My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが, Ansatsusha de Aru no Sutētasu ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) is a Japanese light novel series written by Matsuri Akai and illustrated by Tōzai. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2017. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing the series under its Overlap Bunko imprint in November 2017. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website in July 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Sunrise aired from October to December 2025.
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Plot
After a class of Japanese high school students is magically summoned to the Retice Kingdom within a world similar to that of a role-playing video game, they are told that they are meant to save the humans' continent from demons. However, a student named Akira Oda who was given the assassin character class quickly realizes that his stats are much higher than those of the supposed hero, and that the king of Retice is hiding information from the students.
Characters
Akira Oda (織田 晶, Oda Akira)
Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka (Japanese); Austin Tindle (English)
Amelia Rosequartz (アメリア・ローズクォーツ, Ameria Rōzukwōtsu)
Voiced by: Saku Mizuno (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
Yoru (夜)
Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese); Anastasia Munoz (English)
Lia Lagoon (リア・ラグーン, Ria Ragūn)
Voiced by: Konomi Tamura (Japanese); Dani Chambers (English)
Saran Mithray (サラン・ミスレイ, Saran Misurei)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); James Cheek (English)
Tsukasa Satō (佐藤司, Satō Tsukasa)
Voiced by: Ayato Morinaga (Japanese); Mark Allen Jr. (English)
Kyosuke Asahina (朝比奈京介, Asahina Kyosuke)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka (Japanese); Garret Storms (English)
Media
Light novel
Written by Matsuri Akai, My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 26, 2017. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing the series with illustrations by Tōzai under its Overlap Bunko light novel imprint on November 25, 2017. Five volumes have been released as of September 25, 2025. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website on July 10, 2018. The manga's chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of July 8, 2026. The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 18, 2025. It is produced by TMS Entertainment, animated by Sunrise and directed by Nobuyoshi Habara, with Kunihiko Okada handling series composition and scripts, Hirona Okada and Kaori Saito designing the characters, Masahiro Yamane designing the monsters, and Satoshi Igarashi composing the music. The series aired from October 7 to December 23, 2025, on TV Tokyo and other networks. The opening theme song is "Issen" (一閃; 'Flash of Light'), performed by Vesperbell, while the ending theme song is "Like Gravity", performed by Bonnie Pink. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.
Web game
A web game titled My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Shadow Break (暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが シャドウブレイク, Asashin de Aru no Sutētasu ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga Shadow Break), developed and published by CTW, was announced on February 18, 2025, concurrent with the anime's announcement.
Reception
By July 2026, the series had over 1.7 million copies in circulation.