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I couldn't become a hero, so I reluctantly decided to get a job. (TV)



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Alternative title:
Yu-sibu (Japanese) 
Yūsha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku o Ketsui Shimashita. (Japanese) 
Раз героем мне не стать, самое время работу искать (Russian) 
勇しぶ。 (Japanese) 
勇者になれなかった俺はしぶしぶ就職を決意しました。 (Japanese) 
Genres: slice of life 
Themes: part-time job 
Objectionable content: Significant 
Plot Summary: Raul had always wanted to be a hero, but the demon king was defeated, leading to the end of hero exams. He reluctantly took a job working at a small electronics store called Magic Shop Leon. His life is dull but busy until a new girl comes applying for a part time job. She's the daughter of the defeated demon king. 
Ratings: 470 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 24 votes (sub:23, raw:1)
 Excellent: 41 votes (sub:41)
 Very good: 101 votes (sub:90, dub:5, ?:1, others:5
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 153 votes (sub:141, dub:7, raw:2, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 83 votes (sub:74, dub:3, raw:2, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 So-so: 25 votes (sub:21, dub:1, others:3
3 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 15 votes (sub:13, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 19 votes (sub:18, ?:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:5, raw:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 888 s, rank: #1364 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.898 (Good), std. dev.: 1.7067, rank: #4505 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.797 (Good−), rank: #4738 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.01 / seen some: 5.69 / won't finish: 3.18)
Bayesian estimate: 6.816 (Good−), rank: #4312 (of 7635)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode 
Number of episodes: 12 
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2013-10-04 
Release dates: We have 4
Opening Theme:
"Extra Revolution" by ZAQ 
Ending Theme:
"Sticking Places" by Sphere 
Trivia: We have 1
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    I couldn't become a hero, so I reluctantly decided to get a job. (Sub.Blu-ray) 2014-11-18 (from $44.95)
    I couldn't become a hero, so I reluctantly decided to get a job. (Sub.Blu-ray) 2022-05-24 (from $24.49)
DVD (Region 1)
    I couldn't become a hero, so I reluctantly decided to get a job. (Sub.DVD) 2014-11-18 (from $48.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Kinji Yoshimoto 
Series Composition: Masashi Suzuki 
Script: Masashi Suzuki (eps 1-9) 
Storyboard:
Yūji Yanase (ep 8) 
Episode Director:
Yasuto Nishikata (ep 7) 
Unit Director: Kinji Yoshimoto (OP; ED) 
Music:
Masaru Yokoyama 
Original creator: Jun Sakyō (light novel) 
Original Character Design: Masaki Inuzumi 
Character Design: Tetsuya Takeuchi 
Art Director: Naoki Aoyama (Production AI) 
Chief Animation Director:
Tetsuya Takeuchi 
Animation Director:
Yumiko Ishii (commercial; ep 5) 
3D Director: Nozomi Harayama (Studio Twinkle) 
Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura 
Director of Photography: Satoshi Fujita (Studio Twinkle) 
Executive producer: Takeshi Yasuda 
Producer: Atsushi Itou 

2nd Key Animation:
Daisei Kudō (OP; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8-9
)Jun Kouketsu (OP; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8-9
)Yūzō Ogawa (eps 4-5, 8-9) 
3D CG:
Tsukasa Kobayashi (Studio Twinkle) 
Action Animation Director: Ryō Araki (ep 3) 
Animation producer: Naoki Hiramatsu 
Art Setting: Junko Nagasawa 
Assistant Episode Director: Yusuke Koide (ep 1) 
Assistant Online Editor: Kuniyuki Ōnishi 
Assistant producer:
Satoshi Yamazaki 
Associate producer:
Yoshimi Nakajima 
Background Art:
Yuri Miyashita (Production AI) 
Color Check: Chiharu Yoshihara (D-COLORS; ep 2) 
Color Coordination: Sadahime Matsubara (Fortes) 
Color design: Naoki Fukutani (Albion) 
Color setting:
Yūko Satō (Albion) 
Editing: Junichi Itou (Jay Film) 
Fantasy Design: Yoshiki Kuga 
In-Between Animation:
Yuki Shimazaki 
In-Between Check:
Yūzō Ogawa 
Key Animation:
Kanako Watanabe (OP; 5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-6, 9
)Yūzō Ogawa (eps 1-3, 6) 
Logo Design:
Yuko Mucadeya 
Music producer: Terushige Yoshie 
Official Site Production:
Jin Ichikawa (Sun Graphic) 
Offline Editing Assistant: Hiroshi Suzuki 
Online Editor: Gen Itakura 
Paint:
Young-Suk Seok (Hanjin Animation) 
Photography:
Yōhei Konishi (Studio Twinkle) 
Planning: Takeshi Yasuda 
Poster Design: Rei Tanaka (ep 3) 
Production Advancement:
Yuji Nozaka (ep 7) 
Production Assistant:
Yoshimi Nakajima (Quaras) 
Production Desk: Tetsu Aoyama 
Production manager: Takashi Kikuya 
Production Supervision:
Yōta Tsuruoka 
Prop Design: Mariko Kawamoto 
Publicity:
Yosuke Nishiyama 
Recording: Noriko Katō 
Recording Assistant: Saho Kawamura 
Sales Promotion:
Takashi Tatezaki 
Setting Production: Tomohiro Tomita 
Sound Effects: Kiyotaka Kawata (Suwara Pro) 
Sound Manager: Yoshimi Sugiyama 
Special Effects: Tomomi Ishihara 
Special Thanks To:
Tōru Yamatani 
Theme Song Performance:
ZAQ (OP) 
Work Assistance:
Tomomi Umetsu (Newtype Editorial Dept.) 
Keisuke Kōmoto as Raul Chaser 

Azusa Tadokoro as Fino Bloodstone 
Emi Nitta as Elza Crucial 
Junichi Suwabe as Raid Mirroring 
Kanae Iwasaki as Airi Altinate 
Kumi Takaragi as Lore Beliferal 
Madoka Sowa as Nova Luminous 
Maina Shimagata as Seara August 
Mugihito as Old man Hiramatsu (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 10-12
) 
Natsumi Yamada as Lamdimia Do Aximemor 
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Viser Crossroad 

Aki Toyosaki as Aki Toyosaki 
Ami Fukushima as
Female Customer A (ep 4) 
Mother (ep 2) 
Nanao Airelles (eps 5, 7-8, 12) 
Aya Uchida as Miyuri Chaser (ep 13) 
Ayahi Takagaki as Ayahi Takagaki 
Haruka Tomatsu as Haruka Tomatsu 
Haruo Satō as Sasao Worker 
Haruo Yamagishi as Father  (ep 2) 
Hirokazu Hiramatsu as Gil Brand 
Hiroki Machida as Clerk 
Hiroshi Karasuda as
Blaze Disk 
Male Customer B  (ep 4) 
Male salesperson  (ep 5) 
Man B 
Old Man 
Hyang-Ri Kim as Female Announcer  (ep 5) 
Iho Matsukubo as Shimoji Old Lady 
Jun Fukuyama as Shell Script 
Katsuyuki Konishi as Quang Segment 
Kentarō Tone as Customer A  (ep 1) 
Kumi Takaragi as
Child A 
Daughter  (ep 2) 
Female Customer B  (ep 4) 
Kunihiro Maeda as Host Salesperson  (ep 5) 
Mako Hyōdō as Old Lady  (ep 3) 
Makoto Kitao as
Klein Art 
Male Announcer (ep 5) 
Male Customer A (ep 4) 
Mariko Honda as Mr. Kawamoto 
Minako Kotobuki as Minako Kotobuki 
Natsumi Takamori as Mrs. Shimoji 
Riki Kitazawa as Interviewer  (ep 2) 
Rikiya Koyama as Robber  (ep 2) 
Tetsu Inada as Eric Fritz 
Toshiki Iwasawa as Customer B  (ep 1) 
Utau Mori as Old Lady  (ep 1) 
Yasuhiro Mamiya as Shimoji son 
Yuki Ishii as Oba-san 

Kentarō Tone 
Mami Kosuge 
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
ZEXCS 
3D Graphics: Studio Twinkle 
Animation Assistance: Xebec (ep 4) 
Animation Production: asread 
Animation Production Assistance: Pierrot Plus (ep 7) 
Backgrounds:
Production ai 
Broadcaster:
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd. 
In-Between Animation:
xenron 
Key Animation:
Wish (ep 3) 
Logo Design: musicago graphics 
Music Production: Lantis 
Offline Editing: Jay Film 
Online Editing: Q-Tec 
Paint:
xenron 
Photography: Studio Twinkle 
Production:
The Klockworx Co., Ltd. 
Production Cooperation:
Quaras 
Recording Studio: Studio Gong 
Sound Effects: Swara Pro 
Sound Production: Rakuonsha 
English staff
English cast
Executive producer:
John Ledford 
Producer:
David Del RioJohn Ledford 

BD Authoring: David Williams 
DVD Authoring: Christopher Williams 
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams 
Packaging Design: Andrea Rodriguez 
Production Assistant:
Jessica Williams 
Subtitling: Kayla King 
Technical Assistant:
Michael Olesch 
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Section23 Films 
Internet Streaming:
The Anime Network 
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks 
Translation: JN Productions 

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