The first episode of the English dub premiered on 16 July.
Crunchyroll released the first episode of the English dub of “The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System” anime on 16 July, 2026. Ahead of the premiere, the English dub cast and production crew were also announced. The original Japanese version of the series premiered on 2 July, 2026.
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System English dub
Premiere date: 16 July, 2026
Animation studio: GoHands
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll
Who are the cast and crew members of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System English dub?
The English dub cast for the first episode includes:
- Van Barr, Jr. as Elymas
- Kiane Chula King as Ruche
- Katie Caruso as Malice
- Ivan Jasso as Aizas
- Jackoby Clinton as Arus
- Jamie Snowden as Cline
- Tyson Rinehart as Gowtan
- Belsheber Junior Rusape as Teal
- Amber Flores as Reiss
- Charlie Campbell as Thomas
The production crew of the English dub includes:
- Studio: Crunchyroll
- Voice Director: Lee George
- Producer: Zach Bolton
- Adaptation: Chris Cason
- Mixer: Neal Malley
- Engineer: Zachary Davis
Who are the original Japanese cast and staff of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System?
The main cast of the anime includes:
- Takeo Otsuka as Elymas Edvan
- Shion Wakayama as Ruche Rubis
- Natsuko Abe as Malice Edvan
Katsumasa Yokomine directs the anime at GoHands, with Shingo Suzuki and Tetsuichi Yamagisi as chief directors. Takayuki Uchida designs the characters. Other staff members include:
- Chief Animation Directors: Takayuki Uchida, Keiji Tani, Makoto Furuta
- Main Animator: Hiroshi Okubo
- Sound Production: Glovision Kudan Studio
- Sound Directors: Enji Nakajima, Tetsuya Gunji
- Music: Ludvig Forssell
What is The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System about?
The anime is based on a Japanese novel series written by Nekoko and illustrated by Jaian. It first began serialising in April 2021 in the user generated site Shōsetsuka ni Narō. In June 2022, Kodansha began publishing the novel in a book format under their Kodansha Ranobe Books light novel imprint. A manga adaptation by Lee Brocco began publishing in Kodansha’s YanMaga Web website in February 2022. Later it was transferred to the Weekly Young Magazine in September 2024.
KManga releases the manga digitally in English and describes the story as:
“You useless son of mine! You were supposed to pull master swordsman, but I never thought it would be this tragic!“
The day a child turns fifteen, they undergo the Ritual of Divine Blessing. Already descended from a line of master swordsmen, Elymas was supposed to succeed his father. However, he pulls the defective class, the Heavy Knight, and not only loses his status as future head of the household, but he's also exiled. With their unbalanced stats and seemingly useless skills, Heavy Knights are spoken of as a class for cowards and the lazy. However, Elymas knows the truth. The world he lives in is the same as the one of the games he used to play... It is the Heavy Knight that is the most powerful class of them all. Using memories from his past life, Elymas has set out to effectively conquer this entire world.