English Title: Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest
Japanese Title: ã‚ã‚Šãµã‚ŒãŸè·æ¥ã§ä¸–界最強 — Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
Author: Ryo Shirakome — 白米良
Illustrator: Takayaki — ãŸã‹ã‚„Ki
Translator: Ningen
Genre: Fantasy, Isekai, Adventure, Harem
Original Run: June 2015 – ongoing
English Run: May 2017 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Overlap Bunko (Overlap)
English Publisher: J-Novel Club
Volumes in Japanese: 11 (+1 Short Story Volume) (In Progress)
Volumes in English: 11 (+1 Short Story Volume) (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Kindle $7 – iBook $7 – Kobo $7 — Nook $7 — Paperback $10
Note: Also available to read online through a J-Novel Club subscription. Physical copies are now being made available via the publisher Seven Seas.
- English Website — Japanese Website
- MAL Entry — Forum — Anime-Planet
- Baka Updates — LNDB.info — Novel Updates
Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world! They’re treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku’s wet dream quickly turns into Hajime’s nightmare. While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime’s job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith’s level of strength?
Volume 1
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eBook Released May 6, 2017 — ASIN: B06XBJVMDR
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Paperback released February 6, 2018 -- ISBN-13: 978-1626927681
Volume 2
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eBook Released July 21, 2017 — ASIN: B071LD7DJZ
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Paperback released May 15, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1626927803
Volume 3
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eBook Released October 7, 2017 — ASIN: B074MTR3C6
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Paperback released August 7, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1626928459
Volume 4
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eBook Released December 23, 2017 — ASIN: B0763H3LYR
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Paperback released December 18, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1626929494
Volume 5
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eBook Released March 10, 2018 — ASIN: B078PM8WGZ
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Paperback released April 2, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1642750171
Volume 6
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eBook Released May 26, 2018 — ASIN: B07BK64YWJ
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Paperback released July 9, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1642751116
Volume 7
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eBook Released August 11, 2018 — ASIN: B07D9P5QR4
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Paperback released December 03, 2019 -- ISBN-13: 978-1642757361
Volume 8
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eBook Released October 28, 2018 — ASIN: B07GX3RZY6
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Paperback Releasing July 7, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645054351
Volume 9
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eBook Released June 8, 2019 — ASIN: B07RPBPHR2
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Paperback Releasing August 25, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645054856
Volume 10
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eBook Released November 03, 2019 -- ASIN: B07W8XCYV8
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Paperback Released October 20, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645057475
Short Stories
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eBook Releasing March 16, 2020 -- ASIN: B0847G6NJ6
Volume 11
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eBook Released December 14, 2020 -- ASIN: B08MFLCRW5
— Arifureta Zero —
Synopsis: This is the story of what happened long before Hajime was summoned to Tortus. Oscar Orcus is considered a third-rate Synergist by most people. He spends his days peacefully, working so he can send money back to an orphanage. All that changes when the whirlwind that is Miledi Reisen storms into his life. Miledi sees the hidden potential in Oscar, and invites him on her journey to defeat the gods. Oscar wants no part of any journey, and he refuses. But Miledi is persistent, and the situation changes drastically when the orphanage he wants to protect is attacked. In the end, what will our unlikely hero decide?
Volume 1
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eBook Released April 11, 2018 — ASIN: B078ZYYVRN
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Paperback released September 3, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1645051732
Volume 2
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eBook Released February 2, 2019 — ASIN: B07K61VB2P
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Paperback released January 07, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645051763
Volume 3
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eBook Released November 16, 2019 -- ASIN: B07WT3SWGZ
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Paperback Releasing August 04, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645054610
Volume 4
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eBook Released July 06, 2020 -- ASIN: B085T7RXXY
Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository -- Rightstuf -- BAM! -- Indigo
Paperback Releasing December 29, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 9781645057901
Reviews of Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest
- Manga Bookshelf: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Zero v1 —Vol 6 — Vol 7 — Vol 8 — Zero v2 — Vol 9 — Vol 10 — Zero v3 — Zero v4 — Vol 11
- Justus R Stone: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3
- The Light Novel Podcast: Vols 1-4
Illustrations Sampler
Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry -- Published February 2016 – ongoing. Published in English by Seven Seas. English release began March 2018
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Anime Adaptation
MAL Entry -- Season 1 aired July 2019 to October 2019. 13 episodes.
Adapted volumes 1 to 4 of the light novel series.
MAL Entry -- Season 2 in production
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