An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29

An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Rirui (left) and Hajime Shinonome (right)
29歳独身中堅冒険者の日常
(29-sai Dokushin Chūken Bōkensha no Nichijō)
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byIppei Nara
Published byKodansha
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineBessatsu Shōnen Magazine
Original runJanuary 9, 2016 – present
Volumes20
Anime television series
Directed byRiki Fukushima
Written byRiki Fukushima
Music by
  • Akinari Suzuki
  • Johannes Nilsson
  • Manami Takamoto
StudioHornets
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, BS11, Miyagi TV, Nagoya TV
Original run January 7, 2026 – scheduled

An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 (Japanese: 29歳独身中堅冒険者の日常, Hepburn: 29-sai Dokushin Chūken Bōkensha no Nichijō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ippei Nara. It began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in January 2016, and has been compiled into 20 tankōbon volumes as of September 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Hornets is set to premiere in January 2026.

Plot

The series follows Hajime Shinonome, a skilled adventurer currently living in the village of Komai. Due to his past living in a slum and experiencing hunger, his appreciates his current life as an adventurer, fulfilling quests and hunting for food. One day, while exploring a dungeon, he encounters a slime monster trying to eat a girl. Rescuing the girl, she introduces herself as Rirui, an orphan who had been abandoned by her parents. Feeling sorry for her situation and remembering his own past, Hajime decides to take care of Rirui.

Characters

Hajime Shinonome (シノノメ・ハジメ, Shinonome Hajime)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[2]
A silver-ranked adventurer. He is friendly with the local villagers, who see him as their protector. However, due to past trauma from seeing other adventurers getting killed, he tries to avoid getting too attached to others. He previously lived a difficult life, barely getting any food. He takes quests to protect the villagers and get food.
Rirui (リルイ)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[2]
A young girl whom Hajime rescued while she was being eaten by a slime monster. She was abandoned by her parents and had accidentally arrived in the village. With nowhere to go and with her unlikely to be taken by the local orphanage, Hajime decides to adopt her.
Veronica (ヴェロニカ, Veronika)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō[3]
A succubus who runs a shop. She has known Hajime for a long time.
Anyango (アニャンゴ)
Voiced by: Yūki Kuwahara[3]
Richat (リシャット, Rishatto)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Ōno[3]
Olive Carmen (オリーヴ・カルメン, Orīvu Karumen)
Voiced by: Yuna Ogata[4]
Natalie (ナタリー, Natarī)
Voiced by: Kaori Maeda[4]
Cocko (コッコ, Kokko)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[5]
Cockdole (クックドル, Kukkudoru)
Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto[5]

Media

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Ippei Nara. It began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on January 9, 2016.[6] The series has been compiled into twenty tankōbon volumes as of September 2025.[7]

No. Release date ISBN
1 June 9, 2016[8]978-4-06-395679-5
2 November 9, 2016[9]978-4-06-395772-3
3 May 9, 2017[10]978-4-06-395935-2
4 November 9, 2017[11]978-4-06-510237-4
5 May 9, 2018[12]978-4-06-511405-6
6 November 9, 2018[13]978-4-06-513244-9
7 May 9, 2019[14]978-4-06-515075-7
8 November 9, 2019[15]978-4-06-517301-5
9 May 8, 2020[16]978-4-06-518845-3
10 December 9, 2020[17]978-4-06-521248-6
11 June 9, 2021[18]978-4-06-523414-3
12 December 9, 2021[19]978-4-06-526267-2
13 June 9, 2022[20]978-4-06-528175-8
14 December 9, 2022[21]978-4-06-529942-5
15 June 8, 2023[22]978-4-06-531882-9
16 December 7, 2023[23]978-4-06-533896-4
17 June 7, 2024[24]978-4-06-535794-1
18 December 9, 2024[25]978-4-06-537760-4
19 May 9, 2025[26]978-4-06-539057-3
20 September 9, 2025[7]978-4-06-540700-4

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 5, 2025. The series is produced by Hornets and directed and written by Riki Fukushima, with Yoshihiro Nagamori designing the characters, and Akinari Suzuki, Johannes Nilsson, and Manami Takamoto composing the music.[2][4] It is set to premiere on January 7, 2026 on AT-X and other networks.[3][27] HoneyWorks will perform the opening theme song "Kimi ga Tomoshite Kureta Hikari o Ima" (君が灯してくれた光を今) featuring Hanon, as well as the ending theme song "Kimi no Tonari wa Kūki ga Oishii" (君の隣は空気が美味しい) featuring Kotoha.[4] Crunchyroll will stream the series.[28]

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