The television anime production team Yuusha Party or Oidasareta Kiyou Binbou (The Jack of All Trades Was Kicked Out of the Hero's Party), based on the light novels written by Itsuki Togami and illustrated by Yuri Kisaragirevealed a new promotional video, a key image, and the names of new members of the main cast.
The video previews the story and features the opening theme titled “Sylve”performed by VTuber hololive, Tokoyami Towa. The series is scheduled to premiere January 2026.
Cast and production team
The anime will feature the voices of Takeo Otsuka as Orn Dura, Hina Tachibana as Sophia Claude and Saori Onishi as Selma Claude. The direction will be in charge of Hiroyuki Kanbe (Oreimo, Viper's Creed) in the studio animation studio42. The script will be supervised by Masashi Suzuki (Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King, Kanokon), while the character design will be in charge of Naoto Nakamura (Date A Live IV, Date A Bullet). The music will be composed by Tsubasa Handa (Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer!).
Togami's original work began publication on the site Shousetsuka ni Narou in February 2021 and continues in progress. Kodansha publishes the novels in print format and released its eighth volume in December 2024. The manga adaptation, illustrated by Yonezouis published on the portal Suiyoubi no Sirius and has more than 4.5 million copies in circulation.
Can this new production make its way among the fantasy series that will dominate the winter 2026 season?
