is a Japanese

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series written by Misaki and illustrated by Sando. It began serialization online in January 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website

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. It was later acquired by TO Books, who have published nineteen volumes and two short stories since June 2018. A

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adaptation with composition by 8Key and art by Momochi has been serialized online via TO Books'

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-based ''Comic Corona'' manga service since December 2018 and has been collected in eleven ''

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'' volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by

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. An

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television series adaptation produced by

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is set to premiere in January 2026.

Premise

Unsure how, but knowing it to be true, Lizel finds himself in another world. A noble in his world, Lizel has zero experience in defending himself or knowing about commoner life; to this end, he seeks the help of Gil, asking him to be his bodyguard. While this world is similar to his own, he doesn't know what dangers and laws could bring trouble. Can Lizel make back to his world? Who knows? All that matters to Lizel is creating his displacement like a vacation from his noble duties.

Characters

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Media

Light novel

Written by Misaki, ''A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation'' began serialization online on the user-generated novel publishing website

on January 28, 2014. It was later acquired by TO Books who began publishing it with illustrations by Sando under their TO Bunko light novel imprint on June 9, 2018. Twenty volumes and two short stories have been released as of April 2025.

Manga

adaptation with composition by 8Key and art by Momochi began serialization on TO Books'

-based ''Comic Corona'' manga service on December 17, 2018. The manga's chapters have been compiled into twelve ''

'' volumes as of April 2025. During their New York Comic-Con 2019 panel,

announced that they licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.

Stage play

stage play A play is a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than mere reading. The creator of a play is known as a playwright. Plays are staged at various levels, ranging ...

adaptation ran at CBGK Shibugeki in

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between April 6–10, 2022. A second stage play with a new cast ran at Theater Alpha Tokyo between January 18–22, 2023.

Anime

television series adaptation was announced on October 9, 2024. The series is produced by

in cooperation with Ascension and directed by Kenta Noda, with scripts written by Yōsuke Suzuki, character designs by Akito Fujiwara, and music composed by

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. It is set to premiere in January 2026.

Reception

By October 2024, the series has over 1.5 million copies in circulation.

References

External links

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