Danica Davidson
November 12, 2024 
The lengthily-titled anime I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! dropped a trailer that lets us know its start date, more of the cast and crew, and what the opening theme song will sound like. Take a look:
I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! Trailer
The show starts on January 11 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
In the trailer you can hear the opening theme song titled “Enter” being performed by Rei (ak.a. Kazuma Kawamura).
Looking at the just-unveiled cast, Yoshiki Nakajima plays Simon, M.A.O plays Jamie, Sekai (of EXILE/FANTASTICS) plays Barry, Yoshino Nanjo plays Camila, Tsuyoshi Koyama plays Benwood, Hisako Kanemoto plays Mamal, Satoshi Hino plays Saga, and Mayu Tamura (of Nogizaka46) plays Camelat-kun. (The official spelling of character names in English may change.)
It had previously been announced that Hiromu Mineta plays Yuke, Hana Inami plays Marina, Natsumi Kawaida plays Silk, and Nene Hieda plays Rain.
I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! is being made at BN Pictures, with Katsumi Ono of Beast Saga helming the project as director. The scripts are being handled by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu of Dropkick on My Devil! X.
The original light novel series the anime is based on has not been translated into English. However, its manga adaptation is available in the United States through Kodansha USA. Kodansha gave this description for its plot:
I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! Plot
As far as adventuring goes, supporting your party is a thankless job—even more so if you’re just a lowly red mage like Yuke Feldio. So, when he gets fed up with his A-rank party of total a-holes, he ditches them for some former students—a trio of girls who just looove his company. Thing is, to conquer the world’s greatest dungeon and achieve his dream, he’ll have to teach these cuties a thing or two…and he may just learn there’s more potential within him (and them) then he ever knew.
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
