There’s life after death and its in the form of reincarnation into the Labyrinth Country in the anticipated anime adaptation of Tōwa’s The World’s Strongest Rearguard – Labyrinth Country’s Novice Seeker light novel series. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about The World’s Strongest Rearguard, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the new anime.
The story of The World’s Strongest Rearguard focuses on overworked office worker Arihito Atobe, a man who was killed in an accident and reborn in the Labyrinth Country. As a Seeker with the rare Rearguard class, he’s quite a formidable support unit in attack, defense, and healing. When joined by a demi-human mercenary and his former boss, Arihito decides to embark on an adventure and rise up the ranks to newfound glory.
The World’s Strongest Rearguard Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of The World’s Strongest Rearguard will release on Sundays at 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. The World’s Strongest Rearguard will feature 12 episodes in total.
Here are the release dates and schedule for The World’s Strongest Rearguard (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – July 5 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – July 12 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – July 19 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – July 26
- Episode 5 – August 2
- Episode 6 – August 9
- Episode 7 – August 16
- Episode 8 – August 23
- Episode 9 – August 30
- Episode 10 – September 6
- Episode 11 – September 13
- Episode 12 – September 20
New episodes of The World’s Strongest Rearguard will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 6:00 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 7:00 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 8:00 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 9:00 a.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 1:00 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Redhair Rosy performs the opening theme song “license,” and Inner Journey performs the ending theme song “Owaranai Yoru no Mamori-kata (How to Protect the Endless Night).”
The cast of The World’s Strongest Rearguard anime includes:
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Arihito
- Aoi Koga as Theresia
- Sakura Nakamura as Kyōka
- Yui Ishikawa as Elitia
- Saori Hayami as Suzuna
- Kaede Hondo as Misaki
- Kanon Takao as Madoka
- Yuka Aisaka as Melissa
Yūji Yanase directs the anime at Maho Film. Deko Akao is in charge of series scripts, and Eriko Yanagimoto is the main character designer.
Where Can I Watch The World’s Strongest Rearguard?
Crunchyroll is streaming The World’s Strongest Rearguard in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, India and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is airing on Sun TV, Tokyo MX, and BS11, along with the ABEMA and d Anime Store streaming services.
What is The World’s Strongest Rearguard About?
Tōwa launched the The World’s Strongest Rearguard novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2017. Kadokawa published the novel’s first volume, featuring illustrations by Kazabana, in November 2017.
In March 2018, Rikizo launched the manga adaptation on Kadokawa’s Comic Walker web manga site. Kadokawa published the first compiled book volume in September 2018. Yen Press also publishes the manga adaptation in English.
Yen Press licenses the manga and novel in English and describes it as follows:
Corporate slave Arihito Atobe’s death in a freak bus accident marks the beginning of his new life as a kind of adventurer called a Seeker. Reborn into a fantasy world, he settles into a previously unknown job class called “rearguard,” capable of providing his (all-female) party with critical attack, defense, and recovery support. And it comes with an added bonus: Simply being at the back of the party line increases his companions’ fondness for him! Freed from the shackles of corporate life, Arihito is eager to start fresh as a newly minted Seeker!
