The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!

The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!
Light novel first volume cover featuring Ai Hinatsuru (left) and Yaichi Kuzuryū (right)
りゅうおうのおしごと!
(Ryūō no Oshigoto!)
GenreComedy
Light novel
Written byShirow Shiratori
Illustrated byShirabii
Published bySB Creative
English publisherBookWalker (digital)
ImprintGA Bunko
Original runSeptember 15, 2015 – present
Volumes20 (+6 extra)
Manga
Written byShirow Shiratori
Illustrated byKogetaokoge
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineYoung Gangan
Original runOctober 2, 2015August 2, 2019
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed byShinsuke Yanagi
Produced by
  • Shinji Ōmori
  • Aya Iizuka
  • Yoshiyuki Shioya
  • Fumihiro Ozawa
  • Fumikazu Satō
  • Sōichirō Kunimitsu
Written byFumihiko Shimo
Music byKenji Kawai
StudioProject No.9
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, Sun TV, BS Fuji, MTV
English network
Original run January 8, 2018 March 26, 2018
Episodes12

The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! (Japanese: りゅうおうのおしごと!, Hepburn: Ryūō no Oshigoto!; lit. "The Ryuo's Work!") is a Japanese light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori and illustrated by Shirabii. SB Creative published the series since September 2015 under their GA Bunko label, with twenty volumes published as of July 2025. A manga adaptation with art by Kogetaokoge was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from 2015 to 2019, and was collected in ten tankōbon volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 aired from January to March 2018.