I'm Quitting Heroing

I'm Quitting Heroing: Next Gig Is at the Demon Queen's Castle (勇者、辞めます～次の職場は魔王城～, Yūsha, Yamemasu: Tsugi no Shokuba wa Maōjō) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Quantum and illustrated by Hana Amano. It was serialized online from January to February 2017 on Kadokawa's user-generated novel publishing website Kakuyomu. It was later published by Fujimi Shobo with three volumes from December 2017 to October 2018 under their Kadokawa Books imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Nori Kazato has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website since May 2018 and has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Kadokawa. An anime television series adaptation by EMT Squared premiered in April 2022.

I'm Quitting Heroing: Next Gig Is at the Demon Queen's Castle
First light novel volume cover (Kadokawa Books imprint) featuring Leo Demonheart and the Elite Four.
勇者、辞めます～次の職場は魔王城～
(Yūsha, Yamemasu: Tsugi no Shokuba wa Maōjō)
GenreFantasy[1]
Novel series
Written byQuantum
Published byKakuyomu
Original runJanuary 12, 2017 – February 7, 2017
Light novel
Written byQuantum
Illustrated byHana Amano
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
ImprintKadokawa Books (original print)
Fujimi Fantasia Bunko (reprint)
DemographicMale
Original runDecember 10, 2017 – October 10, 2018
Volumes3
Manga
Written byQuantum
Illustrated byNori Kazato
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Kadokawa
MagazineYoung Ace Up
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 31, 2018 – present
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byYuu Nobuta[lower-alpha 1]
Hisashi Ishii
Written byShigeru Murakoshi
Music byKōhei Munemoto
StudioEMT Squared
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS
Original run April 5, 2022 – present
Episodes4

Plot

The Demon Queen Echidna and her forces have come from the Demon World, a polluted wasteland. The world's strongest hero Leo Demonheart has defeated Echidna and her Elite Four. Sometime later, Leo shows up wanting to help Echidna rebuild her army because the people became fearful of him instead of celebrating his victory where some people claimed that he would become the next demon king. As a result of his exile, Leo wants to help Echidna who violently rejects him. The Elite Four go behind her back by having Leo rebuilt Echidna's army before he can be hired. He also learns that Echidna wants to obtain the Philosopher's Stone so that she can make the Demon World fertile again.

Characters
Leo Demonheart (レオ・デモンハート, Reo Demonhāto)
Voiced by: Kensho Ono[1]
He started out as the world's strongest hero who defeated Echidna. Because of a rumor that he might succeed her, people became fearful of Leo and he was exiled by the king. This caused him to side with Echidna's forces much to the rejection of Echidna. To get into Echidna's side, Leo takes on a disguise and the alias of Black Knight Onyx.
Echidna (エキドナ, Ekidona)
Voiced by: Kaede Hondo[1]
The Demon Queen with long pink hair and black horns. Echidna came from the Demon World where she wanted to obtain the Philosopher's Stone to make the Demon World fertile again only to be defeated by Leo Demonheart. While Echidna does not want Leo to join up with her, the Elite Four go behind her back by having Leo work to rebuild Echidna's army behind her back. For an unknown reason, Echidna didn't have her soldiers kill the humans which led to her defeat.
Steina (シュティーナ, Shutīna)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō[1]
The Sorcerer General who is the servant of Echidna and member of the Elite Four.
Lili (リリ, Riri)
Voiced by: Hitomi Ōwada[1]
The Beast General who is the servant of Echidna and member of the Elite Four where she is the smallest of the group.
Melnes (メルネス, Merunesu)
Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama[1]
The Shadowless General who is the servant of Echidna and member of the Elite Four.
Edwald (エドヴァルト, Edovaruto)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[1]
The Dragon General who is the servant of Echidna and member of the Elite Four.
Dianette (ディアネット, Dianetto)
Voiced by: Minori Suzuki[2]
A servant of Echidna and her forces.
Jerietta (ジェリエッタ)
Voiced by: Misato Matsuoka[2]

Media

Light novels

The series is written by Quantum and illustrated by Hana Amano. Originally serialized online on Kakuyomu from January 12 to February 7, 2017, Fujimi Shobo published the series in three printed volumes under their Kadokawa Books imprint from December 10, 2017 to October 10, 2018. The three volumes were later reprinted by the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint from February 19 to April 20, 2022. Kadokawa will publish the novels in English.[3]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 10, 2017 (Kadokawa Books)[4]
February 19, 2022 (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)[5]		978-4-04-072540-6 (Kadokawa Books)
978-4-04-074284-7 (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)
2 May 10, 2018 (Kadokawa Books)[6]
March 19, 2022 (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)[7]		978-4-04-072717-2 (Kadokawa Books)
978-4-04-074485-8 (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)
3 October 10, 2018 (Kadokawa Books)[8]
April 20, 2022 (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)[9]		978-4-04-072926-8 (Kadokawa Books)
978-4-04-074486-5 (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Nori Kazato began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website on May 31, 2018.[10] Six tankōbon volumes have been released as of April 2022. An English digital release is being published by Kadokawa on its BookWalker website.[3]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 4, 2018[11]978-4-04-107616-3
2 March 4, 2019[12]978-4-04-108015-3
3 November 2, 2019[13]978-4-04-108595-0
4 August 4, 2020[14]978-4-04-109345-0
5 May 10, 2021[15]978-4-04-109346-7
6 April 4, 2022[16]978-4-04-111921-1

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 20, 2021. The series is animated by EMT Squared and directed by Hisashi Ishii, with Yuu Nobuta serving as chief director, Shigeru Murakoshi overseeing the series' scripts, Yuki Nakano designing the characters, and Kōhei Munemoto composing the music. It premiered on April 5, 2022, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS.[1] The opening theme song is "Broken Identity" by Minori Suzuki, while the ending theme song is "Growing" by Nao Tōyama.[17][2] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series outside of Asia.[18] Medialink has licensed the series in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania minus Australia and New Zealand.[19] A two-part original video animation will be released with the series' Blu-ray/DVD volumes on June 24 and August 24, 2022.[20]

Episode list
No.Title [21][22]Directed by [lower-alpha 2]Written by [21]Storyboarded by [21]Original air date [23]
1"My Next Interview's at the Demon Queen's Palace!"
Transcription: "Tsugi no Shokuba wa Maōjō" (Japanese: 次の職場は魔王城)		Hisashi IshiiShigeru MurakoshiHisashi IshiiApril 5, 2022 (2022-04-05)
The worlds strongest hero, Leo Demonheart, defeats the demon queen Echidna and her generals, the Elite Four, but later offers his services to Echidna to help rebuild her army, but is violently rejected. Of the Elite Four, Dragon General Edvard and Shadowless General Mernes respect Leo for his warrior abilities. Beast General Lili was knocked out by Leo and by her species traditions considers him her future husband. Sorceror General Shutina respects him for defeating her in a magic duel. Considering this, they decide to interview Leo who reveals after defeating Echidna a rumour spread among humans that he was planning to become the next Demon King. Forced by his own terrified citizens, the King unwillingly exiled Leo. Disillusioned with humans, Leo lived aimlessly for a while until he heard Echidna was trying to recruit soldiers to her defeated army and decided to join her instead. The Four decide to hire Leo to handle the entire rebuilding of the army without Echidna’s knowledge. If he produces good results they will try to convince Echidna to officially hire him. Leo hopes to one day speak to Echidna and learn why, in the middle of the war, she prevented her soldiers from killing humans unnecessarily and potentially caused her own defeat.
2"Strive to Ease the Burden on Your Future Self!"
Transcription: "Asu no Jibun ga Raku ni Naru Shigoto o Shiro" (Japanese: 明日の自分が楽になる仕事をしろ)		Atsushi NigorikawaShigeru MurakoshiAtsushi NigorikawaApril 12, 2022 (2022-04-12)
Leo realises most of the army’s problems were caused by their leaders returning to the Demon World to recover from injuries given to them by Leo during the war, leaving only Shutina who knows how to run an army and she is exhausted. Leo decides to take over replenishing the mana reactor that powers the castle’s magic items, a task that usually only Shutina could perform due to the wavelength of her magic, and teasingly demands a kiss if he performs well. Along the way he sees a young servant woman, Dianette. Leo annoys Shutina by taking an unusually long break and she threatens to fire him. At that moment Dianette appears having replenished the reactors. Leo explains he crafted a talisman tuned to Shutina’s magic wavelength, allowing anyone with mana to replenish the reactors and removing the burden from Shutina. Shutina realises Dianette, along with other servants, are all worried about her and want to help. Shutina is forced to admit Leo solved one of her problems. Leo returns to work but first tries to claim his promised kiss, only to be punished by the embarrassed Shutina. With food and equipment stores running low Leo has to ensure the next shipment arrives safely but is worried that Lili submitted a guard mission proposal that simply instructs everyone to have fun together.
3"A Little Bit of Thought Goes A Long Way for Efficiency!"
Transcription: "Chotto Shita Kizuki ga Shigoto no Kōritsu o Ageru" (Japanese: ちょっとした気付きが仕事の効率をあげる)		Yūki KusakabeHiroko FukudaHatsuki TsujiApril 19, 2022 (2022-04-19)
The Dragon-folk who reside in the Largo Sea provide the Demon Army with food and other resources. Lili is too childish to ensure safe supply lines so Leo is sent and finds nothing is organised properly and a single supply mission takes over a week. Realising that Lili wants to do well but is held back by her immaturity Leo fakes a snake bite and sends Lili into the mountains for healing herbs. By setting problems that require her to think logically and use her workers effectively he hopes to force a more mature way of thinking on her. Unfortunately, when Lili transforms into her guardian form Fenrir she is able to bypass the problems with stubborn strength. In disguise Leo attempts to give her logistical hints but his plan is a failure as Lili gets the herbs anyway. He is surprised when Lili actually learns from the experience as it turns out she just needed to be bluntly told the right way to do things. Leo realises he underestimated her intelligence. Shutina is pleased at Lili’s progress. In order to hide his identity from Echidna Leo has been disguising himself at work as Black Knight Onyx, but his achievements have come to the attention of Echidna who demands a meeting with Black Knight Onyx immediately.
4"The Drinking Party from Hell"
Transcription: "Jigoku no Nomikai" (Japanese: 地獄の飲み会)		Jun'ichi KitamuraAkira KindaichiHisashi IshiiApril 26, 2022 (2022-04-26)
Leo meets Echidna and finds she has planned a dinner to reward his work. Forced to remove his helmet he alters his face with magic. Shutina hopes Leo and Echidna don’t become close. Leo asks why she rejected Hero Leo from her army and is met with a furious response that Leo unwittingly prevented her capturing the Philosopher’s Stone from Renailles City. Leo had not known Echidna wanted the stone as he knows its powers are greatly exaggerated through rumour. Echidna reveals the Demon World is a polluted wasteland where everyone fights over resources, so she wants the stone to make the land fertile so the fighting can stop. Thus she was forced to battle humanity as she knows they would never just hand over a holy relic. She also reveals while she hates Leo for stopping her, she respects him for doing his job to protect humanity. Leo realises Echidna is a kind person forced to commit evil acts for a good reason and finds he wants to help her. Echidna asks why he, a human, joined her army, and he almost tells her the truth about being Leo, but they are interrupted by Shutina and Lili. Mernes has left to go on a journey, and Edward is accepting blame for losing the war and plans to take his own life.
5"If You Want to Quit, Talk It Out First"
Transcription: "Shigoto o Yametaku Nattara Ichido Sōdan Shiro" (Japanese: 仕事を辞めたくなったら一度相談しろ)		Yasunori GotōShigeru MurakoshiKagetsu AizawaMay 3, 2022 (2022-05-03)

Notes
  1. Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku).
  2. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

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