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Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
The cover of the first light novel, featuring the character Yue.
ありふれた職業で世界最強
(Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō)
GenreFantasy[1]
Novel series
Written byRyo Shirakome
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō (Self-published)
Original runNovember 7, 2013 – present
Volumes8 + 4 side stories
Light novel
Written byRyo Shirakome
Illustrated byTakayaki
Published byOverlap
English publisher
ImprintOverlap Bunko
Original runJune 25, 2015 – present
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byRoGa
Published byOverlap
English publisher
MagazineComic Gardo
Original run2016 – present
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Manga
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero
Original run2018 – scheduled
Anime television series
Directed byJun Kamiya
Written byKazuyuki Fudeyasu
StudioWhite Fox
Original networkTokyo MX, AT-X
Original run April 2018 – scheduled

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (ありふれた職業で世界最強, Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryo Shirakome and illustrated by Takayaki. The series follows Hajime Nagumo, who is transported to another world with the rest of his class but receives only the most average of magical abilities, forcing him to fight to improve himself. The novels are licensed in English by J-Novel Club, with Seven Seas Entertainment publishing them in print. The series has received a manga adaptation, serialized on Ovelap's Comic Gardo website since 2016 and also licensed by Seven Seas, and an anime television series adaptation by White Fox will begin airing in April 2018.

Plot

High-schooler Hajime Nagumo is bullied by the rest of his class for his relationship with the class idol, Kaori. When he and the rest of his class are transported to a fantasy world, all of his classmates get powerful magical abilities, while Hajime only gains the ability to transmute metal. During a dungeon raid, he is betrayed and left for dead, but survives. He must work to escape the dungeon and become stronger. On his journey, he meets and forms a relationship with the imprisoned vampire Yue, and later is joined by the bunny-eared Shea.

Characters

Hajime Nagumo (南雲ハジメ, Nagumo Hajime)
Voiced by: Toshinari Fukamachi[2]
A high-school student who is transported to another world, where he only gains a very low-level blacksmithing skill. Betrayed by his classmates, he sets out to become stronger through hard work and dedication.
Yue (ユエ)
Voiced by: Yūki Kuwahara[2]
An imprisoned vampire princess who Hajime frees from the dungeon.
Shea Haulia (シア・ハウリア, Hauria Shea)
Voiced by: Minami Takahashi[2]
A rabbit-girl who Hajime encounters on his travels. She has the ability to see the future.

Media

Light novel

Ryo Shirakome originally published the series as a web novel on the user-submitted content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō. The main story ran for 8 books between November 7, 2013 and October 31, 2015, and has been followed by 3 after-stories and an extra story since.[3] The novels were picked up for publication by Overlap, and the publisher released the first volume, with illustrations by Takayaki, under their Overlap Bunko imprint in June 2015.[2] Six volumes have been released to date.

A spin-off light novel series, titled Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero (ありふれた職業で世界最強　零, Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō Rei), will begin publication in December 2017.[4][2]

Digital publisher J-Novel Club licensed the series for an English release, and published the first chapter on February 21, 2017.[5][6] During their panel at Anime Expo 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they would publish a print version of the novels[6] as part of their collaboration with J-Novel Club.[7]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 25, 2015[8]978-4-86554-055-0February 6, 2018[1]978-1-626927-68-1
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2 November 25, 2015[9]978-4-86554-073-4May 1, 2018[1]978-1-626927-80-3
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3 February 25, 2016[10]978-4-86554-093-2August 7, 2018[1]978-1-626928-45-9
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4 July 27, 2016[11]978-4-86554-143-4——
5 December 25, 2016[12]978-4-86554-178-6——
6 May 25, 2017[13]978-4-86554-219-6——
7 December 25, 2017[14][15]978-4-86554-265-3
ISBN 978-4-86554-266-0 (LE)		——
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 25, 2017[4]978-4-86554-267-7

Manga

A manga adaptation by RoGa has been published on Ovelap's Comic Gardo website since 2016,[2] and has been licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment.[16] An adaptation of the spin-off light novel Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero will begin serialization in early 2018.[2]

Volumes
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 25, 2016[17]978-4-86554-183-0March 6, 2018[18]978-1-626927-69-8
2 September 25, 2017[19]978-4-86554-261-5July 3, 2018[18]978-1-62692821-3

Audio drama

A series of two drama CDs will be released with the seventh and eight volumes of the light novel on December 25, 2017, and March 25, 2018.[2] The drama CDs will have the same voice cast as the anime.[2]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation will premiere in April 2018. The series will be directed by Jun Kamiya and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, with animation by studio White Fox. Atsuo Atobe will provide character designs and serve as chief animation director.[2]

Reception

The series was the 27th best-selling light novel series in the first half of 2017, with 84,372 copies sold.[20]

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network enjoyed the series, praising it for its central premise and how it was "good twist on the genre conventions" by making its hero have to work for his overpowered hero status instead of immediately gaining it like many light novel protagonists.[21][22] She criticized the series for its depiction of the romantic relationship between Hajime and Yue, which she called "unhealthy", and also felt that the translation wasn't as good as some of J-Novel Club's other releases.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Alternate-World Light Novels Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest]. Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese). Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  4. ^ a b ありふれた職業で世界最強　零 1 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero 1]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "-Novel Club Licenses Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Novel". Anime News Network. February 21, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Seven Seas Licenses Made in Abyss, Nameless Asterism, Soul Liquid Chambers, Getter Robo Devolution Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Seven Seas to Publish J-Novel Club Light Novels in Print". Anime News Network. January 19, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  8. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 1 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 1]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  9. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 2 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 2]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  10. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 3 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 3]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  11. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 4 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 4]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  12. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 5 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 5]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  13. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 6 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 6]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  14. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 7 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 7]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  15. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 7　ドラマCD付き特装版 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 7 with Drama CD]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  16. ^ "Seven Seas Licenses Arifureta Manga, Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! Light Novels & Manga". Anime News Network. September 11, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  17. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 1 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 1]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (Manga)". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  19. ^ ありふれた職業で世界最強 2 [Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 2]. Overlap (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  20. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2017 (First Half)". Anime News Network. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  21. ^ a b Silverman, Rebecca (May 22, 2017). "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Novel 1 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  22. ^ Silverman, Rebecca (June 2, 2017). "Spring 2017 Manga Guide: Light Novel Roundup". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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