I Saved Myself with a Potion!
I Saved Myself with a Potion!: Life in Another World is a Japanese light novel series written by Akira Iwafune and illustrated by Sunaho Tobe. It was serialized online from April 2014 to September 2024 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Shufunotomo, who have published eleven volumes since April 2015 under their Hero Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tobe has been serialized online via Shufunotomo's Hero Comics manga website since September 2023. A "light anime" television series adaptation produced by Imagica Infos and Imageworks Studio aired from October to December 2025.
Premise
Kaede Yakumo, a high school girl, awakens in a fantasy world and finds that someone has left a mysterious book in her backpack containing instructions for crafting healing potions. Kaede begins selling potions to financially support herself, and later becomes involved with an adventuring party.Characters
;Kaede;Karudeno
;Asuru
;Nina
;Rei
Media
Light novel
Written by Akira Iwafune, I Saved Myself with a Potion!: Life in Another World was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from April 10, 2014, to September 21, 2024. It was later acquired by Shufunotomo who began publishing the series with illustrations by Sunaho Tobe under their Hero Bunko light novel imprint on April 27, 2015, with eleven volumes released as of September 29, 2025.In December 2025, Hanashi Media announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.