i-couldnt-become-a-hero-so-i-reluctantly-decided-to-get-a-job-manga

I Couldn’t Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job. (勇者になれなかった俺はしぶしぶ就職を決意しました。, Yūsha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku o Ketsui Shimashita.), also known in its short form as Yu-Shibu, is a Japanese light novel series written by Jun Sakyou and illustrated by Masaki Inuzumi. The series was awarded Gold in the 23rd Fantasia Awards. An anime adaptation by Asread aired from October to December 2013.

Plot

The story revolves around a young man named Raul Chaser who dreamed of becoming a hero with his team of skilled heroes-in-training, but due to the collapse of the Demon Empire, the Hero Program was suspended. With Raul’s dream crushed, he was forced to find a new line of work and ended up employed at a small department store called Magic Shop Leon. Raul’s life since then has been busy but dull, when one day someone arrives at the store applying for a job. Raul finds out that the new hire is the Demon Lord’s child and also happens to be a cute girl.

Characters

Raul Chaser (ラウル・チェイサー,

Rauru Cheisā)Voiced by: Keisuke KōmotoRaul is a former Hero candidate at the Hero School. He had to find a job after the Demon Lord was defeated and he could not become a Hero. Raul meets the Demon Lord’s daughter who is in search of a job, and at first mistakes her for a boy. He is often annoyed by her but at the end of the day is glad that she is around and likes her positive enthusiasm.

Phino Bloodstone (フィノ・ブラッドストーン, Fino Buraddosutōn)Voiced by: Azusa TadokoroPhino is the daughter of the deceased Demon Lord. She lacks common sense due to living in the Demon World and is really carefree. She is very positive and very funny. Phino involuntarily tends to scare off many customers because of her weird way of speaking about violent things when discussing products with them. She might be harboring some feelings for Raul.

Airi Altinate (アイリ・オルティネート, Airi Orutinēto)Voiced by: Kanae IwasakiRaul’s self-proclaimed former rival from Hero School. After she could not become a Hero either, she started working as bunnygirl in the shop that’s rivals with Leon shop, but instead lies to Raul about being a security guard. Due to the fact that she always scored top marks in her examinations, Raul usually addresses her as “All A”. She likes Raul, but she’s tsundere so she denies it when pointed out.

Seara August (セアラ・オーガスト, Seara Ōgasuto)Voiced by: Maina ShimagataThe manager of the magic shop, who is always smiling. She has a very soft angelic voice, and is very nice to her workers and appears as if she sometimes tries to involve Raul and Phino in situations that would make them attracted to each other. She can also change magical items to fight with.

Visor Crossroad (バイザー・クロスロード, Baizā Kurosurōdo)Voiced by: Yoshihisa KawaharaChildhood friend of Seara and the assistant manager of the magic shop, Visor was once a magic engineer. He sometimes mocks Raul to not do anything stupid with his employees. He cares a lot about the shop.

Nova Luminous (ノヴァ・ルミナス, Nova Ruminasu)Voiced by: Madoka SowaPart of the magic shop’s staff, Nova is a cheerful but really clumsy girl. Although sometimes an old man who “shops” at Leon tends to stroke her buttocks whenever in the premises, she actually doesn’t mind getting touched like that.

Lore Periferal (ロア・ベリフェラル, Roa Beriferaru)Voiced by: Kumi TakaragiPart of the magic shop’s staff, she is Raul’s upperclassman. She works mostly with the deliveries and doing mechanics such as fixing faults, so Lore isn’t often seen in the shop. Very quiet, tomboyish, and reserved.

Elza Crucial (エルザ・クルーシアル, Eruza Kurūshiaru)Voiced by: Emi NittaElza is the manager of Lawson Station, a convenience store next to the magic shop. She is fascinated by catalogs of magical items. She also likes Raul, something that is occasionally teased by her coworker and friend Ramdimia.

Ramdimia Do Aximemor (ラムディミア・ド・アクセィメモール, Ramudimia do Akusimemōru)Voiced by: Natsumi YamadaAn employee at Lawson Station like Elza, who’s also from the Demon World. Her name is well known in the Demon World, so she mostly gets annoyed when people shorten her name (such as “Ram-chan”), so she often corrects them by stating her full name. She is coworkers and a friend of Elza and teases her about her obvious crush on Raul.

Media

Light novels

The light novels are written by Jun Sakyou, and illustrated by Masaki Inuzumi. It was published by Fujimi Shobo. Its original run began on January 20, 2012, and finished on July 20, 2014, with 10 total volumes.

Anime

The anime television series aired in Japan from October 5 to December 21, 2013. It was produced by Asread and directed by Kinji Yoshimoto, with Masashi Suzuki handling series composition and writing the scripts, Tetsuya Takeuchi designing the characters and Hiroaki Tsutsumi and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. There are a total of 12 episodes + 1 OVA overall.

勇者になれなかった俺はしぶしぶ就職を決意しました。 *(Yūusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku o Ketsui Shimashita.)*
I Couldn’t Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.
Cover of the first light novel volume featuring Phino Bloodstone (left), and Raul Chaser (right).
Genre	Fantasy comedy
Light novel
Written by	Jun Sakyou
Illustrated by	Masaki Inuzumi
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	January 20, 2012 – July 20, 2014
Volumes	10
Manga
Written by	Misaki Mori
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Magazine	*Age Premium*
Demographic	*Shōnen*
Original run	February 9, 2013 – June 9, 2014
Volumes	4
Manga
Written by	Gao Yuzuki
Published by	Square Enix
Magazine	*Young Gangan*
Demographic	*Seinen*
Original run	May 2, 2013 – May 2, 2014
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Kinji Yoshimoto
Produced by	Atsushi Itou
Written by	Masashi Suzuki
Music by	Hiroaki Tsutsumi Masaru Yokoyama
Studio	Asread
Licensed by	^AUS Madman Entertainment ^NA Sentai Filmworks ^UK MVM Entertainment
Original network	Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11, TV Saitama, CTC, tvk, Sun TV, TVQ, GBS, SBS
English network	^US Anime Network
Original run	October 5, 2013 – December 21, 2013
Episodes	12 + OVA (List of episodes)