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My Isekai Life

, or simply My Isekai Life, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shinkoshoto and illustrated by Huuka Kazabana. It began serialization online in October 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by SB Creative, who has released the series since May 2018 under their GA Novel label.

A manga adaptation with art by Ponjea has been serialized online since July 2018 via Square Enix's online manga magazine Manga Up!. The manga is licensed in North America by Square Enix. An anime television series adaptation by Revoroot aired from July to September 2022.

Plot

Yūji Sano, an overworked corporate employee, is unexpectedly summoned to a game-like fantasy world after unknowingly accepting the transfer from his computer. Believing the experience to be a dream, Yūji initially seeks only to return to his former life, but he soon learns he possesses the Monster Tamer class, considered the weakest profession. By befriending numerous slimes, he gains access to vast amounts of magical knowledge, allowing him to acquire a second class as a Sage and rapidly become one of the most powerful figures in the world. Despite his overwhelming abilities, Yūji attempts to live quietly, shaped by the trauma of his previous life, but growing threats and looming catastrophes force him to confront the responsibilities that come with his power.

Characters

Falling asleep as a salaryman but waking up in the world of a game he was playing as a novice Tamer. Despite his confusion he tamed a slime and immediately discovered the disused hut of a deceased sorcerer. He found that as the slimes read the sorcerers’ book collection he instantly gained all the skills and knowledge from the books and within minutes gained the title of Sage.

Media

Light novel

The series is written by Shinkoshoto and illustrated by Huuka Kazabana. Originally serialized online on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2017, SB Creative published the first novel in print under their GA Novel label on May 15, 2018. As of September 2025, eighteen volumes have been released.

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Ponjea, started serialization in Square Enix's Manga Up! website on July 29, 2018. The first volume was released on September 13, 2018. As of February 2026, thirty-one volumes have been released.

On March 13, 2021, Square Enix announced that they will begin publish the manga in English in December 2021. They later released the first volume in January 2022.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by Revoroot was announced during the "GA Fes 2021" event livestream on January 31, 2021. It is directed by Keisuke Kojima, with Kojima and Norihito Saitama serving as character designers. Kiyotaka Suzuki is serving as the assistant director, with scripts written by Naohiro Fukushima, and music composed by Gin from Busted Rose. The series aired from July 4 to September 12, 2022, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and BS Fuji, with the first two episodes airing back-to-back. The opening theme song is "Mujikaku no Tensai" by Non Stop Rabbit, while the ending theme song is "Gohan da yo! Dadadadan!!" by Hikaru Tono, Mai Kanno, Haruna Mikawa, Erisa Kuon, Nichika Ōmori, and Miharu Hanai under the unit name Surachanzu△. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series. Medialink also licensed the series in Asia-Pacific. At their Otakon panel in July 2022, Sentai Filmworks announced that the series will receive an English dub in August 2022.

The first promotional video was released on January 4, 2022. According to the director, Keisuke Kojima, all key frames in the video were illustrated with Clip Studio Ex.

Episodes

Video game

An online MMORPG video game, developed by CTW Inc., was released on July 4, 2022.

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