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A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero

A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero

20247.51 Season12 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

Meet Kaito Takagi, your typical high schooler with a low profile. He spends his days exploring dungeons in Japan, hunting slimes for some extra cash. On the side, he quietly admires his childhood friend, the popular girl in class. One day, a rare golden slime shows up, and after Kaito defeats it, he finds a super valuable item—a card that can summon mythical beings! He decides to use it and summons a stunning warrior maiden. Now, Kaito has a chance to rise above his ordinary explorer life. Get ready for a modern fantasy story filled with battles!

Created by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Produced by Shuta Sasaki, Yusuke Onuki, Hiroyuki Tanaka
NetworksTokyo MX

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Top Cast

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Sylphy (voice)

Yuya Hozumi

Yuya Hozumi

Kaito Takagi (voice)

Azumi Waki

Azumi Waki

Haruka Katsuragi (voice)

Mayu Sagara

Mayu Sagara

Luceria (voice)

Yoshino Aoyama

Yoshino Aoyama

Airi Jingūji (voice)

Saika Kitamori

Saika Kitamori

Miku Moriyama (voice)

Ryotaro Okiayu

Ryotaro Okiayu

Berlia (big) (voice)

Akari Miyazaki

Akari Miyazaki

Berlia (small) (voice)

Natsu Shirosaki

Natsu Shirosaki

Titania (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

magicdungeonadventureranimebased on light noveldungeon crawling

About A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero

A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero is a animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of magic, dungeon, adventurer, anime, based on light novel, dungeon crawling. Created by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, it stars Kana Hanazawa, Yuya Hozumi, Azumi Waki. Meet Kaito Takagi, your typical high schooler with a low profile. He spends his days exploring dungeons in Japan, hunting slimes for some extra cash. On the side, he quietly admires his childhood friend, the popular girl in class. One day, a rare golden slime shows up, and after Kaito defeats it, he finds a super valuable item—a card that can summon mythical beings! He decides to use it and summons a stunning warrior maiden. Now, Kaito has a chance to rise above his ordinary explorer life. Get ready for a modern fantasy story filled with battles!

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