# Hell Mode

Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (ヘルモード ～やり込み好きのゲーマーは廃設定の異世界で無双する～, Heru Mōdo: Yarikomizuki no Gēmā wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hamuo and illustrated by Mo. It began serialization online in November 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment, who have published eleven volumes since July 2020 under their Earth Star Novel imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Enji Tetta has been serialized online via Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star website since October 2020 and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.

## Characters
### Allen (アレン, Aren)

    Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura (audio drama)

### Cecil Granvelle (セシル・グランヴェル, Seshiru Guranberu)

    Voiced by: Kana Ueda (audio drama)

## Media
### Light novels

Written by Hamuo, Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on November 17, 2019. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment who began releasing it with illustrations by Mo under their Earth Star Novel light novel imprint on July 15, 2020. Eleven volumes have been released as of March 14, 2025.
During their panel at Anime Expo Lite 2021, J-Novel Club announced that they had licensed the series for English publication. During their panel at Anime NYC 2022, J-Novel Club announced that print releases of the series would be handled by Yen Press.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | July 15, 2020 | 978-4-8030-1433-4 | October 13, 2021 (digital) June 6, 2023 (print) | 978-1-7183-8198-8 (digital) 978-1-9753-6849-4 (print) |
| 2 | November 16, 2020 | 978-4-8030-1468-6 | January 4, 2022 (digital) September 19, 2023 (print) | 978-1-7183-8200-8 (digital) 978-1-9753-6850-0 (print) |
| 3 | March 17, 2021 | 978-4-8030-1501-0 | April 13, 2022 (digital) January 30, 2024 (print) | 978-1-7183-8202-2 (digital) 978-1-9753-6851-7 (print) |
| 4 | September 15, 2021 | 978-4-8030-1564-5 | July 27, 2022 (digital) May 21, 2024 (print) | 978-1-7183-8204-6 (digital) 978-1-9753-6852-4 (print) |
| 5 | March 16, 2022 | 978-4-8030-1624-6 | January 11, 2023 (digital) August 20, 2024 (print) | 978-1-7183-8206-0 (digital) 978-1-9753-6853-1 (print) |
| 6 | September 15, 2022 | 978-4-8030-1693-2 | July 31, 2023 (digital) November 19, 2024 (print) | 978-1-7183-8208-4 (digital) 978-1-9753-6854-8 (print) |
| 7 | March 15, 2023 | 978-4-8030-1763-2 | January 15, 2024 (digital) February 18, 2025 (print) | 978-1-7183-8210-7 (digital) 979-8-8554-0556-9 (print) |
| 8 | October 18, 2023 | 978-4-8030-1848-6 | December 18, 2024 (digital) June 10, 2025 (print) | 978-1-7183-8212-1 (digital) 979-8-8554-2143-9 (print) |
| 9 | April 17, 2024 | 978-4-8030-1938-4 | March 26, 2025 (digital) | 978-1-7183-8212-1 |
| 10 | September 13, 2024 | 978-4-8030-2007-6 | — | — |
| 11 | March 14, 2025 | 978-4-8030-2099-1 | — | — |

### Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Enji Tetta began serialization on Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star manga service on October 15, 2020. The manga's chapters have been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of December 2024.
During their panel at Anime Expo 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they had also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | May 12, 2021 | 978-4-8030-1516-4 | September 20, 2023 | 978-1-7183-8720-1 |
| 2 | October 12, 2021 | 978-4-8030-1566-9 | December 27, 2023 | 978-1-7183-8721-8 |
| 3 | March 12, 2022 | 978-4-8030-1622-2 | April 27, 2024 | 978-1-7183-8722-5 |
| 4 | August 10, 2022 | 978-4-8030-1676-5 | August 7, 2024 | 978-1-7183-8723-2 |
| 5 | January 12, 2023 | 978-4-8030-1733-5 | December 25, 2024 | 978-1-7183-8724-9 |
| 6 | June 12, 2023 | 978-4-8030-1791-5 | — | — |
| 7 | October 12, 2023 | 978-4-8030-1844-8 | — | — |
| 8 | March 13, 2024 | 978-4-8030-1919-3 | — | — |
| 9 | July 12, 2024 | 978-4-8030-1978-0 | — | — |
| 10 | December 12, 2024 | 978-4-8030-2047-2 | — | — |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 5, 2024.

## Reception

The series won the grand prize at the 2nd Earth Star Novel Award in 2020.
By December 2024, the series had over 1.6 million copies in circulation.