Let This Grieving Soul Retire!

Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party
First light novel volume cover
嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ~最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術
(Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu)
GenreFantasy comedy
Novel series
Written byTsukikage
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runJanuary 27, 2018 – present
Light novel
Written byTsukikage
Illustrated byChyko
Published byMicro Magazine
English publisher
ImprintGC Novels
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 30, 2018 – present
Volumes12
Manga
Written byTsukikage
Illustrated byRai Hebino
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Comics NEXT
MagazineComicWalker
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 27, 2019 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byMasahiro Takata
Written byHideki Shirane
Music byRyōhei Sataka
StudioZero-G
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, BS NTV, SUN,
AT-X
Original run October 1, 2024 – present
Episodes13

Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party (嘆きの亡霊は引退したい ~最弱ハンターによる最強パーティ育成術, Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukikage and illustrated by Chyko. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. It was later acquired by Micro Magazine who began publishing it under their GC Novels light novel imprint in August 2018. A manga adaptation illustrated by Rai Hebino began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website in April 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G aired from October to December 2024. A second season is set to premiere in October 2025.