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Banished From the Hero's Party Released Monday
posted on by Andrew Osmond
On Monday January 23, Crunchyroll is releasing the series Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside on both Blu-ray and DVD
Yen Press published the light novels in English, and it described the story:
Red was once a member of the Hero's party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is, until one of his comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live the easy life on the frontier, Red's new goal is to open an apothecary. However, keeping the secret of his former life may not be as simple as he thinks. Especially when the beautiful Rit, an adventurer from his past, shows up and asks to move in with him!
Makoto Hoshino (DamePri Anime Caravan, KING’S RAID: Successors of the Will) directed the anime at Wolfsbane and Studio Flad. Megumi Shimizu (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, KING’S RAID: Successors of the Will) was in charge of the series scripts. Ruriko Watanabe (KutsuDaru., DamePri Anime Caravan) designed the characters. Yui Nishio performed the anime's opening theme song "Iki o Sū Koko de Sū Ikiteku." Progressive pop band JYOCHO performed the ending theme song titled "All the Same."
Zappon began serializing the story on the "Shōsetsuka ni Nārō" website in October 2017, where it is still continuing. Kadokawa began publishing the story in print with illustrations by Yasumo beginning with the first volume in June 2018. Masahiro Ikeno launched a manga adaptation of the novels in Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine in May 2018. The franchise has over 1 million copies in circulation.
