penning the script. Hirona Okada (Gundam Build Metaverse) and Kaori Saitou (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo character animation director) are designing the characters. Satoshi Igarashi (Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!) is composing the music.

Akai began writing the action fantasy story on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in January 2017. Overlap began printing the series under the Overlap Bunko imprint, with illustrations by Touzai (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!). The fourth volume released in February 2021.

A manga adaptation by Hiroyuki Aigamo began on the Comic Gardo website in July 2018. The sixth volume went on sale on February 25.

Seven Seas Entertainment licensed both the light novel and manga in English. The fourth light novel volume released physically in April 2022, and the fifth manga volume shipped in May 2024. The sixth manga volume will go on sale on November 25.

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Source: Comic Natalie