“High schooler Kaito defeats golden slime, gains mythical summoning card, and summons warrior maiden to escape ordinary life.”
A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero
モブから始まる探索英雄譚
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Synopsis
High schooler Kaito defeats golden slime, gains mythical summoning card, and summons warrior maiden to escape ordinary life.
Meet Kaito Takagi, your typical high schooler with a low profile. He spends his days exploring dungeons in Japan, hunting slimes for some extra cash. On the side, he quietly admires his childhood friend, the popular girl in class. One day, a rare golden slime shows up, and after Kaito defeats it, he finds a super valuable item—a card that can summon mythical beings! He decides to use it and summons a stunning warrior maiden. Now, Kaito has a chance to rise above his ordinary explorer life. Get ready for a modern fantasy story filled with battles! (Source: MAL News)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 27 sampled reviews
What 27 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.14 · split reception
4.7 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.3
↑ 0.70
Running avg · Jul 2024 → Feb 2026
- 7 “Mob kara Hajimaru Tansaku Eiyuutan features a well-executed story with refreshing pacing, expressive art, and likeable, realistic characters. While the narrative setup is not groundbreaking, it...”
- 10 “This series shines through its incredibly cool protagonist who trains with unyielding dedication toward their dreams, alongside stunningly beautiful (and often cute) servant designs and charming...”
- 8 “The art and animation are decent, the voice acting is okay, and if you crave more dungeon-crawler fare in the vein of Solo Leveling or DanMachi, this might scratch the itch. Yet the series suffers...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2024 – Sep 2024 Summer 2024
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-25791 catalog
Produced by
- Toei Video Producer
- Hobby Japan Producer
- Tokyo MX Producer
- CyberAgent Producer
- On-Lead Producer
- BS NTV Producer
- Pia Producer
- Bushiroad Move Producer
- Starry Cube Producer
- FUTURE LEAP Producer