I Became a Legend after My 10 Year-Long Last Stand

Plot

The Hero Party consisting of the Hero Erik, Warrior Golan and Mage Luck manages to defeat the demon lord named the Majin Ruler who had invaded from another dimension. However, large hordes of demons named Majin continue to advance. Sensing the impending danger, Luck tells his friends Erik and Golan to flee, remaining alone in the space between the dimensions to continue to fight the demons and hold the line until they can reach safety. After fighting so hard that he loses track of time, Luck manages to defeat all the demons and protect the world. When he returns, ten years have passed and he is hailed as a hero and a Great Sage. After reuniting with his friends, he must choose a new path in life, starting with a clean slate. But in the midst of one of his quests, he bumped into Sia Wolcott, a Werewolf hunter hunting vampires.

Characters

Luck Lock Franzen (ラック・ロック・フランゼン, Rakku Rokku Furanzen)

Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara

The main protagonist of the story. He was a mage that held the line against the Majin Army and the Majin Ruler, to help his friends escape the Interdimension. A decade later, he reappears once again to a surprise, that on his time gone, he became a legend. Hating the stresses a nobility burdens, he decides to become Lock Franzen and restart his adventurer career.

Celliss Morton (セルリス・モートン, Serurisu Mōton)

Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa

Golan Morton's daughter. She wanted to become like her father due to his stories of adventures with the Hero Party.

Sia Wolcott (シア・ウルコット, Shia Urukotto)

Voiced by: Mayu Sagara

The B-ranked werewolf adventurer/warrior that initially appears to avenge her honor against a vampire lord her tribe hunted. Lock assisted her with it, and became one of his friends.

Luccira (ルッチラ, Rutchira)

Voiced by: Mao Ichimichi

The sole survivor of the massacre upon his Nomadic Demon tribe by the vampires, was tasked to guard Gerberga, the Chicken God.

Milca (ミルカ, Miruka)

Voiced by: Yurie Kozakai

a former street urchin who was orphaned after her family became bankrupt. Lock took her in as his house apprentice.

Media

Light novel

Written by Ezogingitune, I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from June 21, 2018, to January 15, 2021. It was later acquired and published by SB Creative with illustrations by DeeCHA under their GA Novel light novel imprint on February 15, 2019. Eight volumes have been released as of July 2026.

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Chako Abeno and with composition by Kitsune Tennōji began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! manga website and app on August 3, 2019. The manga's chapters have been collected into twenty tankōbon volumes as of July 2026. The manga is published digitally in North America by Comikey and by Square Enix via their Manga Up! Global app.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 2, 2025. It is produced by Gekkou and directed by Hiroyuki Kanbe, with series composition handled by Mitsutaka Hirota, characters designed by Majiro, and music composed by Tomotaka Ōsumi. The series was originally scheduled for April 2026, but was later delayed "to present an even more enjoyable work for everyone", and premiered on July 6, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Soredemo Donten o Koeteyuku" (それでも曇天を越えてゆく; Even So, We Go Past the Cloudy Skies), performed by Sajou no Hana, while the ending theme song is "Ari Kitari na Nichijō to Kōun na Hibi e" (在り来たりな日常と幸運な日々へ; Onwards to Ordinary and Fortunate Days), performed by Meishohikokai. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.

Reception

By May 2025, the series has over 4 million copies in circulation.