Loner Life in Another World

## Fandom

***Loner Life in Another World*** / ***Lonely Attack on the Different World*** (ひとりぼっちの異世界攻略, Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku) is a Japanese light novel by Goji, Shouji. The illustrations are handled by Boota up to Volume 2, and by Saku Enomaru from Volume 3. Initially, the WEB version was serialized from October 2016 with the title "*Cheat Skill was sold out (tentative title)*" to Shōsetsuka ni Narō, but in October 2016, Article 14-6 of the site's terms of use The content was revised due to a conflict with the section, and the continuation is being serialized from the same month at Nocturne Novels in the R18 division. The title has been changed due to the publication of the book, and it has been published by Overlap Bunko since January 2018. Overlap began releasing a revised and illustrated version of the series on January 25, 2019 under its Overlap Bunko label. As of May 2022, the cumulative circulation of the series has exceeded 1.6 million.

As a media mix, the manga version that Bibi is in charge of drawing is being serialized in "*Comic Gardo*" (Overlap) from January 25, 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff is set to premiere in April 2024.

## Synopsis

The strongest doesn't need cheats. Haruka, a high schooler who spends his life as a "loner", is suddenly summoned to another world with his classmates. Noticing the god in front of him, Haruka was going to get cheat abilities by picking what he wanted from the skill list so that he could live in the other world――or so he thought, but the skills were first come, first serve.

All the cheat skills were taken by my classmates?! After not being able to get any amazing skills, Haruka's "loner" skill made him unable to join any parties. Even in another world, he’ll adventure in solitude. Haruka, recognizing the crisis of his classmates, decided to secretly help them out while not relying on cheats. He’ll surpass cheats as he walks the path of the strongest――.

Let the curtains raise for the tale about the strongest loner’s attack on the different world!

## List of Published Books

### *Web Novel*

The web novel began serialization on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō ("Narou") website from 2016 October 12th, with a placeholder title called Chi-to Sukiru wa Urikiredatta (English: "Cheat Skills Sold Out"). It was rated R-15 rating with warning of depiction of cruelty.

On October 27th, 2017, the author announced that he had been banned by Narou for inappropriate sexual content. By then the serialization was up to Web Novel Part 610. The author created an alt account, and beginning with Web Novel Part 611, moved the serialization to Nocturn (Narou's R-18 site) instead. All previous posts up to Part 610 were also ported over to Nocturn.

### *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 June 2023, twelve volumes have been released.

In February 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

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### *Manga*

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bibi, began serialization on the *Comic Gardo* manga website on January 25, 2019. As of August 2023, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into seventeen *tankōbon* volumes.

In March 2020, Kaiten Books announced that they licensed the manga for English publication.

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## Haruka

### Aliases:

* Dungeon Killer
* Mushroom Preacher
* The Calamity of Happiness
* The Black-Haired Strategist
* The Black-Haired Clown

### Affiliation:

* God *[Grandfather]*
* Team Class Rep
* Mean Girls
* Team Cultural Clubs
* Team Athletics
* The Shield Group
* Team Jocks
* Team Nerd
* The Dungeon Emperors
* Adventurer Guild

### Allied:

* Angelica *[Partner]*
* Meri Meri *[GUARANTOR]*
* Melliere

### Party:

Group Club of Student: Who are not members of any club

## 「Biographical Information」

### Traits:

Summoned, Magus, Savior, Skill User, Strategist, Anti-Villain

### Age:

16 → 17 years old *(aging between 225th and 235th days)*

### Relatives:

* Unnamed Father †
* Unnamed Mother †
* Konata *[Sister]* †
* Class Rep. (Iincyo) *(Love Interest)*

### Occupation:

* Adventurer <Savior>
* Merchant *[Temp.]*
* Diplomat

## 「Voice Actor」

### Japan VA:

Shūichirō Umeda

***Haruka***, a 16 yrs old and high school boy who has no friends in his class and is reading a book by himself during break, One day a magic circle appeared out of nowhere in his classroom. Haruka figured it was most likely to summon people to another world like the fiction stories he often read about. He tried, unsuccessfully to escape, but ended up in a white room all alone and summoned to another world with his classmates.

He rolls the dice appropriately, rolls out "*Point MAX*", pretends to be "*luck*" status, and gets great luck. Because old man claiming to be God gave the first-come-first-served skill, Haruka, who was summoned to another place, could not choose a remarkable skill (item, martial arts, magic, skill, title, Unknown), and finally All the delicate things are pressed against.

The God eventually appeared, explaining to Haruka that all his classmates have picked their summon bonuses and went to the Other World, and Haruka is the only straggler. Haruka looked through the list of remaining skills, most of which look outright pitiful, and gave god an earful. God was embarrassed at first, but eventually snapped and gave Haruka every single left-over bonuses, including ones that have major drawbacks.

Haruka landed in a forest all alone. With the kitchen sink of summon bonuses, Haruka maxed out his luck to be "*Above Limit*", and experimented with various ways to utilize his skills and items to survive. He found a cave and remodeled it to be his home, and eventually ran across various classmates who had split up, unintentionally placing under Mean Girls under Servitude in the process. After saving the girls, he helped them train and together found their way out of the forest.

Haruka, who couldn't make a party with anyone because of the effect of one of her titles, "*Bocchi*". However, due to the influence of the title "*Bocchi*" given by God, it becomes impossible to form a party, and the titles of "*Nito*" and "Hikikomori" are also acquired. He seems to want to live an elegant and stable "*botchi*" life.

### Abilities

> "*I read books. That’s my usual lunch break life. Don’t call me a loner! Well, you wouldn’t be wrong if you did.*"
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Haruka is a lover of reading, and has an ability that allows him to become good at anything. Haruka, who could only get her unsold and subtle skills, was unable to form a party due to the effect of the skill "*Bocchi*", and adventurer alone in another world do.

WEB version. I have not confirmed that the calculation of the numerical value is correct. Due to the equipment effect and the effect of the potent mushroom, the value is considerably higher than usual as a whole.

## TV 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 set to premiere in 2024.

## 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.

## External Links

* *Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku* — The web novel on Narou (R-15), up to Part 296 plus additional short stories (Japanese)
* *Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku* — The web novel on Narou (R-18), full series (Japanese)
* *Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku* — Official Light Novel site (Japanese)
* *Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku* — Official Light Novel site for North America
* *Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku* — Manga Official Website
* *TV Anime "Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku"* Official Website
* *TV Anime "Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku"* Official (@bocchi\_PR) - Twitter X
* *Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku* — Wikipedia **JP**
* *Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku* — Wikipedia **EN**