モブから始まる探索英雄譚
A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero
Kaito Takagi is a low status high schooler. A background mob character, you might say. He is just a low-level explorer who hunts slimes every day in the dungeons that appeared all around Japan, earning pocket money while admiring his childhood friend, the class queen, from afar. One day, a golden slime he had never seen appears before him. After he defeats it, it drops an extremely rare item, worth hundreds of millions, a card that can summon mythical beings!! After he decides to activate the summon, a warrior maiden with unparalleled beauty appears. Rise above the mob, Kaito! A modern battle fantasy story has begun! (Source: Hobby Japan, translated)
Names
| Original | モブから始まる探索英雄譚 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Mob kara Hajimaru Tansaku Eiyuutan |
| English | A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero |
| Chinese | 从路人角色开始的探索英雄谭 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | The story of an exploration hero who has worked his way up from common people |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2024-07-06 → 2024-09-14 (Summer 2024) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Gekkou |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionFantasy |
| Themes | DungeonMale ProtagonistSwordplay |
| Streaming | Bilibili TV · YouTube · Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 5.76 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.03 / 10 |
| Composite | 35.3 |
| On lists | 32,534 |
| Favourited | 458 (1.4%) |
| Completion | 60.5% |
| Drop rate | 14.1% |
| In backlog | 23.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.92 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Gekkou | — | 10 of 10 |
| Broadcast season | Summer 2024 | E | 68 of 71 |
| Year | 2024 | E | 288 of 297 |
| Source material | Light novel | E | 896 of 927 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,527 of 1,596 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | E | 1,587 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Fantasy | E | 2,051 of 2,142 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,505 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | E | 2,637 of 2,765 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,161 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,814 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Tomoki Kobayashi |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu |
| Character design | Almic, Shouko Yasuda |
| Music | Keiji Inai |
| Original creator | Kaishou, Almic |
AniList id 172416 · MAL id 57646 · record updated 2026-08-27