Banished from the Hero's Party
A light novel series about a banished hero's quiet frontier life.
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As of November 2020, the light novel series had over 1,000,000 copies in print.[1][2] Zappon is credited as the story creator and Yasumo as the illustrator for this series.[3][4]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Fantasy, slice of life
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Making and release
Zappon began serializing the story online on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2017.[3][5] Kadokawa began publishing the story in print with illustrations by Yasumo in June 2018.[6] The first season aired from October 6 to December 29, 2021, after a delay from July 2021.[7][8] The fifteenth and final light novel volume came out on July 1, 2025, concluding the series.[3]
Yen Press obtained the rights to distribute the light novels in North America.[3][5] Starting in May 2018, a manga version drawn by Masahiro Ikeno appeared in Monthly Shōnen Ace.[9][6] The manga adaptation concluded on July 26, 2024, and its fourteen collected volumes were released, with the final one coming out on August 26, 2024.[9][6] From October 20, 2021, until January 24, 2024, a spin-off manga drawn by Mutsuki Higashioji was published on the Shōnen Ace Plus platform.[10][5][6]
On November 17, 2020, the production of an anime television series was revealed.[7][2]
What the cited sources add
The Anime News Network article announcing the anime states that Kadokawa made the announcement on Tuesday, November 16, 2020.[2] The delay of the first season from July to October 2021 was attributed to "various circumstances" by the production committee.[8] The spin-off manga titled "Rejected by the Hero's Party, a Princess Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside" ended on January 24, 2024.[6] Kadokawa published the third and final compiled book volume of that spin-off on February 26, 2024.[6]
Yui Nishio performed the opening theme "routine life" for the second season, while JYOCHO performed the ending theme "Michibiki, Sasagete".[11]
References
- Wikipedia, "Banished from the Hero's Party" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Banished From The Heroes' Party Fantasy Slice-of-Life Novels Get TV Anime", Anime News Network, November 16, 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Banished From The Heroes' Party Fantasy Slice-of-Life Novels Get TV Anime", Anime News Network, November 16, 2020. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
- Wikipedia, "Banished from the Hero's Party" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cayanan, "Banished from the Hero's Party Light Novels End With 15th Volume", Anime News Network, May 8, 2024; ; Sherman, "Yen Press Adds Bestia, Carole & Tuesday, 11 More Manga/Novels", Anime News Network, November 16, 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Sherman, "Yen Press Adds Bestia, Carole & Tuesday, 11 More Manga/Novels", Anime News Network, November 16, 2019. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
- Cayanan, "Banished from the Hero's Party Light Novels End With 15th Volume", Anime News Network, May 8, 2024. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
- Cayanan, "Masahiro Ikeno's Banished from the Hero's Party Manga Adaptation Ends", Anime News Network, July 29, 2024. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
- Wikipedia, "Banished from the Hero's Party" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Banished From The Heroes' Party Fantasy Slice-of-Life Novels Get TV Anime", Anime News Network, November 16, 2020; Pineda, "Banished From The Heroes' Party Anime Reveals Cast, Staff", Anime News Network, January 19, 2021; ln-news.com, April 17, 2021; "Banished From The Heroes' Party TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, July Debut", Anime News Network, March 6, 2021; Pineda, "Banished From The Heroes' Party Anime Reveals Delay From July to October, More Cast", Anime News Network, May 20, 2021; Mateo, "Banished From The Heroes' P en.wikipedia.org
- Pineda, "Banished From The Heroes' Party Anime Reveals Delay From July to October, More Cast", Anime News Network, May 20, 2021. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
- Wikipedia, "Banished from the Hero's Party" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cayanan, "Masahiro Ikeno's Banished from the Hero's Party Manga Adaptation Ends", Anime News Network, July 29, 2024 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Banished from the Hero's Party" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: LN-news.com, October 21, 2021; Mutsuki Higashioji, January 24, 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Mateo, "Banished From The Heroes' Party Season 2 Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs", Anime News Network, December 14, 2023. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
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