Let This Grieving Soul Retire!

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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)
GenreFantasy comedy[1]
Novel series
Written byTsukikage
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runJanuary 27, 2018 – present
Light novel
Written byTsukikage
Illustrated byChyko
Published byMicro Magazine
English publisher
ImprintGC Novels
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 30, 2018 – present
Volumes11
Manga
Written byTsukikage
Illustrated byRai Hebino
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
MagazineComicWalker[a]
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 27, 2019 – present
Volumes9
Anime television series
Directed byMasahiro Takata
Written byHideki Shirane
Music byRyōhei Sataka
StudioZero-G
Original run 2024 – scheduled

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 2024.

Characters[edit]

Krai Andrey (クライ・アンドリヒ, Kurai Andorihi)
Voiced by: Kensho Ono[3]
The protagonist. A Level 8 treasure hunter nicknamed "The Thousand Tricks". The leader of the Grieving Souls party and the master of the First Steps clan.
According to the author, Krai is weak for real.[4]
Tino Shade (ティノ・シェイド, Tino Sheido)
Voiced by: Miyu Kubota[3]
A Level 4 treasure hunter.

Media[edit]

Light novel[edit]

Written by Tsukikage, Let This Grieving Soul Retire began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 27, 2018.[5] 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.[6]

On November 6, 2020, Sol Press announced that they licensed light novels and released the first volume on December 28 that same year.[7] After Sol Press went defunct, J-Novel Club announced during their Anime Expo 2022 panel that they licensed the light novels.[8]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 August 30, 2018[9]978-4-89-637813-9December 28, 2020[10] (SP)
March 8, 2023[11] (JNC)		978-1-71-839252-6
2 January 30, 2019[12]978-4-89-637852-8July 5, 2023[11]978-1-71-839254-0
3 August 30, 2019[13]978-4-89-637912-9January 16, 2024[11]978-1-71-839256-4
4 January 30, 2020[14]978-4-89-637974-7May 10, 2024[11]—
5 August 31, 2020[15]978-4-86-716047-3——
6 February 27, 2021[16]978-4-86-716113-5——
7 August 30, 2021[17]978-4-86-716174-6——
8 February 28, 2022[18]978-4-86-716256-9——
9 October 28, 2022[19]978-4-86-716357-3——
10 May 30, 2023[20]978-4-86-716428-0——
11 February 29, 2024[6]978-4-86-716428-0——

Manga[edit]

A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website on April 27, 2019.[21] The manga adaptation's chapters have been collected by ASCII Media Works into nine volumes as of February 2024.[22]

On May 21, 2021, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manga adaptation.[23]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 October 26, 2019[24]978-4-04-912839-0December 21, 2021[25]978-1-97-533447-5
2 March 27, 2020[26]978-4-04-913116-1March 29, 2022[27]978-1-97-533449-9
3 August 26, 2020[28]978-4-04-913350-9July 12, 2022[29]978-1-97-533451-2
4 February 27, 2021[30]978-4-04-913652-4December 13, 2022[31]978-1-97-534296-8
5 September 27, 2021[32]978-4-04-913980-8April 18, 2023[33]978-1-97-534534-1
6 May 27, 2022[34]978-4-04-914314-0August 22, 2023[35]978-1-97-536187-7
7 November 25, 2022[36]978-4-04-914736-0November 21, 2023[37]978-1-97-537353-5
8 August 25, 2023[38]978-4-04-915223-4August 20, 2024[39]978-1-97-539286-4
9 February 26, 2024[22]978-4-04-915552-5——

Anime[edit]

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. It is set to premiere in 2024.[3]

Reception[edit]

The series was ranked 10th in 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook in the tankōbon category.[40]

The series had over 1 million copies in circulation by June 2023.[41]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ ComicWalker changed its name to KadoComi (カドコミ) in December 2023.[2]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ サービス名変更のお知らせ. KadoComi (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 13, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 20, 2024). "Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Fantasy Light Novels Get TV Anime in 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 1, 2022). "J-Novel Club Licenses 10 New Light Novels, 1 New Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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  23. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 22, 2023). "Yen Press Licenses 6 Manga, 4 Light Novels for November". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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  25. ^ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 1 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  26. ^ 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～ （２） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  27. ^ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 2 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  28. ^ 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～ （３） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  29. ^ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 3 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  30. ^ 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～ （４） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  31. ^ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 4 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  32. ^ 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～ （５） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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