Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party
First light novel volume cover
嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術
(Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu)
GenreFantasy comedy[1]
Novel series
Written byTsukikage
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runJanuary 27, 2018 – present
Light novel
Written byTsukikage
Illustrated byChyko
Published byMicro Magazine
English publisher
ImprintGC Novels
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 30, 2018 – present
Volumes10
Manga
Written byTsukikage
Illustrated byRai Hebino
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineComicWalker
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 27, 2019 – present
Volumes8

Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party (嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術, Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukikage and illustrated by Chyko. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began publishing it under their GC Novels light novel imprint in August 2018. A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's ComicWalker manga website in April 2019.

Characters

Krai (クライ, Kurai)
The protagonist. A Level 8 treasure hunter nicknamed "The Thousand Tricks". The leader of the Grieving Souls party and the master of First Steps clan.
According to the author, Krai is weak for real.[2]

Media

Light novel

Written by Tsukikage, Let This Grieving Soul Retire began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 27, 2018.[3] It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began releasing it with illustrations by Chyko under their GC Novels light novel imprint on August 30, 2018. Ten volumes have been released as of May 2023.[4]

On November 6, 2020, Sol Press announced that they licensed light novels and released the first volume on December 28 that same year.[5] After Sol Press lost the rights to the light novels, J-Novel Club announced during their Anime Expo 2022 panel that they licensed the light novels.[6]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 August 30, 2018[7]978-4-89-637813-9March 8, 2023[8]978-1-71-839252-6
2 January 30, 2019[9]978-4-89-637852-8July 5, 2023[8]978-1-71-839254-0
3 August 30, 2019[10]978-4-89-637912-9January 16, 2024[8]978-1-71-839256-4
4 January 30, 2020[11]978-4-89-637974-7May 10, 2024[8]—
5 August 31, 2020[12]978-4-86-716047-3——
6 February 27, 2021[13]978-4-86-716113-5——
7 August 30, 2021[14]978-4-86-716174-6——
8 February 28, 2022[15]978-4-86-716256-9——
9 October 28, 2022[16]978-4-86-716357-3——
10 May 30, 2023[4]978-4-86-716428-0——
11 February 29, 2024[17]978-4-86-716428-0——

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's ComicWalker manga website on April 27, 2019.[18] The manga adaptation's chapters have been collected into eight volumes as of August 2023.[19]

On May 21, 2021, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manga adaptation.[20]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 October 26, 2019[21]978-4-04-912839-0December 21, 2021[22]978-1-97-533447-5
2 March 27, 2020[23]978-4-04-913116-1March 29, 2022[24]978-1-97-533449-9
3 August 26, 2020[25]978-4-04-913350-9July 12, 2022[26]978-1-97-533451-2
4 February 27, 2021[27]978-4-04-913652-4December 13, 2022[28]978-1-97-534296-8
5 September 27, 2021[29]978-4-04-913980-8April 18, 2023[30]978-1-97-534534-1
6 May 27, 2022[31]978-4-04-914314-0August 22, 2023[32]978-1-97-536187-7
7 November 25, 2022[33]978-4-04-914736-0November 21, 2023[34]978-1-97-537353-5
8 August 25, 2023[19]978-4-04-915223-4——
9 February 26, 2024[35]978-4-04-915552-5——

Reception

The series was ranked 10th in 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook in the tankōbon category.[36]

The series had over 1 million copies in circulation by June 2023.[37]

References

  1. ↑ 期待されすぎてゲロ吐きそう…英雄と勘違いされる凡人の苦悩「嘆きの亡霊」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 26, 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ 独占インタビュー「ラノベの素」　槻影先生『嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～』. ln-new.com (in Japanese). Days. August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい　〜最弱ハンターは英雄の夢を見る〜 (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. 1 2 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 10 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (November 6, 2020). "Sol Press Licenses Is the order a rabbit?, Blend S Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 1, 2022). "J-Novel Club Licenses 10 New Light Novels, 1 New Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 1 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Let This Grieving Soul Retire!". J-Novel Club. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  9. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 2 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  10. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 3 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  11. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 4 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  12. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 5 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  13. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 6 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  14. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 7 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  15. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 8 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  16. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 9 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  17. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ 11 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  18. ↑ 『嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～』のキャラクター人気投票が開催. ln-news.com (in Japanese). April 20, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  19. 1 2 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ （8） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  20. ↑ Mateo, Alex (May 22, 2023). "Yen Press Licenses 6 Manga, 4 Light Novels for November". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  21. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ （１） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 1 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  23. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ （２） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 2 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  25. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ （３） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 3 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  27. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ （４） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 4 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  29. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ （５） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 5 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  31. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ （６） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 6 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  33. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ （7） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  34. ↑ "Let This Grieving Soul Retire, Vol. 7 (manga): Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party". Yen Press. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  35. ↑ 嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～ （9） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  36. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 24, 2023). "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2024 Series Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  37. ↑ 『嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ～最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術～』がシリーズ累計100万部を突破. ln-news.com (in Japanese). June 8, 2023. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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