Bottom-tier character Tomozaki is getting an anime

On the official website of the TV anime adaptation of Yuuki Yaku's light novel Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun (Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki), it was announced on Friday that a new anime project is in production. Further details have not yet been confirmed. However, a special video was released to celebrate the announcement.



The first season of Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki consisted of a total of 12 episodes. Two OVAs were also broadcast in May and June 2021. Shinsuke Yanagi directed the first season, while Project No.9 was responsible for the animation.

The light novel series has been ongoing since May 2016 under Shogakukan and currently has 9 volumes in circulation. Square Enix also published a manga adaptation from December 2017 to February 2021, totaling 6 volumes.

Yen Press is also releasing Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki in English and describes the series as follows:

Tomozaki is one of Japan's top gamers, and in his opinion, the game of real life is one of the worst. There are no clear rules for success, it's horribly unbalanced, and nothing makes sense. But then he meets a gamer who's just as good as he is, and she offers to teach him a few tricks...