Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (2026)

10.0 (2 votes)

1 Season

January 10, 2026

Japanese

Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Synopsis

Kenichi Yamada, a single, 35-year-old businessman, has spent the majority of his adult life playing every MMORPG to hit the market. Tired of the constant cycle of repetitive, newbie-centric gameplay, he is immediately drawn in by the promise of a new game that, on top of being never-ending, offers up a "Hell Mode"—a difficulty level that makes it nigh impossible to level up but also promises uncapped growth potential. Upon selecting the newly released Summoner class, Kenichi finds himself reborn as Allen, an infant in a serf family, with nothing but his wits and old memories to guide him.

Network

Tokyo MX

Episodes

BORN AGAIN AT BOTTOM-TIER

Jan 10, 2026

24 min

A hardcore gamer is reborn when he chooses to play on Hell Mode difficulty. Now he needs to figure out how his summoning skills work. While still a baby.

The Appraisal Ceremony

Jan 16, 2026

24 min

Little does Allen know that the Appraisal Ceremony will expose the brutal reality of playing on Hell Mode.

Trouble

Jan 23, 2026

24 min

Allen experiments with his Summoner abilities, unaware that a coming crisis will remind him that the world he treats as a game is a harsh reality for others.

Allen Spills the Beans

Jan 30, 2026

24 min

Allen decides to tell his parents about his abilities.

A Summoner's Potential

Feb 6, 2026

24 min

Allen's hunting strategies have paid off, but the fledgling summoner still has a long way to go. Especially when he must now deduce the purpose of his new storage skill.

Outward Bound

Feb 13, 2026

24 min

The baron wishes to observe Allen's boar hunts firsthand. If he's impressed, there may even be a reward; one that could change both Allen and his family's life forever.