English Title: Outbreak Company: The Power of Moe
Japanese Title: アウトブレイク・カンパニー èŒãˆã‚‹ä¾µç•¥è€… — Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha (The Moe Invader)
Author: Ichirou Sakaki — 榊一郎
Illustrator: Yuugen — ゆーã’ã‚“
Translator: Kevin Steinbach
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Isekai, Satire
Original Run: December 2011 – August 2017
English Run: November 2017 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Kodansha Lightnovel
English Publisher: J-Novel Club
Volumes in Japanese: 19 (Completed) (includes 1 side story volume)
Volumes in English: 18 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Kindle $7 – iBook $7 – Kobo $7 — Nook $7
Note: Also available to read online through a J-Novel Club subscription. This series is currently digital-only.
Synopsis: The year is 20XX, and Shinichi Kanou is a pretty typical otaku: he loves anime, manga, games, and light novels, but his devotion to the two-dimensional hasn’t always made him the most popular guy around. What he doesn't know is that Japan has discovered a portal to another world in the vicinity of Mount Fuji. The people of the Eldant Empire, though, only have eyes for one of Japan's traditional exports: pop culture. Enter Amutech, a purveyor of “general entertainment†that's secretly run by the Japanese government. Shinichi lands a job as the company's general manager. Now he finally has a chance to put his nerd know-how to good use spreading the otaku gospel in the Eldant Empire. And wait… he has to work with a half-elf maid, an empress, AND a female soldier to get the job done?
Volume 1
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Released November 17, 2017 — ASIN: B0762F9272
Volume 2
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Released February 2, 2018 — ASIN: B077GVLMZM
Volume 3
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Released April 20, 2018 — ASIN: B079GPG81Z
Volume 4
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Released June 22, 2018 — ASIN: B07C7HL199
Volume 5
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Released September 7, 2018 — ASIN: B07DWRGGC2
Volume 6
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Released November 26, 2018 — ASIN: B07HNQNSHD
Volume 7
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Released January 28, 2019 — ASIN: B07KVDMXXC
Volume 8
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Released April 15, 2019 — ASIN: B07NVPHBS8
Volume 9
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Released June 16, 2019 — ASIN: B07R81LFTQ
Volume 10
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Released August 18, 2019 — ASIN: B07SRW77DY
Volume 11
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Released October 20, 2019 — ASIN: B07W8MSRXY
Volume 12
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Released December 31, 2019 -- ASIN: B07Z45J3NR
Volume 13
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Releasing March 29, 2020 -- ASIN: B083XCRB83
Volume 14
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Released June 08, 2020 — ASIN: B0868Z8RPG
Volume 15
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Released November 14, 2020 -- ASIN: B08GK679CJ
Volume 16
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Released January 17, 2021 — ASIN: B08MNMGR9S
Volume 17
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Released April 4, 2021 -- ASIN: B08SWLZGBC
Volume 18
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Released June 14, 2021 -- ASIN: B08ZW124LZ
Reviews of Outbreak Company: The Power of Moe
- Justus R. Stone: Vol 1
- Manga Bookshelf: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Vol 6 — Vol 7 — Vol 8 — Vol 9 — Vol 10 — Vol 11 — Vol 12 — Vol 13 — Vol 14 — Vol 15
Illustrations Sampler
Anime Adaptation
MAL Entry — 12 episodes — Aired October 2013 – December 2013
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Note: Volume 1 adapted in episodes 1 ,2, 3, and partially 4. Volume 2 adapted in episodes 4, 5, 11, and 12. Volume 3 adapted in episodes 5 and 6. Volume 4 adapted in episode 10. Volume 7 adapted in episode 9. (Episodes 7 and 8 were anime-original.)
Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry — 4 volumes — Published November 2012 – November 2014 (Japan Only)
If you liked Outbreak Company: The Power of Moe, you might also want to try…
- Bluesteel Blasphemer — also written by Ichirou Sakaki, isekai fantasy
- Scrapped Princess -- also written by Ichirou Sakaki, fantasy setting
- Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! — isekai fantasy, comedy
- My Little Sister Can Read Kanji — satire, the power of moe
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