My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (Japanese: 冒険者になりたいと都に出て行った娘がSランクになってた, Hepburn: Bōkensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga Esu Ranku ni Natteta; lit. 'My Daughter Who Wanted to Be an Adventurer and Went to the Capital Is Already an S-Rank'), sometimes contracted to S-Rank Musume (Sランク娘; lit. 'S-Rank Daughter'), is a Japanese light novel series written by Mojikakiya and illustrated by toi8. It began as a web novel that was serialized in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from September 2017 to January 2020. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment, which published eleven volumes from December 2018 to November 2021 under their Earth Star Novel imprint.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Kyū Urushibara has been serialized on the Comic Earth Star website since May 2018, with its chapters collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of October 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Typhoon Graphics aired from October to December 2023.
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Plot
After a deadly encounter robs Belgrieve of his leg and the ability to pursue his dreams, he finds an abandoned baby girl Angeline in the wilderness and decides to raise her as his own. After becoming a top-tier adventurer and making a name for herself, fame, fortune and power hold no appeal to the S-rank adventurer when her wish is nothing more than to see her father again.
Characters
Angeline (アンジェリン, Anjerin)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami
An S-ranked adventurer who works in the town of Torrnera. She received training on becoming an adventurer from Belgrieve and became an adventurer, leaving her home village at the age of 12. She became known as the 'Black Haired War Maiden' and formed a party with Miriam and Anessa. She highly respects Belgrieve and constantly talks about his strength, going as far as to give him the nickname 'Red Demon'.
She has the contradictory bad habit of never being able to resist helping others and a dad complex; this leads to Angelina becoming outright vicious when her precious vacation time to go back home is ruined.
Belgrieve (ベルグリフ, Berugurifu)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
A former E-ranked adventurer who had to retire because of an incident that took his right leg. He returned to his home village and helped out in keeping the village safe from monsters, despite his disability. He found Angeline 8 years after losing his leg abandoned in the nearby forest and decided to raise her. He became known as the 'Red Demon', but mainly because Angeline spread this nickname around for him, which he was not too happy with when he found out. Despite his injury, he continues to train his swordsmanship to the point where he is strong enough to defeat a C-ranked monster alone.
Despite Angeline having great power, Belgrieve beats her in matches due to his skill.
Anessa (アネッサ)
Voiced by: Maki Kawase
A member of Angeline's party. The Archer and the eldest of the group.
Miriam (ミリアム, Miriamu)
Voiced by: Rumi Okubo
Media
Light novel
Written by Mojikakiya, the series began publication online on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on September 18, 2017, and ended on January 21, 2020. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment, who published eleven volumes with illustrations by toi8 from February 15, 2018, to November 16, 2021, under their Earth Star Novel imprint.
In July 2021, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the novels for English publication.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Kyū Urushibara began serialization on the Comic Earth Star website on May 8, 2018. The first tankōbon volume was released on October 16, 2018. As of October 2023, seven volumes have been released.
At Anime Expo 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they also licensed the manga.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 1, 2022. It is produced by Typhoon Graphics and directed by Naoki Murata, with chief direction from Takeshi Mori, scripts written by Yūichirō Momose, and character designs handled by Jun Shibata, who will also serve as chief animation director. The series aired from October 6 to December 29, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Sen" (閃; 'Flash of Light") by Yoshino Nanjō, while the ending theme song is "Homeward Journey" by Nagi Yanagi. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia.