Arifureta - Prologue

"Prologue" (プロローグ) is a special episode of the anime adaptation. It was first screened on January 19, 2020, during the "Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō –Live & Act-" show in Japan. It was later released on Streaming services across Japan on March 19, 2020 and was added as part of Episode 1 on Netflix Japan.

Characters
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Kouki Amanogawa
 * Ryutarou Sakagami
 * Yuka Sonobe
 * Eri Nakamura
 * Kaori Shirasaki
 * Shizuku Yaegashi
 * Daisuke Hiyama
 * Suzu Taniguchi
 * Nana Miyazaki
 * Taeko Sugawara
 * Atsushi Tamai
 * Kousuke Endou
 * Yukitoshi Shimizu
 * Aiko Hatayama
 * Ishtar Langbard
 * Eliheid S. B. Heiligh
 * Meld Loggins
 * Other Characters

Locations

 * Unnamed High School
 * Heiligh Kingdom
 * Holy Church - Main Cathedral "Divine Mountain"

Differences

 * In the LN, the students are summoned during their lunch break, after Aiko's class has just ended (she was staying back for some of the students who came to her for help regarding the class earlier). While in the Anime, they are summoned just as Aiko's class is about to begin.
 * In the LN, the students meet Eliheid at his throne room and Meld the next day at the palace training grounds. While in the Anime, they meet them both at the same time, alongside Ishtar, after they are first summoned into the Holy Church.
 * In the LN, the students activate their status plates after placing a drop of their blood on them. While in the Anime, the status plates activate on their own.
 * In the LN, Meld discusses the Synergist Job after it appears on Hajime's status plate. While in the Anime, Meld talks about it before Hajime sees it as his Job.