I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! | |
俺は星間国家の悪徳領主! (Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu!) | |
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Genre | |
Novel series | |
Written by | Yomu Mishima |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | August 15, 2018 – present |
Light novel | |
Written by | Yomu Mishima |
Illustrated by | Nadare Takamine |
Published by | Overlap |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Overlap Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | July 25, 2020 – present |
Volumes | 9 |
Manga | |
Written by | Yomu Mishima |
Illustrated by | Kai Nadashima |
Published by | Overlap |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Comic Gardo |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | May 29, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 7 |
Novel series | |
I'm the Heroic Knight of an Intergalactic Empire! | |
Written by | Yomu Mishima |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | November 16, 2021 – present |
Light novel | |
I'm the Heroic Knight of an Intergalactic Empire! | |
Written by | Yomu Mishima |
Illustrated by | Nadare Takamine |
Published by | Overlap |
English publisher |
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Imprint | Overlap Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | December 25, 2022 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
Manga | |
I'm the Heroic Knight of an Intergalactic Empire! | |
Written by | Yomu Mishima |
Illustrated by | Jū Ishiguchi |
Published by | Overlap |
Magazine | Comic Gardo |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | July 21, 2023 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tetsuya Yanagisawa |
Written by | Katsuhiko Takayama |
Music by |
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Studio | Quad |
Original network | ANN (ABC TV, TV Asahi) |
Original run | April 2025 – scheduled |
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (俺は星間国家の悪徳領主!, Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomu Mishima and illustrated by Nadare Takamine. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in August 2018. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing it under their Overlap Bunko light novel imprint in July 2020. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kai Nadashima began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga website in May 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Quad is set to premiere in April 2025.
Premise
[edit]A man has a horrible life due to his righteous and kind nature. He is also unfairly fired and blamed for things he did not do. A being known as the Guide offers to reincarnate him in a new world, so he may live as selfishly as he wishes. After the deal is made, the Guide is revealed to be evil, having amped up and manipulated everyone around him to make the man's life a living hell; even ruining his cheating wife's life as a coup de grace.
Things begin going haywire for the Guide, as the newly reborn Liam Banfield is living an incredibly good life as the Lord of his planet. His definition of evil is backwards to the new world and all his attempts to build his power to become a tyrant keep backfiring.
Characters
[edit]- Liam Sera Banfield (リアム・セラ・バンフィールド, Riamu Sera Banfīrudo)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[2]
- Having lived an utterly horrible life being virtuous, Liam decides to be evil in this next life. However, his long-term plans make Liam look like he is a hero. Even his desire for gold looks odd as it does not have monetary value in the new world.
- Amagi (天城)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda[2]
- The Guide (案内人, Annainin)
- Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[2]
- A malevolent emotion eater, who feeds on misery. He made Liam's life hell by helping his cheating wife frame him for tons of things. Because Liam does not have the morality that is evil in this world, he gives off nothing but positive emotions and benediction; hurting and starving the Guide.
- Liam's ex-wife
- A redhead who cheated on him and birthed her lover's daughter. To make matters worse, she used him to pay for everything and accumulated debt that she pushed on him; even getting him fired for embezzlement that someone else did. After the Guide decides to give her horrible luck, she spends the rest of her life in regret; the husband who was always there for her dead, she had nothing to live for.
Media
[edit]Light novel
[edit]Written by Yomu Mishima, I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō on August 15, 2018.[3] It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing it with illustrations by Nadare Takamine under their Overlap Bunko light novel imprint on July 25, 2020. Nine volumes have been released as of October 2024.[4] The light novel is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[5]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | July 25, 2020[6] | 978-4-86554-694-1 | September 9, 2021 (digital) November 2, 2021 (print)[7] | 978-1-64827-657-6 |
2 | December 25, 2020[8] | 978-4-86554-801-3 | February 3, 2022 (digital) March 15, 2022 (print)[9] | 978-1-63858-146-8 |
3 | April 25, 2021[10] | 978-4-86554-888-4 | October 13, 2022 (digital) November 15, 2022 (print)[11] | 978-1-63858-629-6 |
4 | October 25, 2021[12] | 978-4-8240-0020-0 | February 16, 2023 (digital) April 25, 2023 (print)[13] | 978-1-63858-879-5 |
5 | April 25, 2022[14] | 978-4-8240-0159-7 | June 29, 2023 (digital) August 15, 2023 (print)[15] | 978-1-68579-654-9 |
6 | December 25, 2022[16] | 978-4-8240-0359-1 | October 12, 2023 (digital) January 23, 2024 (print)[17] | 979-8-88843-124-5 |
7 | May 25, 2023[18] | 978-4-8240-0499-4 | July 18, 2024 (digital) August 20, 2024 (print)[19] | 979-8-89160-117-8 |
8 | January 25, 2024[20] | 978-4-8240-0682-0 | March 18, 2025[21] | 979-8-89160-870-2 |
9 | October 25, 2024[4] | 978-4-8240-0969-2 | — | — |
Its spin-off I'm the Hero Knight of an Intergalactic Empire! (あたしは星間国家の英雄騎士!, Atashi wa Seikan Kokka no Eiyū Kishi!) began serialization on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on November 16, 2021.[22] It also was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing it with illustrations also by Nadare Takamine under Overlap Bunko on December 25, 2022.[23] Three volumes have been released as of June 2024.[24] The spin-off is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[25]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | December 25, 2022[26] | 978-4-8240-0358-4 | August 1, 2024 (digital) August 27, 2024 (print)[27] | 979-8-89160-404-9 |
2 | September 25, 2023[28] | 978-4-8240-0604-2 | January 7, 2025 (print)[29] | 979-8-89160-522-0 |
3 | June 25, 2024[24] | 978-4-8240-0849-7 | — | — |
Manga
[edit]A manga adaptation illustrated by Kai Nadashima began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga website on May 29, 2021.[30] The adaptation's chapters have been collected into seven volumes as of October 2024.[31] The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[32]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | October 25, 2021[33] | 978-4-8240-0030-9 | December 13, 2022[34] | 978-1-68579-341-8 |
2 | April 25, 2022[35] | 978-4-8240-0170-2 | May 2, 2023[36] | 978-1-68579-491-0 |
3 | October 25, 2022[37] | 978-4-8240-0317-1 | November 21, 2023[38] | 979-8-88843-057-6 |
4 | April 25, 2023[39] | 978-4-8240-0478-9 | May 28, 2024[40] | 979-8-88843-743-8 |
5 | October 25, 2023[41] | 978-4-8240-0640-0 | November 26, 2024[42] | 979-8-89160-512-1 |
6 | April 25, 2024[43] | 978-4-8240-0811-4 | — | — |
7 | October 25, 2024[31] | 978-4-8240-0990-6 | — | — |
For its spin-off I'm the Heroic Knight of an Intergalactic Empire!, a manga adaptation illustrated Jū Ishiguchi also began serialization on Comic Gardo on July 21, 2023.[44] The first tankōbon volume was published on December 25, 2023.[45]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | December 25, 2023[46] | 978-4-8240-0691-2 |
2 | June 25, 2024[47] | 978-4-8240-0864-0 |
Anime
[edit]An anime television series adaptation was announced during the "5th Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup Special" livestream on October 20, 2024. It will be produced by Quad and directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa, with scripts written by Katsuhiko Takayama, characters designed by Kazuya Morimae, and music composed by Yūsuke Seo and Shun Narita. The series is set to premiere in April 2025 on the Animazing!!! programming block on ANN affiliates, including ABC and TV Asahi.[2]
See also
[edit]- Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs, another light novel series by the same author
References
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- ^ a b c d Loo, Egan (October 20, 2024). "I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Light Novels Get TV Anime Next April". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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External links
[edit]- Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Light novel official website (in Japanese)
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- I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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