The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic
	First light novel volume cover
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)
Genre	isekai
Novel series
Written by	Kurokata
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	March 2014 – present
Light novel
Written by	Kurokata
Illustrated by	KeG
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: One Peace Books;
Imprint	MF Books
Demographic	Male
Original run	March 25, 2016 – March 25, 2020
Volumes	12
Manga
Written by	Kurokata
Illustrated by	Reki Kugayama
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: One Peace Books;
Magazine	Comp Ace
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 26, 2017 – present
Volumes	13
Light novel
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic Returns
Written by	Kurokata
Illustrated by	KeG
Published by	Media Factory
Imprint	MF Books
Demographic	Male
Original run	December 25, 2023 – present
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Directed by	Takahide Ogata
Written by	Shogo Yasukawa
Music by	Elements Garden
Studio	Studio Add; Shin-Ei Animation;
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SA/SEA: Muse Communication;
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X
Original run	January 6, 2024 – present
Episodes	5

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 have 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 thirteen 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 premiered in January 2024.

Plot

Characters

Ken Usato / Usato (ウサト): Voiced by: Shogo Sakata (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English); An ordinary high school student who was transported into another world. He has an affinity for healing magic, one of the rarest affinities and is recruited into the kingdom's Rescue Team.
Suzune Inukami / Suzune (スズネ): Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English); A high-school student and the student council president who was transported into another world. She has an affinity for thunder magic.
Kazuki Ryusen / Kazuki (カズキ): Voiced by: Kengo Takanashi (Japanese); Matt Holmes (English); A high-school student and the student council vice president who was transported into another world. He has an affinity for light magic.
Amako (アマコ): Voiced by: Saya Aizawa
Rose (ローズ, Rōzu): Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English); The captain of the Llinger Kingdom's Rescue Team who possesses the rare affinity for healing magic. Learning that Usato possesses healing magic as well, she recruits and personally trains him to be a member of her team.
Blurin (ブルリン, Bururin): Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe
Orga (オルガ, Oruga): Voiced by: Genta Nakamura
Ururu (ウルル): Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama
Tong (トング, Tongu): Voiced by: Kentarō Itō (Japanese); David Wald (English); A member of the Rescue Team.
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.
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.
Princess Celia (セリア, Seria): Voiced by: Reina Ueda; The princess of the Llinger Kingdom.
Aruku (アルク): Voiced by: Shōhei Komatsu
Amila (アーミラ, Āmira): Voiced by: Hitomi Ueda
Hyriluk (ヒュルルク, Hyururuku): Voiced by: Wataru Hatano

Media

Light novels

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.

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	March 25, 2016	978-4-04-068185-6	August 23, 2022	978-1-64273-200-9
2	June 24, 2016	978-4-04-068427-7	May 15, 2023	978-1-64273-232-0
3	September 23, 2016	978-4-04-068636-3	August 22, 2023	978-1-64273-286-3
4	January 25, 2017	978-4-04-069054-4	—	—
5	April 25, 2017	978-4-04-069191-6	—	—
6	September 25, 2017	978-4-04-069498-6	—	—
7	February 24, 2018	978-4-04-069727-7	—	—
8	July 25, 2018	978-4-04-065023-4	—	—
9	November 24, 2018	978-4-04-065306-8	—	—
10	April 25, 2019	978-4-04-065682-3	—	—
11	October 25, 2019	978-4-04-064060-0	—	—
12	March 25, 2020	978-4-04-064538-4	—	—

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.

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	December 25, 2023	978-4-04-683145-3
2	March 25, 2024	978-4-04-683481-2

Manga

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 thirteen tankōbon volumes as of October 26, 2023. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by One Peace Books.

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	September 26, 2017	978-4-04-106129-9	November 22, 2022	978-1-64273-199-6
2	February 26, 2018	978-4-04-106728-4	February 21, 2023	978-1-64273-230-6
3	September 22, 2018	978-4-04-107356-8	June 27, 2023	978-1-64273-231-3
4	March 4, 2019	978-4-04-107897-6	—	—
5	August 26, 2019	978-4-04-108579-0	—	—
6	March 24, 2020	978-4-04-108580-6	—	—
7	October 26, 2020	978-4-04-110503-0	—	—
8	April 24, 2021	978-4-04-110504-7	—	—
9	November 26, 2021	978-4-04-111801-6	—	—
10	March 26, 2022	978-4-04-111802-3	—	—
11	October 25, 2022	978-4-04-113043-8	—	—
12	March 25, 2023	978-4-04-113044-5	—	—
13	October 26, 2023	978-4-04-114234-9	—	—

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced during the MF Books 8th Anniversary livestream event on August 15, 2021. It was later announced that it will be a television series produced by Studio Add and Shin-Ei Animation and directed by Takahide Ogata, with Shogo Yasukawa handling series composition, Keiji Tanabe designing the characters, and Elements Garden composing the music. It premiered on January 6, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song is "Cure" by Waterweed, while the ending theme song is "Green Jade" by ChouCho. Crunchyroll licensed the series. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
1	"Dragged into Another World!" Transliteration: "Makikomarete Isekai!" (Japanese: 巻き込まれて異世界！)	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 6, 2024
2	"The Training from Hell Begins!" Transliteration: "Jigoku no Hajimari!" (Japanese: 地獄の始まり！)	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 13, 2024
3	"Brutal! The Darkness of Llinger!" Transliteration: "Kakoku! Llinger no Yami!" (Japanese: 過酷！リングルの闇！)	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 20, 2024
4	"Rescue Team Member Usato!" Transliteration: "Kyūmeidan-in Usato!" (Japanese: 救命団員ウサト！)	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 27, 2024
5	"Usato, Back in the Forest!" Transliteration: "Usato, Futatabi Mori e！" (Japanese: ウサト、再び森へ！)	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 3, 2024