"I Left My A-Rank Party" Manga Adaptation Set for TV Anime in January 2025

Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced that the manga I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu) by Kōsuke Unagi, Yūri, and Super Zombie, is being adapted into a TV anime. The series is scheduled to premiere in January 2025. Along with the announcement, the studio unveiled a teaser visual, a promotional video, and details about the main cast and production staff.

The anime will star:

Hiromu Mineta as Yuke, a red mage and alchemist who leaves his A-rank party
Hana Inami as Marina, a sword mage and Yuke’s former student, now a member of the novice party Clover
Natsumi Kawaida as Silk, an elemental ranger and sub-leader of the Clover party
Nene Hieda as Rain, a priestess mage and Yuke’s former student, who is also a former teacher and his peer in age

Yuke, Marina, Silk and Rain from top left to bottom right.
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks
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The show will air on 30 channels in NTV's network in Japan and will run for two consecutive cours (quarters of the year).

Katsumi Ono (Beast Saga, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's) will direct the anime at BN Pictures, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Do It Yourself!!, Dropkick on My Devil! X) overseeing and writing the scripts. Masakazu Yamazaki (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma) is designing the characters and serving as one of the chief animation directors, alongside Akira Takahashi (Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story-), Yumiko Hara (Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!), and Ippei Ichii (Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Season). Akira Kikuchi (Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story-) is the action animation director, and Go Sakabe (Date A Live) is composing the music.

Kodansha USA Publishing, which releases the manga digitally, describes the story as follows:

"Yuke Feldio, a red mage, leaves his A-rank party after growing tired of their poor treatment. He joins forces with a group of his former students—three young women who adore him. Together, they aim to conquer the world’s greatest dungeon, but Yuke will need to teach them, and perhaps discover untapped potential in himself and his students."

The manga debuted in June 2021 on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app. The eighth volume will be released on September 9, 2024.

Source: Press release