Funimation Licenses Banished from the Hero's Party TV Anime

Banished from the Heroes' Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (known in Japan as Shin no Nakama janai to Yuusha no Party wo Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita), a TV anime adaptation based on the series of fantasy light novels written by Zappon and illustrated by Yasumo, is heading to Japanese airwaves in October of 2021, and now Funimation has announced that they will also be streaming the series as part of their autumn anime line up.

The original Banished from the Heroes' Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside light novels are published in Japan by KADOKAWA under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunk imprint, and an English language version of the series is also available from Yen Press, who describe the story of the series as follows:

A heroic and mighty adventurer dreams of … opening a pharmacy? Red was once a member of the Hero's party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is, until one of His comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live the easy life on the frontier, Red's new goal is to open an apothecary. However, keeping the secret of his former life may not be as simple as he thinks. Especially when the beautiful Rit, an adventurer from his past, shows up and asks to move in with him!

Banished from the Heroes' Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside is directed by Makoto Hoshino and features animation production by Wolfbane x Studio Flad. The series will broadcast in Japan on AT-X, TOKYO MX, BS NTV, KBS Kyoto, and Sun TV beginning on October 06, 2021, and it will also stream in the United States via Funimation.

Source: Official Funimation home page and Twitter feed (@Funimation)

Copyright notice: © Zappon / Yasumo / KADOKAWA / Shin no Nakama Production Committee

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