Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Zero (Novel) Vol. 01

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Zero Novel Vol. 01. A backstory series for Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest, the hit franchise that’s now an anime! (And check out the manga version of this series, too!)

Third-rate Synergist Oscar Orcus wants only to live a peaceful life, raising money to support the orphanage he grew up in. All of this changes when the whirlwind that is Miledi Reisen storms into his life. Miledi, seeing Oscar’s hidden potential, wants to recruit him for her mission to defeat the gods. Oscar wants no part of this–but when the orphanage suddenly comes under attack, he may have no choice!

Biographical Notes:

Ryo Shirakome is a Japanese author known for Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest.

Takaya-Ki is a Japanese artist known for their illustrations in the light novel series Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest.

Title Notes:

ANIME FOR THE ORIGINAL LIGHT NOVEL SERIES: In July 2019, streaming in English through Crunchyroll. The second season began in January 2022 and is streaming in English through Funimation, along with the first season.

SPIN-OFF, SIMULTANEOUS PUBLICATION: The light novel and manga of the original Arifureta series are both simultaneously being published by Seven Seas, alongside the ZERO backstory series (both manga and light novel), and the manga-original spin-off Arifureta: I Love Isekai.

LIGHT NOVEL: Fiction with color inserts in the front of each volume and roughly a dozen black-and-white manga-style illustrations to complement 250-350 pages of text.

AGE RANGE: This Adult title is rated Older Teen (15+).

SERIES INFO: Total number of volumes are currently unknown, but will have a planned pub whenever new volumes are available in Japan.

More details on Ryo Shirakome & Takaya-Ki:

Takaya-Ki’s Twitter Page

More works by Takaya-Ki

More works by Ryo Shirakome