Danica Davidson
August 18, 2025 
Yesterday, August 17, was Black Cat Appreciation Day. The anime My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s (a.k.a. Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodagadecided in Japanese) decided to mark the occasion by sharing a special trailer that concentrates on the story’s black cat, Yoru.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s Black Cat Trailer
The show is slated to start in October, and will be available to stream on Crunchyroll.
The anime is being made at Sunrise, with Nobuyoshi Habara of Fafner helming the project as director. The person handling series scripts is Kunihiko Okada, whose credits include The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy and From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman.
Part of the cast has been revealed: Takeo Ōtsuka plays Akira Oda, Saku Mizuno plays Amelia Rosequartz, Junichi Suwabe plays Saran Mithray, Konomi Tamura plays Lia Lagoon, and Sanae Kobayashi plays the star of the trailer, black cat Yoru.
Seven Seas Entertainment releases both the original light novels by Matsuri Akai as well as the manga adaptation by Hiroyuki Aigamo. It gave this description for the plot:
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s Plot
Oda Akira is the kind of guy who people forget is even there. His unassuming nature pays off, though, when his entire class is swept away to a fantasy world, and he slips easily into his new role as a silent assassin. Between his suspiciously high starting stats and too many details that don’t fit, Akira is sure something is wrong. But digging into royal secrets is a dangerous game, and when Akira uncovers an evil scheme, he also makes a powerful enemy—the very king who brought him to this world! With the help of the elven spirit medium Amelia, can he find the power to set things right, and get his revenge?
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.
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