Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious[2] (Japanese: この勇者が俺TUEEEくせに慎重すぎる, Hepburn: Kono Yūsha ga Ore Tsuē Kuse ni Shinchō Sugiru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Light Tuchihi and illustrated by Saori Toyota. It began serialization online in June 2016 on the Kadokawa's novel publishing website Kakuyomu. It was then acquired by Fujimi Shobo, who published the first light novel volume in February 2017 under their Kadokawa Books imprint. Seven volumes have been released as of December 2019. The light novel series is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[3] A manga adaptation with art by Koyuki has been serialized in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age since November 2018. It has been collected in three tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by White Fox aired from October to December 2019.
Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious | |
Cover of the first light novel | |
この勇者が俺TUEEEくせに慎重すぎる (Kono Yūsha ga Ore Tsuē Kuse ni Shinchō Sugiru) | |
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Genre | Fantasy comedy, isekai[1] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Light Tuchihi |
Published by | Kakuyomu |
Original run | June 4, 2016 – present |
Light novel | |
Written by | Light Tuchihi |
Illustrated by | Saori Toyota |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Kadokawa Books |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | February 10, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 7 |
Manga | |
Written by | Light Tuchihi |
Illustrated by | Koyuki |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Dragon Age |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | November 9, 2018 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Masayuki Sakoi |
Written by | Kenta Ihara |
Music by | Yoshiaki Fujisawa |
Studio | White Fox |
Licensed by | |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, TVA, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | October 2, 2019 – December 27, 2019 |
Episodes | 12 |
Plot
Ristarte is a novice goddess who is placed in charge of saving the world of Gaeabrande from a Demon Lord by summoning a human hero. An S-class world, Gaeabrande is extremely dangerous, so Ristarte is careful to select a hero who will be able to prevail against the enemies. She settles on Seiya Ryūgūin, whose stats are many times greater than any other contender. Unfortunately, upon summoning him, Ristarte finds to her dismay that he is ridiculously cautious of everything, including her! Refusing to even enter Gaeabrande's safest areas until he has trained to a level that he is comfortable with, Seiya's reticence drives the goddess crazy. However, when the pair finally do set foot on Gaeabrande, events may prove this hero's caution is well justified.
Characters
- Seiya Ryūgūin (竜宮院 聖哉, Ryūgūin Seiya)
- Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[1] (Japanese); Anthony Bowling[4] (English)
- An overpowered hero who excels at everything, except for one minor problem – he is too cautious.
- Ristarte (リスタルテ, Risutarute)
- Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki[1] (Japanese); Jamie Marchi[4] (English)
- The Goddess of Healing who is tasked with choosing a hero to save Gaeabrande, to which end she summons Seiya. Upon first meeting Seiya, she is immediately infatuated with him due to his perfect physique and complexion.
- Mash (マッシュ, Masshu)
- Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[5] (Japanese); Chris Thurman[4] (English)
- A young dragonkin warrior who ends up being Seiya's apprentice and one of his baggage carriers.
- Elulu (エルル, Eruru)
- Voiced by: Aoi Koga[5] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft[4] (English)
- A young dragonkin mage who is Mash's childhood friend. Like Mash, she ends up being one of Seiya's baggage carriers. Starting off as a magic caster, she learns and focuses more on support type abilities.
- Ariadoa (アリアドア)
- Voiced by: Hibiku Yamamura[6] (Japanese); Marissa Lenti[4] (English)
- Ristarte's senior goddess, and her go-to goddess if Seiya needed someone to train him. The Goddess of Sealing, she has saved numerous worlds.
- Cerceus (セルセウス, Seruseusu)
- Voiced by: Atsushi Ono[6] (Japanese); Chris Rager[4] (English)
- A brawny god who wields a sword. He is known as the Divine Blade. Seiya ran him to the ground during training, even to the point of hiding from him.
- Ishtar (イシスター, Ishisutā)
- Voiced by: Keiko Han[6] (Japanese); Jessica Cavanagh[4] (English)
- The Great Goddess who serves as the leader of the other gods.
- Valkyrie (ヴァルキュレ, Varukyure)
- Voiced by: Ai Fairouz[7] (Japanese); Katelyn Barr[8] (English)
- The Goddess of Destruction. Despite resistance, she goes on to train Seiya with a few restrictions.
- Hestiaca (ヘスティカ, Hesutika)
- Voiced by: Sayumi WatabeEp. 5 credits (Japanese); Kimberly Grace[9] (English)
- The Goddess of Fire.
- Adenela (アデネラ, Adenera)
- Voiced by: Shiori Izawa[10] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[4] (English)
- The Goddess of War. She has a major crush on Seiya, going berserk and demented when he rejected her at first.
- Mitis (ミティス, Mitisu)
- Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi[11] (Japanese); Samantha Herek[4] (English)
- The Goddess of Archery. She is known for her nymphomania.
Media
Light novels
The series was first published online in Kadokawa's user-generated novel publishing website Kakuyomu in June 2016 by Light Tuchihi. Later on, publisher Fujimi Shobo acquired the title and published the first volume as a light novel under their Kadokawa Books imprint in February 2017.[12]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | February 10, 2017[13] | 978-4-04-072184-2 | June 18, 2019[14] | 978-1-97-535688-0 |
2 | June 9, 2017[15] | 978-4-04-072322-8 | November 5, 2019[16] | 978-1-97-535690-3 |
3 | November 10, 2017[17] | 978-4-06-381415-6 | April 14, 2020[18] | 978-1-97-535692-7 |
4 | May 10, 2018[19] | 978-4-04-072716-5 | July 21, 2020[20] | 978-1-97-535694-1 |
5 | November 10, 2018[21] | 978-4-04-072956-5 | November 17, 2020[22] | 978-1-97-531575-7 |
6 | October 10, 2019[23] | 978-4-04-073349-4 | March 23, 2021[24] | 978-1-97-532202-1 |
7 | December 10, 2019[25] | 978-4-04-073417-0 | — | — |
Manga
A manga adaptation of the series by Koyuki began publication on November 9, 2018 in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age.[12][26]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | May 9, 2019[27] | 978-4-04-073152-0 | February 4, 2020[28] | 978-1-97-533286-0 |
2 | October 9, 2019[29] | 978-4-04-073355-5 | July 28, 2020[30] | 978-1-97-531408-8 |
3 | September 9, 2020[31] | 978-4-04-073798-0 | June 22, 2021[32] | 978-1-97-532557-2 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation by White Fox was announced on November 7, 2018.[33] The series was directed by Masayuki Sakoi, with Kenta Ihara handling series composition, Mai Toda designing the characters, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the music.[34] It aired from October 2 to December 27, 2019 on AT-X and other channels.[35][36][37][38] Myth & Roid performed the series' opening theme song "TIT FOR TAT", while Riko Azuna performed the series' ending theme song "be perfect,plz!".[39] Funimation has licensed the series for a simuldub.[40] The third episode, which was supposed to air on October 16, 2019, was delayed by a week due to production issues, with a re-broadcast of episode 2 taking its place.[41] Similarly, Episode 10 was delayed for a week due to production issues, with a recap episode taking its place.[42] Funimation also announced multiple delays for the English dub.[43] Characters from the series have also appeared in the crossover anime series Isekai Quartet.[44]
Reception
Gadget Tsūshin listed Seiya's catchphrase in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.[45]
See also
- Kyūkyoku Shinka shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu yori mo Kusoge Dattara — Another light novel series by the same author.
References
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- TVアニメ「慎重勇者」公式 [@shincho_yusha] (November 5, 2019). "【#慎重勇者 新キャラクター&キャスト発表】第5話「この女神が不気味すぎる」に登場 破壊の女神・ヴァルキュレ役に #ファイルーズあい さんが決定💪💪 統一神界で最強。尋常ではないステータスを誇る。横暴かつ自分勝手な性格。その外見や性格とは裏腹に絵を描くことが趣味" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 19, 2019 – via Twitter.
- Barr, Katelyn [@KBeeThatsMe] (November 20, 2019). "I'm #Valkyrie in Cautious Hero! She's a big meanie and I love her! Thank you @InmanJeremy for another #inmanime opportunity! We thought of some fun words for boobs! Check her out in ep 5, up now on @FUNimation!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
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- TVアニメ「慎重勇者」公式 [@shincho_yusha] (November 5, 2019). "【#慎重勇者 新キャラクター&キャスト発表】第5話「この女神が不気味すぎる」に登場 軍神・アデネラ役に #井澤詩織 さんが決定⚔⚔ 剣技はセルセウスを上回る。特技は連撃剣。いつもボロボロの服と髪で、とても女神には見えない この女神もお顔が、、、やばい😂" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 19, 2019 – via Twitter.
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External links
- Web novel at Kakuyomu (in Japanese)
- Light novel official website (in Japanese)
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia