Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside is a 2021 anime series based on the ligh novel with the same name written by Zappon and illustrated by Yasumo. It was published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint in June of 2018. The original web novel series was published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October of 2017. The manga version of the series was illustrated by Masahiro Ikeno, and was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine in May of 2018.
The anime series was announced on November 17, 2020.[1] The series overall was animated by Studio Flan, with Wolfsbane co-producing for Season 1. It was first directed by Makoto Hoshino for the first season, with him later returning to the series as Chief Director for the second season, and with Satoshi Takafuji being the main director for Season 2. It was overall written by Megumi Shimizu, and composed by Yukari Hashimoto. The first season premiered in Japan from October 6, 2021 to December 29, 2021, consisting of 13 episodes. The second season of the anime was announced on October 31, 2022,[2] which premiered in Japan from January 7, 2024 to March 24, 2024, consisting of 12 episodes.
FUNimation Entertainment licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered on the FunimationNow streaming service on October 20, 2021.[3] Crunchyroll produced the second seasons English Dub, which premiered on their streaming service on January 21, 2024.[4][5]
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). | Ep(s). |
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| Main Characters | |||||
| Red | Ryōta Suzuki | Aaron Campbell | 1-2 | ||
| Rit | Kanon Takao | Dani Chambers | 1-2 | ||
| Ruti | Naomi Ōzora | Tia Ballard | 1-2 | ||
| Secondary Characters | |||||
| Group of Heroes | |||||
| Yarandrala | Sora Amamiya | Alexis Tipton | 1-2 | ||
| Ares Srowa | Taku Yashiro | Brandon McInnis | 1 | ||
| Tisse Garland | Rie Kugimiya | Jad Saxton | 1-2 | ||
| Theodora Dephilo / Esther |
Aya Uchida | Dawn M. Bennett | 1-2 | ||
| Dusty Feeney (Esther) |
1-2 | ||||
| Danan LeBeau | Kenta Miyake | Chris Rager | 1-2 | ||
| Zoldan Village | |||||
| Gonz | Masahiro Yamanaka | Kyle Phillips | 1-2 | ||
| Mido | Takeru Mishina | Ivan Jasso | 1 | ||
| Nao Stow | Sora Tokui | Sarah Roach | 1-2 | ||
| Tanta Stow | Yū Serizawa | Kristen McGuire | 1-2 | ||
| Ademi | Shōko Yuzuki | Nazeeh Tarsha | 1-2 | ||
| Al | Suzuna Kinoshita | Apphia Yu | 1 | ||
| Albert Leland | Kōhei Amasaki | Aaron Roberts | 1-2 | ||
| Megria | Nao Tōyama | Marisa Duran | 1-2 | ||
| Newman Winters | Ken Uo | Doug Jackson | 1 | ||
| Stormthunder | Yōji Ueda | Jordan Dash Cruz | 1 | ||
| Recurring Characters | |||||
| Shisandan / Bui | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Jim Foronda | 1-2 | ||
| Godwin | Toshiki Iwasawa | Eric Vale | 1-2 | ||
| Dir | Kentarō Tone | Jessie James Grelle | 1 | ||
| Galatine | Mitsuki Nakamura | David Wald | 1-2 | ||
| Big Hawk / Belial |
Tetsu Inada (Big Hawk) |
Christopher R. Sabat | 1 | ||
| Volcano Ōta (Belial) | |||||
| Maya | Moe Toyota | Kimmie Britt | 1 | ||
| Keith | Yū Wakabayashi | Ben Phillips | 1 | ||
| Oliver | Keisuke Kimura | Josh Bangle | 1 | ||
| Van | Yumiri Hanamori | Comona Lewin | 2 | ||
| Lavender | Ai Kakuma | Macy Anne Johnson | 2 | ||
| Cardinal Lub | Satoshi Mikami | Kent Williams | 2 | ||
| Mistorm | Yuriko Fuchizaki | Wendy Powell | 2 | ||
| Mogrim | Daisuke Hatooka | Ian Sinclair | 1-2 | ||
| Oparara | Kaori Ishihara | Amber Lee Connors | 1-2 | ||
| Taraxon | ¿? | Marcus D. Stimac | 1-2 | ||
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season One | ||||
| Gate Guard | Shōhei Tokiwa | Michael Stimac | 1 | |
| NPC Shopkeeper | Takuya Nakashima | Daryl Mayfield | 2 | |
| Gaius | Kōhei Mitoma | Jim Foronda | 2, 12 | |
| Dan | Shinnosuke Matsudaira | Philip Weber | 3 | |
| Captain | ¿? | |||
| Female Customer | Akari Miyazaki | Suzie Yeung | ||
| Rudolph | Fumitake Ishiguro | Ben Bryant | ||
| Zeff | Akihiro Tajima | Mark Stoddard | 4, 10 | |
| Thieves Guild Member | Ryōta Honbō | Shawn Gann | 5 | |
| Campbell | Satoshi Moritaka | Austin Tindle | 6 | |
| Jackson | ¿? | Brendan Blaber | ||
| Ria | Mariko Miyase | Emily Faith | 6, 8 | |
| Moen | Suguru Narisawa | David Matranga | 7 | |
| Demon Axe | Takahiro Shimura | ¿? | 8 | |
| Kurukururu | Yuki Dosaka | Anna McClelland | 9 | |
| Undine | Aguri Ōnishi | Brittany Lauda | ||
| Otto | Yūma Uchida | Ricco Fajardo | 9, 16 | |
| Dwarf Girls | Hikaru Kayō | Brittney Karbowski | 10 | |
| Rei Shiraishi | ||||
| Priest | Takahiro Kageyama | Carl G. Brooks | 13 | |
| Merchant | ¿? | |||
| Season Two | ||||
| Elder Zoog | Yūki Tamai | ¿? | 14 | |
| Gate Guard | Shōhei Tokiwa | Matt Shipman | ||
| Goblin | Yū Okano | ¿? | ||
| Gem Giant Chief | Takayuki Nakatsukasa | Adam Rowe | 15 | |
| Gem Giant Child | Haruno Yuzuki | Marianne Bray | ||
| Tempura Knights | Wataru Katō | Kristian Eros | ||
| Marie Ōi | Trisha Mellon | |||
| Leon | Sayaka Kunimatsu | Kelsey Poppen | 16 | |
| William | Shūichi Uchida | Derick Snow | ||
| Kai | Chiharu Sawashiro | ¿? | 16-17 | |
| Wolf | Kō Bonkobara | ¿? | ||
| Kiggith Viper | Hiromichi Tezuka | ¿? | 17 | |
| Heroine | Karin Oda | ¿? | ||
| Torahige | Satoshi Miyazaki | ¿? | 18 | |
| Tornedo | Motoki Sakuma | ¿? | 19 | |
| Kate | Yurie Funato | ¿? | ||
| Female Lore Researcher | ¿? | Gillian Lange | ||
| Wulfgar Guild Member | Masanori Shimizu | T.J. Anthony | ||
| Lavender's Dark Side | ¿? | William Ofoegbu | 25 | |
Additional Voices[]
Note(s)[]
- This is Anna McClelland and Sofia Gomez's debut anime role.
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date(s) | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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October 20, 2021 | Anime | Digital | TV-14 | Season 1 | 13 Eps. | United States | 
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| January 21, 2024 | Season 2 | 12 Eps. | ||||||
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May 22, 2022 | Season 1 | 13 Eps. | |||||
| January 21, 2024 | Season 2 | 12 Eps. | ||||||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2022 |  + 
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Episodes 1-13 | 1 NTSC A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 4 Discs | ||||||
| Episodes 1-13* | ||||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
| 2025 | Episodes 14-25 | |||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
*Limited Edition
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ Banished From The Hero's Party Fantasy Slice-of-Life Novels Get TV Anime
- ↑ Banished From The Hero's Party Anime Gets 2nd Season
- ↑ Funimation Reveals Banished from the Hero's Party Anime's English Dub Cast
- ↑ Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Casts for Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-, 'Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!,' 3 More Anime
- ↑ Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date
External Links[]
- Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside at the Internet Movie Database.
- Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.
- Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside on Behind The Voice Actors.