Yamada Kenichi is a 35-year-old salaryman. A dedicated gamer who loves to thoroughly master games, he found himself lamenting the recent trend of casualized game designs.

Amidst this, he was drawn to a website with the slogan "For those who love to master games," and ends up reincarnating into an otherworld in "Hell Mode."

This story is a classic Narou-style fantasy by the summoner Allen.

Allen, having reincarnated as a serf, knows nothing about this world.

Like a game he might have picked up at a game store ten or twenty years ago,

Allen's story begins without him knowing anything about the game he's playing.

Anime (Updated July 20, 2025)

Official Website ⇒ https://hellmode-anime.com/

Official Account ⇒ https://x.com/hellmode_anime

Broadcast Start Month: January 2026

Books

Publishing House: Earth Star Novels

Volume 11 to be released on March 14, 2025!!

Special Website ⇒ https://www.es-novel.jp/special/hellmode/

Manga

Volume 10 released on December 12, 2024!!

Comicalized Version Website ⇒ https://www.comic-earthstar.jp/detail/hellmode/

Overall Ranking

March 24, 2020: #1 Yearly (Fell on February 8, 2021)

October 28, 2023: #5 Cumulative (Fell on April 21, 2024)

Cumulative Series Circulation

June 2023: 600,000 copies

October 2023: 650,000 copies

March 2024: 1,000,000 copies

July 2024: 1,500,000 copies

September 2024: 1,600,000 copies

December 2024: 1,800,000 copies

March 2025: 2,000,000 copies

September 2025: 2,400,000 copies

*Only available on Shosetsuka ni Naro and Kakuyomu.

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