The anime adaptation of the light novel Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon has received a new trailer revealing its release date.
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Therefore, the anime Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon will be released on October 3, 2025, animated by JC Staff studio (One Punch Man).

Anime production
- Original work: Meikyō Shisui (HJ Novels / Hobby Japan)
- Original character design: tef
- Directed by: Katsushi Sakurabi
- Script and composition: Hiroshi Ōnogi
- Character design (anime): Yukie Suzuki
- Art direction: Yukiko Ashino (Studio Tulip)
- Color direction: Tomomi Andō
- Cinematography: Shingo Fukuyo
- Edited by: Maki Sendo (REAL-T)
- Sound direction: Miwa Iwanami
- Sound effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Soundtrack: Ryō Takahashi
- Musical production: Lantis
- Manga (adaptation): Takafumi Omae
- Animation studio: JCSTAFF
Synopsis
In the past, the goddess created nine races. Among them, the weakest and most despised were humans . Light, a young human, believed he had found happiness upon being welcomed by the "Concord of Tribes," a group formed by the nine races. But it was all a fleeting illusion. What awaited him was the cruelest of betrayals, in the depths of the largest and most feared dungeon: the Abyss . At the bottom of this cursed place, Light discovers the true power of his gift: Unlimited Gacha . From despair, he rises to build the most powerful kingdom in history.
Finally, the light novel debuted in April 2020, and soon after received a manga adaptation by Takashi Ohmae in 2021. Furthermore, J-Novel Club publishes Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon in English in the United States.
Source: Official Website
