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Hero Without a Class

Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! is a Japanese light novel series written by Shichio Kuzu and illustrated by Yumehito Ueda. It was serialized online from November 2017 to May 2020 the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment, who published four volumes from July 2018 to June 2019 under their Earth Star Novel imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Akio Nanae has been serialized online via Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star website since November 2018 and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio A-Cat aired from October to December 2025.

Plot
In a world where people have "Classes" that grant them "Skills", Arel is found to be "Classless". Without a Class, he can never have Skills bestowed on him by the Goddess. However, he finds that he can learn and replicate other people's Skills by seeing them used enough times, and even adapt and improve upon them. ==Characters==
Characters
; : :The son of two legendary heroes, the "Sword Princess" Farah and the "Magic King" Leon. Despite this, he is "Classless", unable to get any skills bestowed on him by the Goddess. ; : :A girl Arel knew as a child, who declares herself his rival after he beat her in a swordfight. They meet again when he joins the Dragon Fang guild. She later journeys to Arel's village, following him after he leaves Dragon Fang, and becomes Farah's disciple in both swordsmanship and domestic skills. ; : :A member of the Dragon Fang guild and daughter of its leader, she gets Arel to join up. Later, she becomes enamored of Arel and keeps trying to seduce him, hoping to get him to marry her, even though he repeatedly demonstrates his lack of interest. ; : ; : :Arel's mother, once a legendary adventurer known as the "Sword Princess" (although she is actually a "Sword Goddess"). She trains Arel in swordsmanship and later Rainer in both swordsmanship and domestic skills. ; : :Arel's father, once a legendary adventurer known as the "Magic King". When Arel reveals that he can manifest mana, Leon teaches him the rudiments of magic. ; : ; : ; : ; : ==Media==
Media
Light novels Written by Shichio Kuzu, Hero Without a Class was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from November 15, 2017, to May 15, 2020. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment who published four light novel volumes with illustrations by Yumehito Ueda from July 16, 2018, to June 15, 2019. Its chapters have been compiled into ten volumes as of October 2025. Anime An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 5, 2023. It is produced by Studio A-Cat and directed by Kaoru Yabana, with series composition by and Kento Asahina composing the music. The series aired from October 1 to December 17, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Reincarnation", performed by , while the ending theme song is , performed by members of the music group Utahime Dream. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America for streaming on Hidive. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel. Episodes ==Notes==
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