The production committee behind this peculiar
parenting and battle franchise confirmed what many readers had been suspecting
for months. Original writer Kametsu Tomobashi officially
announced this weekend that the animated adaptation of (known by its
lengthy Japanese title S Rank Bōkensha Dearu Ore no Musume-tachi wa
Jūdo no Fathercon Deshita) has now been greenlit to hit television.
To celebrate the milestone, light novel
illustrator Tsubame Nozomi and manga artist Shunichi released commemorative
illustrations of the inseparable protagonists.
Unlike stories where the protagonist
desperately seeks glory or defeating the Demon King, this plot opts for a more
relaxed but chaotic approach. The narrative introduces us to Kaiser, who in his
youth was an absolute prodigy and held the title of the most powerful
adventurer in the world. However, he decided to hang up his weapons and retire
from mortal combat to devote himself fully to his new calling: to be a sweet
and devoted father. The comic twist falls on his three daughters, who not only
inherited his overwhelming combat skills, but also developed a paternal complex
so extreme that they cannot tolerate being away from him.
The success of novels in the Japanese market
This project was initially conceived in 2019
within the gigantic web reading portal Shōsetsu ni Narō, achieving
enough success for the publisher Overlap to begin serializing
it in physical format. Currently, the light novel continues to be published at
a good pace, while its respective manga adaptation, which debuted in 2020 on
the Comic Gardo service, is preparing to release its twelfth volume this July.
Thanks to this double offensive in paper and digital format, the franchise
surpassed 1.6 million copies in circulation, proving that there is a massive
captive audience waiting to see this family dynamic in motion.
Considering the huge number of series focused
on retired adventurers raising child prodigies.
