The I’m Quitting Heroing light novel series—written by Quantum—is just one letter away from being about something completely different. Now, the series is about to hit the small screen with a TV anime adaptation planned for April 2022. Check out the debut promo and visual below.
The anime’s main staff and cast includes:
General Director: Yu Nobuta (Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear)
Director: Hisashi Ishii
Series composition: Shigeru Murakoshi
Character Design: Hiroki Nakano
Animation Production: EMT Squared (Drugstore in Another World)
Voice cast:
Leo Demonheart: Kensho Ono (Testuya Kuroko in Kuroko’s Basketball)
Echidna: Kaede Hondo (Sakura Minamoto in ZOMBIE LAND SAGA)
Shtina: Shizuka Ito (Minako Aino/Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon Crystal)
Lili: Hitomi Owada (Midori Imai in SHIROBAKO)
Mernes: Uchiyama Yumi (Rudeus Greyrat in Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation)
Edvard: Tetsu Inada (Sajin Komamura in Bleach)
The original series first kicked off on Kotobukiya’s novel posting site Kakuyomu in January 2017 and went on to win the Grand Prix in the isekai fantasy category of Kakuyomu’s web novel contest in September of that year. There’s also a manga adaptation illustrated by Nori Kazato that has been running since May 2018, with an English version posted digitally on BOOK WALKER Global as of September of this year. Here’s the official description:
After saving the world, the strongest hero Leo became someone who is not wanted in the peaceful human world. He was too strong. Exiled, he seeks a job at the Demon King’s Army, which he had defeated and needs to be rebuilt. The Army had many problems: too much work, financial troubles, etc. Leo starts to make things better using his power. Leo encounters Echidna again, and asks her why she invaded the human world. There was an unexpected story—!
Via Crunchyroll