Bandai Namco Filmworks released a new promotional video and visual for the A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyuu Shinbu o Mezasu (I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths) TV anime. The anime will premiere on January 11th, 2025, and it has been confirmed that the show will air on 30 channels on NTV’s network in Japan.
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Ono Katsumi (Girly Air Force, Beast Saga, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5 Duel Scoop) is directing the anime at BN Pictures, and the anime will star Mineta Hiromu as Yuke, Inami Hana as Marina, Kawaida Natsumi as Silk and Hieda Nene as Rain.
Recently confirmed cast members include:
- Nakajima Yoshiki as Simon
- M.A.O as Jamie
- Sekai as Barry
- Nanjou Yoshino as Camila
- Koyama Tsuyoshi as Benwood
- Kanemoto Hisako as Mamal
- Hino Satoshi as Saga
- Tamura Mayu as Camelat-kun
The anime is based on the A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyuu Shinbu o Mezasu light novel series by Unagi Kousuke and Super Zombie and the manga adaptation by Yuuri.
Unagi (Vaiken Ordo no Renkin Kenkyuushitsu) started the story in October 2020 on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website, and Kodansha published the first novel with illustrations by Super Zombie (Ossan Boukensha Kane no Zenkou) in June 2021 and the fourth on October 2nd, 2024.
Yuuri adapted the novel series into a manga in June 2021 in Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket app, and Kodansha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in October 2021 and the seventh volume in April 2024. The latest volume, number eight, was released in September 2024.
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 looove his company. The 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) than he ever knew.
