We learned in February 2022 about a new anime adaptation being lined up for later this year with the light novel series Nōmin Kanren no Skill Bakka Agetetara Nazeka Tsuyoku Natta getting the nod. The books come from Shobonnu which began in 2016 and has eight volumes so far. The series translates as I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills.
The show saw an October 1st, 2022, debut with Sentai Filmworks picking up the series for a home video release and bringing the property to HIDIVE for streaming. HIDIVE set a February 23rd, 2024 streaming premiere. Hulu previously announced that they’ll be streaming the series on its service in bilingual form with a planned June 3rd, 2025, debut, and that has now gone live on the service.
Kyle Colby Jones directed it from the dub scripts he and Marta Bechtol wrote. The English cast includes:
- Antonio Lasanta as Al Wayne
- Elissa Cuellar as Helen Rean
- James Marler as Reaks
- Kristen McGuire as Ruri
- Luci Christian as Princess Fal
- Molly Searcy as Lucica Wayne
- Star Carter as Albie
- Adam Gibbs as Nedilus
- Allison Sumrall as The Evil God and The Good God
- Alyssa Marek as Ilvia
- Bobby Haworth as Testa
- Cat Thomas as Linea
- Chris Patton as Loki
- Cyrus Rodas as Gilles
- Gabriel Regojo as Gazelle
- Jack Stansbury as Demon King
- Jay Hickman as King Galan
- Joe Daniels as Ceicil and Romeo
- John Gremillion as Lemuru and Vritra
- John Swasey as Mirage
- Julie Oliver-Touchstone as Status Voice
- Kalin Coates as Ilvia
- Kara Greenberg as Gazelle’s Sweetheart
- Kira Vincent-Davis as Young Testa
- Kyle Colby Jones as Ouroboros
- Labraska Washington as Ruri’s Father
- Luci Christian as Young Al Wayne
- Marcy Bannor as Won
- Michael Wronski as Jake
- Natalie Rial as Lamia
- Samantha Stevens as Nancy
- Savanna Menzel as Yuria
- Scott Gibbs as Luke
- Shannon Emerick as Rai and Ruri’s Mother
Additional voices include Allison Sumrall, Alyssa Marek, Bobby Haworth, Cyrus Rodas, Jack Stansbury, James Marler, Jeran Ugakwe, Jeremy Gee, Joanne Bonasso, Joe Daniels, John Swasey, Julie Oliver-Touchstone, Kara Greenberg, Kyle Colby Jones, Labraska Washington, Michael Wronski, Rachel Brownhill, Ryan Anthony, Samantha Stevens, Scott Gibbs, Sean Patrick Judge, Star Carter, and Ty Mahany.
The series will be directed by Norihiko Nagaham and based on the series composition by Touko Machida. Masami Sueoka is working on the character designs with Studio A-Cat handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Junya Enoki as Al Wayne
- Minami Tanaka as Fal-Ys Meigis
- Rumi Okubo as Helen Rean
- Ayaka Suwa as Ruri
- Yukari Tamura as Ilvia
- Masahiro Itou as Reaks
- Mai Nakahara as Luccia Wayne
- Kenji Hamada as Gilles Wayne
The series is set with the opening theme song “Growing up” by 7ORDER while the ending theme song is “Rolling Soul Happy Days” by Pop Shinanaide/Pop Never Dies.
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Plot Concept: Al Wayne loves farming — and we don’t mean the video game definition of the word. He wants to be a literal farmer, but in the process of improving his agriculture skills, he somehow winds up maxing out his overall character stats! He’s superpowered in the most unexpected of ways with abilities even the strongest of heroes would envy. Alas, all he wants is an idyllic farmer’s life, but with demons and monsters invading the realm, Al may have to take up the mantle of hero just to keep his dreams from withering away!
