Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Zero (Novel) Vol. 03

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Zero Novel Vol. 03. 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!)

NEW FRIENDS — OR NEW FOES?!

Peace in the wake of the battle at Andika is shattered by news that the hidden village in the Reisen Gorge has been destroyed! Rushing to the scene, Miledi is confronted by a mysterious man who introduces himself as Vandre Schnee, another user of ancient magic. Vandre is willing to join the Liberators—but only if Miledi and the others agree to travel to the demon kingdom of Igdor. Who is this mysterious man, and can they trust him?!

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