Isekai de Slow Life wo (Ganbou) (異世界でスローライフを(願望), I have a slow living in a different world (I wish) / Slow Life In Another World "I Wish!") is a Japanese light novel series written by Shige. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in May 2017, the series was later acquired by Overlap Novel, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Ouka. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Nagayori, began serialization on the Niconico-based web manga platform Comic Gardo in July 2019.
Synopsis[]
By the goddess's will, Itsuki Shinomiya was given the privilege of choosing various abilities and being reborn in another world. However, before going to the other world, he didn't want to involve himself in scary, dirty, gross things like battles. Fiercely determined to live a slow life, he chose the unique skill [Pocket Money], giving him an amount of money once daily.
"With this, I can hang out with girls without having to work!"
Dreaming of avoiding battles and living with cute girls, Itsuki entered another world! But the reality was not that simple. Getting attacked by giant bugs, getting caught up in arguments at the guild, and getting stuck with slaves?! In the end, will Itsuki be able to live his ideal slow life?! Using unique skills and manufacturing skills, an exciting other-world slow life with beautiful girls starts now!
(Source: MU)
List of published books[]
Novel[]
written by Shige. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in May 2017, the series was later acquired by Overlap Novel, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Ouka.
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | March 25, 2018 | 978-4-8655-4331-5 | — | — |
2 | July 25, 2018 | 978-4-8655-4379-7 | — | — |
3 | December 25, 2018 | 978-4-8655-4431-2 | — | — |
4 | June 25, 2019 | 978-4-8655-4514-2 | — | — |
5 | February 25, 2020 | 978-4-8655-4614-9 | — | — |
6 | August 25, 2020 | 978-4-8655-4724-5 | — | — |
7 | March 25, 2021 | 978-4-86554-870-9 | — | — |
8 | October 25, 2021 | 978-4-82400-026-2 | — | — |
9 | July 25, 2022 | 978-4-82400-243-3 | — | — |
10 | April 25, 2023 | 978-4-82400-445-1 | — | — |
11 | October 25, 2023 | 978-4-82400-633-2 | — | — |
Manga[]
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Nagayori, began serialization on the Niconico-based web manga platform Comic Gardo in July 2019. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment since August 17, 2021.
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | February 25, 2020 | 978-4865546156 | — | — |
2 | August 25, 2020 | 978-4865547306 | — | — |
3 | March 25, 2021 | 978-4865548730 | — | — |
4 | October 25, 2021 | 978-4824000347 | — | — |
5 | July 25, 2022 | 978-4824002518 | — | — |
6 | March 25, 2023 | 978-4824004512 | — | — |
7 | January 25, 2024 | 978-4824006424 | — | — |
Character[]
The protagonist. He's introduced waiting for the train home, complaining about how his job is working him to death, not leaving him time to cook a decent meal or even watch his favorite anime. Little does he know that his job worked him to death and the "last train" he boards is a train to the afterlife. He meets the self-proclaimed goddess who transports him to the new world, after giving him a choice in what New Life in Another World Bonus he wants. Even the goddess is rather concerned about his choices, but he blows off her advice. If not for the goddess sending a message to Hayato to greet him on his arrival, he would have died within five minutes of arriving.
Abilities[]
"These three skills will be fine ≪Pocket Change≫, ≪Alchemy≫, and ≪Agriculture≫."
― Itsuki Shinomiya
A former office worker in modern Japan, worn out in body and soul. On his way home, he encounters a "goddess" at a train station. She tells him that he has died, and reborn in another world. He wants to take it easy in the other world, so he acquires the skills of ≪Pocket Change≫, ≪Alchemy≫, and ≪Agriculture≫. After his rebirth, he studied under the head of the alchemy guild, Reinrich. By chance, he takes beautiful girl knights Aina Wermut and Solte Wermut as his slaves.
「JOB」 | Alchemy LV28 | ||
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「HP」 | 1300/1300 | 「MP」 | 9200/9200 |
「STR」 | F | 「VIT」 | E |
「INT」 | B | 「MID」 | B |
「AGI」 | D | 「DEX」 | A |
「ACTIVE SKILLS」 | |||
≪Spatial Magic LV7≫ | 《 | ||
≪Alchemy LV9≫ | 《 | ||
≪Appraisal LV3≫ ≪Woodworking LV3≫ | |||
「PASSIVE SKILLS」 | |||
≪Agriculture Lv1≫ ≪Cooking Lv1≫ ≪Sewing Lv1≫ | |||
「AUTO ACTIVE SKILLS」 | |||
≪??? ➤ Madness Lv1≫ ≪Pocket Change Lv4≫ |
The three skills he chooses, ≪Pocket Change≫, ≪Alchemy≫, and ≪Agriculture≫, seem like they have good synergy and would make for easy living at first glance, but even the goddess advises him that there are better alternatives, advice he blows off. In reality, these skills are all far more trouble than they're worth. ≪Pocket Change≫ doesn't even give him enough cash for a single meal and can only be used once per day. Alchemy produces things that are inferior to what he can make by hand and has a chance of failure until he does the work by hand first, and that takes a lot of work. Agriculture is so twitchy and temperamental that Itsuky winds up never using it, at all.
His survival instincts go cry in a corner every time he sees a pretty girl in trouble, even if she's in trouble because she tried to kill him! He later goes and makes his own dream of living the slow life borderline impossible by presenting Origoll a Miracle Potion, which should be impossible for a human to make, to save her life, despite knowing the fact that doing so might, just might, put him in everyone's crosshairs.
He chooses not to get any self-defense skills and can barely throw a punch, so he lets his slave harem, who are almost all powerful action girls, do the fighting. His harem is composed entirely of slaves, a couple of which he sought out to keep them from going to a worse master, and some more who were shoved onto him. Keeping them happy and healthy is expensive and extremely problematic, at least one of them openly loathes him at first. But after he dotes on them for a while, they bend over backward to make him happy, and Wendy is his de-facto wife. And yes, he and Wendy do eventually consummate that.
He pointedly does not believe in grudges. He put his own freedom on the line to rescue Renge via a bet with Yaschis that he can raise 120 mil Nohl in a week, just so she wouldn't wind up, maybe, in a brothel somewhere, and instead would be a slave in his service. But even he would like nothing more than to make Dardarill a nice pig-faced corpse after learning the lout bribed one of the butlers at Origoll's estate into casting a fatal curse magic on her, on the off chance that the town lord's death might elevate his position. The lout is just that irredeemable.
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External Link[]
- Isekai de Slow Life wo (Ganbou) ─ Become a Novelist (Web Novel)
- Isekai de Slow Life wo (Ganbou) Official (@shige_naro) - Twitter
- Isekai de Slow Life wo (Ganbou) ─ Light novel official website (Overlap)
- Isekai de Slow Life wo (Ganbou) ─ Manga official website (Comic Gardo)
Trivia[]
to be added.