A dungeon grinder adopts a mysterious young girl in this wholesome anime!
The upcoming slice-of-life fantasy anime “The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer” has finally revealed a premiere date: 7 January, 2026. Crunchyroll wil stream the anime globally as it airs.
The news was paired with a new second key visual which features the two lead characters: the titular 29-year old adventurer Hajime, and his adoptive daughter Rirui, as they are surrounded by their neighbors in Komai Village.
“The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer” details
GosuAnime had the chance to preview the first episode of “The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer” at Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2025, and the show looks to be an incredibly promising wholesome story, with an unexpected twist. The anime is based on Ippei Nara’s manga series, and follows an adventurer, Hajime Nishinome, who finds a child, Rirui, during one of his dungeon dives, and she becomes a part of his life.
The cast are:
- Shin Furukawa as Hajime Shinonome
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Rirui
- Shizuka Ito as Veronica
- Yuki Kuwahara as Ananyago
- Tomohiro Ono as Richat
- Haruka Shiraishi as Cocko
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Cockdole
Riki Fukushima directs and writes the scripts of the anime at HORNETS studio. Yoshihiro Nagamori is the main character designer while Minoru Tanaka is the sub-character designer. Other staff members of the series include:
- Prop Designer: Chiharu Nishimura
- Art Director: Takumi Onitani
- Art: Jack
- Color Key Artist: Masao Ōba
- Compositing Director of Photography: Ayumu Kaikiri
- Cinematography: Studio Twinkle
- Editor: Yoshiaki Kimura (IMAGICA)
- Sound Director: Hiroto Morishita
- Sound Effects: Yuji Furuya (Swara Pro)
- Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion
- Music: Akinari Suzuki, Johannes Nilsson, Manami Takamoto (Team-MAX)
- Music Production: Pony Canyon
The official website of the anime describes the story as:
Hajime Shinonome spent his childhood in a slum and desperately sought strength in order to survive . He now lives a carefree life as an adventurer attached to the village of Komai. One day, he goes into a dungeon on a quest and finds a girl who is about to be eaten by a slime, the weakest monster! The girl's name is Rirui. She has entered the dungeon alone in order to survive. Abandoned by her parents and with nowhere to go, Hajime can't bring himself to leave her alone and takes Rirui back to the village to live with him!