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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)
Genre
Novel series
Written bySakaku Hishikawa
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runNovember 30, 2020 – present
Light novel
Written bySakaku Hishikawa
Illustrated byDaburyu
Published bySB Creative
English publisher
ImprintGA Novel
DemographicMale
Original runOctober 14, 2021 – present
Volumes7
Manga
Written bySakaku Hishikawa
Illustrated byTen Jūnoichi
Published bySB Creative
English publisher
  • NA: J-Novel Club
    Yen Press (print)
ImprintGA Comic
MagazinePiccoma
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 22, 2022 – present
Volumes4
Manga
Written bySakaku Hishikawa
Illustrated by
  • Minsam
  • RocketStaff Inc.
Published bySB Creative
ImprintGA Comic
MagazinePiccoma
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 2, 2025 – present
Anime television series
Directed byJoe Yoshizaki
Written byTaika Miyagi
Music byHarumi Fuuki
StudioMakaria
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, SUN,
KBS, AT-X, TVh
Original run April 3, 2025 – present
Episodes2

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 illustrated by Minsam and RocketStaff Inc. began serialization on the same website and app in January 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Makaria premiered in April 2025.

Plot

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The Kingdom of Herzeth is dominated by the Healers, who use their power to enrich themselves rather than truly help those in need, and only those with official licenses can be recognized as Healers. However, Zenos, a powerful healer born in the slums, was never formally educated as a Healer and did not go through the official process (thereby not gaining a license) but instead learned his skills from a mysterious man. He eventually is asked to join an adventuring party, but is later brutally discarded when they fail to recognize his abilities and regard him as useless. Left without money and with few options, he finds a deserted building in the slum area and sets up an underground clinic with the help of Lily, a young elf-girl he rescued, and in time gains an incredible reputation as a healer, especially with the gangs that operate within the slums, as well as making friends with the female leaders of the gangs (as well as a female ghost that inhabits the upper floor of his building). However, as news quickly spreads about the exceptional healer performing remarkable magic in the city's hidden corners, the officials begin massing their forces to destroy his operation.

Characters

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Zenos (ゼノス, Zenosu)
Voiced by: Shogo Sakata[2]

Our main character, a healer who learned his craft from a mysterious man, and recently kicked out of his adventurer group for being useless. Now operating an 'underground clinic' in the slums inhabited by three rival demi-human gangs.

Lily (リリ, Riri)
Voiced by: Miharu Hanai[2]

A young elf girl rescued by Zenos from slavery, who becomes his assistant.

Carmilla (カーミラ, Kāmira)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[2]

A ghost who inhabits the upper floor of the abandoned mansion Zenos and Lily take over. She soon accepts them, and sometimes visits as well.

Zophia (ゾフィア, Zofia)
Voiced by: Anna Nagase[3]

One of the slums 'big three' leaders of the demi-human gangs. She is a lizardkin.

Lynga (リンガ, Ringa)
Voiced by: Mashiro Hitaka[3]

One of the slums 'big three' leaders of the demi-human gangs. She is a wolf beastkin.

Loewe (レーヴェ, Rēve)
Voiced by: Sayaka Kikuchi[3]

One of the slums 'big three' leaders of the demi-human gangs. She is an ogre.

Krishna (クリシュナ, Kurishuna)
Voiced by: Yuki Nakashima[4]
Zonde (ゾンデ)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro[4]
Aston (アストン, Asuton)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[4]

Media

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Light novel

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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.[5] It was later acquired by SB Creative who began publishing it with illustrations by Daburyu under their GA Novel imprint on October 14, 2021.[6] Seven volumes have been released as of November 15, 2024.[7] The light novels are licensed in English by J-Novel Club.[8] In January 2025, J-Novel Club announced that a print version would begin publication in August 2025.[9]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 October 14, 2021[6]978-4-8156-1020-3December 7, 2023 (digital)[1]
August 12, 2025 (print)[10]		978-1-7183-1954-7 (digital)
978-1-7183-3270-6 (print)
2 February 11, 2022[11]978-4-8156-1193-4February 29, 2024[1]978-1-7183-1956-1
3 July 14, 2022[12]978-4-8156-1611-3May 28, 2024[1]978-1-7183-1958-5
4 November 12, 2022[13]978-4-8156-1612-0September 13, 2024[1]978-1-7183-1960-8
5 July 14, 2023[14]978-4-8156-2257-2December 20, 2024[1]978-1-7183-1962-2
6 March 15, 2024[15]978-4-8156-2465-1June 2, 2025[1]978-1-7183-1964-6
7 November 15, 2024[7]978-4-8156-2720-1——
8 March 15, 2025[16]978-4-8156-2721-8——

Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Ten Jūnoichi began serialization on the Piccoma website and app on January 22, 2022.[17][18] SB Creative has collected the manga's chapters into four tankōbon volumes under their GA Comic imprint as of November 2024.[19] The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by J-Novel Club.[8] In January 2025, J-Novel Club announced that a print version of the manga would begin publication in July 2025.[9]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 August 11, 2022[20]978-4-8156-1052-4December 6, 2023 (digital)[21]
July 15, 2025 (print)[22]		978-1-7183-0766-7 (digital)
978-1-7183-3740-4 (print)
2 June 15, 2023[23]978-4-8156-1310-5March 20, 2024[21]978-1-7183-0767-4
3 March 15, 2024[24]978-4-8156-1876-6——
4 November 15, 2024[19]978-4-8156-1877-3——

Webtoon

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A webtoon adaptation illustrated by Minsam and RocketStaff Inc. was announced during the "GA Fes 2024" livestream event on March 9, 2024. It was originally set to begin serialization on the same website and app in Q3 2024,[25] but was delayed for unknown reasons. It later began serialization on January 2, 2025.[26]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 April 14, 2025[27]978-4-8156-2834-5——

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was also announced during the "GA Fes 2024" livestream event on March 9, 2024.[28][25] It 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. The series premiered on April 3, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[2] The opening theme song is "Light Maker" (ライトメイカー), performed by bokula,[4] while the ending theme song is "Tsuki ni Negau" (月に願う, To Wish Upon the Moon), performed by sorato.[29] Crunchyroll streams the series.[30] Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[31]

Episodes

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No.Title [32][33]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original release date [34]
1"An Equal Price"
Transliteration: "Sōō no Taika" (Japanese: 相応の対価)		TBATBATBAApril 3, 2025 (2025-04-03)
The illegal underground healer Zenos lives with his assistant Lily the elf and the ghost Carmilla in the slums of the Herzeth Kingdom. Herzeth is famous for its healers who train at colleges, yet Zenos is unique in that he taught himself healing magic ministering to the sick and injured of the slums. He is frequently visited by the three top gang-leaders Zophia, Lynga and Loewe, who respectively lead the Lizard-kin, Beast-kin and Ogre gangs. While on his rounds Zenos encounters an ill Beast-kin slave named Til being abused by her master into grave robbing the slum cemetery. The girl becomes possessed by a spirit and attacks her master. After curing the girl's possession Zenos also heals her master, but takes all his cash and the girl as payment. After the man flees, Zenos diagnoses Til with gallstones which he uses magic to remove painlessly. On the basis that all work deserves fair payment, Zenos has Til lead him to wild herbs needed for Lily's cooking, after which he sets her free as her payment. Til leaves to find her life's purpose and promises to visit Zenos one day to show him her success. Zenos returns home and finds Zophia, Lynga and Loewe cooking his dinner, having eaten the dinner Lily cooked earlier and bringing her masses of new ingredients as an apology.
2"The Underground Healer in the Abandoned Part of Town"
Transliteration: "Haikyo-gai no yami hīrā" (Japanese: 廃墟街の闇ヒーラー)		TBATBATBAApril 10, 2025 (2025-04-10)
In the past Zenos is kicked from his party Golden Phoenix by the leader, Aston, who claims employing an illegal healer will damage their reputation among the nobility. Immediately after leaving Zenos encounters slavers murdering their slave girl, Lily, so Zenos buys and heals her. Zenos later heals the adventurer Zonde and is surprised when Zonde pays him, having never once been paid by Aston. Realising his skills have value Zenos decides to open an underground clinic, since slum dwellers like himself are forbidden from obtaining healer licences. By chance, the rundown house he chooses is inhabited by a wraith. Fortunately, Zenos is aware healing magic is fatal to undead, since Aston used to trap him in dungeons full of undead. The wraith, Carmilla, realises she cannot defeat Zenos and allows him to use the ground floor as a clinic. Zonde visits with his sister Zophia, suffering from a bullet wound in her arm. Despite knowing Zophia is a dangerous gang boss Zenos negotiates a high fee to amputate the arm then completely regenerate a brand new one. Everyone is astounded by his skill which far surpasses other healers, which Zenos is unaware of. Soon he is being visited by all three gang bosses and their men, providing plenty of business as the gangs are constantly fighting and injuring each other.
3"Struggle"
Transliteration: "Sōdatsu-sen" (Japanese: 争奪戦)		TBATBATBAApril 17, 2025 (2025-04-17)

Reception

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Sales

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By March 2024, the series had 200,000 copies in circulation.[25]

Critical response

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Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the first five volumes of the light novel an overall B+ grade, writing, "The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows is, on the whole, a surprisingly good series. It doesn't break the mold, but it does stretch it in positive ways, and Zenos is easy to get behind as a protagonist. Add in a total lack of status screens and some interesting side characters and you have a series that feels better than it has any right to be."[35]

Richard Eisenbeis of Anime News Network, in his review of the first two episodes of the anime adaptation, gave them an overall C+ grade. He wrote, "The interactions between Zenos and the demi-human girls are the focus of the show with action and intrigue being secondary. However, that said, there was a surprising amount of depth to both Zenos and the setting. This one most likely won't be topping any "best of the season" lists but if it carries on as is, it will be enjoyable to anyone who likes the non-revenge-focused "kicked out of the heroes' party" stories."[36]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

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