Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu (乙女ゲー世界はモブに厳しい世界です, Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomu Mishima and illustrated by Monda. It was originally self-published as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō platform by the author beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on October 15, 2019, concluding with seven parts and 176 chapters. It later began publishing as a light novel by Micro Magazine under their GC Novels imprint on May 30, 2018. A manga adaptation of the series by Jun Shiosato began serialization on October 5, 2018, and is published under the Dragon Comics Age imprint by Fujimi Shobo. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes both the light novel and the manga adaptation in English. An anime television series adaptation by ENGI aired from April to June 2022. A second season has been announced.
Also, in the ranking of "This light novel is amazing! 2020", it was ranked 8th in the book category.
Synopsis[]
Blackmailed into playing a dating simulator set in a matriarchy, an ordinary man must put up with the unbearable and convoluted world until he clears the game. After countless days of grinding, he finally manages to beat it, but his hardcore gaming comes at a cost: extreme sleep deprivation and hunger.
While heading out to the convenience store to solve one of these problems, the man tumbles down the stairs and falls unconscious, only to wake up to the worst possible realization—he has been reincarnated into the game as the mob character Leon Fou Bartfort. Now trapped in a world he despises, Leon must use his knowledge of the game to navigate through the plot safely and sustain himself in a society where the odds are heavily stacked against him.
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List of published books[]
Novel[]
The light novel is written by Yomu Mishima and illustrated by Monda. Micro Magazine has published ten volumes under their GC Novels imprint since May 30, 2018. It was originally self-published by the author as a web novel. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series in English in April 2020 and the first volume was released digitally on November 19, 2020
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | May 30, 2018 | 978-4-89637-753-8 | February 16, 2021 (print) November 19, 2020 (digital) |
978-1-64505-950-9 |
| 2 | October 30, 2018 | 978-4-89637-830-6 | May 11, 2021 (print) March 11, 2021 (digital) |
978-1-64827-197-7 |
| 3 | March 29, 2019 | 978-4-89637-864-1 | September 7, 2021 (print) July 8, 2021 (digital) |
978-1-64827-295-0 |
| 4 | August 30, 2019 | 978-4-89637-911-2 | January 4, 2022 (print) November 18, 2021 (digital) |
978-1-64827-570-8 |
| 5 | January 30, 2020 | 978-4-89637-975-4 | March 8, 2022 (print) January 20, 2022 (digital) |
978-1-63858-138-3 |
| 6 | July 30, 2020 | 978-4-86716-033-6 | June 28, 2022 (print) May 5, 2022 (digital) |
978-1-63858-314-1 |
| 7 | January 30, 2021 | 978-4-86716-106-7 | December 6, 2022 (print) August 18, 2022 (digital) |
978-1-63858-651-7 |
| 8 | June 30, 2021 | 978-4-86716-157-9 | February 14, 2023 (print) | 978-1-63858-885-6 |
| 9 | November 30, 2021 | 978-4-86716-214-9 | — | — |
| 10 | May 30, 2022 | 978-4-86716-299-6 | — | — |
| 11 | November 30, 2022 | 978-4-86716-367-2 | — | — |
| 12 | July 31, 2023 | 978-4-86716-451-8 | — | — |
The light novel series is also published in Other languages:
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Mishima, Yomu (Author) / Moge Yui & Takeshi-tachi (Illustrator), "Ano Otome Gē Wa Oretachi ni Kibishī Sekaidesu (あの乙女ゲーは俺たちに厳しい世界です)" Micro Magazine, 2+ volume already published (as of July 31, 2023).
- Released date December 28, 2022 - ISBN 978-4867163696
- Released date July 31, 2023 - ISBN 978-4867164525
Manga[]
A manga adaptation by Jun Shiosato began serialization on October 5, 2018 and is published under the Dragon Comics Age imprint by Fujimi Shobo. The manga moved from the Dra Dra Sharp online manga website to the Monthly Dragon Age magazine on January 8, 2022. Seven Seas Entertainment announced their licensing of the manga adaptation on December 4, 2020 and published the first volume in July 2021. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes.
A spin-off manga illustrated by Noko Ōmi, titled; Otome Game Yōchien wa Mob ni Kibishii Yōchien Desu, began serialization in Monthly Dragon Age on June 6, 2022.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | June 8, 2019 | 978-4-04073-204-6 | August 3, 2021 July 27, 2021 (Early Digital) |
978-1-64827-426-8 |
| 2 | September 9, 2019 | 978-4-04073-321-0 | October 5, 2021 | 978-1-64827-447-3 |
| 3 | April 9, 2020 | 978-4-04073-613-6 | January 25, 2022 | 978-1-64827-471-8 |
| 4 | August 7, 2020 | 978-4-04073-770-6 | April 26, 2022 | 978-1-63858-172-7 |
| 5 | December 9, 2020 | 978-4-04073-901-4 | June 7, 2022 | 978-1-63858-284-7 |
| 6 | July 9, 2021 | 978-4-04074-171-0 | November 15, 2022 | 978-1-63858-670-8 |
| 7 | January 8, 2022 | 978-4-04074-384-4 | March 7, 2023 | 978-1-68579-478-1 |
| 8 | May 9, 2022 | 978-4-04074-528-2 | — | — |
| 9 | October 7, 2022 | 978-4-04074-714-9 | — | — |
| 10 | April 7, 2023 | 978-4-04-074934-1 | — | — |
| 11 | September 8, 2023 | 978-4-04-075124-5 | — | — |
The manga is also published in Other Language:
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Yomu Mishima (original story) / Tatsu Meng (character planning) / Jun Shioli (drawing) "Otome Game Yōchien wa Mob ni Kibishii Yōchien Desu (乙女ゲー幼稚園はモブに厳しい幼稚園です)" KADOKAWA (Dragon Comics Age), already published in 1 volume (as of April 7, 2023)
- Released date April 7, 2023 - ISBN 978-4-04-074935-8
Social Evaluation[]
This work was reprinted in November 2019 with all four volumes of the novel already published, and as of June 2021, the cumulative circulation of the series has exceeded 760,000.
KADOKAWA Group's e-book site BOOK☆WALKER was selected as 3rd place in the New Literature/Books category of the "New Light Novel General Election 2019". In addition, in the ranking of "This light novel is amazing! 2020", it was selected as 8th in the book. Also, as a result of winning first place in the "GC Novels 5th Anniversary Voice Drama Voting" from October 30-November 10, 2019, the aforementioned drama CD was made.
KADOKAWA's Da Vinci News commented on the story of this work, in which he plays an active role while reincarnating in a mob in the game world, "It teaches you the fun and fulfillment of advancing the story with your power." Voice actors Yusuke Kobayashi and Yusuke Shirai point to the exhilaration of the main character" actions as a feature of this work.
Character[]
The main character of this work. He is the son of a baron and he is a Reincarnator, In his previous life. He was in a position to be used by my sister who was good at it, and as a result of being forced to play the Otome game all night, stairs due to overplaying. Although he is small in stature, he has short black hair, a toned body and a good face. His face still bears the remnants of his previous life.
In this world, he is the third son of a concubine of a baron family, and has an eldest brother and eldest sister who are actually the mistress's children, a second brother and a second sister who share the same mother, and a younger brother and sister. Zora, the lawful wife of his father, Barcus, almost forced him into a political marriage for monetary gain, so he became an adventurer and used his knowledge of the game to discover lost items (Luxion) and treasures, thus avoiding marriage. However, his achievements were so highly regarded that he was granted the title of Baron, independent of his family, and he entered a mad aristocratic society.
He is a petty person who is recognized by both himself and others and is foul-mouthed and dirty with money. However, in reality, he has a kind personality, although he is twisted, and he is a good-natured person who can't abandon people in need, so he sometimes tries to help after making a calculative reason for himself. However, because he has a naïve outlook and his knowledge of the game interferes with his judgment, he is often ill-mannered. He deviates from his intentions and is sometimes reprimanded by Luxion for being sloppy and half-hearted.
He wants a peaceful life and does not want to be promoted, but because he is often at the center of turmoil, he is promoted from Baron to Earl and even Marquis against his will. I'm going to be the one who takes a heavy responsibility. He recognizes that Livia, the main character of the original game, and Ange, the villainous daughter, "I am a mob, so I can't have a romantic relationship with the main character." On the contrary, the two actively close the distance, and they fall in love without realizing it. ambiguous).
The type of ideal woman is "a gentle woman with big breasts", and when she first entered the school, she wanted to know the three sizes of Angelica. In battle, it uses the power of Arroganz and other Lost Items to thoroughly strike but does not take the life of the opponent. Knights who are prepared to die if they are defeated give him the nickname of "The Fiendish Knight" because of his actions that will humiliate them. Luxion speculated that her ancestor, Leia Bartfalt, was the seventh adventurer to found the kingdom
─ Anime OST: Arranged & Orchestrated by Marcos Cauich
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Abilities[]
"What's with all the whining about being royalty?
Has anyone tried to sell you to a perverted old hag?
Ever had to bow your head repeatedly and beg someone to marry you?
Ever had someone tell you how much they hate countryfolk or how they expect you to finance their lover, too? It's pathetic!
Why don't you try waiting on a wife's hand and foot while she turns around and loves every man but you?!"― Leon exclaims to Prince Julius and other nobles.
Closely resembling a "jack-of-all-trades", Leon is closely competent in all forms of combat, but he is nowhere near a master of none. In terms of individual fields of expertise, there are people better than him (For instance: Chris is likely superior in swordsmanship Jilk is a better sharpshooter and Brad is more proficient in magic). But Leon makes up by being a taskmaster who can improvise, adapt, and overcome as many odd situations as possible.
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Leon was trained by his father, as well as being a student of the Holfort's academy — going through standard adventurer training and working hard to appease the girls. He was never stated to be particularly good with a blade, but even in a dispirited mental state, he could stop Brad's surprise attack. Being accustomed to physically demanding labor since his childhood, Leon's body is very much well-built. After the acquisition of Luxion, Leon doesn't train as much as he could have any more, it's pretty obvious he does give enough effort to stay in shape, an extinct of being a young adventurer.
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Leon has displayed applaudable efficiency in handling air bikes and armor. While he is not as skilled of an armor controller as the Black Knight; Leon showed extreme competence as he could pinpoint and abuse Arroganz's blind spot in the "unfair" duel against Pierre, proving he understands his equipment from the inside out.
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Having New Human genes, the magic particles are non-toxic to Leon, thus he can utilize the mystic arts through self-teaching and attending lectures as a student of the Holfort's academy. Although his overall magic grade is not at all remarkable (according to Julius) due to his semi-lazy personality, Leon mastered some advanced incantations that he deemed useful/convenient.
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TV Anime[]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 25, 2021. It is produced by ENGI and directed by Kazuya Miura and Shin'ichi Fukumoto, with Kenta Ihara writing the scripts, Masahiko Suzuki designing the characters, and Kana Hashiguchi and Show Aratame composing the music. The series aired from April 3 to June 19, 2022, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, ytv, and BS NTV. The opening theme song is "Silent Minority" by Kashitarō Itō, while the ending theme song is "selfish" by Riko Azuna. Crunchyroll has licensed the series.
- Staff
- Original Author - Yomu Mishima
- Character draft - Meng Da
- Director - Kazuya Miura , Shinichi Fukumoto
- Series Composition/Screenplay - Kenta Inohara
- Character design - Masahiko Suzuki
- Monster Design/Mecha Design - Yoshiro Harada
- Art director - Takamasa Nakakuki, Ryosuke Kawai
- Art setting - Yoko Nakao , Misato Shiokawa
- Color design - Miho Hasegawa
- Cinematographer - Tomoyuki Ishiyama
- Editing - Yusuke Ueno
- Acoustic director - Takatoshi Hamano
- Music - Kana Hashiguchi , Sho Nittame
- Music production - KADOKAWA
- Music Producer - Chieko Mizushima
- Producers - Yuka Nemoto, Kenichi Tokumura, Masakazu Ito, Shinichiro Namiki, Taketoshi Yang, Makoto Nishibe, Shuka Nishimae, Sugaro, Sojiro Arimizu
- Animation Producer - Keiichi Ando, Koki Kobe
- Animation production - ENGI
- Production - Mob Seka Production Committee
On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series will receive an English dub, which premiered on April 17. Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu was released on Blu-ray in two volumes from July 27, 2022 to September 28, 2022.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "I Hate This World" Transcription: "Ore wa Kono Sekai ga Kirai da" (Japanese: 俺はこの世界が嫌いだ) |
Shin'ichi Fukumoto | Kenta Ihara | Toshihiko Masuda | April 3, 2022 |
| After completing an Otome game a Japanese salaryman hits his head and dies, later reincarnating as Leon Fou Bartfort inside the game that combines rural living on floating islands with futuristic technology. Society is female dominated and men are husbands or paramour to noble ladies. Leon’s father is married to Lady Zora, Leon’s stepmother. Ten years later Leon has prepared to enter The Academy where men find wives or become paramours. Zora suddenly announces he must marry her friend’s ugly 50-year-old daughter. Leon uses pre-knowledge of the story to locate a powerful ship named Luxion, which should have been found by the game's female protagonist in the original story. Luxion is controlled by an Artificial intelligence that attempts to kill Leon due to him being a New Human, the current breed of human that can use magic and eradicate the non-magic humans that created Luxion. However, Leon has an Old-Human soul, allowing him to register as Luxion’s owner. Zora happily assumes Leon died, only for Leon to appear with an absolute fortune in treasure looted from dungeons using his pre-knowledge. Now independently wealthy Leon is able to ignore Zora’s demand he gets married and attends the Academy as originally planned where the game's characters are gathered to begin the story. | |||||
| 2 | "Hey, Girl. Wanna Get Some Tea?" Transcription: "Soko no Kanojo Ocha Shitekanai?" (Japanese: そこの彼女 お茶してかない？) |
Shigeki Awai | Kenta Ihara | Hiroshi Kugimiya | April 10, 2022 |
| Due to his achievements Leon is unwillingly made a baron, meaning any future wife must be nobility. Leon witnesses the start of the storyline and sees the romantic interests, Prince Julius and his friends Jilk, Brad, Chris, and Greg, whom the heroine must choose a husband from, and the rich antagonist Angelica Redgrave. He witnesses a game event in which the heroine is supposed to slap a man, but it is a girl named Marie instead. Julius socializes with Marie to the irritation of Angelica, his fiancé. Leon meets the real heroine, commoner, and scholarship student Olivia. Olivia begins a tentative friendship with Angelica. During dungeon exploration, Angelica confronts Marie for ingratiating herself with Julius but is told by Julius to back off. Leon realizes the noble students are using him and Olivia as human shields and after defeating several monsters Julius and his friends defeat the rest and take all the credit. Marie heals Julius’ injury and when Angelica protests Julius publicly dismisses her while holding hands with Marie. Olivia heals Leon, revealing her magic skills earned her the scholarship. Leon is troubled by the changes to the storyline, especially concerning Marie, who is more devious than she appears and has somehow replaced Olivia as the storyline's heroine. | |||||
| 3 | "Let's Duel, Prince" Transcription: "Kettō Shiyō ze, Ōji-sama" (Japanese: 決闘しようぜ、王子様) |
Chihiro Kumano | Kenta Ihara | Chihiro Kumano | April 17, 2022 |
| Bullies target Marie so Julius forbids Angelica from socializing with him, an in-game event that should happen much later. Leon and Olivia see Marie secretly kissing Brad. Marie is shown to know she is in a game. Leon asks Luxion to begin gathering information as he suspects Marie is a reincarnation like himself. Angelica attempts to reveal Marie’s infidelity to Julius, but he already knew as Marie has successfully made all five love-interests fall in love with her. Angelica challenges Marie to a duel but all five love-interests volunteer as Marie’s champions. Leon already knows whether Angelica wins or loses the duel event it ends with her disgraced and forced to marry an abusive husband, so he volunteers as Angelica’s champion and it is agreed they will fight using large robotic suits called Armours. Marie’s use of game dialogue confirms she is aware of the storyline. Leon learns students are betting on the duel and bets a small fortune on himself to win. Angelica believes Leon is insane. On the day of the duel, Luxion delivers Leon the armor Arroganz, though this is met with mockery from the audience as Arroganz is very different from the love interests' modern armors, though Leon is still confident he will beat all five of them. | |||||
| 4 | "Mind If I Go Easy on You?" Transcription: "Tekagen Shite Yatte mo Ii ka na?" (Japanese: 手加減してやってもいいかな？) |
Sumito Sasaki | Kenta Ihara | Shigeru Yamazaki | April 24, 2022 |
| Angelica explains to a confused Olivia that Arroganz is a Lost Item made by Old Humans, but it is large and slow, whereas the Love-Interests emphasize speed. Leon first faces Brad who wields a lance. Leon mistakenly equips a large shovel instead of a sword but decides to use it anyway. Brad’s fighting style is so predictable Leon knocks him out instantly. Greg uses a long spear, but his favorite armor has been repaired numerous times, so Leon is able to break it apart and expose Greg as the weak bully he truly is. Chris wields a sword but is weak against guns, so Leon shoots at him until Chris's sword is destroyed. Jenna, Leon’s sister who is angry Leon is embarrassing their family by making enemies of higher-ranked nobles, plants explosives on Arroganz on Jilk’s orders. Luxion informs Leon of this but Leon had expected to cheat and knows Arroganz can withstand the blast. With his cheating foiled Jilk tries to fight Leon but is defeated just as easily. Marie is furious. Before they fight Leon asks Julius about Olivia. Julius admits he has heard of her but has never met her, which is impossible since their meeting was supposed to be the beginning of the story. | |||||
| 5 | "It's Awesome" Transcription: "Saikō da ne" (Japanese: 最高だね) |
Yuki Kanazawa | Kenta Ihara | Hiroshi Kugimiya | May 1, 2022 |
| Leon torments Julius with the absurdity of sharing Marie with the other love interests. Julius claims Marie loves him for who he is. Leon points out if Julius continues to reject Angelica; he might be stripped of his title of prince. Julius still chooses Marie so Leon destroys his armor and wins the duel. Julius officially cancels his engagement to Angelica. Leon strikes a deal with Angelica’s father, expulsion from the academy and surrendering his noble titles in exchange for protection from Julius’ family. He agrees but insists Leon take Angelica with him to the countryside. Returning home, Zola is furious at the trouble Leon has caused but is cowed into silence by Angelica’s presence. On Leon’s private island Angelica and Olivia enjoy his hot spring baths and become closer as friends. Marie is furious when all of her love interests, including Julius, lose their titles, ending her plans for an easy life. Julius and the love interests are forced to earn their own money by raiding dungeons, though this makes them happier than they have been in years. Leon is annoyed when Julius’ parents the King and Queen promote him to 6th rank noble as thanks for teaching Julius an important lesson, necessitating him return to the academy to find a noble wife, though he is happy this time he has friends in Angelica and Olivia. | |||||
| 6 | "My First School Festival" Transcription: "Gakuensai tte Hajimete na no" (Japanese: 学園祭って初めてなの) |
Chihiro Kumano | Kenta Ihara | Chihiro Kumano | May 8, 2022 |
| For the academy’s student festival Leon hosts a maid café with Olivia and Angelica. Jenna reveals she has successfully stolen a rich viscount’s son away from one of her friends and wants Leon to threaten her friend into not retaliating, but Leon refuses. Leon is furious that Marie opened a competing café with Julius and the love interests as waiters. Olivia manages to attract one customer, Carla Fou Wayne, who wants to meet Leon. Queen Mylene, Julius’ mother, attends the festival so she can meet Leon. When she sees how much abuse Leon, Olivia, and Angelica receive from a customer named Stephanie, the daughter of Count Offrey, she tries to defend him. Leon finally loses his temper when Stephanie insults Mylene, beats up Stephanie's servants, and causes her to flee when she realizes she had been insulting the Queen. Compared to the feral girls at the academy, Leon is smitten with Mylene and half-jokingly asks her to marry him. This actually flatters her, annoying Julius who punishes Leon. Mylene is furious at Julius for daring to criticize Leon when he himself is acting dishonorably and demands to meet Marie who has been blatantly manipulating him. Carla asks Leon to save her Wayne family from ruin. | |||||
| 7 | "We Both Hate Hot Guys" Transcription: "Onaji Ikemen-girai" (Japanese: 同じイケメン嫌い) |
Susumu Yamamoto | Kenta Ihara | Shigeru Yamazaki | May 15, 2022 |
| As Carla had officially requested his assistance Leon is unable to refuse. Olivia and Angelica’s friendship is strained when bullies refer to Olivia as Angelica’s pet. The festival includes a flying bike race, with third-year student Dan Elgar the favorite to win. Leon uses Luxion’s prediction programming to make a fortune gambling on the races. Clarice, Jilk’s ex-fiancé, has him injured for dumping her, preventing him from racing. Marie is able to manipulate Leon into becoming Jilk’s substitute by pointing out Angelica will be shamed if he refuses. Dan reveals Clarice had her heart broken by Jilk. Despite agreeing they both hate Jilk, Dan swears to beat Leon as Jilk’s substitute. During the race, Leon is attacked by all the racers bankrupted by his wagers. Stephanie upsets Olivia by revealing Angelica once treated commoners as badly as she does, causing Angelica to attack her. Leon wins the race but his bike explodes, though Dan saves him from falling to his death since they both hate Jilk. Leon forces Jilk to give Clarice the apology she deserves, surprising her that Leon has a kind heart behind his evil personality. Leon convinces Olivia to give Angelica another chance, despite how difficult a friendship between a commoner and noble might be in the future. Carla asks Olivia for a private conversation. | |||||
| 8 | "This Isn't a Game" Transcription: "Kotchi mo Asobi ja nēn da yo" (Japanese: こっちも遊びじゃねえんだよ) |
Masashi Tsukino | Kenta Ihara | Hiroshi Kugimiya | May 22, 2022 |
| Carla reveals she is taking orders from Stephanie, scaring Olivia into obeying her orders. From the game, Leon knows Carla’s land is being invaded by Sky Pirates, who were actually working for Stephanie and Carla as a plot to send Olivia into a battle she can’t win. The defeat of the Pirates is a major plot point for Olivia but Leon decides to defeat the Pirates himself. Luxion worries Leon is robbing Olivia of opportunities to grow stronger and more confident. Carla, who now controls Olivia, brings Brad and Greg on the mission. Angelica learns what Stephanie has done to Olivia and rushes to find her. Brad reveals Stephanie is his ex-fiance and ending their engagement was very risky; her family being essential to protect the kingdom from the neighboring Fanoss Duchy, particularly their strongest warrior the Black Knight. Piloting Arroganz, Leon defeats the Pirates. Greg realizes war is very different from duels and gains respect for Leon. Carla attempts to blame Olivia, but Leon instead exposes her crimes to her father, forcing her to confess Stephanie planned everything to ruin Olivia. With Stephanie’s lies in her head, Olivia becomes depressed, believing Angelica really does see her as a pet and Leon must only want her sexually. Leon realizes just how much hurt he has caused Olivia by overprotecting her and not letting her learn by doing things for herself. | |||||
| 9 | "She's a Doormat" Transcription: "Tsugō no Ii Joshi Desu kara" (Japanese: 都合のいい女子ですから) |
Motohiko Niwa | Kenta Ihara | Toshihiko Masuda | May 29, 2022 |
| Leon realizes the love interests try to impress Marie, but also let her do things on her own, unlike him and Olivia. Marie starts raiding dungeons, determined to retrieve a certain relic before Olivia. The rest of the pirates attack the ship. Olivia tries to help but is attacked by the pirate captain. Brad and Greg intervene but Brad’s sword skills are still lacking. Leon realizes this is how the story should go, with the love interests helping Olivia, without him. He steps in and defeats the captain, looting from him the Holy Necklace, one of the relics Olivia needs to eventually become a Saint. Olivia is devastated when Leon becomes distant from her, hoping she will become friends with the love interests like she was supposed to and forget about him. Angelica becomes furious at Leon for hurting Olivia so badly. Luxion finds evidence linking the pirates to Stephanie who is arrested by the royal family. Leon gives full credit for the pirate's defeat to Brad and Greg and intervenes to have their families reinstate them as family heirs. They are grateful but choose to annoy Leon by having the Queen promote Leon to lower fifth rank nobility, higher even than Leon’s own father. He is further annoyed when Clarice’s father, grateful he forced Jilk to apologize, arranges for him to be promoted to the upper fifth rank after he graduates the academy. | |||||
| 10 | "Unlike You Wannabe Nobles" Transcription: "Ese Kizoku to wa Chigatte" (Japanese: エセ貴族とは違って) |
Chihiro Kumano | Kenta Ihara | Chihiro Kumano | June 5, 2022 |
| Another game event arrives, the school trip. Leon visits a shrine and coincidentally meets Angelica and Olivia. Leon receives shrine charms he shares with them; Angelica a Red Elemental Blessing, Olivia a White, and Leon Fortune in War. The academy ship is attacked by Princess Hertrude of the Fanoss Duchy who declares war, an event not supposed to happen until the end of the game. Angelica volunteers as a hostage and when Leon and Olivia try to protect her, Hertrude’s Commander Garrett forces other students to beat them. Holfort kingdom orders Chris to delay Hertrude as long as possible, even if they all die. Most students cowardly refuse so a high-ranked noble Leon orders every student to fight, shaming them by calling them false nobles. Deirdre Roseblade, the highest ranked noble below Angelica, is insulted and proclaims her family achievements, but even she is shamed when Leon points out those achievements belonged to her ancestors, while she acted the coward like everyone else. Through shame, anger and wounded pride every student agrees to fight. Impressed by his rudeness and brazen lack of respect, Deirdre falls in lust with Leon. Leon promises Olivia he will save Angelica. Hertrude reveals she controls her monsters with her flute as they attack Leon as soon as he leaves the ship. | |||||
| 11 | "What I Can Do Now" Transcription: "Ima, Watashi ni Dekiru Koto o" (Japanese: 今、私にできることを) |
Masato Uchibori | Kenta Ihara | Hiroshi Kugimiya | June 12, 2022 |
| Garret fires on the academy ship. Olivia, enhanced by the White Elemental Blessing Charm, activates her dormant Saint Powers and conjures a shield around the ship, saving everyone. Leon is glad he didn’t hold Olivia back enough to stifle her power. With Olivia protecting the ship Leon infiltrates Hertrude’s ship, frees Angelica, captures Hertrude, and gets revenge on Garret by removing his famous mustache. Furious, Garret resumes firing and Hertrude releases her control of the monsters so they will attack her in revenge and bring down the academy ship. Enhanced by the Red Elemental Blessing Charm, Angelica uses fire magic to protect the ship when Olivia collapses from the magical strain. They reconcile as Angelica assures a crying Olivia she is stronger than she thinks and has never once held them back. While saving Angelica Olivia falls off the ship, forcing Leon to catch her. Olivia finally scolds Leon for being distant and, despite his claims, he is a terrible person, confesses she loves him. Leon’s main ship, the Partner, finally arrives and begins protecting the academy ship. Leon is able to pilot Arroganz and swears he will defeat the Fanoss Duchy so soundly that they will never dare invade again. Garret decides to deploy his secret weapon, Sir Vandel, the Black Knight. | |||||
| 12 | "No Matter How Tough the World of Otome Games Is" Transcription: "Tatoe Dore dake, Kono Otomegē Sekai ga Kibishikute mo" (Japanese: たとえどれだけ、この乙女ゲー世界が厳しくても) |
Shin'ichi Fukumoto | Kenta Ihara | Shigeru Yamazaki | June 19, 2022 |
| Leon struggles against Vandel who has decades more battle experience. However, Leon traps Vandel’s armor in a bear hug and holds Vandel at gunpoint. Desperate to preserve the reputation Garret summons every monster for miles to destroy himself, his army, and every witness. Leon reveals that Luxion’s main ship has been hiding above the clouds and destroys the monsters. Garret and Vandel are forced to retire in disgrace as Leon claims Vandel’s legendary sword. Leon forces Chris to take credit for the victory so he is reinstated as his family’s heir. Days later the love interests build a new armor piloted by Greg to re-challenge Leon so he stops meddling in their relationship with Marie. Fed up of dueling Leon plans to lose, until Luxion analyses the armor which is so faulty it will explode and kill Greg. Leon is forced to destroy the armor to save Greg, winning his duel yet again. Leon is furious to learn capturing Hertrude has earned him the Distinguished Service Medal and promotion to Viscount. Marie reveals she now possesses the Saint’s Bracelet and plots to find the other two Saint items to finally replace Olivia as the heroine. Olivia assures Leon she is happy to wait for his response to her love confession, no matter how long. Luxion comments Leon and Marie are very similar as they both used knowledge of the game to get what they wanted, though he decides this is a trivial matter (which it isn't). | |||||
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A second season was announced on December 26, 2022
Web Radio[]
At Onsen, "Otome game world is a tough radio for MCs" will be distributed every other Wednesday from April 6, 2022. The personalities are Takeo Otsuka, who plays Leon Fou , and Kana Ichinose, who plays Olivia
April Fools Plan[]
Before the broadcast, on April 1, 2022, as an April Fool 's Day project, the PV of the maiden game "Altribe" that appears in the work was produced and released to commemorate the release of the game. The song "Supreme LOVE STAR" in the PV was sung by the five cast members who were targeted for capture and was actually distributed on various music distribution services from 24:00 on April 10th.
Reception[]
The light novel series has sold at least 760,000 copies in total as of June 17, 2021.
External Link[]
- Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu — Web-Novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu — Official Japanese light novel website (in Japanese)
- Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu — Official Japanese manga website (in Japanese)
- Ano Otome Gē Wa Oretachi ni Kibishī Sekaidesu Spin-Off — Official Japanese manga website
- Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu — Work information (Other Manga Website) | ComicWalker (in Japanese)
- Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu — Official English light novel website at Seven Seas Entertainment (in English)
- TV Anime "Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu" Official Website (in Japanese)
- Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu Official (@mobseka) - Twitter
- Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu — Wikipedia JP
- Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu — Wikipedia EN
See also[]
- I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!, another light novel series by the same author
- Rougo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-manmai no Kinka wo Tamemasu, another light novel series illustrated by Tōzai
- Livitium Koukoku no Butakusahime, another manga series illustrated by Jun Shiosato
Trivia[]
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