The Ossan Newbie Adventurer

The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, fully titled as The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible (新米オッサン冒険者、最強パーティに死ぬほど鍛えられて無敵になる。, Shinmai Ossan Bōkensha, Saikyō Pāti ni Shinu Hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru) is a 2024 anime series based on the light novel with the same name written by Kiraku Kishima and illustrated by Tea. It was published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Novels imprint on December 22, 2018. The original web novel was published on Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was also published by Kakuyomu on June 1, 2018. The manga version of the series was illustrated by Ken Ogino, and it was serialized and published in Hobby Japan's Comic Fire magazine under their HJ Comics imprint on November 22, 2019.

The anime series was announced on March 31, 2023.^[1] It was animated by Yumeta Company, directed by Shin Katagai, series composition by Kasumi Tsuchida, composed by Tomotaka Ōsumi, and it premiered in Japan from July 2, 2024 to September 24, 2024, consisting of 12 episodes.

Crunchyroll licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered all 12 episodes on their streaming service on January 21, 2025.^[2]^[3]

Synopsis
Normally, people choose to become adventurers in their teens. At 30 years old, Rick Gladiator bucks the trend by leaving his job as a guild clerk to become an adventurer. He begins as a novice F-rank with the fighting strength of an S-rank. After two years of brutal training with the continent’s strongest party, Orichalcum Fist, Rick will defeat anyone who underestimates him!

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
Orichalcum Fist
	Rick Gladiator	Takuya Satō	Aaron Campbell
	Rick Gladiator	Yō Taichi (young)	Meg McClain (young)
	Reanette Elfelt	Saori Ōnishi	Dani Chambers
	Broughston Ashorc	Kenta Miyake	Brian Mathis
	Mizett Eldwarf	Toshiyuki Toyonaga	Mark Allen Jr.
	Alicerette Draqul	Misaki Kuno	Kelly Greenshield
Secondary Characters
	Angelica Diarmuit	Shino Shimoji	Marisa Duran
	Raster Diarmuit	Ryōhei Kimura	Joshua Waters
	Freed Diarmuit	Shinnosuke Tokudome	Lara Woodhull
	Linx Laurotte	Ryūho Nagaoka	Ethan Gallardo
	Kelvin Urwolf	Katsuyuki Konishi	David Matranga
	Geith Resurrect	Yūta Suminaga	Jason Douglas
	Snape Resurrect	Kazuya Ichijō	Kent Williams
Recurring Characters
	Alisa Granger	Akira Sekine	Rebecca Danae
	Daniel Dan Blacksmith	Takashi Matsuyama	TBA
	Milicia	Aguri Ōnishi	Bryn Apprill
	Gold	Taito Ban	Ryan Negrón
	Nicolas	Yoshikazu Nagano	TBA
	Toris	Atsushi Imaruoka	TBA
	Announcer	Juri Nagatsuma	Ezra Vervin
Narration
	Narrator	Tesshō Genda	TBA

Episodic Characters[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s).
Season One
	Sylvester Ellsernia	Kaito Ishikawa	Mauricio Ortiz-Segura	1
	Examiner	Masafumi Kobatake	TBA
	Magic Examiner	Shinsuke Sugawara	TBA
	Assistant Examiner	Saeko Ōki	TBA
	Number 4236	Ryūho Nagaoka	TBA
	Number 4241	Kana Hanaiwa	TBA
	Number 4243	Ryūichi Hirose	TBA
	Number 4244	Narumi Kaho	TBA
	Number 4238	Kazuki Kyan	TBA	1-3
	Domuld	Ayumu Asakura	Dio Garner	1, 7
	Royal Guard Captain	Atsushi Ono	Derick Snow^[4]	2
	Royal Guard A	Taito Ban	TBA
	Royal Guard B	Masafumi Kobatake	TBA
	Royal Guard D	Kōichi Sōma	TBA
	Royal Guard E	Shinsuke Sugawara	TBA
	Royal Guard F	Kōsuke Kobayashi	TBA
	Number 4240	Saeko Ōki	TBA
	Number 4239	Ayumu Asakura	TBA	2-3
	Adolf	Tasuku Hatanaka	Belsheber Rusape	3
	Number 4027	Kana Hanaiwa	TBA
	Announcement	Kōichi Sōma	TBA
	Zaid Hurworth	Hinata Tadokoro	William Ofoegbu	4
	Rick's Father	Kōichi Sōma	Alex Hom
	Rick's Mother	Marie Miyake	Corey Pettit
	Mage	Wataru Katō	TBA
	Martial Artist	Yumi Narusawa	TBA
	Doctor	Kōsuke Kobayashi	TBA
	Rick's Friend	Shinsuke Sugawara	TBA
	Skill Acquisition Message	Naoko Nokubi	TBA
	Rei Lucas	Hitomi Ueda	Molly Searcy	5
	Guild Master	Masayuki Fujibuchi	TBA	5
	Grit Albert	Wataru Katō	Dakota Jaymes	6
	Examiner	Kōsuke Kobayashi	TBA
	Receptionist	Shinsuke Sugawara	TBA
	Male Citizen		TBA
	Citizens		TBA
			TBA
			TBA
			TBA
	Female Citizen		TBA
	Referee	Kazuki Kyan	TBA	6-7
	Helen Thompson	Sakura Namiki	Francine Gonzalez	7
	Taylor Bridds		Van Barr Jr.
	Geith		TBA
	Male Clerk		Clayton Mathis
	Male Guard		TBA
	Martial Artist	Yoshinori Nakayama	TBA
	Female Healer		TBA
	Herman		Chris Long	8
	Gym Member	Kōichi Sōma	TBA	8, 10
	Reinhard Bronzeleo	Tesshō Genda	TBA	12