The fantasy anime is scheduled to premiere sometime in 2026.
The anime adaptation of the light novel series “I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand” (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10-nwen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita) by Ezogingitune has unveiled a new cast update as well as a teaser visual.
The adaptation was confirmed back in October, and is slated to premiere in 2026, although an exact broadcast date is yet to be confirmed.
The teaser visual:
“I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand” details
The new cast members joining the show are:
- Yui Ishikawa as Celiss Morton
- Mayu Sagara as Sia Wolcott
While the previously revealed main cast includes:
- Gakuto Kajiwara as Luck Lock Franzen
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Erig Imgard Mendirival
- Tsuyoshi Koyama as Goran Morton
Hiroyuki Kanbe helms the adaptation as director at studio Gekkou. Mitsutaka Hirota handles series composition, while Majiro is in charge of character design.
The light novel series began serialising in the Shosetsuka ni Narou website, with Ezogingitune as writer and DeeCHA as illustrator from 2018 to 2021. The series would later be acquired by SB Creative under their GA Novel imprint in 2019. So far, there are seven volumes as of 2022.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Chaka Akebono and composition by Kitsune Tennoji began serialisation in Square Enix’s Manga Up! manga website and app in August 2019, with a total of 17 tankobon volumes as of May 2025.
The story is described as:
With no other options, Luck makes the choice to hold the line against the unending demonic hordes alone, to make sure his comrades can escape with their lives. However, through a combination of fortune, skill, and ingenuity, he holds that line for ten straight years, eventually coming out on top singlehandedly. Now he has to tackle the dilemma of how to occupy himself in a world where he holds a myriad of roles: that of a legend, that of a veteran, and that of a brand new face.