So I'm a Spider, So What?

So I'm a Spider, So What?
Theme Info
Genre	Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Isekai Theme	Isekai, Reincarnation
Demographic	Seinen
Novels
Publisher	Fujimi Shobo (JP) Yen Press (NA)
License	Kadokawa Books
Original Run	December 10, 2015 – January 8, 2022
Volumes	16+ 2 (Extra)
Manga
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten (JP) Yen Press (NA)
Magazine	Young Ace Up
Original Run	Dec 22, 2015 to ?
Volumes	12
Anime
Director	Shin Itagaki
Producer	Movic, AT-X, Sammy, Crunchyroll, Kadokawa Media House, NTT Plala, Kadokawa
Script	Okina Baba, Yūichirō Momose
Music	Shūji Katayama
Studio	Millepensee
License	Crunchyroll, Medialink (SA/SEA)
Networks	AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS, SUN, TVA
Original Run	January 8, 2021 – July 3, 2021
Episodes	24
Fandom

So I'm a Spider, So What? The Daily Lives of the Kumoko Sisters
Theme Info
Genre	Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Isekai Theme	Isekai, Parody, Reincarnation
Manga
Illustrator	Gratin-dori
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten (JP) Yen Press (NA)
Magazine	Young Ace Up
Original Run	Jul 18, 2019 to ?
Volumes	6+

So I'm a Spider, So What? (蜘蛛ですが、なにか？, Kumo Desu ga, Nanika?) is a Japanese light novel isekai series written by Okina Baba and illustrated by Tsukasa Kiryu. The story follows a class that is killed in a mysterious explosion and reincarnated into another world with one girl reincarnated as a dungeon spider. The spider evolves and ends up having a significant influence on the world, becoming one of its most powerful creatures, while the students and their teacher deal with the fallout from her actions and those of other armies. The series has received a manga adaptation, and an anime television series adaptation produced by Millepensee aired from January to July 2021.

Synopsis

The last thing that a high school girl remembers is a strange explosion ripping through her classroom. In the aftermath of the tragedy, she finds herself reborn as a lowly spider hatchling, one amongst thousands in a vast cave. Furthermore, the world she is reincarnated into is a point-based skill system, prompting her to level up as quickly as possible if she is to survive the treacherous environment and persevere in the face of insurmountable odds.

Thus begins a little spider's journey of clawing, biting, and plotting her way to the top. Forced to confront the powerful beings that reign over the Great Elroe Labyrinth and beyond, she will gradually uncover the truth behind the mysterious fantasy world and the explosion that sent her there.

List of Published Books

Novel

Okina Baba originally serialized the series as a web novel on the user-generated content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō starting on May 27, 2015. Fujimi Shobo acquired the series for print publication, and published the first light novel, with illustrations by Tsukasa Kiryu, in December 2015. Yen Press announced during their panel at Sakura-Con on April 15, 2017, that they had licensed the series. The series' main story ended with its 16th volume released on January 8, 2022.

• Includes setting materials collection, store bonus SS collection, and author interview.

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	December 10, 2015	978-4-04-070829-4	November 21, 2017	978-0-316-41289-6
Limited	Released on the Same day	978-4-04-073930-4	—	—
2	March 10, 2016	978-4-04-070849-2	March 27, 2018	978-0-316-44288-6
Limited	December 10, 2020	978-4-04-073931-1	—	—
3	July 9, 2016	978-4-04-070942-0	July 31, 2018	978-0-316-44290-9
4	October 8, 2016	978-4-04-072062-3	November 27, 2018	978-0-316-44291-6
5	February 10, 2017	978-4-04-072186-6	March 19, 2019	978-1-9753-0194-1
6	June 9, 2017	978-4-04-072325-9	August 20, 2019	978-1-9753-0196-5
7	October 10, 2017	978-4-04-072482-9	December 3, 2019	978-1-9753-0199-6
8	March 10, 2018	978-4-04-072483-6	March 31, 2020	978-1-9753-0955-8
9	July 10, 2018	978-4-04-072792-9	September 1, 2020	978-1-9753-1035-6
10	January 10, 2019	978-4-04-072794-3	November 17, 2020	978-1-9753-1037-0
11	July 10, 2019	978-4-04-072795-0	March 23, 2021	978-1-9753-1038-7
12	January 10, 2020	978-4-04-072795-0	July 20, 2021	978-1-97-532182-6
13	July 10, 2020	978-4-04-073699-0	January 18, 2022	978-1-97-533985-2
EX 1	December 10, 2020	978-4-04-073564-1	—	—
14	January 9, 2021	978-4-04-073926-7	June 21, 2022	978-1-97-534175-6
DRAMA CD	Released on the Same day	978-4-04-073932-8	—	—
15	December 10, 2021	978-4-04-074354-7	November 22, 2022	978-1-97-535216-5
Illustration Booklet	Released on the Same day	978-4-04-074371-4	—	—
16	January 8, 2022	978-4-04-074356-1	June 20, 2023	978-1-97-535218-9
Short Story	Released on the Same day	978-4-04-074372-1	—	—
EX 2	February 10, 2023	978-4-04-074852-8	—	—

LN Vol. 1

「Limited 1」

LN Vol. 2

「Limited 2」

LN Vol. 3

LN Vol. 4

LN Vol. 5

LN Vol. 6

LN Vol. 7

LN Vol. 8

LN Vol. 9

LN Vol. 10

LN Vol. 11

LN Vol. 12

LN Vol. 13

「EX 1」

LN Vol. 14

「DRAMA CD」

LN Vol. 15

「LN Illustration Book」

「LN Vol. 16

「Short Story」

「EX 2」

Manga

Asahiro Kakashi launched a manga adaptation of the web novels on the Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up manga website on December 22, 2015. The manga is also licensed by Yen Press.

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	July 9, 2016	978-4-04-104551-0	December 19, 2017	978-0-316-41419-7
2	December 3, 2016	978-4-04-104885-6	April 10, 2018	978-0-316-52109-3
3	June 9, 2017	978-4-04-105646-2	July 24, 2018	978-1-9753-5336-0
4	December 29, 2017	978-4-04-106395-8	October 30, 2018	978-1-9753-0209-2
5	July 10, 2018	978-4-04-107058-1	March 19, 2019	978-1-9753-0350-1
6	January 10, 2019	978-4-04-107061-1	August 6, 2019	978-1-9753-5826-6
7	July 10, 2019	978-4-04-107059-8	March 24, 2020	978-1-9753-1118-6
8	March 3, 2020	978-4-04-108936-1	August 18, 2020	978-1-9753-1556-6
9	October 10, 2020	978-4-04-109922-3	April 20, 2021	978-1-9753-2423-0
10	April 9, 2021	978-4-04-109923-0	December 21, 2021	978-1-9753-3983-8
11	November 9, 2021	978-4-04-112021-7	August 23, 2022	978-1-9753-4976-9
12	October 7, 2022	978-4-04-112966-1	June 20, 2023	978-1-9753-6934-7

Manga Vol. 1

Manga Vol. 2

Manga Vol. 3

Manga Vol. 4

Manga Vol. 5

Manga Vol. 6

Manga Vol. 7

Manga Vol. 8

Manga Vol. 9

Manga Vol. 10

Manga Vol. 11

Manga Vol. 12

In addition, a spin-off manga by Gratin Tori, "Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?: Kumoko Sisters no Nichijou (蜘蛛ですが、なにか? 蜘蛛子四姉妹〈シスターズ〉の日常, So I'm a Spider, So What? The Daily Lives of the Kumoko Sisters)” will start serialization in the same magazine from July 18, 2019  . It's a what-if story in which parallel intentions including the main character split into four bodies, but unlike the main story, it's a complete gag story that also involves the enemy characters.

1. Released on March 3, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-109230-9
2. Released on October 10, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-109469-3
3. Released January 9, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-110921-2
4. Released on April 9, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-110924-3
5. Released on November 9, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-112016-3
6. Released January 10, 2023 - ISBN 978-4-04-113053-7

Manga Vol. 1

Manga Vol. 2

Manga Vol. 3

Manga Vol. 4

Manga Vol. 5

Manga Vol. 6

Style

The perspective of the main story side centered on "I" reincarnated as the main character, Sophia (blood), Lars (demon) and others, and the human side centered on "Shun (S)" starting from the future time axis. An ensemble drama in which the two seemingly unrelated viewpoints, which alternate alternately, turn out to be in fact closely related. The basic settings of the web version and the book version are the same, but there are minor differences and differences in development.

The comicalized version conforms to the book version, but with some exceptions, it is developed only from the main character's point of view. By the way, in the comicalized version, the character design of Kiryuji cannot be reproduced and it is not suitable for manga expression.

The author started reading "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" one year before he started writing, and was particularly influenced by "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime". Started serialization of this work that falls under the genre called. In constructing the work, he deliberately removed the conventions that were popular on the site at the time. Also, in an interview with Asahiro Kakashi, the person in charge of comicalization, he said that he was a fan of the game "Monster Hunter" and was influenced by the main character's fighting style. It is said that the main character was set to be a spider because that day he happened to have a dream of being chased by a huge spider.

As the volume progressed, as a result of correcting the trajectory of the development from the web version, one-third of the whole in volume 1, more than half in volumes 2 and 3 were revised, and from volume 6 onwards, all the text was newly written.

Character

Shiraori
"Nai Wa~~"
Kanji:	白織
Title:	The White Weaver
Aliases:	Kumoko: Phantom Spider Nightmare of the Labyrinth Lady White Divine Beast Shiraori: White/Shiro (白) Lady White Master (by Sophia) Wakaba Hiiro (若葉姫色) Kumoko Classroom Spider
Affiliation:	Demon Country Gods <Administrator>
Allied:	Sophia (Protégé) Merazophis "Mera" (Companion)
「Biographical Information」
Alignments:	Chaotic • Moral
Traits:	Reincarnated, Goddess, Non-human Protagonist. Anti-Villain, Threat to Humanity, Anti Magus
Place of Birth:	Nightmare of the Labyrinth
Age:	15
Place of Death:	Japan (Earth)
Marital Status:	Single
Relatives:	D (Soul Fragment) Potimas (Great-Grandfather) Ariel (Grandmother) Filimøs (Great-Aunt) Reise (Great-Uncle) Queen Taratect (Mother †) Puppet Taratects (Aunts) Other Queen Taratects (Aunts) Horo Neia (Offspring) Sasajima Kyouya [Wrath] (Love Interest, †)
Occupation:	Tenth Demon Army Commander Administrator <Ruler of Sins>
Like:	Tasty Food
Residence:	Demon Country
「Physical Description」
Gender:	Female
Species:	Arachne → Transcendence <Goddess>
Height:	165 cm
Eye Color:	Crimson Red
Hair Color:	White
Bust Size:	D
Status:	Active
「Voice Actor」
Japan VA:	Aoi Yūki(anime) Sumire Uesaka (PV & CM)
English VA:	Brianna Knickerbocker

She high school girl was reincarnated as a spider monster in another world and desperately tries to survive. His favorite phrase is "no". His official nickname is Kumoko, which is also used in related goods such as figures. Initially implied to be the reincarnation of the classmate Hiiro Wakaba, she is later revealed to have actually been the class' pet spider and was implanted with the real Wakaba's memories. Following the revelation that the planet is dying, she forms a plan to save it by destroying the RPG system and using the freed-up energy to heal the world, indifferent that half of humanity would die from the backlash.

Although he was born into the lowest race in the great labyrinth where he was reincarnated in, he was blessed with human knowledge and intellect, as well as the status-enhancing skill "Idaten" as a reincarnation privilege, so he made full use of traps and strategies. Survive the survival competition where life and death are a fine line. When four intentions lived together with the skill "parallel intentions", he played the role of "in charge of information". At first, it was nothing more than a spider, although there were differences, but after repeated evolution, it became one of the best races in the other world, "Arachne", and although it was only the upper body, it acquired the appearance of the previous life.

His personality is extremely optimistic, and even if he reflects on himself, he doesn't back down and is inspired by a sense of humiliation. On the other hand, according to her memories of her previous life, she had no place in her family and was in a lonely position where she was left behind in class, and her self-esteem was quite low. For that reason, he cherishes his own place, "My Home," which he was able to obtain for the first time after her reincarnation, and is proud of it. By the way, maybe because she started out in an environment where she only had poisons and bad things to eat, she has a strong attachment to food and delicious things. It serves as both respect for the person he killed and preparation in case of an emergency, and basically sticks to the principle of eating everything even after his eating habits have improved to some extent.

In addition, although he himself is not aware of it, he is surprisingly good-natured and carefree, and even when he encounters a few humans inside and outside the labyrinth, he defeats monsters and thieves that attack him and saves those in danger, free of charge to an unspecified number of people. He did good deeds such as giving treatment. On the other hand, there was a time when humans could only be seen as experience points due to the disadvantages of the ruler skill "Arrogance". The person in question really hates having his ego violated, and the main reason he became hostile to Mother was to notice her control and get out of it. Naturally, she expresses disgust when she receives mental interference from other third parties. On the flip side, he is kind to others who act with their own pride and determination, and responds to them with her own respect.

Possibly due to memories from his previous life, he has a self- proclaimed communication disorder and lacks interpersonal experience. Even though he is talkative and talkative in his inner voice, he tends to have trouble when dealing with people, and his inherent expressionlessness and taciturnity make it difficult for others to understand what he is thinking. On the other hand, he has a bad drinking habit. While occasionally performing eccentric behavior that is unique to drunkenness, he also naturally gives accurate advice based on his observations, but perhaps because he is drunk, he has no memory of what happened during this time.

Personality: Shiraori is an introvert because she has little to no experience dealing with people due to the seclusion she experienced while trying to survive as a spider in the Great Elroe Labyrinth. She can read people's thoughts and intentions well enough and responds to their speech in her head, but often fails to communicate these thoughts with words. She has slight mannerisms that people close to her can understand, but she does her utmost to avoid interacting with people she is not familiar with whenever possible. The only time her speech is clear is when she is in shock,  or drunk. Most other times, she speaks in broken phrases that are just enough to get her message across. It is also important to note that she cannot hold her liquor and blacks out almost instantly. During this time, she behaves in outrageous ways, and her extraordinary power makes it impossible to contain any situation she may find herself in. It takes a while, but Shiraori eventually warms up enough to Ariel to be able to speak to her like a normal person. This occurs after she has a “change of heart” and decides to fully commit herself to help the Demon Lord with her goals. This is not the case with others, though; she still ends up relying on her mannerisms or others that are close to her such as Ariel, Sophia, Merazophis, or Wrath to relay her thoughts and goals. Although she rarely speaks, she likes to write. Since realizing that verbal communication is too difficult, she prefers to communicate with others through writing instead. She ends up writing several books worth of information about the System, her plans, and the state of the world. As the teacher of Sophia and Wrath, she drills into them the idea that stats aren't everything, and that strong individuals should never underestimate those below them. As stated by her, Shiraori herself has shown to be fiercely independent and somewhat selfish. As admitted by her, she cannot fathom nor understand the way of thinking of people like Sariel, who continuously and recklessly strives to save humanity despite their incredibly foolish actions that ended up endangering their planet, even if ends up sacrificing herself in the process. Shiraori believes that one should always strive to do what one wishes and live freely, with her truthfully and honestly not caring what other people have to say about it or do. In her opinion, the only important thing is what one wishes to do. Shiroari herself admitted that she was perfectly fine with trampling over complete strangers in order to accomplish her goals and do what she wants. This self-centered personality traits has been noted by Güliedistodiez to make Shiraori very similar to D who similarly does not care about other people while doing whatever she pleases.

Abilities

"But the title "Heroes that save the world"... ehehe!! doesn't sound cool."

― Shiraori

Kumoko was initially the weakest reincarnated, being reborn as a Small Lesser Taratect; the "lowest-difficulty monster". Due to her low stats, she was initially forced to rely on her human ingenuity and creative use of her limited move set just to survive. However, Taratects jump in power with each evolution, causing her continuous struggles for survival gradually turn her into not just the strongest reincarnation but one of the most powerful beings on the planet. Furthermore, while most of her kind rely solely on size and brute strength, she adopted a fighting style focused on magic, webs, and agility.

	WEAPON PARAMETER:		White's Scythe A weapon built from one of Shiraori's front scythe-like limbs when she was an Arachne, this weapon has been modified by D with automatic growth properties, and within the confines of the System, it is indestructible. It can cut through anti-magic constructs and emits an eerie aura of darkness. A piece of Shiraori's soul is inside it.
	ATTACK:	14,099
	RESISTANCE:	99,999
	TRAITS: Automatic Repair Rot Attribute Dark Attribute

Kumoko's stat's varied greatly throughout her time in the Great Elroe Labyrinth. Initially, she was so weak that any directly attack against her opponents were utterly ineffective, forcing her to rely on ambushes and setting traps. The only thing of note was her speed, which was boosted by Skanda. As she evolved, though, her stats naturally increased. Particularly, she began to focus on developing her magic after acquiring Height of Occultism.

Evolution

Zana Horowa Small Lesser Taratect Weak. Danger level F, the lowest possible. In addition to being weak stats-wise, all it knows how to do is charge at opponents head-on, so it is simple to defeat. However, some individuals will occasionally build nests, which makes them much more dangerous. If a nest is discovered, it should be destroyed immediately. Both the spider's thread and the spider itself can be destroyed by fire. Evolving into a Small Taratect grants bonus skill proficiency in Taboo, Heretic Magic, Rot Resistance, and Skanda. A monster <Zana Horowa> with no confirmed sightings in recorded history. As such, there is little to no information about it, and it is shrouded in mystery. It is said to be an evolution of the Ede Saine, but even that is merely conjecture. The only monster said to have evolved into this species is the one known as the Nightmare of the Labyrinth, which is considered to be an extremely dangerous legendary-class monster. Vol 1-11: Still Clearing the Lower Sanctum Small Taratect LV3 Skill Points: 0 Nameless Status HP 38 MP 38 SP 38 38 Average Offense Ability : 21 Average Defense Ability : 21 Average Magic Ability : 19 Average Resistance Ability : 19 Average Speed Ability : 369 Skills Stat & Ability Skills HP Auto-Recovery LV2  •  Strength LV2  •  Solidity LV2  •  Skanda LV2 Attack Skills Enhancement Skills Active Skills Poison Fang LV8  •  Poison Synthesis LV1  •  Spider Thread LV8  •  Thread Control LV5 Leadership Skills Perception Skills Concentration LV1  •  Hit LV1  •  Appraisal LV7  •  Detection LV3 Magic Skills Heretic Magic LV2  •  Shadow Magic LV1  •  Poison Magic LV1 Resistance Skills Poison Resistance LV7  •  Paralysis Resistance LV3  •  Petrification Resistance LV2  •  Acid Resistance LV3  •  Rot Resistance LV3  •  Fear Resistance LV5  •  Pain Nullification  •  Pain Mitigation Passive Skills Throw LV1  •  Stealth LV5  •  Night Vision LV10  •  Vision Expansion LV1 Other Skills Overeating LV3  •  Taboo LV2  •  n% I = W Titles Unknown A monster (Arachne) with no confirmed sightings in recorded history. As such, there is little to no information about it, and it is shrouded in mystery. It is said that the human part of the monster's body has the appearance of an exceptionally beautiful girl, but this is only a rumor, the truth of which is unknown. Because there are so few witnesses, it is questionable whether this monster even exists at all. The only sightings occurred during periods in which the Nightmare of the Labyrinth or a Nightmare's Vestige were also sighted, so it is thought that witnesses may have simply mistaken them for this creature. Because its very existence is in doubt, it is impossible to measure the danger level of this monster. Volume 5-8: Evolution, Division, Propagation Arachne LV1 Skill Points: 165,700 Nameless Status HP 38,111 MP 44,024 SP 33,557 33,557 Average Offense Ability : 35,799 Average Defense Ability : 35,682 Average Magic Ability : 42,170 Average Resistance Ability : 42,068 Average Speed Ability : 41,063 Skills Stat & Ability Skills HP Ultra-Fast Recovery LV8  •  Height of Occultism  •  SP Rapid Recover LV10  •  SP Minimized Consumption LV10  •  Celestial Power  •  Ultimate Life LV10  •  Ultimate Movement LV10  •  Fortune LV10  •  Fortitude LV10  •  Stronghold LV10  •  Skanda LV10 Attack Skills Magic Power Super-Attack LV3  •  Energy Super-Attack LV5  •  Deadly Poison Attack LV10  •  Enhanced Paralysis Attack LV10  •  Rot Attack LV7  •  Heretic Attack LV9 Enhancement Skills Destruction Super-Enhancement LV7  •  Impact Super-Enhancement LV8  •  Cutting Super-Enhancement LV6  •  Piercing Super-Enhancement LV7  •  Shock Super-Enhancement LV7  •  Status Condition Super-Enhancement LV10 Active Skills Magic Divinity LV8  •  Magic Power Conferment LV10  •  Magic Conferment LV3  •  Battle Divinity LV10  •  Energy Conferment LV10  •  Ability Conferment LV7  •  Divine Dragon Power LV8  •  Dragon Barrier LV6  •  Poison Synthesis LV10  •  Medicine Synthesis LV10  •  Thread Genius LV10  •  Divine Thread Weaving  •  Thread Control LV10  •  Psychokinesis LV9  •  Dimensional Maneuvering LV10  •  Concealment LV2  •  Emperor  •  Conviction  •  Offer Leadership Skills Kin Control LV10 Perception Skills Concentration LV10  •  Thought Super-Acceleration LV6  •  Future Sight LV 6  •  Parallel Minds LV10  •  High-Speed Processing LV10  •  Hit LV10  •  Evasion LV10  •  Probability Super-Correction LV10  •  Panoptic Vision LV4 Magic Skills Heretic Magic LV10  •  Wind Magic LV10  •  Gale Magic LV8  •  Earth Magic LV10  •  Terrain Magic LV10  •  Seismic Magic LV1  •  Light Magic LV8  •  Holy Light Magic LV3  •  Shadow Magic LV10  •  Dark Magic LV10  •  Black Magic LV10  •  Poison Magic LV10  •  Healing Magic LV10  •  Miracle Magic LV10  •  Spatial Magic LV10  •  Dimensional Magic LV9  •  Abyss Magic LV10  •  Jinx Evil Eye LV9  •  Inert Evil Eye LV8  •  Sealing Evil Eye LV3  •  Antimagic Evil Eye LV2  •  Repellent Evil Eye LV7  •  Warped Evil Eye LV4  •  Annihilating Evil Eye LV6 Resistance Skills Destruction Super-Resistance LV6  •  Impact Nullification  •  Cutting Super-Resistance LV6  •  Piercing Super-Resistance LV6  •  Shock Super-Resistance LV6  •  Flame Resistance LV9  •  Flood Resistance LV3  •  Gale Resistance LV8  •  Terrain Resistance LV9  •  Bolt Resistance LV3  •  Holy Light Resistance LV6  •  Black Resistance LV9  •  Heavy Super-Resistance LV8  •  Status Condition Nullification  •  Acid Super-Resistance LV8  •  Rot Super-Resistance LV6  •  Faint Super-Resistance LV1  •  Fear Super-Resistance LV4  •  Heresy Nullification  •  Pain Nullification  •  Suffering Nullification Passive Skills Shieldsmanship LV3  •  Iron Defense LV7  •  Throw LV10  •  Expel LV10  •  Stealth LV10  •  Silence LV10  •  Odorless LV8  •  Five Senses Super-Enhancement LV10  •  Perception Expansion LV8 Other Skills Egg-Laying LV10  •  Hades  •  Corruption  •  Immortality  •  Hero LV2  •  Great Demon Lord LV1  •  Charity  •  Perseverance  •  Pride  •  Rage LV3  •  Snatch LV4  •  Satiation LV10  •  Sloth  •  Wisdom  •  Divinity Expansion LV9  •  Taboo  •  n% I = W Titles Foul Feeder  •  Kin Eater  •  Assassin  •  Monster Slayer  •  Poison Technique User  •  Thread User  •  Merciless  •  Monster Slaughterer  •  Ruler of Pride  •  Ruler of Perseverance  •  Ruler of Wisdom  •  Wyrm Slayer  •  Fearbringer  •  Dragon Slayer  •  Ruler of Sloth  •  Monster Calamity  •  Champion  •  Human Slayer  •  Human Slaughterer  •  Rescuer  •  Medicinal Technique User  •  Saint  •  Savior  •  Ruler of Charity  •  Guardian  •  Human Calamity

『Skill & Titles Details』

Titles & Skills Skanda: Her bonus skill as a reincarnation; boosts her speed stat and its growth. Moreover, unlike most reincarnation bonuses, it is not a unique skill but a high-tier one that anyone can obtain. n% I = W: A unique skill shared by all reincarnations; it restores her HP, MP, and SP upon leveling up. However, there is a limit to how much, only partially recovering after her stats became too high. Appraisal: Allows her to see the target's information. While only giving the name on lower levels, on higher levels it also reveals the target's status values, titles, and skills. Wisdom: The evolution of Appraisal created by D after overhearing Kumoko complain about it not having an evolution; it grants encyclopedic knowledge of all non-restricted information in the System and a constantly updating map of all places she has visited as well as the ability to mark targets, appraise fellow Rulers, and perceive magic power. Height of Occultism: Granted with Wisdom; allows her to cast magic without having the associated skill and add extra MP to a spell to increase its power. Heretic Magic: Gained when she cannibalized a Taratect's corpse but was unable to use it until she acquired Height of Occultism; it allows her to create illusions. Dark Magic: Allows her to summon and control darkness. Spatial Magic: Allows her to create portals and teleport herself to previously visited locations. Earth Magic: Copied from Earth Dragon Araba; allows her to control the earth. Wind Magic: Copied from a Kirekock; allows her to control the air. Water Magic: Copied from a Suiten; allows her to summon and control water. Fire Magic: Allows her to summon and control fire. Light Magic: Allows her to summon and control light. Healing Magic: Allows her to heal herself and others. Poison Magic: Allows her to summon and control poisoned liquid. However, she does not use it in preference for her Poison Synthesis skill. Pride: Greatly increases her EXP and proficiency gain as well as increasing her skill capacity. However, it can also potentially affect her mind to the where she considers others to be just EXP sources. Abyss Magic: Allows her to convert everything in its radius into MA Energy and give it to the System. However, it is an incredibly difficult magic power to use, so very few beings, including Kumoko, are said to have wielded it. Perseverance: Allows her to use her MP as HP once the latter runs out. Evil Eyes: Gained with Perseverance; allows her to inflict ailments on her target just by looking at them. Furthermore, due to having eight eyes, she can either use multiple different ones at the same time or use a single one through multiple eyes. Jinx Evil Eye: Drains the HP, MP, and SP of the target and adds it to her own. Inert Evil Eye: Freezes the target in time. Petrifying Evil Eye: Blocks the target's senses. Repellent Evil Eye: Pushes the target away or toward herself and vice-versa. Annihilating Evil Eye: Gained following her evolution into an Ede Saine; turns the target to dust at the cost of the eye using it. Sealing Evil Eye: Seals the target's Skills. Anti-Magic Evil Eye: Disrupts the target's magic. Warped Evil Eye: Twists space around the target to crush them. Future Sight: Analyzes the current situation to accurately predict the future. Telescopic Vision: Allows her to see further and through objects, this is incompatible with her Evil Eyes. Sloth: Drastically increases enemy HP, MP, and SP costs in the surroundings. Exhaustion Nullification: Gained with Sloth; prevents her from feeling tired, as well as allowing her to stay awake as long as she wants without getting any ill-effect due to the lack of sleep. Charity: Drastically increases HP recovery of those around her that she perceives as allies. Spider Thread: A Taratect skill that allows her to produce spider thread. Thread Control: Allows her to telepathically control her thread and alter its shape to create all sorts of contraptions. Divine Thread Weaving: Allows her to control her thread on a molecular level. Poison Attack: A skill that allows her to poison her target upon physical contact. Rot Attack: Gained following her evolution into a Zoa Ele; allows her to turn her target to dust upon contact with one of her scythe-like forelimbs at the cost of said limb. Poison Synthesis: This Allows her to conjure poisonous liquid by consuming MP. As it is not magic but a skill, using it does not require Height of Occultism and she actually prefers it over Poison Magic. Psychokinesis: Allows her to move objects with her mind by consuming MP. She often uses Poison Synthesis to control the poisonous liquid she produces. Medicine Synthesis: Allows her to conjure medicine by consuming MP, which served as her primary method of recovery before acquiring healing magic. Resistances: Despite having no inborn defenses, being exposed to all kinds of attacks naturally raised her resistances, resulting in her gaining the ability to cancel any low to mid-level attack just by contacting it. Cutting Resistance: Cancels cutting attacks. Piercing Resistance: Cancels piercing attacks. Shock Resistance: Cancels shock attacks. Flame Resistance: Cancels fire magic and grants heat resistance; gained by enduring the heat of the Great Elroe Labyrinth's middle stratum. Water Resistance: Cancels water magic. Wind Resistance: Cancels wind magic. Earth Resistance: Cancels earth magic aimed directly at her; gained by continuously throwing rocks at herself. Light Resistance: Cancels light magic. Dark Resistance: Cancels dark magic. Heavy Resistance: Cancels gravity magic. Status Condition Nullification: Immunity against debuffs. Acid Resistance: Cancels acidic attacks. Rot Resistance: Lessens the recoil damage from rot attacks; gained by eating an Elroe Gastruch. Heresy Nullification: Immunity against illusions and mental attacks against the soul. Pain Nullification: Allows her to not feel pain, but can still be aware of The damage her body takes and how severe they are. Dragon Barrier: Weakens low-level magic in her surroundings. Parallel Minds: Allows her to make mental clones of herself that effectively give her multiple personalities. By having each of these other selves take over a specific body function or task, she can effectively lessen her mental load. Soul Consumption: She can send her parallel minds through psychic connections she has with others to eat away at their souls, weakening them while absorbing their strength as her own. According to D, she invented this new skill on her own without any aid from the System, which is considered a god-level feat. Immortality: Gained following her evolution into a Zana Horowa; it makes her impossible to kill within the confines of the system, except by using attacks that directly attack the soul, like Heresy and Abyss Magic. Egg Laying: Gained after absorbing “Mother's” power; it allows her to produce clones by laying eggs. However, it will take some time for the offspring to hatch, and they will initially be in a weakened state, as they are just newborns. Egg Revival: Similar to Soul Consumption, using her psychic connection with her clones, she can move her soul into an egg and take over her unborn offspring's body, as it does not have a soul of its own yet. However, after being reborn, she will initially be in a weakened state, as her body would be that of an infant.

However, her biggest increase came when she absorbed "Mother's" stats, giving her strength on-par with a legendary-class monster. After evolving into an Arachne, Kumoko possesses the second highest stats within the System, surpassed only by Ariel.

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Transcended <Administrator>

Gods are beings that carry an enormous amount of energy and are able to manipulate a unique type of magic, called conjuring. Their powers are not bound by the System. Gods that manage the System are called Administrators. Having transcended the System as a god, Shiraori is now incapable of using any of her former Skills. Nonetheless, she can replicate certain effects through conjuring. For example, she can create a mirror from the earth using magecraft that is like an extension of terrain magic or create bullets of darkness.  Shiraori explains that she only knows how to perform Darkness Magic, Space Magic, Healing Magic, and Heresy Magic without system assistance.  Even though Shiraori states that Heresy Magic can still be used, Ariel specifies that Shiraori cannot use the heresy attribute Soul Break anymore. Physical Strength beyond the System: As a god, Shiraori's stats are above the System's limit. Damage inflicted by her also ignores physical resistances, causing even those with a pain resistance skill to feel hurt. Fluoroscopy: An ability that allows Shiraori to see with closed eyes. It also grants her vision in 360 degrees, through and around walls, and more. She has no blind spots. Transformation: Shiraori can freely switch between a human form and her previous Arachne form with just a thought. Thread Manipulation: Due to her spider heritage, Shiraori can produce and manipulate spider threads. Her threads are so durable that even Ariel, with her, nearly maxed strength, cannot break them with brute force. Their only vulnerability was to fire — and even then only high-ranking fire magic. However, with time, she overcame even this weakness; Dimensional Magecraft. Immortality & Regeneration: As a god, Shiraori is immortal. She will never die of old age. Destroying her body is meaningless because the true form of a god is its soul, even destroying the head will only cause her to momentarily lose the ability to think. In this sense, their bodies are simply vessels for their souls. There are only two ways to kill a god. The first is to wear them down until they lack the energy for regeneration. The second is to use magecraft to directly destroy their soul. Even if one has soul-destroying magecraft this isn't easy; according to Ariel it would require hundreds of users of Soul Break to affect Güliedistodiez, alluding to the immense godly durability that Shiraori also possesses. Barriers: Shiraori can create magical and physical barriers around herself and others. Foresight: Even after becoming a god, Shiraori can still use the equivalent of this skill as a God. It strengthens the user’s predictive abilities. Furthermore, it allows the user to see the possible outcomes of the immediate future. Soul Sight: As a god, Shiraori has the ability to see other people's souls. Evil Eyes: Shiraori developed new versions of her Evil Eye Skills after becoming a god. The ten eyes of her Arachne form were turned into ten pupils in her human form, five for each eye. Due to her having multiple pupils within her eyes thanks to her spider heritage, she can use all of them at once and due to her vision-enhancing Skills she can effectively use them in any direction thanks to Fluoroscopy. Evil Eye of Analysis: An Evil Eye which analyzes the energy of an opponent's soul, giving a rough estimate of their strength. Evil Eye of Grudge: Shiraori has developed a Magecraft version of this Evil Eye. It continually weakens all the recipient’s stats while damaging their HP, MP, and SP, it also adds the drained HP, MP and SP to herself. Evil Eye of Panic: Strikes Fear into the enemies in her view. The only people who were proven to be able to resist this are Güllie and Ariel, so it even works against high-grade fear resistance. By reversing the effects of the Evil Eye of Panic. Shiraori can grant the target serenity instead of fear. Evil Eye of Static: Paralyzes the opponent, making them completely unable to move. The skill doesn't only paralyze the body, but also shuts down the mind, making the opponent unable to remember what happened while paralyzed. Shiraori once described it as “King Crimson! Not quite the same, though”. Evil Eye of Attraction and Repulsion: An Evil Eye that automatically repels and eliminates any attack in her field of view. Evil Eye of Extinction: A Rot Attribute Evil Eye, that instantly disintegrates the target. Evil Eye of Gluttony: An Evil Eye inspired by the Gluttony ruler skill. Using this, Shiraori can decompose and absorb the energy of any magic within her field of view. This way, she can even decompose and absorb the power of Anti-Magic Fields. Evil Eye of Past Sight: An Evil Eye that lets Shiraori see the past; noted to be comparable to detective vision. Hacking the System: Shiraori can hack the System through clones sent to Sariel. Of course, she could do it herself as well, but she has better things to do. By interfering with the System, she can change various things. For example, she attempted to eradicate the Hero title this way. Shiraori wants to eventually reach the point of being able to destroy the System. Soul Shelter: Shiraori has control over the System's Soul Shelter, which allows her to temporarily remove souls from the cycle of reincarnation, resulting in protection in case of System collapse. Regenerating the Soul: Shiraori demonstrated being able to heal a soul that is about to be destroyed. This requires System access. Message Overview: While she can no longer receive messages from the system due to no longer being a user, she can directly search and review the logs Resurrecting the Dead: Shiraori can resurrect the dead. However, this is only possible in a world within the System. Dimensional Magecraft: Shiraori specializes in dimensional magecraft and its many capabilities. She can use an enhanced version of teleport that allows her to teleport anywhere she wants, even to other worlds. Furthermore, she can sense and interfere with the teleportation of others to make them teleport to unintended areas. Shiraori can create vast pocket dimensions and can manipulate the flow of time within them to a certain degree. She can teleport entire armies and uses this at times to teleport opponents into her pocket dimensions. Touching is not required for teleportation. To aim the dimensional magecraft one can either aim at a certain place, like normal, or also just designate the person one wishes to affect, in which case knowledge of the location of the target is unnecessary. Threads: Shiraori's spider threads are laced with space. More specifically, every thread is also a pocket dimension of its own, making them practically indestructible unless one can destroy space itself. Dimensional Fissures: Shiraori can create dimensional fissures. She uses them to defend against attacks by opening up a portal into a different dimension and then redirecting the attack with a second portal. She also hides her clones in pocket dimensions, opening up portals in a web-like pattern to attack with her custom Evil Eyes. Division: Shiraori's aptitude for splitting her consciousness into multiple bodies emerges as one of her most subtle, yet powerful, Skills in the form of division. By creating innumerable tiny spider clones implanted with her consciousness, she has nearly super-computer levels of multitasking ability. Shiraori uses this immense ability to partition her effort into researching new abilities and hacking the System, as well as gathering information by sending out her spider-clones to track key individuals and locations throughout the world. It is, in fact, this massive information network that she has created that is one of the most instrumental assets in her arsenal. She currently has over ten thousand clones all over the world and in various pocket dimensions. Should her main body die, she can simply transfer her soul into one of the clones, making them all extra lives. Her clones can vary in size depending on how much of her energy, or how much organic material, she uses in making them, with Shiraori once making a spider clone equivalent in power and size to a Queen Taratect. Her clones generally have the same skills as herself, though their base abilities are reduced. Mind Control: Shiraori can mind control people by having a small clone crawl into their ear and connect to their brain. Exponential Spider Summoning: Shiraori can summon a considerable number of clones from her shadow. Each clone can then summon even more clones, resulting in an exponential number of spiders appearing. Magic Manipulation: Shiraori can manipulate magic around her. She can manipulate the magic power in other people to make them activate Skills they don't have. Additionally, she can interfere with the magic construction of others to completely negate a spell. Recognition Obstruction: Shiraori makes it so that people do not recognize her, instead remembering the color white. This works by planting the concept of white directly in the consciousness of the surrounding people. Telepathy: Shiraori can use telepathy, and eavesdrop on other people's telepathic communication. Absorbing External Energy: Shiraori has a talent for absorbing external energies, being easily able to drain any power source she comes across. Hologram Creation: Shiraori can create Holograms to illustrate what she is explaining. Boundary Field: A realm created by a god, that is somewhat like being inside the god. Güliedistodiez demonstrated that a god can even change the laws of physics inside its zone. Being inside a god's zone is advantageous for the god and disadvantageous for everyone else. The zone will dull the movements of opponents and nobody, except the owner, can properly use their power within it, although some internal magecraft such as healing and setting up barriers over the skin is possible. Shiraori not only has such a zone, but she can also use space magic to turn a space into her zone and, in turn, cancel the zone of others. This requires her to summon a massive number of clones into her opponent's zone. Shapeshifting: Due to her spider heritage, Shiraori can freely transform any part of her into the body part of a spider. Curse Casting: Shiraori can place curses on others; for example, she placed one on Sophia that forces her to refer to her as “master” and makes her kneel whenever she defies her orders. Shiraori using her Evil Eyes

TV Anime

Opening Theme
OP Title:	Keep weaving your spider way Bursty Greedy Spider
OP Composer:	Riko Azuna Konomi Suzuki
OP Audio
Ending Theme
ED Title:	Ganbare! Kumoko-san's Theme (がんばれ！蜘蛛子さんのテーマ) Genjitsu Totsugeki Hierarchy (現実凸撃ヒエラルキー)
ED Composer:	Watashi / Kumoko (Aoi Yuuki)

It was reported on July 6, 2018, that the series would receive an anime adaptation, according to an early look at the wraparound jacket band on the fifth volume of the manga adaptation. The report was confirmed at Kadokawa's booth at Anime Expo later that day, and it was announced that the adaptation would be a television series. Originally set to premiere in 2020, it was rescheduled to premiere in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-cour (24 episode) series was animated by Millepensee and directed by Shin Itagaki, with Okina Baba and Yūichirō Momose overseeing the series' scripts, and Kii Tanaka designing the characters, Shūji Katayama composing the series' music, and Jōtarō Ishigami producing the series. The series aired from January 8 to July 3, 2021, on AT-X and other channels. The first opening theme song is "keep weaving your spider way" performed by Riko Azuna, while the first ending theme song is "Do Your Best! Kumoko-san's Theme" (がんばれ！蜘蛛子さんのテーマ, Ganbare! Kumoko-san no Tēma) performed by I (Aoi Yūki). The second opening theme is "Bursty Greedy Spider" performed by Konomi Suzuki, while the second ending theme is "Reality Convex Hierarchy" (現実凸撃ヒエラルキー, Genjitsu Totsugeki Hierarchy) by Yūki. It is licensed by Crunchyroll outside Asia.

• Staff
  • Original story/scenario supervision - Okina Baba
  • Original illustration - Kiryuji
  • Director - Shin Itagaki
  • Assistant director - Shinichiro Ueda
  • Series composition - Okina Baba, Yuichiro Momose
  • Character Design - Nori Tanaka
  • Monster Design - Masahiko Suzuki, Ryo Hirata, Hiromi Kimura
  • Main animator - Tomohiro Yoshida
  • Art director/art setting-Shinji Nagaoka, Koichi Ejima (from the middle)
  • Color design - Chieko Hibi
  • Cinematographer - Hideki Imaizumi
  • Editing - Takashi Sakurai
  • CG Director - Kazuo Yamaguchi
  • CG production - Exsa
  • Acoustic Director -Yuichi Imaizumi, Shin Itagaki
  • Music - Shuji Katayama
  • Music Producer - Go Wakabayashi
    
  • Music production - KADOKAWA
  • Producers - Chiaki Kurakane, Takuya Yoshioka, Yureia Wakayama, Nobuhiko Kurosu, Kenichi Tokumura, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Toyokazu Middle East, Mitsuhiro Ogata, Toritomo Isotani
  • Animation Producers - Naoko Shiraishi, Takashi Sakurai
  • Animation Production - Milpansee
  • Crafting - So I'm a Spider, So What? Production Committee

Medialink has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and is streaming it on their Ani-One YouTube channel and Bilibili. The final episode was delayed due to production issues and aired one week later on July 3, 2021.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
Part 1
1	"Reincarnation, in Another World?" Transcription: "Tensei, Isekai?" (Japanese: 転生、異世界？)	Shingo Tanabe	Yūichirō Momose	January 8, 2021
During what seemed to be an ordinary day, a mysterious explosion occurs and kills an entire high school class. One of the classmates wakes up to find she has been reincarnated in another world as a weak "Nameless" spider-type monster. Quickly escaping from her cannibalistic mother and siblings, she realizes this world functions under RPG logic, only to end up wasting all her skill points on a useless <Appraisal> skill. Wandering the labyrinth for a while, she finds herself increasingly hungry until she finally resorts to cannibalizing the corpse of one of her siblings, which causes her to unlock a mysterious <Taboo> skill, and later manages to kill a poisonous frog by traping it in a web she made. Despite both meals tasting awful, Nameless resolves to survive in this new world. Elsewhere, it is revealed that her classmates reincarnated as well – the fourth prince of the Analeit Kingdom Shun, noblewoman Katia, Shun's pet earth dragon Fei, crown prince of the Renxandt Empire Hugo, saintess Yuri, and the class' teacher turned elf Ms. Oka – and they are all attending magic school with Shun's younger sister Sue.
2	"My House, On Fire?" Transcription: "Mai Hōmu, Enjō?" (Japanese: マイホーム、炎上？)	Shin'ichirō Ueda	Yūichirō Momose	January 15, 2021
Fei shares with Shun her belief that her reincarnating as a dragon was karmic punishment for bullying their classmate, Hiiro Wakaba, in her previous life. She asks Ms. Oka about her, who has been searching the world for reincarnations, but she reveals Hiiro has not been found yet, causing Fei to hope she is okay. Meanwhile, Nameless continues hunting monsters and discovers that she has a unique skill that heals her as she levels up. She proceeds to build a nest and later finds a human caught in her web, who drops a dragon egg while escaping. Nameless plans to eat it, but before she can do so more humans appear and burn down her nest to get the egg back, forcing her to flee. Depressed at how weak she is, Nameless builds a new nest and begins aggressively hunting monsters to get stronger. Before long, however, her new nest is also attacked, this time by a giant snake. After a hard-fought battle, Nameless beats the snake, causing her to reach her level cap and evolve. Back at the academy, Fei decides she might as well try to get stronger herself.
3	"Earth Wyrm (Dragon), Bad News?" Transcription: "Chiryū (Ryū), Yabai?" (Japanese: 地竜（龍）、ヤバい？)	Shingo Tanabe	Mitsutaka Hirota	January 22, 2021
After evolving, Nameless is suddenly attacked by a group of humans and while fleeing from them accidentally falls down a hole. At the Academy, Shun's class is having magic practice. However, Hugo causes a scene in an attempt to stand out. The class is then suddenly attacked by an earth dragon, which kills the teacher. Hugo arrogantly tries to defeat it alone, only to get instantly knocked out. Emulating his older brother, the <Hero> Julius, Shun attacks it with the other reincarnates and manages to kill it. However, afterward, Shun is horrified to learn Fei gained the title <Kin Eater>, meaning the dragon was probably her parent, while Hugo is infuriated as Shun is celebrated as a hero. Back with Nameless, she now finds herself in the dungeon's lower stratum, filled with monsters that utterly outmatch her. However, she then crosses paths with a high-level earth dragon named Araba, who easily kills them. Nameless tries to hide, but Araba notices her, leaving her at the dragon's mercy.
4	"Monkey, Wha—?" Transcription: "Saru, Hoā?" (Japanese: 猿、ホアー？)	Shin'ichirō Ueda	Yūichirō Momose	January 29, 2021
Fortunately for Nameless, Araba does not consider her worth its attention and leaves. Finding herself stuck in the lower stratum, she begins exploring whilst constantly having to hide as every creature down here is much stronger than her. She eventually finds herself starving and resorts to eating the only species weaker than her: grubs so poisonous eating them almost kills her. Eventually, she starts to level up again and manages to defeat several weak monsters. However, she makes a huge mistake when she kills a monkey monster, which prompts its entire family to attack her in retribution. Finding herself trapped, she is forced to fight the horde. Following a prolonged battle, which she only survived thanks to the skill that heals her upon leveling up, Nameless stands victorious. Having defeated the monkeys, Nameless finds what seems to be the path back to the upper stratum, but instead finds herself in the middle stratum; a lava level.
5	"Does Catfish, Taste Good?" Transcription: "Namazutte, Oishii?" (Japanese: なまずって、おいしい？)	Shingo Tanabe	Mitsutaka Hirota	February 5, 2021
Nameless is at a disadvantage against the new monsters as they are all able to burn her webs. Finding a safe area she evolves into a Small Poison Taratect for the more potent venom. Using skill points she also purchases the ability Pride, as it allows her to level up faster but also unlocks unholy and dark magic abilities she is unsure about. At the academy, Shun is impressed with Fei's progress as she has evolved several times and they are both more popular after the defeat of the Earth-Dragon. Fei shows concern over Yuri who is becoming increasingly fanatical in her religious beliefs and demands Shun tell her if he ever comes across someone with the Taboo skill as they are the unholiest of sinners and should be eliminated. Shun is surprised that, as a Hero, his brother Julius is under the patronage of the Word of God Church. Nameless is frustrated she can't use the magical abilities she keeps unlocking. Returning to the lava lake she comes across giant catfish monsters and realizes she can kill them by tricking them into swallowing balls of her poison. She also takes an interest in an ability she has not yet unlocked, Ruler of Pride. Nearby, Julius and his team approach the lava lake.
6	"The Hero, and the Demon Lord?" Transcription: "Yūsha to, Maō?" (Japanese: 勇者と、魔王？)	Shin'ichirō Ueda	Yūichirō Momose	February 12, 2021
Julius reveals they are hunting a spider monster. Nameless realizes one of her magic skills allows her to see a few seconds into the future and successfully defeats a giant eel, later using the eel's corpse as a makeshift shelter so she can evolve into a <Zoa Ele> spider with higher combat and stealth, glossing over that humans consider Zoa Ele's to be harbingers of misfortune. After evolving she is happy to find her front legs are now as sharp as knives and her body has generated armor plates. She also purchases the <Perseverance> skill that makes her more likely to survive with low health, though it also increases her Taboo skill. She also becomes able to use <Detection> to better sense her surroundings. Dual Perception also gives her two distinct minds so she can multitask more efficiently and literally talk to herself. Julius and his team are attacked by three Greater Taratects and an even higher level Taratect, the Nightmare's Vestige. Julius kills the Taratects then manages to kill the Vestige with his team, but as they leave Julius cannot escape the feeling the Vestige was actually afraid of something else they failed to see. Elsewhere, a <Demon Lord> is revealed to have been watching the Vestige which had betrayed her and needed punishing. Shun's popularity grows due to Julius' victory, making Hugo even more jealous.
7	"Springtime, for Princes?" Transcription: "Ōji-tachi, Seishun Suru?" (Japanese: 王子たち、青春する？)	Shingo Tanabe	Mitsutaka Hirota	February 19, 2021
Shun, Fei, and Katia talk about their classmates with Ms. Oka, who reveals that, excluding the six at the academy, eleven have been taken into custody by the elves, two more have just been found, four have been confirmed dead, and three are still missing. During an excursion to the mountains, Shun is attacked by Hugo, who reveals he intends to kill all the students and blame it on a monster attack. However, in the end, Ms. Oka intervenes and defeats Hugo before using an unknown skill to strip him of his abilities. Meanwhile, Nameless is satisfied with her progress but comments her disappointment at there being no evolution for her maxed-out Appraisal skill. Just then, she receives a message that a person called Administrator D received her complaint and crafted a <Wisdom> skill for her. However, this leaves Nameless terrified, as it implies there is a god-like being watching her every move. Back at the academy, Hugo vows vengeance against Shun and Ms. Oka when he is approached by a girl claiming to be one of the missing reincarnations, who offers her assistance.
8	"Am I, Dead?" Transcription: "Watashi, Shisu?" (Japanese: 私、死す？)	Shin'ichirō Ueda	Yūichirō Momose	February 26, 2021
As they are both princes Hugo's attempt to kill Shun is covered up so it doesn't start a war between their two kingdoms. Shun reminisces about his life in Japan when they were all good friends when Hugo was egotistical but harmless. He also remembers the class loner, Hiiro, being bullied by Fei. They confront Oka about her refusing to discuss the dead or missing reincarnations and ask about Hiiro. Nameless learns her second mind has been spending time learning magical theory, allowing her to begin using actual magic. While arguing with her second self her <Dual Perception> levels up again, granting her three minds instead of two, and decides her third mind will focus exclusively on learning magic while she and her second mind focus on staying alive and leveling up. She is attacked by an injured Fire Dragon who is still stronger and faster than her. Attempting to poison it she crafts a magic poison bomb, but before she can shoot it into the dragon's mouth, it is blown away by a fireball, though the rapid communication she carries out with her three minds unlocks the fourth mind. Trapped and unable to dodge the dragon unleashes a giant fireball at her. Ms. Oka informs Shun that Hiiro is dead.
9	"I Can't Speak, Isekai?" Transcription: "Ai Kyanto Supīku, Isekaigo?" (Japanese: アイキャントスピーク、イセカイゴ？)	Shingo Tanabe	Mitsutaka Hirota	March 5, 2021
Julius visits the Academy to tell Shun and Sue the Demons are mobilizing for war and he is being sent to the front lines. Meanwhile, it is revealed that the Nameless that dragon killed was an illusion. With help from all four of her minds, she then successfully cast <Abyss Magic> to kill the dragon. However, she is then confronted by a mysterious man with administrative privileges who sensed the dragon's death. As they fail to communicate due to a language barrier, a smartphone suddenly appears out of nowhere. The caller then converses with the mysterious man, who leaves, before addressing Nameless and introducing herself as D. Realizing she has been watching her, Nameless asks what D wants to which she answers it is just entertainment and ends the call before Nameless could ask further. In the Demon Realm, the Demon Lord holds council with her generals and declares war on humanity. Back at the academy, Shun suddenly unlocks the <Hero> title, which can only mean one thing: Julius has been killed! Note: It is revealed in this episode that Nameless's storyline takes place fifteen years before that of the other classmates.
10	"Who Is This, Geezer?" Transcription: "Kono Jijī, Dare?" (Japanese: このじじい、誰？)	Shin'ichirō Ueda	Mitsutaka Hirota	March 12, 2021
While wandering around wondering about D, Nameless finds a route back to the upper-stratum. In the present, Shun meets with the royal family to discuss his new role and it is decided he must quit the academy to take over as the Hero immediately. Elsewhere, at the remains of the battlefield between the humans and demons, the magician Ronandt, Julius' former magic tutor, is angered over the loss of life and ends up recounting how, 15 years ago, he and a team of soldiers entered a labyrinth to investigate a monster outbreak. They discovered that the cause was a Taratect scaring away all the other monsters and a battle ensued which left Ronandt and fellow mage Buirimus as the sole survivors. Having received news that a Queen Teratect appeared on a battlefield, Ronandt suspects it might be connected to that Zoe Ela. Back in the past, it is revealed that the Taratect was, in fact, Nameless, who uses the gathered EXP to evolve yet again. However, this also causes her Taboo skill to reach max level, and she passes out.
11	"Next Time, Is the Big Battle?" Transcription: "Jikai, Kessen?" (Japanese: 次回、決戦？)	Shingo Tanabe	Yūichirō Momose	March 19, 2021
As Shun feels uneasy about replacing Julius as the Hero, Fei convinces him to form a pact with her, enabling him to summon her if he is in danger. However, this causes Fei to evolve and revert into an egg while the process is underway. Shun later meets with Hyrince, the only survivor of Julius' party, and he explains they were all killed by a mysterious girl in white, with him only surviving because Julius gave him his own revival item. Shun does not blame Hyrince and takes him as a new teammate. Back in the past, due to Taboo reaching level 10, Nameless starts getting visions that the world is heading toward an apocalypse but struggles to make sense of it all. Concluding she needs to get stronger and save the world, Nameless decides to challenge Araba and begins relentlessly leveling up by clearing out monsters that might get in the way. In the end, she finishes her preparations just as Araba arrives to confront her.
12	"My Battle Has, Only Just Begun?" Transcription: "Watashi no Tatakai wa, Kore Kara da?" (Japanese: 私の戦いは、これからだ？)	Shin'ichirō Ueda	Yūichirō Momose	March 26, 2021
Nameless and Araba find themselves evenly matched, but she is able to turn the tide in her favor by trapping the earth dragon in a web she prepared beforehand. However, Araba then uses all its saved-up skill points to acquire abilities Nameless is weak against. Finding herself increasingly cornered, Nameless briefly considers giving up but ultimately revolves to fight to the end. Just as Araba is about to finish her off, however, the earth dragon suddenly collapses. It is then revealed Nameless knew she could not win head-on, so she instead used a skill she acquired beforehand to drain Araba's stamina until it succumbed to exhaustion. Victorious, Nameless is about to deliver the killing blow when Araba stops resisting, satisfied with their battle. This angers her and she kills the dragon but is left feeling hollow. In the present, the Demon Lord reminisces about the time she fought an earth dragon while Shun vows to avenge Julius, unaware that Hugo is plotting against him. Back in the past, Nameless finally finds a way out of the labyrinth by following a tracking spell she placed on the humans from earlier.
Part 2
13	"Yay, The Outside, I'm Free?" Transcription: "Yattā, Soto dā Watashi wa Jiyū ...... da?" (Japanese: やったー、外だー　私は自由......だ？)	Shingo Tanabe	Yūichirō Momose	April 9, 2021
After defeating some humans guarding the labyrinth's exit, Nameless finally enters the outside world. Wanting some way to communicate with humans, she makes her new goal to evolve into an <Arachne>, a half-human/half-spider monster, when she suddenly receives a telepathic message from her mother ordering her to return to the labyrinth, which she ignores. In the present, Shun and his family meet the elven chief, Potimas, who reveals negotiations with the demons have stopped ever since the current Demon Lord's ascension and warns Shun not to trust the church. Meanwhile, at the academy, Katia and Sue worry about Shun when they are kidnapped by Hugo. Back in the past, Nameless's mother is angered by her disobedience and sends an army of spider monsters to bring her back. However, she defeats most of them with ease before teleporting the remaining ones to the middle-stratum, killing them with heat. Her mother then once again tries to control her, prompting her to send her parallel minds through their psychic link and attack her mind. Returning to the present, it's revealed Hugo is working with Shun's older half-brother Cylis.
14	"You're Rebelling? I'm, Self-Deprecating" Transcription: "Omae Hangyaku? Watashi, Jigyaku" (Japanese: おまえ反逆？　私、自虐)	Shin'ichirō Ueda & Michita Shiraishi	Mitsutaka Hirota	April 16, 2021
Nameless comes across a carriage being attacked by bandits and comes to their aid. However, after defeating the attackers, she notices one of the occupants, a vampire baby named Sophia, is a fellow reincarnation. Jealous of how easy she has it, Nameless departs but then notices a group of elves planning to kidnap the baby. So she disposes of them as well. In the present, Sue suddenly kills her father, the king, and frames Shun. Cylis and Hugo then arrest him and explain that the king was going to make Shun his successor to keep him off the battlefield, so they cooperated to launch this coup d'etat. However, Shun manages to escape with help from Ms. Oka and Hyrince, his maid Anna, and brother Leston. While recuperating, however, they are attacked by a group led by Hugo's reincarnation ally, who's revealed to be Sophia, and Katia, who has been brainwashed. While they are able to free Katia, Sophia and her assailants overwhelm them until Fei, who has evolved into a huge light dragon, arrives and they all escape on her back. Afterward, Sophia telepathically informs the Demon Lord that she completed her mission.
15	"Did Mother, Send These Annoying Puppet Spiders?" Transcription: "Mazā, Kara no Yakkai Kumo Ningyō?" (Japanese: マザー、からの厄介蜘蛛人形？)	Shingo Tanabe	Yūichirō Momose	April 23, 2021
As Nameless's parallel minds eat way at her mother's mind, they find that they have been locked in as she suddenly makes her way out of the labyrinth to pursue Nameless herself. Finding herself completely outmatched, Nameless teleports back to her nest in the labyrinth but is ambushed by more Taratects. She tries to flee but is stopped by a Puppet Taratect - a small spider monster that operates a human-sized mannequin. Driven into a corner, she finally turns the tide by killing one and leveling up, which fully heals her, before teleporting herself and the remaining ones to the lava floor, where they die from the heat. Afterward, having reached her level-cap, Nameless evolves yet again. In the present, Ms. Oka informs Shun and the others that Hugo is planning to attack the Elf Village, so they decide to head there to stop him, except for Leston who opts to stay behind to deal with the kingdom's current situation. However, this journey will take them through the very same labyrinth that once housed Nameless.
16	"Am I Getting Ahead Of Myself?" Transcription: "Furaingu, Getto?" (Japanese: フライング、ゲット？)	Shin'ichirō Ueda	Mitsutaka Hirota	April 30, 2021
Following her latest evolution, Nameless discovers she now has a <Immortality> skill. She is then contacted by D, who congratulates her for being the first to reach this species and reveals why she and the other classmates were reincarnated before departing: D did it as an apology as the explosion that killed everyone was actually an attempt on her life by a previous Hero and Demon King, revealing she is one of the classmates. In the present, Shun's party has reached the labyrinth, where they recruit a guide named Basgath to lead them through it and Fei reveals she can now assume a human form. Because Hugo's imperial army is guarding the entrance, the guide sneaks them in through an undersea entrance, despite some trouble with a water dragon. Back in the past, Nameless has reached the sea where, after having her own water dragon encounter, she gets an idea. Rechallenging the Puppet Teratect, she kills it by flooding the cave with water before retreating back outside. However, just then, she is suddenly ambushed by the Demon Lord, the Origin Teratect Ariel, who immediately blasts her body to pieces.
17	"What Am I Doing?" Transcription: "Watashi, Nani Shiteru?" (Japanese: 私、なにしてる？)	Shingo Tanabe	Yasuhiro Nakanishi	May 7, 2021
In the Demon Realm, Ariel prepares to attack the Elf Village. Meanwhile, Shun's party camps out whilst traversing the labyrinth. Unable to sleep, Shun is told by Basgath about how he once encountered Nameless, who is now known as the "Nightmare of the Labyrinth". Finding themselves at a crossroads, with time being of the essence, the group opts to follow a short but dangerous route through the Nightmare's former home. This leads to them being attacked by an earth dragon but they are able to beat it. However, they are then confronted by a swarm of "Nightmare's vestiges", spider-type monsters said to be the Nighmare's offspring. Strangely, though, upon realizing Shun and co. are reincarnations, the creatures let them pass. The group then finally exists the labyrinth by flying through an opening on the back of Fei's dragon form. In the past, Nameless is revealed to have survived through her <Immortality> but ponders that she must tread carefully as there exists magic that can kill even immortals. Elsewhere, Ariel furiously realizes that Nameless is alive when one of her parallel minds uses her link with "mother" to attack her mind.
18	"You Guys Are Kind of Awful, Huh?" Transcription: "Minna, Haraguroku ne?" (Japanese: みんな、腹黒くね？)	Michita Shiraishi	Yūichirō Momose	May 14, 2021
Nameless finds herself near Sophia's hometown, which is once again being targeted by elves. In the present, Shun's party travels through that same town. While there, they learn of the animosity between the world's two dominant religions, the Word of God church and Goddess Religion, and Ms. Oka reveals Hugo has likely brainwashed the heads of the church, causing Shun to resolve they must defeat him. Back in the past, Nameless kills the elves trying to abduct Sophia along with anyone suspicious. This draws the attention of Potimas, who fears Ariel and the church might have realized his intentions to gather the reincarnations. The church's pontiff, Dustin, also takes notice but chooses to ignore it as he prepares for war against the Goddess Religion. The townspeople eventually become aware of Nameless as well and believe she is a Divine Beast sent by the Goddess. A mother later brings her sick child to Nameless and begs her to heal him, which she reluctantly does. However, the next day, Nameless finds that word has spread and the entire town has now lined up to be healed by her.
19	"I Guess, This Is a Class Reunion?" Transcription: "Hirake, Dōsōkai?" (Japanese: ひらけ、同窓会？)	Shingo Tanabe	Mitsutaka Hirota	May 21, 2021
Shun's party finally arrives at the Elf Village where they are shockingly met by Potimas, who they thought had been killed in Hugo's coup. After a night's rest, Ms. Oka leads Shun, Fei, and Katia to the other reincarnations held at the Elf Village. However, whilst sharing a happy reunion, the others reveal that they were, in fact, kidnapped by the elves, causing Shun and co. to grow suspicious. In the past, Sophia's parents receive a demand from the neighboring country to hand over Nameless, which they cannot possibly do. Potimas then arrives, but he ultimately opts to not make a move on Sophia while Nameless is nearby. Sensing her mother is weakened enough, Nameless teleports to her to finally kill her, only to end up falling into a trap and nearly be killed. However, her Parallel Minds then return to her, transferring all the stats they stole from her mother onto her and allowing her to easily kill her before retreating. Afterward, Ariel finds mother's corpse and swears vengeance before being confronted by an earth dragon who claims it is natural for the elderly to make way for their children, only for her to attack it out of spite.
20	"This Isn't My Fault, Is It?" Transcription: "Watashi no Sei ja nai, yo ne?" (Japanese: 私のせいじゃない、よね？)	Shin'ichirō Ueda	Yūichirō Momose	May 28, 2021
An envoy from a neighboring kingdom appears before Nameless and declares her their property, but she just finds them annoying and walks away. She is then confronted by the same administrator she met in the labyrinth, who introduces himself as Guliedistodiez and requests her to stop attacking Ariel and interacting with humans. However, she refuses, arguing that she must interfere to prevent the apocalypse. Unfortunately, after Gulie leaves, Nameless is attacked by the envoy's guards, prompting her to kill them in self-defense. However, using the envoy's death as a casus belli, the neighboring country declares war and Nameless decides to face their army herself upon realizing what she has done. In the present, Ms. Oka wonders if she has made the right choices. It is revealed that she has a unique skill called <Student Roster> that tells her the reincarnations' place of birth, health, and how they would die, which prompted her to make a deal with Potimas to effectively imprison them in the Elf Village for their own safety. Meanwhile, Ariel's forces have secretly mixed themselves in with Hugo's army and are using them as cover as they match toward the Elf Village.
21	"So, I'm Not in This One, Am I?" Transcription: "Watashi, Deban naitte ka?" (Japanese: 私、出番ないってか？)	Shingo Tanabe	Yasuhiro Nakanishi	June 4, 2021
While preparing for the upcoming battle, Shun's party is joined by two more of their former classmates, Kunihiko and Asaka, and Ms. Oka tells them the Elves' theory as to why they were reincarnated: The RPG system that governs this world is controlled by beings known as administrators, who feed off the energy of people's skills, and they summoned them to develop powerful skills. She also reveals that Hugo is likely being manipulated by them whilst Sophia serves them willingly. As the group wonders what became of the two reincarnations who are still missing, the entrance to the Elf Village is attacked by one of the said classmates: Sajin, who became a church assassin. After Sajin destroys the entrance and flees, locking everyone inside, the barrier surrounding the village is suddenly destroyed, allowing Hugo's forces to attack. Ms. Oka leads the Elves' counterattack and, having learned from her skill that Hugo is destined to die here, faces him to personally end him. However, while she is able to take out a brainwashed Yuri, Hugo overpowers her with aid from Sophia. Before he can finish her off, however, she is saved by the arrival of Shun and his party.
22	"Be Forever, Me?" Transcription: "Watashi yo, Towa ni?" (Japanese: 私よ、に？)	Michita Shiraishi	Mitsutaka Hirota	June 11, 2021
In the past, Nameless joins the battle against the neighboring country, resulting in massive casualties for the enemy, when Ariel suddenly appears. It is revealed that, after killing the dragon, Ariel's soul merged with Nameless' parallel mind that had previously jumped over to her, causing her to adopt some of the latter's personality traits. However, she still wants revenge and has Guliedistodiez, who came to check on her, teleport her to Nameless' location. As they fight, Ariel uses several skills that prevent Nameless from using magic or teleporting, forcing her to rely on healing herself by leveling up using the EXP gathered from collateral damage just to stay alive. Eventually, their battle is interrupted by a young Julius, causing Ariel to stop out of fear of the secret effect of the <Hero>, which causes them to always win against the <Demon Lord>. However, Ariel is able to distract him before using Abyss magic, which can kill even immortals, to vaporize Nameless. In the present, despite his allies wanting to help, Shun insists on facing Hugo alone.
23	"My Old Friend, Why ...?" Transcription: "Tomo yo, Naze Omae wa ......?" (Japanese: 友よ、なぜおまえは......？)	Shingo Tanabe	Mitsutaka Hirota	June 18, 2021
As the elf village battle continues, Potimas orders the <Gloria> units to be sent into battle. Meanwhile, Shun easily defeats Hugo and Sophia refuses to help him, revealing her affiliation with the demons and that they were only using him as a smokescreen. Hugo is furious at being manipulated, but she effortlessly knocks him aside. Shun and his party fight her, but they are similarly overpowered with ease. Fei attempts to surrender on everybody's behalf but Shun refuses to give up, believing Julius would not either. Unfortunately, they are then ambushed by reinforcements led by the last missing classmate: 8th demon army commander Wrath, who was Shun's friend in their previous lives. However, the elves then launch their counterattack using the <Gloria> units, which are revealed to be mechanical tank drones, killing all the demons except Sophia and Wrath. Elsewhere, Ariel approaches the village with the woman in white who killed Julius, when the latter suddenly decides to check on Sophia and Wrath.
24	"So I'm Still a Spider, So What?" Transcription: "Mada Kumo Desu ga, Nanika?" (Japanese: まだ蜘蛛ですが、なにか？)	Shin'ichirō Ueda & Shin Itagaki	Yūichirō Momose	July 3, 2021
Shun tries to stop Sophia and Wrath but is overpowered and Anna takes a lethal blow for him. Desperate, Shun revives her with a forbidden <Mercy> skill. However, this raises his <Taboo> to level 10, causing him to learn the truth of the world. Seeing an opening, Hugo strikes at Sophia but is knocked unconscious by the woman in white whom Shun and his party recognize as their classmate Hiiro Wakaba, the nameless spider. In the past, Hiiro survived Ariel's attack by transferring her consciousness into an egg she laid beforehand and hatches as a newborn. She then uses EXP she obtained from the battlefield to evolve into an <Arachne>. Meanwhile, Potimas attacks Sophia's home, kills her parents, and fatally injures the family butler, Merazophis, forcing her to turn him into a vampire. Fortunately, Hiiro arrives and engages Potimas but gets pushed into a corner until Ariel appears and beats him, revealing he was only a mechanical copy. Ariel then calls for a truce to which Hiiro agrees and she, Sophia, and Merazophis all agree to follow her back to Demon Territory. Back in the present, Hiiro's party moves on to defeat Potimas.

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Reception

The light novels and manga had a combined 1.2 million copies in print as of July 2018. The light novels ranked third in the tankōbon category in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2017 rankings, and second in the 2018 rankings.

External Links

• Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
• Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? ─ Official light novel website (in Japanese)
  • Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? - Series information | Kadokawa BOOKS
• Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? ─ Official manga website (in Japanese)
• Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?: Kumoko Sisters no Nichijou ─ Official manga website (in Japanese)
• TV Anime "Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?" Official Website (in Japanese)
• Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? Official (@kumoko_anime) - Twitter
• Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? ─ Wikipedia JP
• Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? ─ Wikipedia EN

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