Let This Grieving Soul Retire!

Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party (嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukikage and illustrated by Chyko. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began publishing it under their GC Novels light novel imprint in August 2018. A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website in April 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G is set to premiere in October 2024.

Characters

 * Krai Andrey (クライ・アンドリヒ)
 * The protagonist. A Level 8 treasure hunter nicknamed "The Thousand Tricks". The leader of the Grieving Souls party and the master of the First Steps clan.
 * According to the author, Krai is weak for real.
 * According to the author, Krai is weak for real.


 * Tino Shade (ティノ・シェイド)
 * A Level 4 treasure hunter.
 * A Level 4 treasure hunter.


 * Liz Smart (リィズ・スマート)


 * Sitri Smart (シトリー・スマート)


 * Luke Sykol (ルーク・サイコル)


 * Ansem Smart (アンセム・スマート)


 * Lucia Rogier (ルシア・ロジェ)

Light novel
Written by Tsukikage, Let This Grieving Soul Retire began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 27, 2018. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began releasing it with illustrations by Chyko under their GC Novels light novel imprint on August 30, 2018. Eleven volumes have been released as of February 2024.

On November 6, 2020, Sol Press announced that they licensed light novels and released the first volume on December 28 that same year. After Sol Press went defunct, J-Novel Club announced during their Anime Expo 2022 panel that they licensed the light novels.

Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website on April 27, 2019. The manga adaptation's chapters have been collected by ASCII Media Works into nine volumes as of February 2024.

On May 21, 2021, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manga adaptation.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 20, 2024. The series is produced by Zero-G and directed by Masahiro Takata, with Hideki Shirane writing series scripts, Yūsuke Isouchi and Shingo Fujisaki designing the characters, and Ryōhei Sataka composing the music. It is set to premiere in October 2024.

Reception
The series was ranked 10th in 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook in the tankōbon category.

The series had over 1 million copies in circulation by June 2023.