Am I Actually the Strongest?

"Am I Actually the Strongest?" (Japanese: 実は俺、最強でした?, Hepburn: Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyō deshita?) is a Japanese light novel series written by Sai Sumimori. Originally published on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in September 2018, the series was later acquired by Kodansha, who began publishing it in print with illustrations by Ai Takahashi. As of July 2023, six volumes have been released. A manga adaptation, also illustrated by Takahashi, began serialization on the Niconico-based web manga platform Suiyōbi no Sirius in April 2019. As of December 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eleven volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Staple Entertainment aired from July to October 2023. The story follows a 20-year-old shut-in who is transported to another world by a goddess and granted overpowered magical abilities. However, when he awakens as the newborn Prince Reinhardt, his talents are measured at Level 2. Believing him to be a failure, his royal parents abandon him in the woods. There, the prince meets Flay, a Flame Fenrir, renames himself Haruto, and begins his desired secluded life, but is forced to use his immense magic to protect those he loves.