Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing poster

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

Animation · Fantasy

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.

IMDb rating
7.0 (716 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
HiDive · Hidive Amazon Channel
Language
JA
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

8.63 avg 12 episodes 8.3 → 9.0

Ep 1: 8.3 · 104 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 89 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 77 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 73 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 70 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 72 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 67 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 63 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 60 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 56 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 60 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 69 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Born Again at Bottom-Tier8.3104
2The Appraisal Ceremony8.389
3Trouble8.777
4Allen Spills the Beans8.573
5A Summoner's Potential8.670
6Outward Bound8.972
7Life with the Granvelles8.767
8Huntsman8.563
9The Murdergalsh8.660
10The Noble's Duty8.656
11Sneak Attack8.960
12The Escape9.069