Girumasu or I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time is a Japanese light novel written by Mato Kousaka and illustrated by Gaou. It started publishing in March 2021, and a manga adaptation followed in June 2021.
The anime adaptation produced by CloverWorks premiered in January 2025. It flew under people’s radars, including mine, even though superstar voice actress Rie Takahashi voices the main character. It is showing this Winter 2025 season alongside other anime like SAKAMOTO DAYS and Solo Leveling Season 2.
Can Rie Takahashi Make Girumasu Mainstream?
I’ve researched the manga and light novel, and I rarely see people talking about them. I don’t see it talked about on reddit forums or X, formerly Twitter. On the forums where I see it, commenters call it a gag manga and express surprise that it got an anime.
As I mentioned I never heard of the manga, light novel and didn’t even know it was airing this Winter season. I took notice of it after I saw a clip of the first episode on TikTok or Instagram Reels and I looked it up. I read the reddit discussion of the first episode and the first episode was received very well. First time watchers loved the premise and they see its potential.
I think that Rie Takahashi can very well carry this anime to mainstream fans. She has a wide reach of fans from anime to video games like Genshin Impact. However this doesn’t mean the rest of the anime is mid. The animation, the art and the mentioned premise and story are amazing. Just watching the opening sequence fans could tell it would be a high quality anime.
I’m saying that Rie Takahashi could bring this anime to one of the best of the Winter season. From not being talked about to being the anime everyone talks about.
Her voice acting alone makes anime great, an example being KonoSuba. Fan’s loved her character Megumin, and she got her own spinoff anime as a result. Another would be the Teasing Master Takagi-san franchise. It has three seasons and an anime film. Rie Takahashi can elevate any show just by voicing a main character.
Official Girumasu Trailer
Synopsis
Alina Clover signed up to be a receptionist for the Adventurers Guild thinking it would be her ticket to the good life—stable pay, regular hours, and safe workplace conditions. Unfortunately, her dream gig turns into a nightmare of endless paperwork and overtime whenever the adventurers she helps coordinate get stuck clearing a dungeon.
But people aren’t made to grind forever, so Alina sneaks off at night to give the monsters holding things up a beatdown, courtesy of her massive war hammer. Keeping this all under wraps to avoid violating her office’s ban on second jobs is difficult, especially when the tales of her exploits start to spread, but Alina somehow manages to keep her identity safe…until the leader of the strongest party in the guild catches her defeating a boss one fateful night! Does Alina have what it takes to stop her life from going topsy-turvy?!
Taken From YenPress Website
