It has been revealed that "Hell Mode: A Gamer Who Loves to Play Hard Becomes Unrivaled in an Abandoned Otherworld," a popular light novel comic adaptation from the novel submission site "Let's Become a Novelist," will be made into a TV anime. The popular comic adaptation is currently being serialized in "Comic Earth Star" (Earth Star Entertainment), and the series has sold over 1.6 million copies in total. Details about the anime will be announced in the future.
The story is about Kenichi, a hardcore online gamer, who selects the highest difficulty level, "Hell Mode," on the difficulty setting screen of a mysterious online game, and ends up being reincarnated as a serf in another world... Kenichi, who has been reincarnated as a boy named Allen, begins to feel his way to becoming the strongest in a different world without strategy guides or online bulletin boards.
Original author Hamuo commented, "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh! The anime adaptation has finally been announced!! It's all thanks to the publisher, illustrator, comic book author, and everyone who worked hard on the anime's production (Hamuo worked hard too!). I can't thank the readers enough who have read Hell Mode and supported us so much up until now. It's all thanks to all of you that we've been able to make this announcement!! Thank you so much!! I hope you'll be reading the book and comic book version of Hell Mode while waiting for it to be aired!!"
Mo, who is in charge of the illustrations, said, "Congratulations! I'm so excited that the anime adaptation is finally starting. I don't know what kind of story it will be, so I'll enjoy it as a viewer!"
Tetsuda Enji, who is working on the comic adaptation, commented, "Congratulations on the anime adaptation of 'Hell Mode'! The rainbow on the cover of the first volume of the 'Hell Mode' novel was so striking that it made me want to draw rainbows. I thought it was just a dream come true, but to have been able to be involved in this anime adaptation is something I am so grateful for. I will continue to work hard on the comic adaptation, cherishing this great good fortune and this sense of responsibility."
