Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest (ありふれた職業で世界最強, Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō) is a 2019 anime based on the light novel series with the same name written by Ryo Shirakome and illustrated by Takayaki. It was published by Overlap under their Overlap Bunko imprint from June 25, 2015 to September 25, 2022, with a total of 13 volumes. The original novel series was published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō on November 7, 2013. The manga version of the series was illustrated by RoGa, and was serialized and published in Overlap's Comic Gardo magazine on February 6, 2016.
The anime series was announced on December 3, 2017. It was animated overall by Asread, with the first season also being animated by White Fox, and the second season by Studio Mother. Kinji Yoshimoto served as the director of the series for the first season, while Akira Iwanaga, directed Seasons 2 & 3. It premiered its first season in Japan from July 8, 2019 to October 7, 2019, consisting of 13 episodes. The second season premiered from January 13, 2022 to April 7, 2022, consisting of 13 episodes. The third season was announced on September 10, 2022[1] and premiered from October 14, 2024 to February 17, 2025.[2]
FUNimation Entertainment licensed and produced an English SimulDub of the series, which premiered on the FunimationNow streaming service on July 22, 2019. The second seasons English Dub premiered on February 17, 2022[3]. Crunchyroll licensed and produced an English Dub for the thrid season, which will premiere on their streaming service on October 28, 2024.[4]
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). | Ep(s). |
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Hajime Nagumo | Toshinari Fukamachi | Matt Shipman | 1-3 | |
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Yue | Yūki Kuwahara | Tia Ballard | 1-3 | |
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Shea Haulia | Minami Takahashi | AmaLee | 1-3 | |
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Tio Klarus | Yōko Hikasa | Morgan Lauré | 1-3 | |
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Kaori Shirasaki | Saori Ōnishi | Skyler McIntosh | 1-3 | |
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Myu | Yui Ogura | Lara Woodhull | 1-3 | |
| Secondary Characters | |||||
| Humans | |||||
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Shizuku Yaegashi | Yumiri Hanamori | Kate Bristol | 1-3 | |
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Aiko Hatayama | Ai Kakuma | Emily Fajardo | 1-2 | |
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Suzu Taniguchi | Ayasa Itō | Dani Chambers | 1-3 | |
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Ryūtarō Sakagami | Ryūichi Kijima | Aaron Campbell | 1-3 | |
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Yūka Sonobe | Miyu Tomita | Mallorie Rodak | 1-2 | |
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Taeko Suguwara | Mayu Mineda | Brittany Lauda | 1-2 | |
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Nana Miyazaki | Risa Tsumugi | Macy Anne Johnson | 1-2 | |
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Atsushi Tamai | Makoto Kaneko | Garret Storms | 1-2 | |
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Daisuke Hiyama | Minoru Shiraishi | Orion Pitts | 1-2 | |
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Kōki Amanogawa | Tetsuya Kakihara | Ricco Fajardo | 1-3 | |
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Kōsuke Endō | Junya Enoki | Justin Briner | 1-2 | |
| Kingdom of Heiligh | |||||
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Eliheid S. B. Heiligh | Masafumi Kimura | Bradley Campbell | 1-2 | |
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Ishtar Langbard | Shōto Kashii | Kent Williams | 1-2 | |
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Meld Loggins | Yasuhiro Mamiya | Patrick Seitz | 1-2 | |
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Jose Rancaid | Atsushi Tamaru | Ben Balmaceda | 2 | |
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David Zahler | Junichi Yanagita | Robert McCollum | 1-2 | |
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Princess Liliana S. B. Heiligh |
Noriko Shibasaki | Brianna Knickerbocker | 2-3 | |
| Recurring Characters | |||||
| Garland Kingdom | |||||
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Cattleya | Hitomi Nabatame | Amber Lee Connors | 1-2 | |
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Freid Bagwa | Katsuyuki Konishi | Brandon Potter | 2-3 | |
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Eri Nakamura | Asuka Nishi | Megan Shipman | 1-3 | |
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Mikhail | Makoto Ishii | Chris Cason | 2 | |
| Hoelscher Kingdom | |||||
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Gahard D. Hoelscher | Rikiya Koyama | TBA | 3 | |
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Baius D. Hoelscher | Minoru Shiraishi | Mauricio Ortiz-Segura | 3 | |
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Grid Half | Shunichi Maki | TBA | 3 | |
| Haulia Tribe | |||||
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Kam Haulia | Nobuaki Kanemitsu | Randy Pearlman | 1, 3 | |
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Lana Haulia | Ayaka Shimizu | Marisa Duran | 3 | |
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Mina Haulia | Natsumi Yamada | Ezra Vervin | 3 | |
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Nea Haulia | Haruna Kakiage | Rebecca Danae | 3 | |
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Par Haulia | Mariko Higashiuchi | Kelsey Maher | 3 | |
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Yao Haulia | Hiroshi Watanabe | Ryan Negrón | 3 | |
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Yor Haulia | Yōhei Matsuoka | Ben Stegmair | 3 | |
| Others | |||||
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Lehman | Kenji Hamada | Jim Foronda | 1-2 | |
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Nia | Yuka Nukui | Meg McClain | 1-2 | |
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Yukitoshi Shimizu | Akira Ishida | Derick Snow | 1 | |
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Remia | Sayaka Ohara | Caitlin Glass | 2 | |
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Noint | Rina Satō | Katelyn Barr | 2 | |
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Lyutillis Haltina | Mai Nakahara | Molly Searcy | 3 | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Oscar Orcus | Takuma Terashima | Seth Magill | 5 |
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Mona Haulia | Sayaka Ōhara | Rachael Messer | 6 |
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Milledy Reisen | Yukana Nogami | Sarah Wiedenheft | 7 |
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Sona Masaka | Reina Kondō | Felecia Angelle | |
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Foss Seluo | Kōsuke Katayama | Phil Parsons | 8 |
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Ilwer Chang | Hirokazu Hiramatsu | Christopher Wehkamp | 8, 11 |
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Will Cudeta | Makoto Ishii | Dallas Reid | 9-10 |
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Kharga Klarus (Tio's Father) |
Ryōkan Koyanagi | Jason Douglas | 11, 17 |
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Hansen | Tarō Yamaguchi | Kyle Igneczi | |
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Loa Bawavis | Taira Kikumoto | Jeff Plunk | 12-13 |
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Bize Fouward Zengen | Yū Okano | Jerry Jewell | 14-15 |
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Lanzwi Feuward Zengen | Hiroshi Shirokuma | TBA | 15 |
| Salze | Ryō Sugisaki | Comona Lewin | 17 | |
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Meiru Melusine | Chiwa Saitō | Kristen McGuire | 19 |
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Aleister | Izō Oikawa | Daniel Baugh | |
| Jūgo Nagayama | Shōta Yamamoto | Spencer Liles | 23-24 | |
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Ulfric Heipyst | Makoto Ishii | Aaron Roberts | 31 |
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Zel the Tiger | Kento Fujinuma | Davon Oliver | |
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Altina Heypist | Misuzu Yamada | Molly Zhang | 35 |
Additional Voices[]
Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
Season 3
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Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date(s) | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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July 22, 2019 | Anime | Digital | TV-MA | Season 1 | 13 Eps. | United States | 
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| February 17, 2022 | Season 2 | 13 Eps. | ||||||
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March 1, 2022 | Season 1 | 13 Eps. | |||||
| June 7, 2022 | Season 2 | 13 Eps. | ||||||
| October 28, 2024 - March 4, 2025 |
Season 3 | 16 Eps. | ||||||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2020 |  + 
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Episodes 1-13 | 1 NTSC A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 4 Discs | ||||||
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2023 | Episodes 14-26 | ||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
See Also[]
- Arifureta: From a Detour to the World's Strongest
- Arifureta: Phantom Adventure and Miraculous Encounter
References[]
- ↑ Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime Gets 3rd Season
- ↑ Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3 Anime Premieres on October 14
- ↑ Funimation Streams English Dub for Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime's 2nd Season
- ↑ Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3 English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date
External Links[]
- Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest on the Internet Movie Database.
- Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest on Behind The Voice Actors.