A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero Anime Announces July 2024 Release Date and More

The official staff of the upcoming anime “A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero”confirmed that it will premiere on July 6, 2024. This announcement was made on the official website and X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, June 10, 2024. Along with the premiere date, the staff also revealed the names of three additional cast members for the series.

Since July 2021, Hobby Japan has been publishing the light novels in a series, with eight volumes released under the HJ Bunko imprint.

A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero Anime Debuts on July 6, 2024

On Monday, June 10, 2024, the official website and X account for the anime A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero announced that the show will be premiering on July 6, 2024, which falls in the summer of 2024. Along with this news, the show’s staff revealed the broadcast information for the fantasy anime.

The decision has been made to broadcast episodes of the A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero anime every Saturday at 10 PM JST, beginning on July 6, 2024, on Tokyo MX. It will also be accessible on BS11 Nippon Television at 10:30 PM JST on the same date.

Moreover, Japanese viewers have the opportunity to catch the anime on TV Nagasaki, with weekly broadcasts every Friday at 1:03 AM JST, beginning on July 12, 2024. Alternatively, AT-X will also air the show starting from July 9, 2024, at 11 PM JST. It should also be noted that ABEMA will stream the series every Saturday at 10:30 PM JST, starting from July 6, 2024.

Besides announcing the release date and broadcast information, the official team behind the A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero anime has also unveiled the names of the new cast members. Airi Jinguji will be portrayed by Yoshino Aoyama, Miku Moriyama will be voiced by Saika Kitamori, and Hikari Tanabe will be played by Azusa Tsugimori.

The additional cast members for this fantasy anime will be joining the previously announced voice actors, listed as follows:

Kana Hanazawa as Sylphy
Yuya Hozumi as Kaito Takagi
Mayu Sagara as Luceria
Azumi Waki as Haruka Katsuragi

The staff additionally disclosed information about the artists and theme songs for the anime. The opening theme, Up Start, will be performed by Amatsuki, and the ending theme, Strobe Fantasy, will be sung by May’n.

A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero: Staff and Plot Summary

Kaito, as seen in the anime (Image via Gekko)

Tomoki Kobayashi, known for his work on Akame ga KILL! and other popular titles, is at the helm of the series at Gekko Studios, with Starry Cube serving as the producer. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu is responsible for the series’ scripts, and Shoko Yasuda has been brought on as the character designer. The anime’s team has also welcomed Keiji Inai as the composer for the music.

The anime adaptation of A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero is based on the light novels and revolves around Kaito Takagi, a high school student who works as an explorer. His job is to hunt down slimes in the dungeons that appear in Japan, earning him money.

One day, Kaito is bestowed with a valuable item known as the servant card by a golden slime. This card gives him the ability to summon mythical creatures. Filled with curiosity, Kaito uses the card to summon a valkyrie, a warrior maiden. This marks the start of Kaito’s transformation from a regular high school student to a heroic figure.