Popular company Wright Film recently announced that Matsuri Akai’s My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s (Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) light novel will be getting an anime adaptation. The company released a trailer showing the anime’s staff, cast, and release window.
Check out the trailer below:
The My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s anime is slated to premiere sometime in October. However, no exact release date has been made public yet.
The anime features an all-star cast that includes Takeo Ōtsuka, who stars as Akira Oda, and Saku Mizuno, who plays Amelia Rosequartz. Additional cast members will be made public as time goes on.
『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』
アニメ化決定！！シリーズ累計150万部突破の異世界ファンタジー❖
2025年10月放送予定
ティザービジュアル公開✨原作：赤井まつり
キャラクター原案：東西
原作コミック：合鴨ひろゆき #ステつよ #sutetsuyo #暗殺者 pic.twitter.com/c58mQHaYjD— TVアニメ『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』公式 (@sutetsuyo_an) February 18, 2025
For the staff, Nobuyoshi Habara directs the anime at Sunrise, while Kunihiko Okada handles the series scripts. Hirona Okada and Kaori Saito handle the character design, while Satoshi Igarashi composes the music. Masahiro Yamane is the main animator for the series and will also handle the monster design.
Seven Seas Entertainment is responsible for releasing the novel in English. It describes it as follows: “When Akira’s class is magically summoned to another world, he and his classmates are awarded fantastical powers–but while one of them is lucky enough to become a true Hero, Akira becomes a mere Assassin. However, against all odds, the Assassin just might be the most powerful role of all! Harboring doubts about the king’s intentions, Akira uses his newfound strength as a master of the shadows to uncover the secrets and conspiracies of the crown.”
