Cooking with Wild Game (異世界料理道, Isekai Ryōridō) is a Japanese Isekai light novel series written by EDA and illustrated by Kochimo. It began serialization online in 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Hobby Japan, who published the first light novel volume in October 2015 under their HJ Novels imprint. Thirty-one volumes have been released as of December 2023. A manga adaptation with art by Kochimo has been serialized online via Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website since 2018. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.
Synopsis[]
Tsurumi Asuta is a 17-year-old second year high school student. He was an apprentice cook working at the public diner "Tsurumi-ya" that was managed by his father. One day, Tsurumi-ya is hit by fire and Asuta dived inside the burning shop in order to save his father's santoku knife which is said to be his father soul, where he found demise.
When he came to, he was in the midst of a strange jungle. He was then attacked by a beast resembling a boar, but Asuta was saved by a girl named Ai Fa claiming herself as part of the "People of Morihen." It was then that he realized he was in another world.
(Source: Rebirth World Online)
List of Published Books[]
Light Novels[]
The light novel series was originally published by EDA as a free-to-read web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2014 and Hobby Japan published the first volume in print with illustrations by Kochimo in October 2015. As of December 7, 2023, thirty-one volumes have been published. The light novel is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club. As of December 2023, twenty-two English volumes have been published.
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 20, 2015 | 9784798609652 | — | — |
| 2 | April 22, 2015 | 9784798610078 | — | — |
| 3 | June 24, 2015 | 9784798610320 | — | — |
| 4 | September 19, 2015 | 9784798610757 | — | — |
| 5 | December 22, 2015 | 9784798611402 | — | — |
| 6 | March 24, 2016 | 9784798611969 | — | — |
| 7 | June 22, 2016 | 9784798612430 | — | — |
| 8 | September 23, 2016 | 9784798612911 | — | — |
| 9 | December 22, 2016 | 9784798613543 | — | — |
| 10 | March 23, 2017 | 9784798614694 | — | — |
| 11 | June 22, 2017 | 9784798614694 | — | — |
| 12 | November 22, 2017 | 9784798615332 | — | — |
| 13 | February 23, 2018 | 9784798616292 | — | — |
| 14 | May 24, 2018 | 9784798616988 | — | — |
| 15 | September 22, 2018 | 9784798617534 | — | — |
| 16 | January 25, 2019 | 9784798618463 | — | — |
| 17 | April 23, 2019 | 9784798619101 | — | — |
| 18 | July 23, 2019 | 9784798619668 | — | — |
| 19 | November 22, 2019 | 9784798620497 | — | — |
| 20 | March 21, 2020 | 9784798621494 | — | — |
| 21 | June 22, 2020 | 9784798622354 | — | — |
| 22 | September 19, 2020 | 978-4798622996 | — | — |
| 23 | December 22, 2020 | 9784798623764 | — | — |
| 24 | March 19, 2021 | 9784798624402 | — | — |
| 25 | June 19, 2021 | 9784798625126 | — | — |
| 26 | September 18, 2021 | 9784798625898 | — | — |
| 27 | May 19, 2022 | 9784798628417 | — | — |
| 28 | August 19, 2022 | 9784798628974 | — | — |
| 29 | January 19, 2023 | 9784798630007 | — | — |
| 30 | May 19, 2023 | 9784798631837 | — | — |
| 31 | September 19, 2023 | 9784798632759 | — | — |
| 32 | January 19, 2024 | 984798633886 | — | — |
Manga[]
The series was adapted into a manga series by Kochimo and published by Hobby Japan, with nine volumes released as of December 7, 2023. The manga is also licensed by J-Novel Club. As of December 7, 2023, seven English volumes have been published.
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 26, 2018 | 9784798617008 | — | — |
| 2 | January 26, 2019 | 9784798618500 | — | — |
| 3 | November 27, 2019 | 9784798620558 | — | — |
| 4 | June 27, 2020 | 9784798622408 | — | — |
| 5 | February 1, 2021 | 9784798624129 | — | — |
| 6 | August 2, 2021 | 9784798625591 | — | — |
| 7 | December 28, 2022 | 9784798626512 | — | — |
| 8 | May 1, 2023 | 9784798631035 | — | — |
| 9 | November 1, 2023 | 9784798633381 | — | — |
Character[]
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Reception[]
Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the first volume a grade of B−, praising its handling of cultural differences and the quality of the English translation. She wrote: "Cooking with Wild Game isn't the most thrilling of books, but it is setting up to perhaps spend more time on things that aren't excessive amounts of game-preparation... If you enjoy cooking stories, this is an interesting one, even if it has yet to achieve a perfect balance of its story elements."
External Links[]
- Cooking with Wild Game — Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Cooking with Wild Game — Work information (Light novel official website) | Hobby Japan (in Japanese)
- Cooking with Wild Game — Work information (Manga Official Website) | Comic Fire (in Japanese)
- Cooking with Wild Game — Wikipedia EN
Trivia[]
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