The upcoming fantasy anime Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing continues building its cast with three newly announced characters from the Granvelle Family. The series is scheduled to begin broadcasting in January 2026.

Joining the cast are:

• Von Granvelle, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (Gintama)

• Mikhail Granvelle, voiced by Shoya Chiba (86 EIGHTY-SIX)

• Thomas Granvelle, voiced by Marie Miyake (Isekai Onsen Paradise)

STAFF AND PRODUCTION

Hell Mode is being directed by Makoto Tamagawa (The Great Cleric) at Yokohama Animation Lab. Key creative staff includes:

• Series Composition: Daishiro Tanimura (Magical Destroyers)

• Character Designs: Kei Tsushima (The Witch and the Beast, sub character designer)

• Music Composers: Misaki Tsuchida, Moyu Kanazaki, Junko Nakajima, Kanade Sakuma, Reiko Abe, Kaho Sawada, Beau Damian, Tsugumi Tanaka

The anime is based on the light novel series by Hamuo, published in English by J-Novel Club, with a manga adaptation drawn by Tetta Enji.

GAME OVER? NOT QUITE.

After the online game he loved shuts down, hardcore gamer Kenichi Yamada is left adrift — until he’s invited to join a mysterious “game that never ends.” Choosing the punishing Hell Mode difficulty, Kenichi awakens in another world as Allen, a lowborn serf.

No cheat codes. No forums. No walkthroughs.

Armed only with grit and the Summoner class, Allen begins a journey from zero — determined to master the game-like systems of this new world through trial, error, and relentless grind.

“‘Level up even while offline’?! That’s not easy mode—that’s just AFK!”

With no safety net but endless potential, Hell Mode blends isekai tropes with true gamer-style challenge — and fans are eager to see if Allen can rise from the bottom.