Square Enix announced on Thursday, October 5 that the Makoto Kisaragi-illustrated fantasy manga, The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party- is getting a TV anime adaptation. The manga is based on the light novel series The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids by Ryuta Kijima and Sando. The official website of the anime revealed the first teaser promotional video, teaser visual, staff, and the three main cast members.
Watch the anime's teaser trailer here:
Here's the teaser visual for The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party anime:
The anime is being directed by Mitsutaka Noshitani (Even a Dad Still Wants It..., A Predator in a Skirt) at Studio Polon. Hitomi Amamiya (Merch Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle) is writing the scripts, Tahei Nagai (Even a Dad Still Wants It..., Crazy Over His Fingers) is in charge of the character design, and Victor Entertainment is credited for the music.
The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party Cast
Jun Kasama as Rud
Kaede Hondo as Nin
Kana Ichinose as Luna
What is The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party about?
The manga adaptation has been digitally serialized in English on Square Enix's official Manga UP! website since July 2023, and the publisher provided the following story description:
Rud is a tank of the Hero's Party and is said to have the highest defense ever in history. The party often does labyrinth raids, but to Rud, it means more than just a raid. To cure his beloved sister's illness, he is in search for the wish-granting treasure that might be hidden in those labyrinths. But one day, the arrogant hero kicks him from the party after an unsuccessful raid attempt, blaming it on his skills whose effects he is still unaware of. Without nowhere else to go and nothing to do, he decides to return to his hometown, where his sister is waiting. On his way there, he saves a girl who was being attacked by a monster. Unexpectedly, this girl has an extremely rare skill called "Appraisal". Thanks to her skill, Rud is able to discover the truth behind his unknown skills, which turn out to be very powerful skills. With a defense of 9999 and powerful skills, thus begins the adventure of the strongest tank, Rud!
The TV anime adaptation will begin broadcasting on ABC TV, TV Asahi, and 22 other affiliated stations in the Animazing!!! programming block next January 2024.
