Written on the official site for the anime adaptation of the light novels by Ryou Shirakome and illustrated by TakayaKi, Arifureta Shokugyou by Sekai Saikyou (Arifureta: From the commonplace to the strongest in the world) a promotional image was released confirming the production of a third season of the project. The image was not officially announced (it was found in the site's archives), so no production details or a release date were announced.

Arifureta Shokugyou by Sekai Saikyou

The second season premiered during the season of Winter 2022 (January-March) and had a total of twelve episodes (plus an OVA on the first Blu-ray), while the Funimation platform is responsible for western distribution. For his part Ryou Shirakome publish these light novels with illustrations by Takayaki by the publisher OVERLAP since June 2015. The first season was produced by Studios WHITE FOXconsisted of thirteen episodes and was broadcast in July 2019.

production team

  • Akira Ivanaga (Tegami Bachi, Fukigen na Mononokean) was responsible for directing the second season at the studios Had read In cooperation with studio momomit studies WHITE FOX this production and replacement Kinji Yoshimotowho directed the first season.
  • Shoichi Sato (Corpse Party: Tortured Souls, Minami-ke: Okawari, Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight) was responsible for writing and supervising the screenplays.
  • chika kojima (Big Order, Shuffle!, Mirai Nikki) was responsible for the character design.

Summary for Arifureta Shokugyou by Sekai Saikyou

High school student Hajime Nagumo is bullied by his classmates for dating school idol Kaori. As he and the rest of the class are transported to a fantasy world, all of his classmates gain powerful magical abilities while Hajime gains only basic alchemy magic to transform solid materials, which is common practice with blacksmiths. During a dungeon raid, he is betrayed by one of his teammates and thrown to the bottom of the dungeon. Hajime survives the fall and begins crafting weapons to escape the dungeon and become stronger. On his way, he meets the vampire Yue and is later joined by the rabbit-eared girl Shea, the perverted dragon Tio, and others.

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(c) Ryo Shirakome, OVERLAP/ARIFURETA project

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