A third season of the Hell Mode TV anime series has been announced, which will adapt the “S-Kyu Dungeon Koryaku-hen” storyline. It has not yet been confirmed when the third season will premiere, as of the time of writing.
A visual for the third season’s announcement has also been released.
Masato Tamagawa (The Great Cleric) directed the second season after helming the first season, with Daishiro Tanimura (Magical Destroyers) as series composer and Kei Tsushima (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These films) as character designer. Yokohama Animation Lab is handling the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast include:
- • Mutsumi Tamura as Allen
- • Mayu Izuka as Krena
- • Tasuku Hatanaka as Dogora
- • Sayaka Senbongi as Cecil
- • Tomokazu Sugita as Butler Von Granvelle
- • Shoya Chiba as Mikhail Granvelle
- • Marie Miyake as Thomas Granvelle
- • Takahiro Sakurai as Helmios
The second season began broadcasting in Japan in July 2026 and concluded with its 13th episode in September 2026. The first season aired for 12 episodes from January 2026 to March 2026.
The isekai light novel series is written by Hamuo and illustrated by Mo. It was first published by Earth Star Entertainment’s Earth Star Novel imprint on July 15, 2020 and has released 14 volumes as of July 2026. J-Novel Club licensed the light novels for digital English release, while Yen Press released the series in English print. It is also known in Japanese as Hell Mode ~Yarikomi Suki no Game wa Masettei no Isekai de Musou suru~.
A manga adaptation from the same publisher, illustrated by Enji Tetta, was launched in October 2020 and is also being released digitally in English by J-Novel Club. The series began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in November 2019.
HIDIVE is streaming the anime adaptation under the English title Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing in select countries and territories. It describes the synopsis as:
Thirty-five-year-old Kenichi Yamada has spent his life playing every single MMORPG he can get his hands on. Tired of new games that cater to casual players, he leaps at the chance to try out a never-ending game with an intimidating “Hell Mode” that raises the difficulty (and chances to level up) to impossible heights. But, as soon as he selects the “Summoner,” Kenichi finds himself transported into the world of the game and reborn to a family of serfs as a baby named Allen! With nothing but his memories and wits to guide him, Allen sets off to conquer Hell Mode, unearth the secrets of the Summoner class, and free his newfound family from their fate.
