is a Japanese

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series written by Junpei Inuzuka, with illustrations by Katsumi Enami. Shufunotomo have released five volumes of the series since February 2015. An

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television series adaptation produced by

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aired from July to September 2017. A second season by

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aired from October to December 2021.

Plot

The is a restaurant situated in a mundane corner of an undisclosed

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which offers a lot of Japanese versions of Western dishes. It opens during usual business hours but is closed during holidays and weekends; with its usual clientele being the working class of the city. But secretly it is also open on

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s, as on this particular day it creates doorways to another world inhabited by

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, dragons, beastmen and other fantastic creatures, who enter the restaurant and partake of its exotic food, with many of them becoming regular patrons. But while Nekoya mainly offers food, it is also a place where relationships are forged, inspirations made, and salvation for the needy is provided.

Media

Light novel

The web novel was initially serialized by Junpei Inuzuka on the user-generated content site

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from January 4, 2013, onwards. Following the web novel's publication, Shufunotomo acquired the series for print publication. The first light novel volume, with illustrations by Katsumi Enami, was published on February 28, 2015, under their Hero Bunko imprint. As of October 2021, six volumes have been published.

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has licensed the novel.

Volume list

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Takaaki Kugatsu launched in Square Enix's ''

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'' magazine in November 2016 and ended in June 2019. The manga shares the same first chapter about '' menchikatsu'' as the original web novel, but the second chapter is different. Crunchyroll published the manga digitally in English beginning on July 2, 2017. The manga is also licensed by

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. A second manga adaptation by Morozawa Yamizawa titled began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' magazine on April 26, 2021.

Volume list

Anime

The author reported in a September 7, 2016, blog entry on the

website that an

adaptation project of the light novel series was in the works, later revealed to be an anime television series. The series aired from July 4 to September 19, 2017, on

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, and was streamed with subtitles by Crunchyroll and with an English dub by

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. Masato Jinbo directed the series and supervised scripts at

, with Takao Sano and Keiichi Sano adapted the original character designs for animation. The opening theme is "One in a Billion" by Wake Up,

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, while the ending theme is by

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. On April 22, 2021, it was announced on the cover of the ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' magazine's June 2021 issue that a second season had been greenlit for production.

will animate the second season, and Yasukazu Shoji will replace Keiichi Sano and Takao Sano as the character designer. The rest of the staff and cast members are returning to reprise their roles. The second season aired from October 2 to December 18, 2021. The opening theme is "Onnaji Kimochi" by Kiyono Yasuno, while the ending theme is "Samenai Mahō" by

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Episode list

= ''Restaurant to Another World''

= ''Restaurant to Another World 2''

Notes

References

External links

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