# Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!

Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! (追放者食堂へようこそ！, Tsuihōsha Shokudō e Yōkoso!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yūki Kimikawa and illustrated by Gaou. It was serialized online between October 2018 to September 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Overlap, who have published three volumes since June 2019 under their Overlap Novels imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tsumumi has been serialized online via Overlap's Comic Gardo website since September 2019 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by OLM is set to premiere in July 2025.

## Characters
### Dennis (デニス, Denisu)

    Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi

### Atelier (アトリエ, Atorie)

    Voiced by: Marika Tachibana

## Media
### Light novels

Written by Yūki Kimikawa, Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from October 22, 2018, to September 5, 2020. It was later acquired by Overlap who began releasing it with illustrations by Gaou under their Overlap Novels light novel imprint on June 25, 2019. Three volumes have been released as of June 25, 2020. The series is licensed in English by Tentai Books.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | June 25, 2019 | 978-4-86554-513-5 | August 7, 2020 | 978-84-122008-3-6 |
| 2 | November 25, 2019 | 978-4-86554-574-6 | January 5, 2023 | 978-84-123546-8-3 |
| 3 | June 25, 2020 | 978-4-86554-682-8 | — | — |

### Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Tsumumi began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga service on September 27, 2019. The manga's chapters have been compiled into eight tankōbon volumes as of June 2024. The manga adaptation is licensed in English by Kaiten Books.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | May 25, 2020 | 978-4-86554-668-2 | March 12, 2021 (digital) January 4, 2022 (print) | 978-1-952241-18-5 (digital) 978-1-952241-19-2 (print) |
| 2 | September 25, 2020 | 978-4-86554-750-4 | June 10, 2022 (digital) July 7, 2023 (print) | 978-1-952241-36-9 (digital) 978-1-952241-37-6 (print) |
| 3 | March 25, 2021 | 978-4-86554-875-4 | September 1, 2023 (digital) September 20, 2024 (print) | 978-1-952241-60-4 (digital) 978-1-952241-61-1 (print) |
| 4 | September 25, 2021 | 978-4-8240-0008-8 | — | — |
| 5 | April 25, 2022 | 978-4-8240-0173-3 | — | — |
| 6 | December 25, 2022 | 978-4-8240-0371-3 | — | — |
| 7 | September 25, 2023 | 978-4-8240-0617-2 | — | — |
| 8 | June 25, 2024 | 978-4-8240-0868-8 | — | — |
| 9 | March 25, 2025 | 978-4-8240-1098-8 | — | — |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced at the Overlap Bunko 10th anniversary event on December 15, 2024. The series is produced by OLM and directed by Jōji Shimura, with series composition handled by Deko Akao, characters designed by Aoi Yamato, and music composed by Masato Kōda. It is set to premiere in July 2025.

## Reception

By December 2024, the series had over 850,000 million copies in circulation.