Joseph Luster
May 1, 2025 
The Uglymug, Epicfighter anime—which adapts the original novels by Ryo Hiromatsu and its manga adaptation—officially has a start date. As revealed in a new commercial, the series will kick off its Japanese broadcast on July 6, 2025.
While we wait for more, you can check out the new TV spot below.
Uglymug, Epicfighter Commercial
Toshiyuki Sone directs the anime, with Kenta Ihara on series composition, Miki Matsumoto on character designs and Ryo Kawasaki on music for the WHITE FOX production.
Square Enix publishes the Uglymug, Epicfighter manga adaptation in English via Manga Up! and describes the story like so:
Uglymug, Epicfighter Plot
His looks are -255, touching girls causes him pain, and sexual acts will literally tear him apart. Just what can our ex-salesman Shigeru get in the other world in exchange for such inconveniences…? This is an epic tale of one very ugly, but ridiculously strong man!
Source: Official website
