# The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest
**The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest** (パーティーから追放されたその治癒師、実は最強につき, *Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyō ni Tsuki*) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Kagekinoko and illustrated by Kakao Lanthanum, which follows a healer named Raust who is expelled from his adventuring party for seeming useless and rebuilds his career with a new partner[9](https://nbcuni.co.jp/anime/lineup/2024/index05140000.html).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | パーティーから追放されたその治癒師、実は最強につき (*Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyō ni Tsuki*)[2](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-healer-banished-from-the-party-in-fact-is-the-strongest/) |
| Author / illustrator | Kagekinoko (影茸) / Kakao Lanthanum (カカオ・ランタン)[2](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-healer-banished-from-the-party-in-fact-is-the-strongest/) |
| Web novel start | May 30, 2018, on Shōsetsuka ni Narō[10](https://ncode.syosetu.com/novelview/infotop/ncode/n2379eu/) |
## Premise
The story is set roughly two centuries after a hero defeated an evil called the Jaryu, in a world of dungeon cities where adventurers form parties to seek glory. Raust is a healer who can use only an elementary-level heal spell, and his first-class party expels him after a failed quest, judging him too weak[2](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-healer-banished-from-the-party-in-fact-is-the-strongest/). Branded an "incompetent", he cannot find a new party until he meets the martial artist Narusena, who invites him to form one with her[9](https://nbcuni.co.jp/anime/lineup/2024/index05140000.html).
The central hook is a gap between reputation and reality. Raust has trained himself extensively, and his abilities place him in the top class of adventurers; the web novel's description states that it was because of Raust that his old party was called first-class, something the members realize only after he leaves[2](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-healer-banished-from-the-party-in-fact-is-the-strongest/). A season-one review describes him as intelligent and well prepared, with combat skills and a wide array of abilities unusual for a healer, despite knowing only the basic heal spell[3](https://getmorexp.com/2025/03/09/the-healer-who-was-banished-from-his-party-is-in-fact-the-strongest-season-one-review-a-story-not-written-by-an-ignoramus/).
## Publication history
Kagekinoko began serializing the story on the user-generated novel site [Shōsetsuka ni Narō](https://www.edgepedia.org/shosetsuka-ni-naro) on May 30, 2018[10](https://ncode.syosetu.com/novelview/infotop/ncode/n2379eu/). Novel Updates listed the ongoing web novel at 164 chapters, with no English license[2](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-healer-banished-from-the-party-in-fact-is-the-strongest/).
To mark the anime's premiere, Futabasha released manga volume 9 and novel volume 5 simultaneously on September 30, 2024; the fifth novel includes a newly written side story described as a key to the plot, and its story has Raust defeating the extremely difficult magic beast Fenrir while his reputation rises[1](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000580.000014531.html).
## Anime adaptation
An anime television series was announced on January 26, 2024[11](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-26/party-kara-tsuiho-sareta-sono-chiyushi-jitsuwa-saikyo-ni-tsuki-novels-get-tv-anime-this-year/.206891). It was produced by Studio Elle, directed by Keisuke Ōnishi, with series scripts by Kurasumi Sunayama, character designs by Yumiko Mizuno, and music by Naoki Tani and Tatsuya Yano[4](https://www.teragames.com.mx/en-octubre-llegara-party-kara-tsuiho-sareta-sono-chiyushi-jitsu-wa-saikyo-ni-tsuki/). One contemporary report credited the direction instead to Suguru Shakagouri, so the two sources disagree on the director credit[5](https://www.kaorinusantara.or.id/newsline/213302/anime-party-kara-tsuihou-sareta-sono-chiyushi-jitsu-wa-saikyou-ni-tsuki-tayang-oktober-2024).
Japanese broadcast also ran on BS12 TwellV from October 10 and on AT-X from October 7, with exclusive free streaming on ABEMA in Japan[1](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000580.000014531.html). The opening theme is "Saikyō? Saikō! Crunchyroll streamed the series with subtitles in more than a dozen languages, and Medialink licensed it in Southeast Asia for the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel[6](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GMKUE94DJ/regarding-their-meeting-which-was-in-fact-a-reunion).
The main cast included [Kensho Ono](https://www.edgepedia.org/kensho-ono) as Laust, Kaori Maeda as Narsena, Ayaka Asai as Lyra, Rie Hikisaka as Amherst, and Hina Tachibana as Armia[5](https://www.kaorinusantara.or.id/newsline/213302/anime-party-kara-tsuihou-sareta-sono-chiyushi-jitsu-wa-saikyou-ni-tsuki-tayang-oktober-2024). The twelve-episode season adapts the content of light novel volume 1[7](https://mangashed.com/where-does-the-healer-who-was-banished-from-his-party-is-in-fact-the-strongest-anime-end-in-the-light-novel/).
## Production and broadcast context
The anime was an executive production of ABC ANIMATION, the umbrella under which Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings reorganized its anime-related companies in October 2023; the group's 2024 integrated report lists the series among its late-night anime slots and credits it as part of a strategy of securing broadcast slots to improve hit rates[8](https://corp.asahi.co.jp/en/company/report/main/08/teaserItems2/0/linkList/0/link/ABC_IntegratedReport2024_en.pdf). The copyright line names Kagekinoko, Miwa Narumi, Futabasha, and the series' production committee[8](https://corp.asahi.co.jp/en/company/report/main/08/teaserItems2/0/linkList/0/link/ABC_IntegratedReport2024_en.pdf).
## Genre context
The series belongs to the "banished from the party" (追放, *tsuihō*) pattern common in Narou-style web fiction, in which a support-class protagonist is dismissed as useless and then revealed to be powerful[2](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-healer-banished-from-the-party-in-fact-is-the-strongest/). Reader ratings on Novel Updates averaged 3.2 out of 5 across 141 votes, with reviews divided between praise for the underdog premise and criticism of familiar genre plotting[2](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-healer-banished-from-the-party-in-fact-is-the-strongest/). A season-one review judged the story lore-heavy and character-driven, while finding the fight scenes more dialogue-oriented than action set pieces[3](https://getmorexp.com/2025/03/09/the-healer-who-was-banished-from-his-party-is-in-fact-the-strongest-season-one-review-a-story-not-written-by-an-ignoramus/).
## References
1. [『パーティーから追放されたその治癒師、実は最強につき』コミックス9巻、ノベルス5巻同時刊行プレスリリース, Futabasha / PR TIMES](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000580.000014531.html)
2. [The Healer Banished From The Party, In Fact, Is The Strongest, Novel Updates](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-healer-banished-from-the-party-in-fact-is-the-strongest/)
3. [The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, In Fact, The Strongest Season One Review, Getmorexp](https://getmorexp.com/2025/03/09/the-healer-who-was-banished-from-his-party-is-in-fact-the-strongest-season-one-review-a-story-not-written-by-an-ignoramus/)
4. [En octubre llegará "Party Kara Tsuiho Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu Wa Saikyo Ni Tsuki", TeraGames](https://www.teragames.com.mx/en-octubre-llegara-party-kara-tsuiho-sareta-sono-chiyushi-jitsu-wa-saikyo-ni-tsuki/)
5. [Anime Party kara Tsuihou sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyou ni Tsuki Tayang Oktober 2024, KAORI Nusantara](https://www.kaorinusantara.or.id/newsline/213302/anime-party-kara-tsuihou-sareta-sono-chiyushi-jitsu-wa-saikyou-ni-tsuki-tayang-oktober-2024)
6. [Season 1, Episode 1, Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GMKUE94DJ/regarding-their-meeting-which-was-in-fact-a-reunion)
7. [Where Healer Banished Anime Ends In Light Novel Explained, Mangashed](https://mangashed.com/where-does-the-healer-who-was-banished-from-his-party-is-in-fact-the-strongest-anime-end-in-the-light-novel/)
8. [Business Strategies — Broadcasting and Content Businesses, Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Integrated Report 2024](https://corp.asahi.co.jp/en/company/report/main/08/teaserItems2/0/linkList/0/link/ABC_IntegratedReport2024_en.pdf)
9. [2024年 -NBCユニバーサル ANIME 公式サイト-, nbcuni.co.jp](https://nbcuni.co.jp/anime/lineup/2024/index05140000.html)
10. [パーティーから追放されたその治癒師、実は最強につき(作品情報), Shōsetsuka ni Narō](https://ncode.syosetu.com/novelview/infotop/ncode/n2379eu/)
11. ['Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsuwa Saikyō ni Tsuki' Novels Get TV Anime This Year, Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-26/party-kara-tsuiho-sareta-sono-chiyushi-jitsuwa-saikyo-ni-tsuki-novels-get-tv-anime-this-year/.206891)
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