Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing
Kenichi Yamada, a single, 35-year-old businessman, has spent the majority of his adult life playing every MMORPG to hit the market. Tired of the constant cycle of repetitive, newbie-centric gameplay, he is immediately drawn in by the promise of a new game that, on top of being never-ending, offers up a "Hell Mode"—a difficulty level that makes it nigh impossible to level up but also promises uncapped growth potential. Upon selecting the newly released Summoner class, Kenichi finds himself reborn as Allen, an infant in a serf family, with nothing but his wits and old memories to guide him.
Seasons
1. BORN AGAIN AT BOTTOM-TIER
Air Date: 2026-01-10
A hardcore gamer is reborn when he chooses to play on Hell Mode difficulty. Now he needs to figure out how his summoning skills work. While still a baby.
2. The Appraisal Ceremony
Air Date: 2026-01-17
Little does Allen know that the Appraisal Ceremony will expose the brutal reality of playing on Hell Mode.
3. Trouble
Air Date: 2026-01-24
Allen experiments with his Summoner abilities, unaware that a coming crisis will remind him that the world he treats as a game is a harsh reality for others.
4. Allen Spills the Beans
Air Date: 2026-01-31
Allen decides to tell his parents about his abilities.
5. A Summoner's Potential
Air Date: 2026-02-07
Allen's hunting strategies have paid off, but the fledgling summoner still has a long way to go. Especially when he must now deduce the purpose of his new storage skill.
6. Outward Bound
Air Date: 2026-02-14
The baron wishes to observe Allen's boar hunts firsthand. If he's impressed, there may even be a reward; one that could change both Allen and his family's life forever.
7. Life With The Granvelles
Air Date: 2026-02-21
Allen begins his new life as a manservant of the Gravelle Family. Fortunately for him, that doesn't mean the end of a life of monster hunting.
8. Huntsman
Air Date: 2026-02-28
Allen's uncanny ability to hunt monsters earns him a promotion, and the baron's family awaits a visit from the eldest son. Life is good. For now.
9. The Murdergalsh
Air Date: 2026-03-07
Allen realizes he's still got a long way to go after a B-rank monster attacks the city. If he wants to face the challenges ahead, he must unlock his class's true potential.
10. The Noble's Duty
Air Date: 2026-03-14
Allen may have figured out his class, but that doesn't mean he's figured out the world.
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2026-03-21
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2026-03-28
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Rating
9.8/10
Release Date
2026-01-10
Episodes
12 (1 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Yokohama Animation Laboratory
MBS
NetEase Games
SANKYO
Earth Star Entertainment
jeki
BS Nippon Corporation
FuRyu Pictures
Tokyo MX