Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest (不遇職【鑑定士】が実は最強だった～奈落で鍛えた最強の【神眼】で無双する～, Fugūshoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyō Datta: Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyō no "Shingan" de Musō Suru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ibarakino and illustrated by Hitaki Yuu. It was serialized online from December 2019 to January 2022 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Kodansha, who have published four volumes since October 2020 under their Kodansha Ranobe Books imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Morohoshi Fuji has been serialized online via Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website since July 2020 and has been collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed digitally in North America by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Okuruto Noboru aired from January to March 2025.
Contents
Plot
In a fantasy world similar to a role-playing game, Ein is a boy who was mistreated and mocked for being assigned the Appraiser job, which is considered weak. One day, his party is surrounded by a pack of monsters, and they abandon him to save themselves. Wounded and unable to escape the dungeon, he jumps off of a cliff, but awakens with his injuries healed underneath a Yggdrasil tree, which is located in an even more dangerous dungeon. Yuri, the Yggdrasil's spirit, quickly grows attached to Ein and has her guardian, Ursula, care for him; they grant him a magical Spirit's Eye, and begin training him in combat so he will be strong enough to return to the surface. After reaching this goal, Ein and Yuri go on a journey so that Yuri can meet her sisters, the other Yggdrasil spirits.
Characters
Ein (アイン, Ain)
Voiced by: Kikunosuke Toya (Japanese); Nazeeh Tarsha (English)
The main character, a young boy with the "appraiser" class, abandoned in a dungeon, saved by Yuri and trained by Ursula.
Yūri (ユーリ)
Voiced by: Hikaru Tono (Japanese); Reshel Mae (English)
The spirit of one of the World Trees who saved Ein, and who appears as a young blond-haired elf maiden.
Ursula (ウルスラ, Urusura)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro (Japanese); Katie Wetch (English)
Yuri's guardian, who acts like her mother.
Pina (ピナ)
Voiced by: Yū Serizawa (Japanese); Leo Mathews (English)
Another World Tree spirit and a sister to Yuri.
Kurohime (黒姫)
Voiced by: Minami Tsuda
Pina's guardian, who appears as a turtle.
Alice (アリス, Arisu)
Voiced by: Kana Ichinose (Japanese); Abigail Blythe (English)
Another World Tree spirit and librarian.
Akahane (朱羽)
Voiced by: Aimi (Japanese); Emi Lo (English)
Media
Light novel
Written by Ibarakino, Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest was serialized on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō from December 14, 2019, to January 4, 2022. It was later acquired by Kodansha who began publishing it as a light novel with illustrations by Hitaki Yuu under their Kodansha Ranobe Books light novel imprint on October 2, 2020. Four volumes have been released as of February 2025.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Morohoshi Fuji was serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app from July 29, 2020, to April 9, 2025. The first tankōbon volume was released on November 9, 2020. The manga's chapters have been compiled into sixteen tankōbon volumes as of June 2025.
On September 30, 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English digital publication. Kodansha is also publishing the series in English on their K Manga service.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 26, 2024. It is produced by Okuruto Noboru and directed by Kenta Ōnishi, with scripts written by Touko Machida, characters designed by Sayuri Sakimoto, and music composed by Satoshi Hōno and Kaori Nakano. The series aired from January 9 to March 27, 2025, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song is "Crescendo", performed by Asterism, while the ending theme song is "Rock wa Shinanai" (ロックは死なない; Rock Will Never Die), performed by 22/7. Crunchyroll streams the series. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.