is a Japanese

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series written by FUNA. The series originated on the

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website, before being published in print with illustrations by Tōzai by

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beginning in June 2017. As of August 2022, seven volumes have been released. A

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adaptation, illustrated by Keisuke Motoe, began serialization on the Niconico-based ''Suiyōbi no Sirius'' platform in June 2017. As of August 2022, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into ten volumes. An

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television series adaptation by

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premiered in January 2023.

Characters

; : :A young

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who lost her parents and beloved older brother in an accident. After being pushed off a cliff, she discovers that she has accidentally gained the ability to travel between worlds and vast regenerative abilities from an interdimensional entity. Using this new advantage, she begins importing modern items from Earth to make her way in the other world and earn her own retirement funds. ; : :A forest farmer's daughter who becomes Mitsuha's first new friend in the other world. ; : ; : :Mitsuha's older

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brother, whom she has looked up to until his untimely death. She remembers him in frequent flashbacks and takes his smart advice to heart after she ends up in the other world. ; : ; : ; : :A nameless world-wandering being composed of mental energy, who appears to Mitsuha in the form of a lucky cat statue her brother had gifted to her. When she was falling off a cliff, Mitsuha's will inadvertently latched onto that entity's essence, ripping out and appropriating some of it, which gave her her new world-travelling abilities.

Media

Light novel

Written by FUNA, the

began publication on the novel posting website

on November 2, 2015. The series was later acquired by

, who published the series with illustrations by Tōzai under their Kodansha Ranobe Books imprint beginning on June 29, 2017. As of August 2022, seven volumes have been released. In November 2018,

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announced that they licensed the light novel for English publication. They released two volumes before going defunct. After Sol Press lost the rights,

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announced at

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2022 that they licensed the series for English publication.

Volume list

Manga

adaptation, illustrated by Keisuke Motoe, began serialization on Kodansha's Niconico-based ''Suiyōbi no Sirius'' manga service on June 14, 2017. As of August 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into ten ''

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'' volumes. In November 2018, Sol Press announced that they also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication. They released one volume in 2019. After Sol Press lost the rights, Kodansha USA announced at

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2022 that they also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.

Volume list

Anime

On July 26, 2022, an

television series adaptation was announced. It will be produced by

and directed by Hiroshi Tamada, with Akihiko Inari writing the scripts and Yūki Fukuchi designing the characters. It premiered on January 8, 2023, on

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and

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's programming block. The opening theme song is by

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, while the ending theme song is by YABI×YABI. At

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2022,

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announced that they licensed the series.

Episode list

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from

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praised the illustrations and latter half of the first novel, while criticizing the novel's story for making what Silverman felt were weird narrative choices.

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Media

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Volume list

Manga

Volume list

Anime

Episode list

Reception

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