My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
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My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer

6.6
Yr 2023
Rt 24m
Status Ended
Animation Comedy Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Series Brief

Overview

The young adventurer Belgrieve retires to a quieter life after losing his leg to a beast. While gathering herbs in the woods one day, he rescues an abandoned child. Angeline trains with her father and later achieves S-Rank in the capital’s adventurer guild. Five years later, she decides to return home. Will Belgrieve get another chance at being an adventurer? Will Angeline return home unscathed?

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 68 /100

Critical reception for My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer is moderately positive, with praise centered on its wholesome tone and sweet family dynamics. Viewers particularly appreciated that the show delivers a genuine parent-child relationship, avoiding uncomfortable tropes common in similar fantasy series while presenting a detailed pastoral setting.

While some initially expected simple fluff, commentators noted that the writing picked up as the season progressed. However, critics pointed out that the central narrative hook—Angeline's attempts to return home constantly hindered by her duties—feels paper-thin, with characterization early on relying heavily on basic mutual adoration between father and daughter.

“the story is definetly more light hearted then most adventure fantasys but once the season started to pick up it was clear to me that the author had a vision for this.”

“While Ange and Belgrieve have a sweet relationship, their personalities have yet to advance beyond “loves her dad” and “loves his daughter.””

“I didn't detect any of the usual creepy clues that suggested that she and her dad were anything other than a parent/daughter relationship”

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Why fans love it

This fantasy series balances the life of a former hero searching for peace with the high-stakes journey of a prodigy daughter. Instead of focusing solely on the mechanics of combat, the show leans into the interpersonal dynamic between Belgrieve and his adopted daughter. The result is a grounded take on the adventurer archetype where the primary tension is not just monster fighting, but the emotional shift that happens when a child outgrows her mentor.

Saori Hayami anchors the lead performance, grounding the show in a specific mix of comedy and action. By centering the narrative on a reunion five years in the making, the series avoids the repetitive structure typical of many light novel adaptations. The focus remains on how years of separation change personal priorities and what it means for a retired adventurer to contemplate a return to a life he once left behind for safety.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 74
Regulars 6
Longest run 13 eps
Saori Hayami
Saori Hayami
as Angeline (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Junichi Suwabe
as Belgrieve (voice)
13 episodes
Maki Kawase
Maki Kawase
as Anessa (voice)
13 episodes
Rumi Okubo
Rumi Okubo
as Miriam (voice)
13 episodes
Kana Ichinose
Kana Ichinose
as Seren Bordeaux (voice)
5 episodes
Tomokazu Sugita
Tomokazu Sugita
as Lionel (voice)
7 episodes
Takahiro Shimada
Takahiro Shimada
as Kerry (voice)
6 episodes
Seiji Maeda
Seiji Maeda
as Barnes (voice)
3 episodes
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Anji Iwata as Pete (voice) 2 episodes Shiki Aoki as Linus (voice) 1 episode Hikaru Tono as Guild Receptionist (voice) 4 episodes Kohei Chiba as Adventurer (voice) 1 episode Tatsuki Kobe as Adventurer (voice) 1 episode Yoshinori Nakayama as Bandit (voice) 1 episode Marina Inoue as Helvetica Bordeaux (voice) 4 episodes Saku Mizuno as Sasha Bordeaux (voice) 5 episodes Volcano Ota as Hoffman (voice) 2 episodes Misuzu Yamada as Blue-Haired Traveling Merchant (voice) 2 episodes Masafumi Kobatake as (voice) 1 episode Yuji Kameyama as (voice) 1 episode Shinnosuke Katsumi as (voice) 1 episode Tetsu Inada as Cheborg (voice) 4 episodes Yosuke Akimoto as Dortos (voice) 3 episodes Hitomi Nabatame as Maria (voice) 3 episodes Takumi Mano as (voice) 1 episode Ryosuke Higa as (voice) 2 episodes Yuki Okada as (voice) 1 episode Kousuke Kiminarita as (voice) 1 episode Marina Yamada as (voice) 1 episode Juri Nagatsuma as (voice) 1 episode Kanon Takao as Charlotte (voice) 8 episodes Kazuki Ura as Byaku (voice) 8 episodes Kikunosuke Toya as Ashcroft (voice) 3 episodes Kouichi Souma as Count Malta (voice) 3 episodes Shinya Takahashi as Gort (voice) 1 episode Shuki Imagawa as (voice) 2 episodes Yujiro Kakuda as (voice) 1 episode Yuki Tamai as Elmore (voice) 2 episodes Hiroshi Watanabe as Charlotte's Father (voice) 1 episode Mikoi Sasaki as Charlotte's Mother (voice) 1 episode Yasuhiro Kikuchi as (voice) 1 episode Kenta Hosoda as (voice) 1 episode Shuta Morishima as Butler (voice) 1 episode Hironori Shiojiri as (voice) 1 episode Yuya Murakami as (voice) 1 episode Fairouz Ai as Marguerite (voice) 5 episodes Hochu Otsuka as Graham (voice) 4 episodes Masashi Yamane as Duncan (voice) 4 episodes Hiro Shimono as White-Robed Man (voice) 5 episodes Lynn as Yuri (voice) 3 episodes Yoshino Nanjo as Rosetta (voice) 2 episodes Haruka Michii as (voice) 1 episode Maria Naganawa as Mit (voice) 3 episodes Hikaru Yoshihara as (voice) 1 episode Toshiki Nishimura as (voice) 1 episode Yuji Furihata as (voice) 1 episode Ayasa Ito as Liselotte (voice) 3 episodes Risa Tsumugi as Gilmenja (voice) 3 episodes Hiroyuki Yoshino as Kasim (voice) 3 episodes Hiroshi Tsuchida as Percival (voice) 1 episode Fumiko Orikasa as Sati (voice) 1 episode Kazuki Kyan as (voice) 1 episode Taku Yashiro as Benjamin (voice) 2 episodes Kazuhiko Inoue as Fernand (voice) 2 episodes Nobuo Tobita as Villard (voice) 2 episodes Koji Yusa as Francois (voice) 2 episodes Koharu Miyazawa as (voice) 1 episode Yuka Ozaki as (voice) 1 episode Aguri Oonishi as (voice) 1 episode Satoshi Inomata as (voice) 1 episode Yusuke Hoshino as (voice) 1 episode Mugihito as Duke Estgar (voice) 1 episode Yu Kitada as (voice) 1 episode Marie Miyake as (voice) 1 episode
Production Board

Crew

Director
Yoshihide Ibata Mihiro Yamaguchi Mitsuo Hashimoto Ippei Ichii Daigo Taniguchi Atsuji Tanizawa Shigeki Awai Yukio Nishimoto
Sound Director
Satoshi Motoyama
Music Producer
Jun Nishimura
Executive Producer
Mikito Kyo Yang Jianli Yusuke Onuki
Series Director
Naoki Murata Takeshi Mori
Art Direction
Kenji Kato
Writer
Nagisa Nario
Director of Photography
Hideki Imaizumi
Original Music Composer
Hitoshi Fujima
Series Composition
Yuichiro Momose
Producer
Shigeki Fukaya Takahiro Hirano Yuta Kanno
Editor
Takashi Sakurai
Character Designer
Jun Shibata
Supervising Animation Director
Jun Shibata
Creature Design
Kenji Ando
Color Designer
Aiko Matsuyama
Prop Designer
Fumihilo Katagai
Animation Director
Kou Xiaoyang
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Similarity

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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

fantasy world adventurer anime based on light novel
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
October 06, 2023
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
28