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is a Japanese
light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...
series written by Shinta Fuji and illustrated by Susumu Kuroi. It began serialization online in January 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website
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. It was later acquired by
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, who have published six volumes from September 2019 to November 2023 under their MF Books imprint. A
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adaptation with art by Masaki Kawakami has been serialized online via
Kadokawa Shoten , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines ...
's ''ComicWalker'' website since October 2019. It has been collected in six ''
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'' volumes. An
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television series adaptation produced by
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aired from January to March 2023.


Synopsis

Veteran adventurer Nick works his hardest to progress his party to full rank as his ultimate dream. He is, however, unceremoniously expelled from the party due to disapproval, phony romance, and embezzlement. The directionless Nick spends his funds on merchandise and becomes an idol otaku to make ends meet. As luck would have it, three depressed individuals sat down at his table together drinking as a means of coping, when they all divulged their utter stories. Each of the four has one common thread: betrayal. Nick, mage Tiana, cleric Zem, and half-dragon Curran agree to form an unbreakable team to save humanity from corruption.


Characters

; : :The main protagonist as well as the party's leader and thief. He was expelled from his former adventuring party after an argument caused by his teammates embezzling funds, after which he was dumped by his scammer girlfriend and went downward spiral where he wasted all of his money on idols. However, upon meeting Tiana, Curran, and Zem and bonding over their shared betrayals, he proposes that they form a new party to fund their spendthrift lifestyles all while working to overcome their issues, in his case his tendency to talk down to others. ; : :A former noblewoman and the party's magic caster. She was an exceptional student at a prestigious academy until her spiteful fiancé ended their engagement and she was subsequently stripped of her status after being falsely accused of bribery. After losing all of her money in gambling, she took up a life of adventuring, but her fierce appearance made it difficult to join a party until she met Nick, Curran, and Zem. ; : :A dragonkin and the party's warrior. She was robbed and left for dead in a dungeon by her former party, causing her to have severe trust issues. Miraculously surviving, she is determined to recover a one-of-a-kind heirloom that her ex-teammates stole from her and joins Nick, Tiana, and Zem for this purpose whilst working to overcome her primary vice: her lack of education. Aside from being a glutton, she is the only party member without a bad spending habit, convincing her new teammates to entrust her with storing their shared funds. ; : :A former priest and the party's healer. He lived as an aspiring worshiper of God until he rejected an underage girl's romance. She then falsely accused him of assaulting her out of revenge, which led to his revocation and banishment from the Church. After this, he spent all of his money on
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to drink away his sorrows, resulting in him becoming an addict. A kindhearted innkeeper later took him in and suggested that he should become an adventurer, which he did and led to him meeting Nick, Curran, and Tiana. ; : :The Holy Sword of Bonds. It has the power to fuse two trusted entities into a stronger single figure. It takes on the form of a young man who becomes a companion of The Survivors. ; : :A singing idol who Nick befriended and sees her as a role model. He collects merchandise based on her idol group for his hobby.


Media


Light novels

The series written by Shinta Fuji began serialization in the user-generated novel publishing site
Shōsetsuka ni Narō is a Japanese novel self-publishing website created by . It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read. As of December 2022, the site hosts close to 1,000,000 novels, has over ...
in January 2019. It was later acquired by
Media Factory , formerly known as , was a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing. History The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit (Japanese company), Recruit Co., Ltd., based in Shibuya, Tokyo. ...
, who publishing it with illustrations by Susumu Kuroi under their MF Books imprint. The series released six volumes from September 25, 2019 to November 25, 2023. At
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2022,
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announced that they licensed the series for English publication.


Manga

A
manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
adaptation with art by Masaki Kawakami began serialization on
Kadokawa Shoten , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines ...
's ''ComicWalker'' website on October 25, 2019. At
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2022,
Yen Press Yen Press is an American manga, graphic novel and light novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published '' Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, ...
announced that they licensed the manga for English publication.


Anime

An
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adaptation was announced at the MF Books 8th Anniversary livestream event on August 15, 2021. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by
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, animated by
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in cooperation with
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, and written and directed by Itsuki Imazaki, who also storyboarded all the episodes. Hiroo Nagao handled the character designs and served as chief animation director, and Ryo Takahashi composed the music. The series aired from January 10 to March 28, 2023, on
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and other networks. The opening theme song is "Glorious World" by
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, while the ending theme song is "Never Fear" by
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.
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streamed the series under the title, ''Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World'', and is streaming it along with an English dub.
Muse Communication Muse Communication Co., Ltd. (also known simply as Muse) is a Taiwanese distributor and licensor that specializes in the distribution of Japanese animation. Based in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, the company also distributes Asian and E ...
also licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streamed it on Muse Asia
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channel.


See also

* '' There's a Demon Lord on the Floor'', another manga series illustrated by Masaki Kawakami


Notes


References


External links

* at
Shōsetsuka ni Narō is a Japanese novel self-publishing website created by . It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read. As of December 2022, the site hosts close to 1,000,000 novels, has over ...
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