Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (Japanese: サラリーマンが異世界に行ったら四天王になった話, Hepburn: Sararīman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennō ni Natta Hanashi) is a Japanese manga series written by Benigashira and illustrated by Muramitsu. It began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga website in December 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Geek Toys and CompTown is set to premiere in January 2025.
Written by Benigashira and illustrated by Muramitsu, Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga website on December 27, 2019.[3] Its chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes as of July 2024.[4] The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[5]
An anime television series adaptation was announced during the fourth livestream for the "10th Anniversary Memorial Overlap Bunko All-Star Assemble Special" event on July 21, 2024. The series is produced by Geek Toys and CompTown and directed by Michio Fukuda, with Hiroko Fukuda handling series composition, Seung-Deok Kim serving as assistant director, Ayumi Nishibata designing the characters, and Takafumi Wada composing the music.[1] It is set to premiere on January 6, 2025, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[23] The opening theme song is "Isekai Kyōsōkyoku" (異世界協奏曲, lit.'Alternate World Concerto') by Kentarō Seino, while the ending theme song is "Tsuyo Girlfriend" (ツヨガールフレンド, lit.'Strong Girlfriend') by Otonari.[2]Crunchyroll will stream the series.[24]
Reception
By January 2024, the series had over 350,000 copies in circulation.[20]