Fired? But I Maintain All the Software! Anime Announced: A Workplace Comedy-Drama Where Cosplay Meets Confidence

The moment you’re told you’re “not needed,” it can feel like the floor turns to water. That’s the heartbeat of Fired? But I Maintain All the Software!—and now that heartbeat is stepping into the spotlight with a TV anime adaptation officially announced.

An anime adaptation has been announced

The publisher Shufu to Seikatsu Sha revealed that Yuki Kashirome’s light novel series Fired? But I Maintain All the Software! (Shanai System Subete Wanope Shiteiru Watashi wo Kaiko desu ka?) will be adapted into a television anime. For now, no additional details have been shared.

A story about being cut off—and building something new

You follow Ai Sato, once the only engineer keeping her company’s systems alive. Then, without warning, she’s laid off. The excuse stings: the new CEO doesn’t approve of cosplaying at work. The kind of comment that lands like a cold stamp on your forehead.

Ai can’t afford to stay down, so she looks for a new job and runs into Kenta Suzuki, an old friend who needs a business partner. Together, they start something small but bright: a coding school for people who truly need a second chance.

I still remember arriving in México as a little girl from Korea, carrying hobbies that looked “too different” in the classroom. You learn fast how it feels when people decide what’s acceptable before they even hear you. That’s why Ai’s fight hits with such a sharp, human pulse.

The students who walk into their classroom

As the school grows, the people who show up aren’t just learning skills—they’re carrying heavy, modern expectations. You’ll see:

• A salaryman trying to repair the distance in his family
• A harried woman determined to prove her worth at work
• Someone unemployed chasing a dream tied to a mother’s hope

Ai’s lesson isn’t only about code. It’s about confidence—the kind you rebuild like a city after a storm.

How the series grew from web to print to manga

The project has been steadily expanding for years:

• Serialized on Shōsetsuka ni Narō from November to December 2020, with an epilogue chapter later in July 2022
• Print publication began in May 2021, with illustrations by icchi
• The fourth novel volume shipped in March 2025
• A manga adaptation by io launched in August 2022 on Comic PASH! (now Comic PASH! neo)
• The manga’s fourth compiled volume released in May 2025, with the fifth volume set for June 5

Where you can read it in English

J-Novel Club publishes both the light novels and the manga adaptation in English.

Pick your lane: start with the novels for the deeper inner heat, or the manga for that immediate, visual punch. Then keep your eyes open for upcoming anime details—and if this story speaks to you, add it to your watchlist and share it with someone who needs a second start.

Now tell me: which student’s struggle feels closest to your life right now—family, work pressure, or chasing a delayed dream?