Failure Frame

Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells (ハズレ枠の【状態異常スキル】で最強になった俺がすべてを蹂躙するまで) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kaoru Shinozaki. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in November 2017, before Overlap acquired and published it in print with illustrations by KWKM in July 2018. A manga adaptation with composition by Keyaki Uchi-Uchi and illustrations by Shō Uyoshi began serialization on the Comic Gardo website in July 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Seven Arcs premiered in July 2024.

Plot
Tōka Mimori and his classmates are suddenly summoned to a fantasy world by a goddess to act as heroes. While most of them are shown to have exceptional skills, Mimori has an E-rank. Deeming him to be useless, the goddess decides to banish Mimori to a dungeon where nobody has ever returned. However, it turns out that his skills are more abnormal than it seems. As such, he vows to have his revenge.

Characters

 * Tōka Mimori (三森 灯河)
 * The class reject who is assigned as an E-ranked and got banished into dangerous dungeon where nobody ever survived. His unique skill, which allows him to put enemies on status conditions Paralyze, Poison, or Sleep is deemed useless but proven to helps him escaping the dungeon with 100% successful rate (except the goddess, who is constantly protected by shield). He suffered from child abuse and was rescued by his uncle and aunt.
 * The class reject who is assigned as an E-ranked and got banished into dangerous dungeon where nobody ever survived. His unique skill, which allows him to put enemies on status conditions Paralyze, Poison, or Sleep is deemed useless but proven to helps him escaping the dungeon with 100% successful rate (except the goddess, who is constantly protected by shield). He suffered from child abuse and was rescued by his uncle and aunt.


 * Celes Ashrain (セラス・アシュレイン)


 * Pigimaru (ピギ丸)


 * Vicious (ヴィシス)


 * Ayaka Sogō (十河綾香)


 * Takuto Kirihara (桐原拓斗)


 * Shōgo Oyamada (小山田翔吾)


 * Kobato Kashima (鹿島小鳩)


 * Asagi Senjō (戦場浅葱)


 * Tomohiro Yasu (安智弘)


 * Hijiri Takao (高雄聖)


 * Itsuki Takao (高雄樹)


 * Eve Speed (イヴ・スピード)


 * Lizbeth (リズベット)


 * Nyantan Kikeepat (ニャンタン・キキーパット)


 * Civit Garland (シビト・ガートランド)

Light novel
Written by Kaoru Shinozaki, the series began serialization on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on November 24, 2017. The series was later acquired by Overlap, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by KWKM on July 25, 2018. As of January 2024, eleven volumes and one short stories volume have been released.

In July 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the novels for English publication.

Manga
A manga adaptation, with composition by Keyaki Uchi-Uchi and illustrations by Shō Uyoshi, began serialization on the Comic Gardo manga website on July 26, 2019. As of June 2024, the series individual chapters have been collected into ten tankōbon volumes.

In July 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.

Volumes
List of chapter that haven't published:


 * 050. The Battle of the Heroes

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced during the second livestream for the "10th Anniversary Memorial Overlap Bunko All-Star Assemble Special" event on January 21, 2024. It is produced by Seven Arcs (with cooperation from SynergySP) and directed by Michio Fukuda, with scripts written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, character designs handled by Kana Hashidate, and music composed by Tatsuhiko Saiki. The series premiered on July 5, 2024, on TBS and other networks. The opening theme song is "Hazure", performed by Chogakusei, while the ending theme song is "pray", performed by Hakubi. Crunchyroll licensed the series. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.

Reception
Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the character development and high school politics, though she also felt it relied on tropes too much.

In BookWalker's Next Big Light Novel Hit poll, the series ranked ninth in the bunkobon category.

The series has 1.1 million copies in circulation between its digital and print releases.