Hanashi Media Licenses ‘I’m Just a Villager, So What?’, 1 More Novel – News

Hanashi Media announced on Tuesday and Wednesday it has licensed Arata Shiraishi’s I’m Just a Villager, So What? and Hebun99’s I Got Reincarnated as a Cultist Mob in an Eroge Full of Maniacs with Death Wishes! light novel series.

The company describes the story of I’m Just a Villager, So What?:

I’m the strongest damn villager on the planet!

Reincarnated into a fantasy world, Ryuto Maclaine was assigned the most ordinary class of all: villager.
No heroic bloodline, no divine blessings – just a dirt-poor farm boy from a no-name village.

His childhood friends? Oh, just a cheat-tier hero named Cordelia and a genius sage named Moses.
At fifteen, Ryuto’s life comes to an abrupt end… Courtesy of Moses stabbing him in the back.

But death isn’t the end. That’s when his true cheat kicks in: return from death – a one-time-only skill that lets him rewind his life in this world.

Armed with his second chance and an indomitable will called unyielding, Ryuto vows to rise again.
Even if he’s just a villager, he’ll save the hero, rewrite his fate, and punch his way to the top!

The rise of Ryuto the villager begins now – Try to keep up.

Kadokawa shipped the first light novel in October 2016. Sabamu adapted the series into a manga in Kadokawa’s Dragon Age magazine in January 2017.

Hanashi describes the story of Hebun99’s series:

Will he accept twisted love-or face death? Time to steel your resolve.

After being reincarnated as a cultist mob in the notoriously brutal eroge Seeker of the Netherlight, Oakley has only one goal: escape the deranged cult before he ends up sacrificed like all the rest. But during a battle with the forces of the Kenneth Orthodoxy, one reckless move earns him the attention of a savage female executive-and worse, the mad cult leader.

Now, his everyday life gets a hellish upgrade as he tries to survive in a world where the heroines are all completely unhinged, eyes blazing with the kind of resolve that laughs in the face of death… and they all seem disturbingly fixated on him. His life-and his chastity-are on the line in a no-save nightmare route.

Warning: This story contains nothing but cute girls with severely messed-up kinks and an unhealthy obsession with the protagonist.

Hebun99 launched the light novel series on ncode syosetsu and Kakuyomu in August 2023. Micro Magazine will ship the first volume on May 20. The author also announced a manga adaptation is currently in production.

Source: Hanashi Media’s X/Twitter account, (link 2)

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