''Full Dive'', short for , is a Japanese

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series written by Light Tuchihi and illustrated by Youta.

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has published four volumes since August 2020 under their

MF Bunko J is a publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Media Factory. It was established in July 2002 and is a light novel label that is aimed at young adult males with a focus on visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is ...

imprint. A

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adaptation with art by Kino has been serialized in Media Factory's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' since January 2021. An

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television series adaptation by

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aired from April to June 2021.

Plot

Hiroshi Yūki, with the player name of Hiro, is a high school boy who loves to play

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in order to escape reality. When a game store manager named Reona Kisaragi tricks him into buying the game ''Kiwame Quest'', he soon discovers that it is not what it seems. Unlike regular games, it is a game that tries to pursue realism to a fanatical point. As such, Hiroshi struggles to eke out a niche. Despite the disadvantages, he is determined to complete the game.

Characters

Main characters

; : :Hiroshi is a high school student who is tricked into buying ''Kiwame Quest'' by game store manager, Reona Kisaragi. He is a former member of the track team who quit following an unfortunate incident and he likes to play VRMMORPGs in order to escape reality. His player name is Hiro. ; : :Reona is a game store manager who tricks Hiroshi into buying ''Kiwame Quest''. She likes to tease him and her in-game avatar is that of a fairy. ; : :Alicia is one of Hiroshi's childhood friends in ''Kiwame Quest''. She has an older brother named Martin in-game. ; : :Mizarisa is the town inquisitor in ''Kiwame Quest''. ; : :Kaede is Hiroshi's younger sister. She used to look up to her older brother, but their relationship has been strained ever since he quit the track team.

NPCs

; : :Martin is one of Hiroshi's childhood friends in ''Kiwame Quest''. He is also Alicia's older brother in-game. ; : :Tesla is the captain of the City Guard in ''Kiwame Quest''. ; : :Govern is the queen of Ted in ''Kiwame Quest''.

Other characters

; : :Ginji is a veteran player of ''Kiwame Quest''. ; : :Kamui is the only known player who has successfully completed ''Kiwame Quest''.

Media

Light novels

Light Tuchihi launched the light novel series, with illustrations by Youta, under

label on August 25, 2020.

Manga

adaptation by Kino began serialization in Media Factory's ''

'' magazine on January 27, 2021.

Anime

television series adaptation was announced on December 4, 2020. The series was animated by

and directed by Kazuya Miura, with Kenta Ihara writing the series' scripts, and Yūta Kevin Kenmotsu designing the characters. It ran from April 7 to June 23, 2021 on AT-X,

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, and BS11.

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performed the opening theme "Answer", while

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, and

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performed the ending theme "Kisuida!". It ran for 12 episodes.

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licensed the series. On June 8, 2021, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. Following

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's acquisition of

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, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.

Episode list

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