“Reborn office worker becomes fantasy "rearguard" supporting an all-female party while gaining their affection.”
The World's Strongest Rearguard
世界最強の後衛 ~迷宮国の新人探索者~
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Synopsis
Reborn office worker becomes fantasy "rearguard" supporting an all-female party while gaining their affection.
Corporate slave Arihito Atobe's death in a freak bus accident marks the beginning of his new life as a kind of adventurer called a Seeker. Reborn into a fantasy world, he settles into a previously unknown job class called "rearguard," capable of providing his (all-female) party with critical attack, defense, and recovery support. And it comes with an added bonus: Simply being at the back of the party line increases his companions' fondness for him! Freed from the shackles of corporate life, Arihito is eager to start fresh as a newly minted Seeker! (Source: Yen Press)
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The World's Strongest Rearguard begins and ends here.
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2026 – ongoing Summer 2026
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-29043 catalog
Produced by
- Kadokawa Producer
- Studio Mausu Producer
- King Records Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Yomiuri TV Enterprise Producer
- Muse Communication Producer