# Hazure Skill

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Japanese light novel series

For the web novel series by Hanyuu, see [*Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master"*](/source/Hazure_Skill_%22Kinomi_Master%22).

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Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin Cover of the first light novel volume 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) Genre Fantasy[1] Novel series Written by Kennoji Published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō Original run June 19, 2018 – present Light novel Written by Kennoji Illustrated by KWKM Published by Fujimi Shobo English publisher NA: Yen Press Imprint Kadokawa Books Original run March 9, 2019 – present Volumes 7 Manga Written by Kennoji Illustrated by Fuh Araki Published by ASCII Media Works English publisher NA: Yen Press Imprint Dengeki Comics Next Magazine Dengeki PlayStation Comic Web Original run July 5, 2019 – present Volumes 9 Anime and manga portal

***Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin*** ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): 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, [Hepburn](/source/Hepburn_romanization): *Hazure Sukiru "Kage ga Usui" o Motsu Guild Shokuin ga, Jitsuha Densetsu no Ansatsusha*) is a Japanese [light novel](/source/Light_novel) series written by Kennoji. The series originated on the [Shōsetsuka ni Narō](/source/Sh%C5%8Dsetsuka_ni_Nar%C5%8D) website in June 2018, before being published in print with illustrations by KWKM by [Fujimi Shobo](/source/Fujimi_Shobo) beginning in March 2019. A [manga](/source/Manga) adaptation with illustrations by Fuh Araki began serialization in the *ComicWalker*-based *[Dengeki PlayStation Comic Web](/source/Dengeki_PlayStation)* 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](/source/Sh%C5%8Dsetsuka_ni_Nar%C5%8D) on June 19, 2018.[2] The series was later acquired by [Fujimi Shobo](/source/Fujimi_Shobo), who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by KWKM on March 9, 2019.[3] As of August 2021, seven volumes have been released.[4]

In October 2020, [Yen Press](/source/Yen_Press) announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[5]

#### Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN 1 March 9, 2019[3] 978-4-04-073084-4 April 6, 2021[1] 978-1-9753-1877-2 2 July 10, 2019[6] 978-4-04-073086-8 October 5, 2021[7] 978-1-9753-1879-6 3 December 10, 2019[8] 978-4-04-073381-4 March 15, 2022[9] 978-1-9753-1881-9 4 June 10, 2020[10] 978-4-04-073599-3 September 20, 2022[11] 978-1-9753-4799-4 5 October 10, 2020[12] 978-4-04-073827-7 May 23, 2023[13] 978-1-9753-4831-1 6 March 10, 2021[14] 978-4-04-074004-1 September 19, 2023[15] 978-1-9753-6911-8 7 August 10, 2021[4] 978-4-04-074154-3 January 7, 2024[16] 978-1-9753-7115-9

### Manga

A manga adaptation with illustrations by Fuh Araki began serialization in the *ComicWalker*-based *[Dengeki PlayStation Comic Web](/source/Dengeki_PlayStation)* manga service on July 5, 2019.[17] As of February 2026, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine *[tankōbon](/source/Tank%C5%8Dbon)* volumes.[18]

Yen Press is also publishing the manga in English.[19]

#### Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN 1 December 9, 2019[20] 978-4-04-912884-0 May 4, 2021[21] 978-1-9753-2437-7 2 June 27, 2020[22] 978-4-04-913244-1 November 9, 2021[23] 978-1-9753-2514-5 3 January 9, 2021[24] 978-4-04-913604-3 December 14, 2021[25] 978-1-9753-3611-0 4 August 10, 2021[26] 978-4-04-913912-9 July 12, 2022[27] 978-1-9753-4442-9 5 March 26, 2022[28] 978-4-04-914300-3 February 28, 2023[29] 978-1-9753-6091-7 6 March 27, 2023[30] 978-4-04-914728-5 March 19, 2024[31] 978-1-9753-8047-2 7 March 27, 2024[32] 978-4-04-915581-5 April 1, 2025[33] 979-8-8554-1257-4 8 February 27, 2025[34] 978-4-04-916259-2 April 28, 2026[35] 979-8-8554-2767-7 9 February 27, 2026[18] 978-4-04-916940-9 — —

## Reception

Demelza from Anime UK News criticized the story for its sex scenes and the main character as generic.[36] Rebecca Silverman from [Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network) felt the series was a bit generic, though she also positively noted that the series had little [fan service](/source/Fan_service) despite the sex scenes.[19]

## See also

- *[Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu](/source/D%C5%8Dkyo_Shiteiru_Kensei_no_Onna_Shish%C5%8D_ga_Kawaisugite_Mainichi_Shiawase_Desu)*, a manga series written by Kennoji

- *[Drugstore in Another World](/source/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](/source/The_Girl_I_Saved_on_the_Train_Turned_Out_to_Be_My_Childhood_Friend)*, another light novel series written by Kennoji

- *[Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells](/source/Failure_Frame)*, another light novel series illustrated by KWKM

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## External links

- [Official website at Shōsetsuka ni Narō](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2713ev/) (in Japanese)

- [*Hazure Skill*](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=24424) (light novel) at [Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)'s encyclopedia

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