# My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが, Asashin de Aru no Sutētasu ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) is a Japanese light novel series written by Matsuri Akai and illustrated by Tōzai. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2017. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing the series under its Overlap Bunko imprint in November 2017. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website in July 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Sunrise is set to premiere in October 2025.

## Characters
### Akira Oda (織田 晶, Oda Akira)

    Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka

### Amelia Rosequartz (アメリア・ローズクォーツ, Ameria Rōzukwōtsu)

    Voiced by: Saku Mizuno

## Media
### Light novel

Written by Matsuri Akai, My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 26, 2017. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing the series with illustrations by Tōzai under its Overlap Bunko light novel imprint on November 25, 2017. Four volumes have been released as of February 25, 2021. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | November 25, 2017 | 978-4-86554-280-6 | July 8, 2021 (digital) September 7, 2021 (print) | 978-1-64827-658-3 |
| 2 | March 25, 2018 | 978-4-86554-327-8 | October 14, 2021 (digital) November 9, 2021 (print) | 978-1-64827-659-0 |
| 3 | January 25, 2019 | 978-4-86554-376-6 | December 2, 2021 (digital) January 11, 2022 (print) | 978-1-64827-660-6 |
| 4 | February 25, 2021 | 978-4-86554-845-7 | March 24, 2022 (digital) April 12, 2022 (print) | 978-1-63858-195-6 |

### Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website on July 10, 2018. The manga's chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes as of February 25, 2025. The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | January 25, 2019 | 978-4-86554-443-5 | March 10, 2020 | 978-1-64505-289-0 |
| 2 | August 25, 2019 | 978-4-86554-537-1 | July 21, 2020 | 978-1-64505-492-4 |
| 3 | March 25, 2020 | 978-4-86554-669-9 | December 22, 2020 | 978-1-64505-809-0 |
| 4 | March 25, 2022 | 978-4-8240-0033-0 | April 25, 2023 | 978-1-64827-914-0 |
| 5 | September 25, 2023 | 978-4-8240-0615-8 | May 7, 2024 | 978-1-64827-352-0 |
| 6 | February 25, 2025 | 978-4-8240-1096-4 | — | — |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 18, 2025. The series will be produced by TMS Entertainment, animated by Sunrise (the studio division of Bandai Namco Filmworks), and directed by Nobuyoshi Habara [ja], with Kunihiko Okada handling series composition, Hirona Okada and Kaori Saito designing the characters, Masahiro Yamane designing the monsters, and Satoshi Igarashi composing the music. It is set to premiere in October 2025.

### Web game

A web game titled Asashin de Aru no Sutētasu ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga Shadow Break (暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが シャドウブレイク), developed and published by CTW was announced on February 18, 2025, concurrent with the anime's announcement.

## Reception

By September 2023, the series had over 1.2 million copies in circulation.