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I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand

TV anime2026

1 season12 episodes

Original: light novelEzogingitune

Looking for the manga? This page follows the light novel; the manga adaptation has its own volume numbers.

Suggested reading (Japanese · SBクリエイティブ): Season 1 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 3. As of 2026-10-06, the original light novel is still being published; the latest is Vol. 8.

Luck, an S-rank mage in the hero's party, makes a last stand against the Demon King to save his companions. When he finally returns victorious, ten years have passed, and the world praises him as a legendary hero who died in battle. Unable to reclaim his former life, Luck conceals his identity and begins again as "Lock," an F-rank adventurer forging a future in a world that moved on without him.

Synopsis: TMDB
Book languageJapanese
EditionSBクリエイティブ

Season 1

Medium confidence

12 episodesJul 2026 – Sep 2026

Anime ends at
Ep 12

After the 12-episode first season, continue the original light novel from Volume 3. Reading from the beginning is optional if you want the smaller details omitted by the anime.

ここは俺に任せて先に行けと言ってから10年がたったら伝説になっていた。3

SBクリエイティブJapanesePaperback

Buy Vol. 3 on Amazon
Also in manga:
  • I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last StandVol. 6Buy on Amazon
    After the 12-episode first season, continue the manga adaptation from Volume 6. The opening still covers the battle with the evil god, followed by a story about how the hero party first met, so expect some overlap.

All volumes

SBクリエイティブThe Japanese edition is at Vol. 8.

  • I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand

    Adaptationmanga

    The strongest S-rank mage became a hero without realizing it, so he hides his identity and becomes an F-rank adventurer!? The party of Luck, the strongest mage, was locked in a fierce battle to defeat the Demon God King. Amid the relentless pursuit, Luck shouted to his companions, “Leave this to me and go on ahead!” To keep them from being wiped out, Luck decided to continue fighting the enemy alone. He fought on relentlessly and eventually defeated even the Demon God King. But what awaited him as he returned to town was a world where “ten years” had passed—…

    Buy Vol. 1 on Amazon · Japanese
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