• Source: The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (治癒魔法の間違った使い方 ～戦場を駆ける回復要員～, Chiyu Mahō no Machigatta Tsukai-kata: Senjō o Kakeru Kaifuku Yōin, lit. "How to Use Healing Magic Wrongly: Main Recovery Team Member Running Through the Battlefield") is a Japanese light novel series written by Kurokata and illustrated by KeG. It began serialization online in March 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Media Factory, who published twelve volumes between March 2016 and March 2020 under their MF Books imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Reki Kugayama has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Comp Ace since April 2017. It has been collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by One Peace Books. A sequel light novel series, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic Returns, began publication in December 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Add and Shin-Ei Animation aired from January to March 2024. A second season has been announced.




Plot


Ken Usato is an ordinary high school student, while his classmates Suzune Inukami and Kazuki Ryusen are the president and vice president of their school's student council, respectively. On a rainy evening, they are walking home from school when a magic circle transports them to another world in the Llinger Kingdom. Its king, King Lloyd, informs them that they have been summoned as heroes to defend the Kingdom from the Demon Lord and his army, which was repelled after attacking the Kingdom two years ago and is preparing for another invasion, and that there is currently no way to return them to their world. They also learn that only Inukami and Kazuki were meant to be summoned, and that Usato was summoned by accident. When they are tested to determine what magical powers they possess, Usato discovers that he is able to use healing magic, which is rare, but considered to be weak and almost useless compared to other forms of magic. Upon learning this, Rose, the captain of the Kingdom's Rescue Team, enlists him into her team and begins training him to be a healer on the front lines of battle, while Inukami and Kazuki are trained as warriors. As the battle approaches, Usato is determined to save as many people as possible and prove that healing magic is not to be underestimated.




Characters


Ken Usato (兎里 健, Usato Ken) / Usato (ウサト)
Voiced by: Shogo Sakata (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)
An ordinary high school student who is accidentally transported to another world. He has black hair (which can appear dark-violet in certain lights) and violet-colored eyes, and proves to have an affinity for healing magic, one of the rarest affinities; as such, Rose recruits him into the Kingdom's Rescue Team. Though shy at first, over time he becomes more selfless and stronger both physically and mentally, becoming a worthy member of the Rescue Team determined to save others. On Earth, like other boys at school, he had a crush on Inukami, and now considers her a close friend; like her, he sees life in this world as a chance to live a fulfilling and purposeful life. He is initially afraid of Rose, but over time comes to respect and admire her. During his travels on King Lloyd's ambassadorial mission, he develops new ways of using healing magic "the wrong way" and makes new friends and allies among both humans, demi-humans and non-humans.
Suzune Inukami (犬上 鈴音, Inukami Suzune) / Suzune (スズネ)
Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)
A high school student and president of her school's student council, who is transported to another world. She has brown hair and green eyes, and has an affinity for thunder magic. She maintained an aloof persona and led a restricted life, possibly due to being born into a wealthy family, but now that she is from that life, she is excited by new experiences. She admits to Usato that she prefers this world to Earth and does not want to return, seeing it as a chance to be truly free and herself. However, after entering into battle with the Demon Lord's army, she understands the reality of warfare and the possibility that she could be killed. As the story progresses, she seems to develop feelings for Usato, and in Chapters 60 and 61 of the manga, publicly proclaims her feelings in an attempt to refuse a prince's offer of marriage.
Kazuki Ryusen (龍泉 一樹, Ryūsen Kazuki) / Kazuki (カズキ)
Voiced by: Kengo Takanashi (Japanese); Matt Holmes (English)
A high school student and the vice president of his school's student council, who is transported to another world. He has reddish-brown hair and grey-blue eyes, and has an affinity for light magic. While he appeared to be subservient to Inukami at school, he is sensitive, intelligent, caring, and loyal to his friends. He is also trusting, leading Usato to think of him as "pure, sweet [and] innocent" and to hope that he will never change; he also seems a little dense about personal relationships, as he is seemingly unaware of Princess Celia's feelings for him.
Rose (ローズ, Rōzu)
Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (Episode 1 - 13) (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
The captain of Llinger Kingdom's Rescue Team, who has a rare affinity for healing magic and is powerful both magically and physically. She has long dark-green hair reaching past her shoulders in front and midway down her back and green-gold eyes. Formerly a Battalion Commander in the Llinger Royal Army, she resigned both her command and her knighthood after her subordinates were killed in a battle with demon monster hunters, blaming herself and her arrogance for their deaths. A wound from a cursed sword in that battle left her with a scar on her right eye, which she refuses to heal and covers with her hair. After learning that Usato also possesses healing magic, she recruits and personally trains him to be a member of her team. Though her training style and regimen are harsh, she has high hopes for Usato, believing him to be the "subordinate who will never die" that she has been searching for (although she'll never actually tell him so), and is determined to make him her "right-hand man" and "the ideal healer". She is occasionally accompanied by Kukuru, a greyish-black "noir rabbit".
Blurin (ブルリン, Bururin)
Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Davon Oliver (English)
A Blue Grizzly, a bear-like creature with blue fur, that Usato adopted as a cub after he was orphaned and gave him his name. Rose permitted him to stay at the Team's residence, and he is officially considered the "property" of the Rescue Team. Blurin is affectionate towards Usato and originally only allowed him to pet him, though he later allows Aruku to pet him (anyone else gets their hand forcefully slapped away, as both Inukami and Ururu learned); during their stay in Luqvist, Amako helps look after him, and by Chapter 32 of the manga, he allows her to ride on his back in an emergency. He accompanies Usato when he and the Heroes depart on King Lloyd's ambassadorial mission, and, with his speed and strength, proves himself to be a powerful ally in battle despite being a cub.
Amako (アマコ)
Voiced by: Saya Aizawa (Japanese); Emi Lo (English)
A 14-year-old fox beastkin who is an Oracle of Time, a person possessing the power of precognition, and believes that Usato has the power to change possible fatal futures. She appeared in the castle town two years ago after leaving the Beastlands in search of a healer to save her mother, as only humans can use healing magic; until she met Usato, she had not found one strong enough or willing to help her. In Llinger, she works as an aide to an old woman who sells fruit in the town and took her in. As a reward for her prophetic help, King Lloyd agrees to have Usato accompany her back to the Beastlands when he and the Heroes depart on King Lloyd's ambassadorial mission, during which she and Usato develop a close comradeship and trust. She is friends with beastkin twins Kyo and Kiriha, who live in Luqvist, having stayed with them for some time while traveling and later staying with them along with Usato while in Luqvist.
Orga (オルガ, Oruga)
Voiced by: Genta Nakamura (Japanese); Landon McDonald (English)
A member of the Rescue Team who is part of the Team's "rear support". He runs a clinic in the town with his sister Ururu after they were unable to keep up with Rose's training. While he is able to heal others, he admits that he is not strong enough to heal himself; however, Usato sees that his healing magic is stronger than his.
Ururu (ウルル)
Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama (Japanese); Nia Celeste (English)
A member of the Rescue Team who is part of the Team's "rear support". She runs a clinic in the town with her brother Orga after they were unable to keep up with Rose's brutal training and is very protective of him.
Tong (トング, Tongu)
Voiced by: Kentarō Itō (Japanese); David Wald (English)
A member of the Rescue Team who is Usato's roommate and the strongest of Rose's five subordinates.
Mill (ミル, Miru)
Voiced by: Chado Horii (Japanese); Cris George (English)
A member of the Rescue Team.
Alec (アレク, Areku)
Voiced by: Tōru Nara (Japanese); Marcus D. Stimac (English)
A member of the Rescue Team, who is in charge of kitchen and cooking.
Gomul (ゴムル, Gomuru)
Voiced by: Sōshirō Hori (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English)
A member of the Rescue Team.
Gurd (グルド, Gurudo)
Voiced by: Hayato Fujii (Japanese); Rudy Lopez (English)
A member of the Rescue Team, who has rat-like features/ears.
Princess Celia (セリア, Seria)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
The princess of Llinger Kingdom, who develops feelings for Kazuki, which he is either unaware of or chooses to ignore.
Aruku (アルク)
Voiced by: Shōhei Komatsu (Japanese); Carson Wright (English)
A knight of Llinger Kingdom. He is usually a guard at the castle gate, but also acts as protector of the Rescue Team's Rear Support during battle. He describes himself as "clumsy" and best suited to be a guard, but his fellow guards assure Usato that he is skilled in both magic and swordsmanship. Usato personally selects him to join him and the Heroes on King Lloyd's ambassadorial mission, and he accompanies Usato and Amako when their paths diverge from the others after visiting Luqvist.
Felm (フェルム, Ferumu)/Black Knight (黒騎士, Kurokishi)
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (Japanese); Ciaran Strange (English)
A member of the Demon Lord's army, who was originally part of its second legion and served under Amila's command. Until her true identity was revealed, she was known as the Black Knight because of the magical living black armor she wears, which is self-regenerating and has abilities that can also be used for offense. After Usato defeats her, Rose uses a talisman to seal off her magic and forcibly recruits her into the Rescue Team to become one of the Runners. She secretly admires Usato for his strength and endurance as well as his kindness towards her, and he is seemingly the only person that she has revealed her true name to.
Amila (アーミラ, Āmira)
Voiced by: Hitomi Ueda (Japanese); Hayden Daviau (English)
The commander of the third legion of the Demon Lord's army. She and Rose have been mortal enemies since she nearly killed her master Nero Arjence two years ago. In Volume Two of the light novels and Chapter 18 of the manga, the Demon Lord demotes her from commander to common soldier after Llinger's defeat of the Demon Army, believing that she can serve him better in the ranks.
Hyriluk (ヒュルルク, Hyururuku)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (Japanese); Kieran Flitton (English)
A researcher in the Demon Lord's army who created two giant serpent monsters. One was killed in the Darkness of Linger forest by Usato and Rose and the other in battle by Inukami and Kazuki.
Demon Lord (魔王, Maō)
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki (Japanese); Gabe Kunda (English)
The leader of the Demon Army, who is centuries old and calm to the point that he does not seem to be angered by the failures of his subordinates.




Media






= Light novels

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The series written by Kurokata began serialization online in March 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Media Factory, who have published twelve volumes with illustrations by KeG between March 25, 2016 and March 25, 2020 under their MF Books imprint. The light novel is licensed in North America by One Peace Books.

A sequel light novel series by the same author and illustrator, titled The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic Returns, began publication on December 25, 2023.




= Manga

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A manga adaptation with art by Reki Kugayama began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine on April 26, 2017. It has been collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes as of March 26, 2024. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by One Peace Books.




= Anime

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An anime adaptation was announced during the MF Books 8th Anniversary livestream event on August 15, 2021. It was later announced that it would be produced by Studio Add and Shin-Ei Animation and directed by Takahide Ogata, with Shogo Yasukawa in charge of series composition, Keiji Tanabe as character designer, and Elements Garden as music composer. The series aired from January 6 to March 30, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song is "Cure", performed by Waterweed, while the ending theme is "Green Jade", performed by ChouCho. Crunchyroll licensed the series, with Muse Communication licensing it in South and Southeast Asia.
A second season was announced at Otakon on August 3, 2024.



Episodes





See also


Skeleton Knight in Another World, another light novel series with the same illustrator




Notes






References






External links


Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
Light novel official website (in Japanese)
Web Novel Translate (in English)
Manga official website (in Japanese)
Anime official website (in Japanese)
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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