A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero

A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero (モブから始まる探索英雄譚) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kaitō and illustrated by Almic. It began serialization online in April 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Hobby Japan, who have published nine volumes since July 2021 under their HJ Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Terio Teri has been serialized in Akita Shoten's seinen manga web magazine Dokodemo Young Champion since August 2021 and has been collected in three tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Gekkō premiered in July 2024.

Characters

 * Kaito Takagi (高木 海斗)


 * Sylphy (シルフィー)


 * Haruka Katsuragi (葛城 春香)


 * Luceria (ルシェリア)


 * Airi Jingūji (神宮寺 愛理)


 * Miku Moriyama (森山 ミク)


 * Hikari Tanabe (田辺 光梨)

Light novel
Written by Kaitō, A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 9, 2019. It was later acquired by Hobby Japan who began releasing it under their HJ Bunko imprint with illustrations by Almic in July 2021. Nine volumes have been released as of July 1, 2024.

Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Terio Teri began serialization in Akita Shoten's seinen manga web magazine Dokodemo Young Champion on August 24, 2021. Its chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes as of December 2023.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in December 2023. It is produced by Gekkō and directed by Tomoki Kobayashi, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu handling series composition, Shoko Yasuda designing the characters, and Keiji Inai composing the music. The series premiered on July 6, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Up Start" performed by Amatsuki, while the ending theme song is "Strobe Fantasy" (ストロボ・ファンタジー) performed by May'n. Crunchyroll licensed the series. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.