Six childhood friends make a vow one day to become treasure hunters, and eventually grow to be the strongest heroes in the world. During his first quest, Krai Andrey realizes he isn’t cut out for the job. Even so, his friends make him their leader. Underpowered in the face of great expectations, Krai embarks on a reluctant hero’s tale of glory, headaches, and wanting to retire early.
Created by Hideki Shirane
Written by Hideki Shirane, Tsukikage
Produced by Yoichi Kurashima, Akihiro Narita, Kimihito Sekido
NetworksTokyo MXBS Nippon TV
Top Cast
Kensho Ono
Krai Andrey (voice)
Miyu Kubota
Tino Shade (voice)
Fairouz Ai
Liz Smart (voice)
Konomi Kohara
Sitri Smart (voice)
Kohei Amasaki
Luke Sykol (voice)
Tomokazu Sugita
Ansem Smart (voice)
Aoi Koga
Lucia Rogier (voice)
You Taichi
Eva Renfield (voice)
Akira Sekine
Rhuda Runebeck (voice)
Koji Seki
Greg Zangief (voice)
Themes & Keywords
magicharemcoming of agedemonsuper powerdungeonanimetreasure hunterbased on light novelhilariousfarcical
About Let This Grieving Soul Retire
Let This Grieving Soul Retire is a animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of magic, harem, coming of age, demon, super power, dungeon. Created by Hideki Shirane, it stars Kensho Ono, Miyu Kubota, Fairouz Ai. Six childhood friends make a vow one day to become treasure hunters, and eventually grow to be the strongest heroes in the world. During his first quest, Krai Andrey realizes he isn’t cut out for the job. Even so, his friends make him their leader. Underpowered in the face of great expectations, Krai embarks on a reluctant hero’s tale of glory, headaches, and wanting to retire early.
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