Loner Life in Another World
Loner Life in Another World is a Japanese light novel series written by Shoji Goji. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in October 2016, before being published in print with illustrations by Booota and Saku Enokimaru by Overlap beginning in January 2018. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bibi, began serialization on the Comic Gardo website in January 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Hayabusa Film and Passione aired from October to December 2024.
Plot
An entire class of high school students is summoned to another world by its god, who selected them to become heroes. The god allowed each of the students to pick a special skill of their choice, but one of the students, Haruka, a loner student, tried to escape the selection ritual but got dragged along anyway, and since he had arrived later than the others the god allowed him to keep all the remaining skills the other students did not pick. Despite not having a single powerful skill, Haruka makes use of his multiple abilities and his ingenuity in using them to live a comfortable life by himself in the other world, until his classmates start having trouble trying to deal with their new environment and conflicts between them, forcing him to take action, leave his loner existence and help them.Characters
Main characters
; Haruka; Touka Tsuyuri
; Angelica
Students
; Shield Girl; Library Commission
;Handicraft Girl
; Cooking Girl
; Nagisa Fukunuki
; Chika Chinami
; Vice Chairwomen
; Wakana Shimazaki
; Gals
; Volleyball Club Girls
; Nerds
; Jocks
; Delinquents
; Tanaka
Residents of Omui
; Merielle; Gatek
; Ofter
; Guild Boss
Media
Light novels
Written by Shoji Goji, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on October 12, 2016. The series was later acquired by Overlap, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Booota and Saku Enokimaru on January 25, 2018. As of October 2025, seventeen volumes have been released.In February 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication.
Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bibi, began serialization on the Comic Gardo manga website on January 25, 2019. As of January 2026, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into twenty-six tankōbon volumes.In March 2020, Kaiten Books announced that they had licensed the manga for English publication.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced during the second livestream for the "10th Anniversary Memorial Overlap Bunko All-Star Assemble Special" event on January 21, 2024. It is produced by Hayabusa Film and Passione and directed by Akio Kazumi, with scripts written by Kenta Ihara, characters designed by Keiya Nakano, and music composed by Shūji Katayama. The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji. The opening theme song is "ODD NUMBER", performed by Yoshino, while the ending theme song is "Hello to Goodbye", performed by Kujiraki. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America, Australia and British Isles for streaming on Hidive. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.Reception
Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the humor and illustrations, though she had mixed feelings on the character Haruka. Demelza from Anime UK News praised the story, especially its action and comedy elements.The series has 1.9 million copies in circulation between its digital and print releases.