A manga adaptation by Jirō Oimoto began serialization on the seinen magazine Comp Ace by publisher Kadokawa Shoten in May 2018. The manga is also licensed by Yen Press. [12]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | November 24, 2018 [51] | 978-4-04-107718-4 | May 4, 2021 [52] | 978-1-9753-2386-8 |
2 | August 26, 2019 [53] | 978-4-04-108577-6 | December 7, 2021 [54] | 978-1-97-532388-2 |
3 | February 22, 2020 [55] | 978-4-04-108578-3 | January 18, 2022 [56] | 978-1-97-532390-5 |
4 | January 26, 2021 [57] | 978-4-04-110920-5 | June 7, 2022 [58] | 978-1-97-534274-6 |
5 | October 26, 2021 [59] | 978-4-04-111912-9 | November 22, 2022 [60] | 978-1-97-534948-6 |
6 | August 26, 2022 [61] | 978-4-04-111913-6 | May 23, 2023 [62] | 978-1-97-536913-2 |
7 | February 25, 2023 [63] | 978-4-04-113329-3 | December 12, 2023 [64] | 978-1-97-537476-1 |
8 | November 25, 2023 [65] | 978-4-04-114355-1 | November 19, 2024 [66] | 979-8-85-540083-0 |
An anime adaptation was announced by Kadokawa on December 6, 2018. [67] The series was animated by Silver Link, and directed by Shin Oonuma and Mirai Minato, with Fumihiko Shimo handling series composition, and Kazuya Hirata designing the characters. [2] The series aired from January 8 to March 25, 2020, on AT-X, ABC, Tokyo MX, TVA, and BS11. [5] Afilia Saga performed the opening theme "Kyūkyoku Unbalance" (究極アンバランス!), while Rico Sasaki performed the ending theme "Play the World." [10] It ran for 12 episodes. [68]
Funimation had previously streamed the series. [69] [70] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. [71] Muse Communication streamed the series on its Muse Asia YouTube channel in Southeast Asia and South Asia. [72]
A second season of the anime was announced at the end of the first season's final episode, and was originally scheduled to air in 2022, [73] but was later delayed. [74] It aired from January 11 to April 19, 2023. [75] Junjō no Afilia performed the opening theme "Kono Tate ni, Kakuremasu" (この盾に、隠れます。), while FRAM performed the ending theme "Step for Joy". [76] On February 13, 2023, the official anime website announced the seventh episode of the season and beyond would be delayed by two weeks till March 8, 2023. [77] The animation staff announced on March 29, 2023 that they scheduled the 11th and 12th episodes for April 12 and 19, to maintain the quality of the footage. [78]
A free-to-play mobile game titled Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu: Line Wars! (痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。 ~らいんうぉーず!~) was released for iOS and Android devices on January 9, 2020. [79] It ended service on September 21, 2021. [80]
A pachislot machine by Sammy Corporation was released in 2024. [81]
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The web novel version of the story on Shōsetsuka ni Narō has over 60 million views since its original publication on the site. [82]
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Episodes 7-10 will air weekly starting on March 8, schedule for episodes 11-12 not yet decided.