Let This Grieving Soul Retire!
Japanese light novel series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japanese light novel series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party (嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術, Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukikage and illustrated by Chyko. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began publishing it under their GC Novels light novel imprint in August 2018. A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website in April 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G is set to premiere in October 2024.
| Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party | |
 First light novel volume cover | |
| 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術 (Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) | |
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| Genre | Fantasy comedy[1] |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Tsukikage |
| Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Original run | January 27, 2018 – present |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Tsukikage |
| Illustrated by | Chyko |
| Published by | Micro Magazine |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | GC Novels |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | August 30, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tsukikage |
| Illustrated by | Rai Hebino |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Dengeki Comics NEXT |
| Magazine | ComicWalker[lower-alpha 1] |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | April 27, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Takata |
| Written by | Hideki Shirane |
| Music by | Ryōhei Sataka |
| Studio | Zero-G |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS NTV, Sun TV |
| Original run | October 1, 2024 – scheduled |
Written by Tsukikage, Let This Grieving Soul Retire began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 27, 2018.[7] It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began releasing it with illustrations by Chyko under their GC Novels light novel imprint on August 30, 2018. Eleven volumes have been released as of February 2024.[8]
On November 6, 2020, Sol Press announced that they licensed light novels and released the first volume on December 28 that same year.[9] After Sol Press went defunct, J-Novel Club announced during their Anime Expo 2022 panel that they licensed the light novels.[10]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 30, 2018[11] | 978-4-89-637813-9 | December 28, 2020[12] (SP) March 8, 2023[13] (JNC) | 978-1-71-839252-6 |
| 2 | January 30, 2019[14] | 978-4-89-637852-8 | July 5, 2023[13] | 978-1-71-839254-0 |
| 3 | August 30, 2019[15] | 978-4-89-637912-9 | January 16, 2024[13] | 978-1-71-839256-4 |
| 4 | January 30, 2020[16] | 978-4-89-637974-7 | May 10, 2024[13] | 978-1-71-839258-8 |
| 5 | August 31, 2020[17] | 978-4-86-716047-3 | September 9, 2024[13] | 978-1-71-839260-1 |
| 6 | February 27, 2021[18] | 978-4-86-716113-5 | January 13, 2025[13] | — |
| 7 | August 30, 2021[19] | 978-4-86-716174-6 | — | — |
| 8 | February 28, 2022[20] | 978-4-86-716256-9 | — | — |
| 9 | October 28, 2022[21] | 978-4-86-716357-3 | — | — |
| 10 | May 30, 2023[22] | 978-4-86-716428-0 | — | — |
| 11 | February 29, 2024[8] | 978-4-86-716539-3 | — | — |
| 12 | September 30, 2024[23] | 978-4-86-716638-3 | — | — |
A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website on April 27, 2019.[24] The manga adaptation's chapters have been collected by ASCII Media Works into nine volumes as of February 2024.[25]
On May 21, 2021, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manga adaptation.[26]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 26, 2019[27] | 978-4-04-912839-0 | December 21, 2021[28] | 978-1-97-533447-5 |
| 2 | March 27, 2020[29] | 978-4-04-913116-1 | March 29, 2022[30] | 978-1-97-533449-9 |
| 3 | August 26, 2020[31] | 978-4-04-913350-9 | July 12, 2022[32] | 978-1-97-533451-2 |
| 4 | February 27, 2021[33] | 978-4-04-913652-4 | December 13, 2022[34] | 978-1-97-534296-8 |
| 5 | September 27, 2021[35] | 978-4-04-913980-8 | April 18, 2023[36] | 978-1-97-534534-1 |
| 6 | May 27, 2022[37] | 978-4-04-914314-0 | August 22, 2023[38] | 978-1-97-536187-7 |
| 7 | November 25, 2022[39] | 978-4-04-914736-0 | November 21, 2023[40] | 978-1-97-537353-5 |
| 8 | August 25, 2023[41] | 978-4-04-915223-4 | August 20, 2024[42] | 978-1-97-539286-4 |
| 9 | February 26, 2024[25] | 978-4-04-915552-5 | — | — |
| 10 | September 27, 2024[43] | 978-4-04-915990-5 | — | — |
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 20, 2024. The series is produced by Zero-G and directed by Masahiro Takata, with Hideki Shirane writing series scripts, Yūsuke Isouchi and Shingo Fujisaki designing the characters, and Ryōhei Sataka composing the music.[3] It is set to premiere on October 1, 2024 on Tokyo MX and other networks.[5] The opening theme song, "Kattō Tomorrow" (Conflict Tomorrow), is performed by Lezel, while the ending theme song, "Scream!", is performed by Pmarusama.[6]
The series was ranked 10th in 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook in the tankōbon category.[44]
The series had over 1 million copies in circulation by June 2023.[45]
