An anime adaptation was first announced for writer Mato Kousaka and illustrator Suzu Yuuki’s I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time light novel series back in July 2023. We’ve still got a bit of a wait ahead of us, because the latest news on the series has it lined up for a January 2025 premiere in Japan.
This is a change from previous plans, which had it penciled in for sometime in 2024. The update came via the Aniplex x Kadokawa Anime Festival event, which included a new trailer and visual for the upcoming anime.
I May Be a Guild Receptionist Trailer
As previously reported, Rie Takahashi (Emilia in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) is on board to voice protagonist Alina.
Tsuyoshi Nagasawa (Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!) is the director, with Misuzu Chiba (Chi’s Sweet Adventure) handling scripts and Yoshihiro Nagata and Shinichi Machida on character designs for the CloverWorks production.
Yen Press publishes the original series in English and describes it:
I May Be a Guild Receptionist Plot
Alina Clover signed up to be a receptionist for the Adventurers Guild thinking it would be her ticket to the good life. Unfortunately, her dream gig turns into an overtime nightmare whenever the adventurers get stuck clearing a dungeon. To save herself from a mountain of paperwork, Alina takes to beating down monsters herself to solve the problem! Now she just needs to keep her activities a secret…
Source: Anime News Network