Both the novel and manga series were licensed by One Peace Books and were published in North America starting in September 2015.

Furthermore, the “status magic” all four also have make it like they are in a computer game, except Naofumi is the only member of the group who hasn’t played one.

Because of these differences, he quickly is considered weak, and so as the other heroes are fully supported by the kingdom and gain several strong allies each, Naofumi's luck turns to the worse after his single companion, revealed to be the kingdom's princess, betrays him, steals all his belongings, and leaves him devoid of all assistance and supplies by framing him of sexually assaulting her.

Mocked by the nobility and shunned by everyone from his fellow heroes to peasants, a now cynical Naofumi, with nothing but his legendary equipment and current outfit that he bought prior, is forced to train as a hero alone while working to make ends meet, until he buys from a slave trader a young tanuki demi-human girl named Raphtalia, and later an egg that hatches into a bird-like monster whom he names "Filo", both quickly growing into adulthood and becoming powerful warriors under his care.

[5] Both the novel and manga series were licensed by One Peace Books and were published in North America starting in September 2015.

[14] For episode 4, Asami Seto sang an insert song titled "Falling Through Starlight" as her character Raphtalia.

[27] Masato Jinbo replaced Takao Abo as director, and the rest of the staff members reprised their roles; Kinema Citrus is joined by DR Movie for animation production.

Several Anime News Network reviewers criticized the show for its framing of a false rape accusation,[52] and the protagonist purchasing a girl as a slave was controversial.

[53][54] When the show's producer Junichiro Tamura was asked about it, he responded that there "have not been any controversies regarding the series in Japan, so it is difficult to say.

In the case there were any controversy domestically, we will try to address all issues with the staff and people involved to bring our customers a better product the next time.

Theron Martin of Anime News Network gave a rating of B− for the first two episodes, stating "the series looks like it's gotten over its initial problematic hump and should hopefully slide into a more agreeable story flow.

"[57] The second season received heavy scrutiny from both the audience[58] and reviewers[59] due to its fast pacing and changes to the source material.