The Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Ittekara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita. (I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand/ここは俺に任せて先に行けと言ってから10年がたったら伝説になっていた) light novel series by Ezogingitune and DeeCHA has been green-lit for a TV anime in 2026. Staff for the anime have revealed a teaser visual and confirmed some of the cast members.
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Kanbe Hiroyuki is directing the anime at Gekko studios, and the anime will star Kajowara Gakuto as Luck, Morikawa Toshiyuki as Erik and Koyama Tsuyoshi as Golan.
Author Ezogingitune began the story in June 2018 on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website, and SB Creative published the first novel with illustrations by DeeCHA in February 2019. The seventh novel was released in July 2022.
Abeno Chaco started a manga adaptation of the novel series, with composition by Tennouji Kitsune, in August 2019 on Square Enix’s Manga UP! service. Square Enix published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in September 2019 and the 17th volume in May 2025. The manga’s 18th volume is scheduled for release on October 7th, 2025.
Both Comikey and Square Enix’s Manga UP! service release the manga chapters digitally in English under the name I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand. They describe the manga’s story below:
“With no other options, Luck makes the choice to hold the line against the unending demonic hordes alone, to make sure his comrades can escape with their lives. However, through a combination of fortune, skill, and ingenuity, he holds that line for ten straight years, eventually coming out on top singlehandedly. Now he has to tackle the dilemma of how to occupy himself in a world where he holds a myriad of roles: that of a legend, that of a veteran, and that of a brand new face.”
