# My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (2025)

> A mediocre assassin summoned to another world discovers his hidden status outshines every hero, and is framed and forced to flee after doubting the king who called him there.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/190517

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, fantasy
- Network: TV Tokyo
- Cast: Takeo Otsuka, Saku Mizuno, Junichi Suwabe, Sanae Kobayashi, Konomi Tamura, Takeshi Kusao, Sumire Morohoshi, Azumi Waki
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36230718/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: breezy, propulsive, tense, wary

## What critics say

Audiences rate the anime as mixed, with a modest but generally favorable response to its isekai premise and action.

## Synopsis

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (2025) is a Japanese animated isekai series adapted from a light novel and broadcast on TV Tokyo. Akira Oda, a high school student, is summoned with his classmates into a high fantasy kingdom, where the others receive showy cheat abilities while he gains only the modest stats of an assassin. As his hidden status quietly surpasses that of the hero class, his growing suspicion of the king who orchestrated the summoning leads to a false criminal charge, and he must flee and survive on his own wits. Voice cast includes Takeo Otsuka as Akira Oda, Saku Mizuno as Amelia Rosequartz, and Junichi Suwabe as Saran Mithray. The twelve-episode single season is built from self-contained adventures woven into a continuing conspiracy, with stealth, combat, and political intrigue driving each episode. The production is set in a fantasy realm with castles, guilds, and demon threats, and has a bright, action-forward tone tinged with the underdog's wariness. Fans of Re:Zero, The Rising of the Shield Hero and Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute will find resonance in its summoned-hero premise and overpowered protagonist.

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