Japanese light novel series written by Sakaku Hishikawa and illustrated by Daburyu
The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows
First light novel volume cover
一瞬で治療していたのに役立たずと追放された天才治癒師、闇ヒーラーとして楽しく生きる (Isshun de Chiryou shiteita no ni Yakudatazu to Tsuihousareta Tensai Chiyushi, Yami Healer to shite Tanoshiku Ikiru)
The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows (Japanese: 一瞬で治療していたのに役立たずと追放された天才治癒師、闇ヒーラーとして楽しく生きる, Hepburn: Isshun de Chiryou shiteita no ni Yakudatazu to Tsuihousareta Tensai Chiyushi, Yami Healer to shite Tanoshiku Ikiru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Sakaku Hishikawa and illustrated by Daburyu. It originally began serialization online in November 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by SB Creative, who began publishing it in print under their GA Novel imprint in October 2021, with seven volumes released as of November 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Ten Jūnoichi began serialization online on the Piccoma website and app in January 2022, with four tankōbon volumes released by SB Creative under their GA Comic imprint as of November 2024. A webtoon adaptation began serialization on the GA Comic platform in Q3 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Makaria is set to premiere in April 2025.
Written by Sakaku Hishikawa, The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on November 30, 2020.[3] It was later acquired by SB Creative who began publishing it with illustrations by Daburyu under their GA Novel imprint on October 14, 2021.[4] Seven volumes have been released as of November 15, 2024.[5] The light novels are licensed in English by J-Novel Club.[6]
A manga adaptation illustrated by Ten Jūnoichi began serialization on the Piccoma website and app on January 22, 2022.[12][13]SB Creative has collected the manga's chapters into four tankōbon volumes under their GA Comic imprint as of November 2024.[14] The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by J-Novel Club.[6]
A webtoon adaptation was announced during the "GA Fes 2024" livestream event on March 9, 2024. It began serialization on the GA Comic platform in Q3 2024.[19]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was also announced during the "GA Fes 2024" livestream event on March 9, 2024.[20][19] The series is produced by Makaria and directed by Joe Yoshizaki, with scripts written by Taika Miyagi, characters designed by denpuougi and Yoshihiro Sawada, and music composed by Harumi Fuuki. It is set to premiere in April 2025.[2]
Reception
By March 2024, the series had 200,000 copies in circulation.[19]