It has been announced that a TV anime adaptation of the popular light novel and comic book "Hell Mode: A Hardcore Gamer Becomes Unrivaled in an Abandoned Otherworld" will be broadcast on TOKYO MX, MBS, and BS Nippon TV from January 2026. Tamagawa Masato will serve as director, and Tanimura Daishiro will be in charge of series composition. It will be produced by Yokohama Animation Lab. A key visual has also been released, depicting Allen, Kurena, Dogora, Cecil, and their summoned beasts running through the other world.
It was also announced that Hideo Ishikawa will play Allen's father, Rodan, Sayaka Ohara will play his mother, Theresia, and Makoto Koichi will play his younger brother, Mash. The band "Atarayo" will perform the opening theme "Haku" and Hana-ya will perform the ending theme "Sanctuary."
The story is about Yamada Kenichi, an avid online gamer, who selects the highest difficulty level, "Hell Mode," on the difficulty setting screen of a mysterious online game, and is reincarnated as a serf in another world. Reincarnated as a young boy named Allen, Kenichi uses his mysterious talent as a "summoner" to grope his way to becoming the strongest in a challenging other world. The series has sold over 2.5 million copies. Allen will be played by Tamura Mutsumi in the anime.
*Staff (titles omitted)
Director: Tamagawa Masato ▽ Series composition: Tanimura Daishiro ▽ Animation character design: Tsushima Kei ▽ Music: Tsuchida Misaki, Kanazaki Moe, Nakajima Junko, Sakuma Kanade, Abe Reiko, Sawada Kaho, Beau Demian, Tanaka Tsukumi ▽ Animation production: Yokohama Animation Lab
*Cast (titles omitted)
Allen: Mutsumi Tamura ▽ Kurena: Mayu Iizuka ▽ Dogora: Tasuku Hatanaka ▽ Cecil: Sayaka Sembongi ▽ Rodan: Hideo Ishikawa ▽ Theresia: Sayaka Ohara ▽ Mash: Makoto Koichi
