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 Masuo Kinoko and illustrated by Senbon Umishima, Katsuki Onda, and Susumu Kuroi. Originally published online since July 2016,

AlphaPolis is a Japanese publishing company located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. AlphaPolis is a publisher of light novels and manga, particularly for online readers. The company is the publisher for several light novel series, including '' A Playthrough of ...

have published sixteen volumes of the series since January 2017. 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 illustrated by Tomozo began serialization online via AlphaPolis' manga website in December 2017 and has been collected in eight ''

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

'' volumes. The manga is published digitally in English through Alpha Manga. An

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

television series adaptation produced by

Tatsunoko Production and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko Production was e ...

and

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is set to premiere in October 2025.

Characters

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Media

Light novel

Manga

adaptation illustrated by Tomozo began serialization on AlphaPolis' manga website on December 13, 2017. The manga's chapters have been collected into eight ''

'' volumes as of August 2024. The series is published in English on AlphaPolis' Alpha Manga app.

Anime

television series adaptation was announced on March 10, 2025. The series is produced by

Genco is a Japanese anime production enterprise, founded on March 3, 1997. Presided over by Tarō Maki, its headquarters is located in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. It has produced numerous anime series such as '' Honey and Clover'', '' Nodame Cantabile'', ...

, animated by

and

and directed by Yoshinori Odaka, with Gigaemon Ichikawa handling series composition, Mayumi Watanabe designing the characters, and Hiroshi Takaki composing the music. It is set to premiere in October 2025. The opening theme song is performed by Nornis.

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 ...

licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.

Reception

The series won "The AlphaPolis 9th Fantasy Novel Grand Prize" reader award, and has 1.73 million copies in circulation.

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