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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's

{{Short description|Japanese light novel series}}

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| image = My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's LN vol 1.jpg

| caption = First light novel volume cover

| ja_kanji = 暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが

| ja_romaji = Asashin de Aru no Sutētasu ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga

| genre = Fantasy, isekai{{cite web|script-title=ja:異世界で勇者より強い暗殺者となった少年を描く、合鴨ひろゆき新作1巻|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/317551|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|date=January 26, 2019|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}}

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{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = novel series

| author = Matsuri Akai

| publisher = Shōsetsuka ni Narō

| first = January 26, 2017

| last =

| volumes =

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{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = light novel

| author = Matsuri Akai

| illustrator = Tōzai

| publisher = Overlap

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Seven Seas Entertainment}}

| demographic = Male

| imprint = Overlap Bunko

| first = November 25, 2017

| last =

| volumes = 4

| volume_list =

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| type = manga

| author = Matsuri Akai

| illustrator = Hiroyuki Aigamo

| publisher = Overlap

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Seven Seas Entertainment}}

| demographic = Shōnen

| imprint = Gardo Comics

| magazine = Comic Gardo

| first = July 10, 2018

| last =

| volumes = 5

| volume_list =

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| type = TV series

| director = {{ill|Nobuyoshi Habara|ja|羽原信義}}

| producer =

| writer = {{ill|Kunihiko Okada|ja|岡田邦彦}}

| music = Satoshi Igarashi

| studio = {{ubl|Sunrise (animation)|TMS Entertainment (production and planning){{efn|Under the "Unlimited Produce by TMS" label.}}}}

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| first = October 2025

| last = scheduled

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{{Nihongo|My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's|暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが|Asashin de Aru no Sutētasu ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga}} is a Japanese light novel series written by Matsuri Akai and illustrated by Tōzai. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2017. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing the series under its Overlap Bunko imprint in November 2017. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website in July 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Sunrise is set to premiere in October 2025.

Plot

{{No plot|date=May 2025}}

Characters

;{{Nihongo|Akira Oda|織田 晶|Oda Akira}}

:{{Voiced by|Takeo Ōtsuka}}

;{{Nihongo|Amelia Rosequartz|アメリア・ローズクォーツ|Ameria Rōzukwōtsu}}

:{{Voiced by|Saku Mizuno}}

Media

=Light novel=

Written by Matsuri Akai, My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 26, 2017.{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが|url=https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7707dt/|publisher=Shōsetsuka ni Narō|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}} It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing the series with illustrations by Tōzai under its Overlap Bunko light novel imprint on November 25, 2017. Four volumes have been released as of February 25, 2021. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Seven Seas Licenses Reborn as a Space Mercenary Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-08/seven-seas-licenses-reborn-as-a-space-mercenary-manga/.169297|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 15, 2025|date=February 8, 2021}}

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| VolumeNumber = 1

| OriginalRelDate = November 25, 2017{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが 1|url=https://over-lap.co.jp/%e6%9a%97%e6%ae%ba%e8%80%85%e3%81%a7%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e4%bf%ba%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%82%b9%e3%81%8c%e5%8b%87%e8%80%85%e3%82%88%e3%82%8a%e3%82%82%e6%98%8e%e3%82%89%e3%81%8b%e3%81%ab%e5%bc%b7%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e3%81%a0%e3%81%8c+1/product/0/9784865542806/?cat=BNK&swrd=|publisher=Overlap|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-86554-280-6

| LicensedRelDate = July 8, 2021 (digital)
September 7, 2021 (print){{cite web|title=My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Light Novel) Vol. 1|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-heros-light-novel-vol-1/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=January 15, 2025}}

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| VolumeNumber = 2

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| OriginalISBN = 978-4-86554-327-8

| LicensedRelDate = October 14, 2021 (digital)
November 9, 2021 (print){{cite web|title=My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Light Novel) Vol. 2|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-heros-light-novel-vol-2/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=January 15, 2025}}

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| VolumeNumber = 3

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| OriginalISBN = 978-4-86554-376-6

| LicensedRelDate = December 2, 2021 (digital)
January 11, 2022 (print){{cite web|title=My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Light Novel) Vol. 3|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-heros-light-novel-vol-3/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=January 15, 2025}}

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| VolumeNumber = 4

| OriginalRelDate = February 25, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが 4|url=https://over-lap.co.jp/%e6%9a%97%e6%ae%ba%e8%80%85%e3%81%a7%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e4%bf%ba%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%82%b9%e3%81%8c%e5%8b%87%e8%80%85%e3%82%88%e3%82%8a%e3%82%82%e6%98%8e%e3%82%89%e3%81%8b%e3%81%ab%e5%bc%b7%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e3%81%a0%e3%81%8c+4/product/0/9784865548457/?cat=BNK&swrd=|publisher=Overlap|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-86554-845-7

| LicensedRelDate = March 24, 2022 (digital)
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=Manga=

A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website on July 10, 2018.{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者なのに勇者より明らかに強い、異世界召喚ものを合鴨ひろゆきがマンガ化|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/290687|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|date=July 11, 2018|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}} The manga's chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes as of February 25, 2025. The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Seven Seas Licenses Bloom Into You Novels, Primitive Boyfriend Manga, More|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-05/seven-seas-licenses-bloom-into-you-novels-primitive-boyfriend-manga-more/.148551|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 15, 2025|date=July 5, 2019}}

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| VolumeNumber = 1

| OriginalRelDate = January 25, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが 1|url=https://over-lap.co.jp/%e6%9a%97%e6%ae%ba%e8%80%85%e3%81%a7%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e4%bf%ba%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%82%b9%e3%81%8c%e5%8b%87%e8%80%85%e3%82%88%e3%82%8a%e3%82%82%e6%98%8e%e3%82%89%e3%81%8b%e3%81%ab%e5%bc%b7%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e3%81%a0%e3%81%8c+1/product/0/9784865544435/?cat=CGB&swrd=|publisher=Overlap|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-86554-443-5

| LicensedRelDate = March 10, 2020{{cite web|title=My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 1|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-heros-manga-vol-1/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=January 15, 2025}}

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| VolumeNumber = 2

| OriginalRelDate = August 25, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが 2|url=https://over-lap.co.jp/%e6%9a%97%e6%ae%ba%e8%80%85%e3%81%a7%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e4%bf%ba%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%82%b9%e3%81%8c%e5%8b%87%e8%80%85%e3%82%88%e3%82%8a%e3%82%82%e6%98%8e%e3%82%89%e3%81%8b%e3%81%ab%e5%bc%b7%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e3%81%a0%e3%81%8c+2/product/0/9784865545371/?cat=CGB&swrd=|publisher=Overlap|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-86554-537-1

| LicensedRelDate = July 21, 2020{{cite web|title=My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 2|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-heros-manga-vol-2/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=January 15, 2025}}

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| VolumeNumber = 3

| OriginalRelDate = March 25, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが 3|url=https://over-lap.co.jp/%e6%9a%97%e6%ae%ba%e8%80%85%e3%81%a7%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e4%bf%ba%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%82%b9%e3%81%8c%e5%8b%87%e8%80%85%e3%82%88%e3%82%8a%e3%82%82%e6%98%8e%e3%82%89%e3%81%8b%e3%81%ab%e5%bc%b7%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e3%81%a0%e3%81%8c+3/product/0/9784865546699/?cat=CGB&swrd=|publisher=Overlap|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-86554-669-9

| LicensedRelDate = December 22, 2020{{cite web|title=My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 3|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-heros-manga-vol-3/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=January 15, 2025}}

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| VolumeNumber = 4

| OriginalRelDate = March 25, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが 4|url=https://over-lap.co.jp/%e6%9a%97%e6%ae%ba%e8%80%85%e3%81%a7%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e4%bf%ba%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%82%b9%e3%81%8c%e5%8b%87%e8%80%85%e3%82%88%e3%82%8a%e3%82%82%e6%98%8e%e3%82%89%e3%81%8b%e3%81%ab%e5%bc%b7%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e3%81%a0%e3%81%8c+4/product/0/9784824000330/?cat=CGB&swrd=|publisher=Overlap|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8240-0033-0

| LicensedRelDate = April 25, 2023{{cite web|title=My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 4|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-heros-manga-vol-4/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=January 15, 2025}}

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| VolumeNumber = 5

| OriginalRelDate = September 25, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが 5|url=https://over-lap.co.jp/%e6%9a%97%e6%ae%ba%e8%80%85%e3%81%a7%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e4%bf%ba%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%82%b9%e3%81%8c%e5%8b%87%e8%80%85%e3%82%88%e3%82%8a%e3%82%82%e6%98%8e%e3%82%89%e3%81%8b%e3%81%ab%e5%bc%b7%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e3%81%a0%e3%81%8c+5/product/0/9784824006158/?cat=CGB&swrd=|publisher=Overlap|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8240-0615-8

| LicensedRelDate = May 7, 2024{{cite web|title=My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 5|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-heros-manga-vol-5/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=January 15, 2025}}

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| VolumeNumber = 6

| OriginalRelDate = February 25, 2025{{cite web|script-title=ja:暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが 6|url=https://over-lap.co.jp/%e6%9a%97%e6%ae%ba%e8%80%85%e3%81%a7%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e4%bf%ba%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%83%bc%e3%82%bf%e3%82%b9%e3%81%8c%e5%8b%87%e8%80%85%e3%82%88%e3%82%8a%e3%82%82%e6%98%8e%e3%82%89%e3%81%8b%e3%81%ab%e5%bc%b7%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e3%81%a0%e3%81%8c+6/product/0/9784824010964/?cat=CGB&swrd=|publisher=Overlap|access-date=January 15, 2025|lang=ja}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8240-1096-4

| LicensedRelDate = November 25, 2025{{cite web|title=My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 6|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-heros-manga-vol-6/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=June 14, 2025}}

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=Anime=

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 18, 2025. The series will be produced by TMS Entertainment, animated by Sunrise (the studio division of Bandai Namco Filmworks), and directed by {{ill|Nobuyoshi Habara|ja|羽原信義}}, with {{ill|Kunihiko Okada|ja|岡田邦彦}} handling series composition and writing the episode screenplays, Hirona Okada and Kaori Saito designing the characters, Masahiro Yamane designing the monsters, and Satoshi Igarashi composing the music. It is set to premiere in October 2025.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-17/matsuri-akai-my-status-as-an-assassin-obviously-exceeds-the-hero-light-novels-get-tv-anime-in-/.221311|title=Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Light Novels Get TV Anime in October|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 18, 2025|date=February 17, 2025}}

=Web game=

A web game titled {{Nihongo|My Status as the Assasin's Obvioussly Exceeds the Hero: Shadow Break|暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが シャドウブレイク|Asashin de Aru no Sutētasu ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga Shadow Break}}, developed and published by CTW, was announced on February 18, 2025, concurrent with the anime's announcement.{{cite web|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001449.000036635.html|title=「暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが」G123でブラウザゲーム化決定！事前登録受付開始！|date=2025-02-18|language=ja|access-date=2025-03-14|work=CTW, Inc. (via PRTimes)}}

Reception

By February 2025, the series had over 1.5 million copies in circulation.

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7707dt/|Web novel}} at Shōsetsuka ni Narō {{in lang|ja}}
  • {{Official website|https://over-lap.co.jp/narou/865542806/|Light novel official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
  • {{Official website|https://comic-gardo.com/episode/3269754496561205248|Manga official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
  • {{Official website|https://sutetsuyo-anime.com/|Anime official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
  • {{ANN|light novel|34722}}

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