Arifureta (Main Series)/Anime

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**Anime**
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***Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest*** (ありふれた職業で世界最強, *Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō*?) is a Japanese animated series, based on the Light Novels by Ryo Shirakome. It can be watched on Hulu, Prime Video, and Crunchyroll.

The series was first announced on December 3, 2017. It was originally scheduled to air in April 2018, but on January 15, 2018, it was announced that the show was delayed for unknown reasons. Prior to the postponement, the initial production staff was comprised of Jun Kamiya as director, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu as writer, Atsuo Tobe as character designer and chief animation director and animation done by White Fox animation. However, following the postponement, it was announced that both Fudeyasu and Tobe stepped down. They were replaced by Kinji Yoshimoto as director and writer, Shoichi Sato as writer, Chika Kojima as character designer and chief animation director and Asread animation stepping in to assist White Fox with production.

The first season aired 13 episodes from July 8 to October 7, 2019 and covered the first four volumes of the light novel. It was broadcasted on AT-X, TOKYO MX, サンテレビ and BS11 in Japan.

A second season was revealed following the season finale of the first season. A trailer was released on April 16, 2021 and was scheduled to debut in January 2022. It aired 12 episodes from January 13 to March 31, 2022, followed by an OVA on April 7, 2022, and covered the fifth and sixth volumes of the light novel. With the exception of Akira Iwanaga and Studio Mother animation replacing Yoshimoto and White Fox, all the original production staff reprised their roles. It was broadcasted on AT-X, TOKYO MX and BS11.

On September 10, 2022, it was announced that a third season is in production. With the exception of Studio Mother stepping down, all the original production staff will reprise their roles.

The series was licensed for English Simulcast and SimulDub by Funimation.

## List of Episodes

* Season 1
* Season 2

The first season consisted of 13 episodes, along with 2 special episodes included with the "Blu-ray BOX" & a bonus-short prologue episode.

**" Omake "**

The second season aired from January 13 to March 31, 2022.

**" Omake "**

## Music

* Season 1
* Season 2

* **Opening Theme**: "FLARE" performed by "Void\_Chords feat.LIO"
* **Ending Theme**: "Hajime no Uta" performed by "DracoVirgo"
* **Character Songs**:
	+ Yue - "Kin'iro ni Somaru Yoake" by Yūki Kuwahara
	+ Shea - "FUTURE STEP" by Minami Takahashi
	+ Tio - "DRAGON'S HIGH" by Yōko Hikasa
	+ Kaori & Shizuku - "Jibun'iro no Mirai" by Saori Ōnishi & Yumiri Hanamori
	+ Aiko - "Harvest" by Ai Kakuma
* 37 Original Soundtracks

* **Opening Theme**: "Daylight" performed by "MindaRyn"
* **Ending Theme**: "Gedou Sanka" performed by "FantasticYouth"
* 34 Original Soundtracks

## Cast

* Season 1
* Season 2

## Staff

 Illustration
 Character Design
 Chief Animation Director
 Chief Director
 Series Composition
 Music
 Animation Production

## Key Visual

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3

Season 1 - 1st Key VisualSeason 1 - 2nd Key VisualSeason 1 - 3rd Key Visual

Season 2 - 1st Key VisualSeason 2 - 2nd Key Visual

## Promotional Videos

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3

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## External Links

* Official Anime Website
* Series page on "AT-X"
* Series page on "TOKYO MX"
* Series page on "BS11"
* Funimation (available only in *US, CA, UK, IE, AU, NZ*)
* Crunchyroll
* Instagram

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ありふれた職業で世界最強」TVアニメ化！異世界召喚された男子のファンタジー
2. ↑ Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest TV Anime Delayed to 2019
3. ↑ 「ありふれた職業で世界最強」新ビジュアル公開、スタッフ情報も明らかに
4. ↑ 2期制作決定！