Futoku no Guild

Aired: 2022

A TV anime produced by TNK, based on the manga by Taichi Kawazoe serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan, with cumulative circulation exceeding 2 million copies (as of 2024). Kikuru Madan, a highly skilled hunter who achieved the top monster subjugation count in his district at just 20 years old, deeply regrets spending his teenage years without ever dating anyone, leading to a severe drop in work motivation. While considering retirement, Kikuru is tasked with training newcomers. He takes on quests alongside colorful rookies including martial artist Hitamu Kyan, guardswoman Maidena Ange, and mage Tokishikko Daner, but constant risqué mishaps during monster battles make his job endlessly frustrating. 12 episodes. Main cast includes Katsumi Fukuhara as Kikuru Madan, Karin Isobe as Hitamu Kyan, Ayano Shibuya as Maidena Ange, and Yo Taichi as Tokishikko Daner. Directed by Takuya Asaoka, series composition by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, music by Ryo Shirasawa. ©Taichi Kawazoe / SQUARE ENIX, "Futoku no Guild" Production Committee