The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System is yet another new series joining Crunchyroll’s release schedule for summer anime, and its first episode is arriving incredibly soon.
Based on the light novel series written by Nekoko and illustrated by Jaian, the anime follows Elma Edvan, who is cast out after receiving a class believed to be useless — though it turns out the titular Heavy Knight class may be more useful than one thought.
To find out precisely when you can start streaming the premiere episode and all the rest on Crunchyroll, here is the full Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System release schedule we have so far.
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System release schedule: When are new episodes out?
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System is scheduled to begin streaming on Crunchyroll on Thursday 2 July 2026, with new episodes dropping weekly on Crunchyroll — which confirmed the anime’s premiere date on its dedicated series page.
As long as there aren’t any interruptions from that point, the release date for every Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System episode should be as follows:
- Episode 1 – Thursday 2 July 2026
- Episode 2 – Thursday 9 July 2026
- Episode 3 – Thursday 16 July 2026
- Episode 4 – Thursday 23 July 2026
- Episode 5 – Thursday 30 July 2026
- Episode 6 – Thursday 6 August 2026
- Episode 7 – Thursday 13 August 2026
- Episode 8 – Thursday 20 August 2026
- Episode 9 – Thursday 27 August 2026
- Episode 10 – Thursday 3 September 2026
- Episode 11 – Thursday 10 September 2026
- Episode 12 – Thursday 17 September 2026
- Episode 13 – Thursday 24 September 2026
- Episode 14 – Thursday 1 October 2026
- Episode 15 – Thursday 8 October 2026
- Episode 16 – Thursday 15 October 2026
- Episode 17 – Thursday 22 October 2026
- Episode 18 – Thursday 29 October 2026
- Episode 19 – Thursday 5 November 2026
- Episode 20 – Thursday 12 November 2026
- Episode 21 – Thursday 19 November 2026
- Episode 22 – Thursday 26 November 2026
- Episode 23 – Thursday 3 December 2026
- Episode 24 – Thursday 10 December 2026
The schedule above is subject to change if Crunchyroll confirms a different release pattern, but we’ll be doing our usual and updating this guide as soon as possible if there is.
What time are new The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System episodes released?
Crunchyroll has not yet confirmed the exact release time for new episodes of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, but we expect it to be just before or shortly after its broadcast time in Japan — which is 12:26 am JST on Thursdays (via ‘MBS/TBS affiliated stations, as the anime’s official site confirms).
Converted into other time zones for The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, that works out as:
- Pacific Time – 8:26 am
- Eastern Time – 11:26 am
- Brazil Time – 12:26 pm
- UK time – 4:26 pm
- Central European Time – 5:26 pm
- India Standard Time – 8:56 pm
- Philippine Time – 11:26 pm
- Australia Central Time – 12:56 am Friday
The official drop time on Crunchyroll will be revealed closer to episode 1’s release date, so we’ll edit in the correct time as soon as we can.
How many episodes will The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System have?
The full count hasn’t been released yet, but The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System is expected to have 24 episodes, due to it being confirmed to run for two consecutive cours, as also confirmed on the anime’s official site.
While one cour can consist of any count between 10 and 14 episodes, consecutive two-cour anime typically run for 24 episodes, or 25 in rare cases.
Nevertheless, we’ll adjust the full episode count once we get official confirmation from Crunchyroll or other official sources.
What is the plot of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System?
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The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System follows Elma Edvan, who is born into the Edvan family, a bloodline known for producing those of the ‘Sword Saint’ class.
During the Ritual of Divine Blessing, Elma receives the Heavy Knight class, which is regarded as defective because of its poor attack power and limited application compared with other defensive classes.
After being stripped of his position as heir and exiled, however, Elma recovers memories of his previous life and realises that his new world is the same as the VR online game, ‘Magic World’.
While others dismiss the Heavy Knight as a failed class, Elma knows it can become one of the strongest classes when used correctly. Using his knowledge of the game’s systems, he begins a new life as an adventurer.
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System will be streaming on Crunchyroll.
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