Staff for 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) TV anime have revealed a new promotional video which confirms the streaming premiere date as July 3rd, 2026, on Amazon Prime Video Japan. The anime will then debut on Japanese TV on July 6th, 2026, on the Tokyo MX channel at 10:30 p.m. JST.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9FRdFYJOdg]
The anime will also air on the KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, TV Aichi and BS11 channels and be streamed on ABEMA and d Anime Store from July 6th onwards. The show was initially scheduled to premiere in April 2026. However, it was announced in March this year that the anime would be delayed to July 2026 to provide an even more enjoyable experience for everyone.
Kanbe Hiroyuki directs the anime at Gekko studios.
The anime is based on the Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Ittekara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita. (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. 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, and the eighth novel is scheduled for release on July 15th, 2026.
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 19th volume in April 2026. The manga’s 20th volume is scheduled for release on July 7th, 2026.
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.”
