Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World

Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World (人間不信の冒険者たちが世界を救うようです) is a Japanese light novel series written by Shinta Fuji and illustrated by Susumu Kuroi. It began serialization online in January 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Media Factory, who have published six volumes from September 2019 to November 2023 under their MF Books imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Masaki Kawakami has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's ComicWalker website since October 2019. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Geek Toys aired from January to March 2023.

Synopsis
Veteran adventurer Nick works his hardest to progress his party to full rank as his ultimate dream. He is however unceremoniously expelled from the party due to disapproval, phony romance, and embezzlement. The directionless Nick spends his funds on merchandise and becomes an idol otaku to make ends meet. As luck would have it, three depressed individuals sat down at his table together drinking as a means of coping, when they all divulged their utter stories. Each of the four has one common thread: betrayal. Nick, mage Tiana, cleric Zem, and half-dragon Curran agree to form an unbreakable team to save humanity from corruption.

Characters

 * Nick (ニック)
 * The main protagonist as well as the party's leader and thief. He was expelled from his former adventuring party after an argument caused by his teammates embezzling funds, after which he is dumped by his scammer girlfriend and goes downward spiral where he wastes all of his money on idols. However, upon meeting Tiana, Curran, and Zem and bonding over their shared betrayals, he proposes that they form a new party to fund their spendthrift lifestyles all while working to overcome their issues, in his case his tendency to talk down to others.
 * The main protagonist as well as the party's leader and thief. He was expelled from his former adventuring party after an argument caused by his teammates embezzling funds, after which he is dumped by his scammer girlfriend and goes downward spiral where he wastes all of his money on idols. However, upon meeting Tiana, Curran, and Zem and bonding over their shared betrayals, he proposes that they form a new party to fund their spendthrift lifestyles all while working to overcome their issues, in his case his tendency to talk down to others.


 * Tiana (ティアーナ)
 * A former noblewoman and the party's magic caster. She was an exceptional student at a prestigious academy until her spiteful fiancé ended their engagement and she was subsequently stripped of her status after being falsely accused of bribery. After losing all her money in gambling, she took up a life of adventuring but her fierce appearance made it difficult to join a party until she met Nick, Curran, and Zem.
 * A former noblewoman and the party's magic caster. She was an exceptional student at a prestigious academy until her spiteful fiancé ended their engagement and she was subsequently stripped of her status after being falsely accused of bribery. After losing all her money in gambling, she took up a life of adventuring but her fierce appearance made it difficult to join a party until she met Nick, Curran, and Zem.


 * Curran (カラン)
 * A dragonkin and the party's warrior. She was robbed and left for dead in a dungeon by her former party, causing her to have severe trust issues. Miraculously surviving, she is determined to recover a one-of-a-kind heirloom that her ex-teammates stole from her and joins Nick, Tiana, and Zem for this purpose whilst working to overcome her primary vice: her lack of education. Aside from being a glutton, she is the only party member without a bad spending habit, convincing her new teammates to entrust her with storing their shared funds.
 * A dragonkin and the party's warrior. She was robbed and left for dead in a dungeon by her former party, causing her to have severe trust issues. Miraculously surviving, she is determined to recover a one-of-a-kind heirloom that her ex-teammates stole from her and joins Nick, Tiana, and Zem for this purpose whilst working to overcome her primary vice: her lack of education. Aside from being a glutton, she is the only party member without a bad spending habit, convincing her new teammates to entrust her with storing their shared funds.


 * Zem (ゼム)
 * A former priest and the party's healer. He lived as an aspiring worshiper of God until he rejected an underage girl's romance. She then falsely accused him of assaulting her out of revenge which led to his revocation and banishment from the Church. After this, he spent all of his money on alcohol to drink away his sorrows, resulting in him becoming an addict. A kindhearted innkeeper later took him in and suggested he should become an adventurer, which he did and led to him meeting Nick, Curran, and Tiana.
 * A former priest and the party's healer. He lived as an aspiring worshiper of God until he rejected an underage girl's romance. She then falsely accused him of assaulting her out of revenge which led to his revocation and banishment from the Church. After this, he spent all of his money on alcohol to drink away his sorrows, resulting in him becoming an addict. A kindhearted innkeeper later took him in and suggested he should become an adventurer, which he did and led to him meeting Nick, Curran, and Tiana.


 * Kizuna (キズナ)
 * The Holy Sword of Bonds its the power to fuse two trusted entities into a stronger single figure. It takes on the form of a young man who becomes a companion of The Survivors.
 * The Holy Sword of Bonds its the power to fuse two trusted entities into a stronger single figure. It takes on the form of a young man who becomes a companion of The Survivors.


 * Agate (アゲート)
 * A singing idol Nick befriended and sees her as a role model. He collects merchandise based on her idol group for his hobby.
 * A singing idol Nick befriended and sees her as a role model. He collects merchandise based on her idol group for his hobby.

Light novels
The series written by Shinta Fuji began serialization in the user-generated novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2019. It was later acquired by Media Factory, who publishing it with illustrations by Susumu Kuroi under their MF Books imprint. The series released six volumes from September 25, 2019 to November 25, 2023.

At Sakura-Con 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

Manga
A manga adaptation with art by Masaki Kawakami began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's ComicWalker website on October 25, 2019.

At Anime Expo 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manga for English publication.

Anime
An anime adaptation was announced at the MF Books 8th Anniversary livestream event on August 15, 2021. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Frontier Works, animated by Geek Toys in cooperation with Seven, and written and directed by Itsuki Imazaki, who also storyboarded all the episodes. Hiroo Nagao handled the character designs and served as chief animation director, and Ryo Takahashi composed the music. The series aired from January 10 to March 28, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Glorious World" by Shun'ichi Toki, while the ending theme song is "Never Fear" by Mao Abe. Crunchyroll has licensed the series under the title, Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World, and is streaming it along with an English dub. Muse Communication also licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streamed it on Muse Asia YouTube channel.