Joseph Luster
February 18, 2025 
Writer Matsuri Akai and illustrator Toza’s My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s light novel series is the latest isekai to get an anime adaptation. The official website and social accounts went live this week, ushering in the first teaser trailer and visual for the project.
Takeo Otsuka is in the lead as Akira Oda alongside Saku Mizuno as Amelia Rosequartz. Nobuyoshi Habara (Fafner) is director, with Kunihiko Okada (Yowamushi Pedal) on series composition and Hirona Okada (Gundam Build Metaverse) handling character designs for the Sunrise production.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s Trailer
The original light novel series first began on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website back in January 2017, with print editions following through Overlap in November of that same year. The print editions feature illustrations by Tozai. In July 2018, Hiroyuki Aigamo started the manga adaptation via the Comic Gardo website.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes both the original novels and the manga and sums up the story like so:
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: Crunchyroll News
