{{Short description|Japanese light novel series}} {{For|the web novel series by Hanyuu|Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master"{{!}}''Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master"''}} {{No plot|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin | image = Hazure Skill volume 1 cover.jpg | caption = Cover of the first light novel volume | ja_kanji = 外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 | ja_romaji = Hazure Sukiru "Kage ga Usui" o Motsu Guild Shokuin ga, Jitsuha Densetsu no Ansatsusha | genre = [[Fantasy]]<ref name=genre/><!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. --> }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = novel series | author = Kennoji | publisher = [[Shōsetsuka ni Narō]] | first = June 19, 2018 | last = | volumes = | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = light novel | author = Kennoji | illustrator = KWKM | publisher = [[Fujimi Shobo]] | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Yen Press]]}} | imprint = Kadokawa Books | first = March 9, 2019 | last = | volumes = 7 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | author = Kennoji | illustrator = Fuh Araki | publisher = [[ASCII Media Works]] | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}} | magazine = [[Dengeki PlayStation|Dengeki PlayStation Comic Web]] | imprint = Dengeki Comics Next | first = July 5, 2019 | last = | volumes = 9 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}

{{Nihongo|'''''Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin'''''|外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者|Hazure Sukiru "Kage ga Usui" o Motsu Guild Shokuin ga, Jitsuha Densetsu no Ansatsusha|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[light novel]] series written by Kennoji. The series originated on the [[Shōsetsuka ni Narō]] website in June 2018, before being published in print with illustrations by KWKM by [[Fujimi Shobo]] beginning in March 2019. A [[manga]] adaptation with illustrations by Fuh Araki began serialization in the ''ComicWalker''-based ''[[Dengeki PlayStation|Dengeki PlayStation Comic Web]]'' manga service in July 2019. The series follows Roland, a talented assassin who chooses to live a more ordinary life by working for a local Adventurers' Guild.

==Media== ===Light novel=== Written by Kennoji, the series began publication on the novel posting website [[Shōsetsuka ni Narō]] on June 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者|url=https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2713ev/|publisher=[[Shōsetsuka ni Narō]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja}}</ref> The series was later acquired by [[Fujimi Shobo]], who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by KWKM on March 9, 2019.<ref name=vol1/> As of August 2021, seven volumes have been released.<ref name=vol7/>

In October 2020, [[Yen Press]] announced that they licensed the series for English publication.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yen Press Licenses Durarara!! SH Novels, Bofuri Novels & Manga, More|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-11/yen-press-licenses-durarara-sh-novels-bofuri-novels-and-manga-more/.165072|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=October 11, 2020|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref>

====Volumes==== {{Graphic novel list/header |Language = Japanese |Width = 72% }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 1 |OriginalRelDate = March 9, 2019<ref name=vol1>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321811000612/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-073084-4 |LicensedRelDate = April 6, 2021<ref name=genre>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 1 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975318772/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-1-light-novel/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-1877-2 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 2 |OriginalRelDate = July 10, 2019<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 ２|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321811000614/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-073086-8 |LicensedRelDate = October 5, 2021<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 2 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975318796/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-2-light-novel/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-1879-6 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 3 |OriginalRelDate = December 10, 2019<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 ３|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321907000288/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-073381-4 |LicensedRelDate = March 15, 2022<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 3 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975318819/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-3-light-novel/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-1881-9 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 4 |OriginalRelDate = June 10, 2020<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 ４|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321912000231/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-073599-3 |LicensedRelDate = September 20, 2022<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 4 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975347994/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-4-light-novel/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-4799-4 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 5 |OriginalRelDate = October 10, 2020<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 ５|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322006000299/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-073827-7 |LicensedRelDate = May 23, 2023<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 5 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975348311/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-5-light-novel/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=February 1, 2023}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-4831-1 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 6 |OriginalRelDate = March 10, 2021<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 ６|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322011000297/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-074004-1 |LicensedRelDate = September 19, 2023<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 6 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975369118/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-6-light-novel/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=April 19, 2023}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-6911-8 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 7 |OriginalRelDate = August 10, 2021<ref name=vol7>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 ７|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322103000438/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-074154-3 |LicensedRelDate = January 7, 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 7 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975371159-hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-7-light-novel|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=December 7, 2023}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-7115-9 }} {{Graphic novel list/footer}}

===Manga=== A manga adaptation with illustrations by Fuh Araki began serialization in the ''ComicWalker''-based ''[[Dengeki PlayStation|Dengeki PlayStation Comic Web]]'' manga service on July 5, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者』のコミカライズ連載が開始|url=https://ln-news.com/articles/95670|website=LN News|date=July 5, 2019|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja}}</ref> As of February 2026, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes.<ref name=vol9-manga/>

Yen Press is also publishing the manga in English.<ref name=yen/>

====Volumes==== {{Graphic novel list/header |Language = Japanese |Width = 72% }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 1 |OriginalRelDate = December 9, 2019<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 1|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321907000571/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-912884-0 |LicensedRelDate = May 4, 2021<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 1 (manga)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975324377/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-1-manga/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-2437-7 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 2 |OriginalRelDate = June 27, 2020<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 2|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322002001170/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-913244-1 |LicensedRelDate = November 9, 2021<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 2 (manga)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975325145/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-2-manga/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-2514-5 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 3 |OriginalRelDate = January 9, 2021<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 3|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322009000459/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-913604-3 |LicensedRelDate = December 14, 2021<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 3 (manga)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975336110/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-3-manga/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-3611-0 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 4 |OriginalRelDate = August 10, 2021<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 4|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322104000529/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-913912-9 |LicensedRelDate = July 12, 2022<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 4 (manga)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975344429/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-4-manga/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-4442-9 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 5 |OriginalRelDate = March 26, 2022<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 5|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322111000657/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=September 3, 2022|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-914300-3 |LicensedRelDate = February 28, 2023<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 5 (manga)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975360917/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-5-manga/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=November 18, 2022}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-6091-7 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 6 |OriginalRelDate = March 27, 2023<ref name=vol6>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 6|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322207000888/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|access-date=February 18, 2023|language=ja|title=KADOKAWA Corporation}}</ref> |OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-914728-5 |LicensedRelDate = March 19, 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 6 (manga)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975380472/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-vol-6-manga/|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|access-date=October 25, 2023}}</ref> |LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-8047-2 }} {{Graphic novel list |VolumeNumber = 7 |OriginalRelDate = March 27, 2024<ref name=vol7-manga>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外れスキル「影が薄い」を持つギルド職員が、実は伝説の暗殺者 7|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322311000305/|publisher=[[Kadokawa 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==Reception== Demelza from Anime UK News criticized the story for its sex scenes and the main character as generic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin Volume 1 Review|url=https://animeuknews.net/2021/05/hazure-skill-the-guild-member-with-a-worthless-skill-is-actually-a-legendary-assassin-volume-1-review/|website=Anime UK News|author=Demelza|date=May 9, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> Rebecca Silverman from [[Anime News Network]] felt the series was a bit generic, though she also positively noted that the series had little [[fan service]] despite the sex scenes.<ref name=yen>{{cite web|title=The Spring 2021 Manga Guide: Hazure Skill|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-06-10/the-spring-2021-manga-guide/hazure-skill/.173242|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|date=June 10, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref>

==See also== * ''[[Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu]]'', a manga series written by Kennoji * ''[[Drugstore in Another World]]'', another light novel series written by Kennoji * ''[[The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend]]'', another light novel series written by Kennoji * ''[[Failure Frame|Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells]]'', another light novel series illustrated by KWKM

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2713ev/|Official website at Shōsetsuka ni Narō}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{Anime News Network|light novel|24424}}

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