How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

## Fandom

***How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom*** (Japanese: 現実主義勇者の王国再建記, Hepburn: *Genjitsu Shugi Yūsha no Ōkoku Saikenki*), also known as *Re:CONSTRUCTION - The Elfrieden Kingdom Tales of Realistic Brave*, is a Japanese light novel series written by Dojyomaru and illustrated by Fuyuyuki. The story follows Kazuya Souma, a humanities-student-turned-hero as he pulls on his knowledge of realism and machiavellianism in order to rebuild the kingdom. A manga adaptation by Satoshi Ueda began serialization online in Overlap's Comic Gardo manga website in July 2017. Digital publisher J-Novel Club has licensed both the light novel and manga for an English release. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from July 2021 to April 2022.

## Overview

The slogan is "***Innovative other world internal politics fantasy, opening here!***". One of the different world transfer works. The story begins with the main character in the real world being summoned as a hero to another world, the summoned kingdom abdicating the throne, and being forced to rebuild the country. A pragmatic young man who loves to read Machiavelli 's theory of the monarchy, a political thinker, will carry out a rich country strong military strategy as a king.

Since it is not a story about becoming a hero and fighting monsters, it is a story about managing a kingdom, so food problems, hygiene management, rebels and corrupt nobles, occupation of enemy capitals, slavery, medical development, refugee problems, science, etc. It depicts domestic affairs such as the remodeling of the country, diplomacy with other countries, and countermeasures against monsters and infectious diseases.

### Web novel place

The web novel serialized by the author, Dojomaru, is the base for all related works. However, it was deleted because it was considered a violation of the copyright law to tweet a parody of the actual lyrics in reply to the impression. Currently, works except some are published in pixiv novels.

The title has been retitled to match the changing situation in chronological order. The paperback version has been published as it is for the reason that it is not good to change the title even though the number of volumes is short.

#### History

* 2014-2020
	+ It will be serialized as a novelist from September 25, 2014 .
	+ Since February 2016, it has been serialized as a pixiv novel instead of becoming a novelist, and it continues to be updated while changing the title at each turning point in the story.
	+ Since May 2016, it has been published from the book version of Overlap Bunko. The illustration is winter snow.
	+ Since 2017, as a media mix, the manga version by Satoshi Ueda has been serialized on Overlap's web comic distribution site "Comic Gardo".
	+ As of April 17, 2020, the cumulative circulation of the series, including the electronic version, has exceeded 800,000.

* 2021
	+ As of July 2nd, the cumulative circulation of the series, including the electronic version, has exceeded 1 million copies. On the same day, an interview with Yusuke Kobayashi and Inori Minase was published on Comic.
	+ The first part of the TV anime will be broadcast from July 4th to September 26th  .
	+ From July 9th to October 8th, the web radio “*HOW A REALIST PERSONALITY RADIO THE KINGDOM ~Genkoku Radio~*” will be broadcast on YouTube every Friday at 12:00 (Kobayashi Yusuke, Moe Kahara , and other guests).
	+ On July 9th, [1st] TV anime "*Reconstruction of the Kingdom of the Realist Hero*" live distribution special program ~Hoju Broadcasting "*King's Blind*"~ will be distributed on YouTube.
	+ On July 24th, Inori Minase and Aimi 's labelmate interview was released.
	+ As of August 27, the cumulative circulation of the series, including the electronic version, has exceeded 1.5 million copies.
	+ On September 26th, [2nd] TV anime "*Reconstruction of the Kingdom of the Realist Hero*" live distribution special program ~Hoju Broadcasting "*King's Blind*"~ will be distributed on YouTube.
	+ On October 13th, the Blu-ray BOX of "*Reconstruction of the Realist Hero's Kingdom*" containing all 13 episodes (episodes 1-13) of Part 1 will be.
	+ As of December, the cumulative circulation of the series, including the electronic version, has exceeded 2 million.

* 2022
	+ On January 7th, an interview with Yusuke Kobayashi and comments from Inori Minase, Yui Ishikawa, and M・A・O was published on Comic Natalie.
	+ From January 7 to April 15 (every Friday at 12:00), the web radio "*HOW A REALIST PERSONALITY RADIO THE KINGDOM ~Genkoku Radio~*" will be distributed on YouTube (appearance Yusuke Kobayashi, Moe Kahara, and other guests).
	+ On January 8th, [3rd] TV anime "*Realist Hero's Kingdom Reconstruction Record*" distribution special program ~Hoju Broadcasting "*King's Blind*"~ will be distributed on YouTube.
	+ The second part of the TV anime will be broadcast from January 9th to April.
	+ From February 1st to February 28th, a collaboration cafe for the TV anime "*Reconstruction of the Realist Hero's Kingdom*" will be held at the Sweets Paradise Ueno ABAB store (Tokyo).
	+ From April 9th ​​to April 15th, [4th] TV animation "*Realist Hero's Kingdom Reconstruction Record*" distribution special program ~Hoju Broadcasting "*King's Blind*"~ will be distributed on YouTube  .
	+ On April 13th, all 13 episodes (episodes 14 to 26) of Part 2 were recorded in the Blu-ray BOX II of "*Reconstruction of the Kingdom of the Realist Hero*".
	+ On April 17th, an online event commemorating the 9th anniversary of Overlap Bunko will be held on YouTube LIVE and Twitter Live (Yusuke Kobayashi, Rena Ueda, and Moe Kahara will appear).

## Synopsis

"O, Hero!" With that cliched line, Kazuya Souma found himself summoned to another world and his adventure--did not begin. After he presents his plan to strengthen the country economically and militarily, the king cedes the throne to him and Souma finds himself saddled with ruling the nation! What's more, he's betrothed to the king's daughter now...?! In order to get the country back on its feet, Souma calls the wise, the talented, and the gifted to his side. Five people gather before the newly crowned Souma. Just what are the many talents and abilities they possess...?! What path will his outlook as a realist take Souma and the people of his country down? A revolutionary transferred-to-another-world administrative fantasy series starts here!

(Source: J-Novel Club)

## List of published books

### *Light Novels*

*How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom* is written by Dojyomaru and illustrated by Fuyuyuki. The series originally started as a web novel in 2014 on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, but it was subsequently deleted and resumed on Pixiv. The series was later acquired by Overlap, who published the first volume as a light novel under their Overlap Bunko imprint in 2016. Digital English light novel publisher J-Novel Club announced their acquisition of the series on February 23, 2017. The print version is published by Seven Seas Entertainment. As of April 25, 2022, seventeen volumes have been released.

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### *Manga*

A manga adaptation of the series by Satoshi Ueda began serialization on Overlap's *Comic Gardo* website on July 10, 2017. The series is also licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.

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## Kazuya Souma『 Souma A. Elfrieden 』

### Kanji:

* ソーマ・カズヤ
* ソーマ・Ａアミドニア・エルフリーデン

### Hiragana:

* Sōma Kazuya
* Souma Amidonia Erufurīden

### Aliases:

* Other-world Hero
* The Wise King
* The Recruitment Maniac

### Allied:

* Ludwin Arc
* Halbert Magna *[Royal Guard]*
* The Black Cats
* Genia Maxwell *[Engineer]*

## 「Biographical Information」

### Traits:

Summoned, Revolutionary, Great King, Puppeteer

### Relatives:

* Unnamed Grandfather †
* Liscia Elfrieden(Wife)『1st Primary Queen』
	+ Cian Elfrieden (1st-born; Eldest Son, Elder Twin)
	+ Kazuha Elfrieden (2nd-born; Eldest Daughter, Younger Twin)
	+ Albert Elfrieden (Father-in-Law)
	+ Elisha Elfrieden (Mother-in-Law)
	+ Tomoe Inui (Adopted Sister-in-Law)
* Aisha Udgard (Wife)『2nd Primary Queen』
	+ Wodan Udgard (Father-in-Law)
* Roroa Amidonia (Wife)『3rd Primary Queen』
	+ Leon Amidonia (4th-born; 2nd Son)
	+ Gaius Amidonia (Father-in-Law) †
	+ Julius Amidonia (Brother-in-Law)
		- Tia Lastania (Sister-in-Law)
		- Diaz Lastania (Nephew)
* Yuriga Haan (Wife)『4th Primary Queen』
	+ Raiga Haan (Father-in-Law) †
	+ Fuuga Haan (Brother-in-Law)
		- Mutsumi Chima (Sister-in-Law)
* Juna Doma (Wife)『1st Secondary Queen』
	+ Enju Souma (3rd-born; 2nd Daughter)
	+ Kaito Souma (5th-born; 3rd Son)
	+ Excel Walter (Grandmother-in-Law)
* Naden Delal (Wife)『2nd Secondary Queen』
* Maria Euphoria (Wife)『3rd Secondary Queen』
	+ Jeanne Euphoria (Sister-in-Law)
		- Hakuya Kwonmin (Brother-in-Law)
	+ Trill Euphoria (Sister-in-Law)
* Carla Vargas (Slave/Half Cousin-in-law)

### Occupation:

Hero → 14th King of Elfrieden → King of Friedonia
Student (Japan) [Formerly]

### Residence:

Kingdom of Elfrieden → Kingdom of Friedonia

## 「Voice Actor」

### English VA:

Alejandro Saab

Kazuya is 19 years old modern Japanese person and a to-be-university student who just graduated from high school when his grandfather dies. Before his grandfather's death, he tells Kazuya to get married and live a fulfilling life. Shortly after the funeral, Souma was suddenly summoned to the Kingdom of Elfrieden, out of desperation, due to the kingdom's inability to pay for war tributes to the Gran Chaos Empire. Unwilling to be handed over to the Empire, Souma instead convinced the King of Elfrieden that it was possible to raise the money to pay the tribute, as well as implement reforms and plans to solve the food shortages, strengthen the army and improve the overall economy. Alfred Elfrieden was so impressed that he decided to abdicate his position as ruler and hand it over to Souma. He also engaged his daughter, Liscia Elfrieden, to Souma.

Much to everyone's surprise, Souma actually managed to raise the money to pay the war tribute in two days by selling off unneeded national treasures. Furthermore, by using the Royal Jewel Broadcast as a kind of mass-media system, he was able to gather the subordinates he needed to solve the food crisis, improve the economy and entertain and inform the masses. His usage of modern-day tactics and ideas of Earth also helped him win the One Week War against the rebelling dukes Georg Carmine and Castor Vargas, and Amidonia, which later resulted in the annexation of that nation.

― **Souma Kazuya**

***Personality***
* Kazuya is considered, as the title goes, a realist and holds great respect for the writings of Machiavelli and Sun Tzu. Initially unsure of himself after suddenly being handed the crown of Elfrieden, Kazuya eventually gains confidence in implementing his reforms and advancing the standard of living for the citizens. He is very caring of his Queen Consorts and follows the advice of his late grandfather to protect his family at all costs.
* Kazuya is not perfect by any means and still makes mistakes and overlooks some details. His view on annexing only the city of Van left him unprepared to absorbing the entire country of Amidonia. He had also underestimated the scope of the corrupt nobles he had exiled from Elfrieden, and was only saved due to the plans of Georg Carmine and the power of the former Queen Elisha Elfrieden.
* While Kazuya isn't a glutton, he tends to get passionate when it comes to food and cooking. He himself admits he enjoys cooking and trying out new recipes along side Poncho. When he learned the Mystic Wolf tribe were able to produce similar types of foods to that of Japan, he was happy that he could still eat dishes from his homeland.

He married to five women, Liscia Elfrieden, Aisha Udgard, Roroa Amidonia, Juna Doma and Naden Delal. He has also set up a secret alliance with the Gran Chaos Empire and a Tripartite Medical Alliance with the Empire and the Republic of Turgis. Recently, he had been in negotiations with the Union of Eastern Nations after his kingdom provided military aid to repel an invasion of demons. By the time he returned home, his First Queen-consort Liscia had already given birth to twins.

### Abilities

> "*In the long run, people with empty bellies have neither morals nor patriotism.
> You can’t show concern for others if you have no breathing room yourself.
> Isn’t that right?*"
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	+ Souma was far more understandable of certain situations, adding some logic and induction in a wide sense of the word. Souma's method of logic is able to understand the problem and occasionally makes use of deduction methods as well, which is why he knew the empire doesn't desire or had no reason for a hero in the first place and that Souma knew he was a sacrifice for everything it is only for financial aid for the war effort, does why he doesn't approve the mankind declaration.
* His knowledge of the tactics of Sun Tzu, even Niccolò Machiavelli's theory, and 20th-century modern warfare also gives him better insight into military actions. His deception tactics during the One Week War (using the Battleship Albert) greatly impressed Georg Carmine. They even made Excel Walter shudder at the thought of how Kazuya's world had experienced such things.
	+ The Battleship Albert has modified wheels that never work as a ship again to use as a siege weapon for storming the Red Dragon City and it equips with Repeating bolt-throwers (*Anti-Army*) its a fixed base defensive weapon that Souma's suggested putting into the Battleship Albert. The battleship was operated by a doll/puppet created and controlled by Souma. Battleships Albert has immense firepower (Cannon) embodied in their large guns capable of destroying smaller ships with even a single shot, when it was customized by Souma the ship was now built for a siege. It was pulled by a rhinosauruses, thanks to Tomoe's ability. This ship is only used as a decoy.

Souma used the Battleship AlbertRepeating bolt-throwers

> "*I, the king, will determine whether or not our country needs your talent.
> I do not care if others say that your talent is worthless.
> So do not hesitate! If a person's ability is judged to be useful to the country.*"
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* "*Living Poltergeist*": Its the ability to manipulate objects by transferring the users consciousness into them. Since Souma is transferring a part of his consciousness into an object to manipulate it, he can also see and hear everything through it, and they can even move independently without any directives from Souma. The power and functionality of the magic is based on the weight and form of the object, thus giving Souma various usability depending on the object. The control over object become more proficient and easier, if its in the form of an living creatures like toys or dolls, and allows him to simultaneously control more object at the same time.
* Souma can showcase his full potential, if the object is in humanoid shape, since his transferred consciousness can manipulate the humanoid doll shape more easily. He can even make the humanoid doll use various weapons and become proficient with their usage along with them. The effective range of "Living Poltergeist" is around 100 meters for objects which aren't "dolls".

> "*Things don’t always work out in life, but still, just surviving is a victory.*"
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> "*If you’re going to make the gamble of a lifetime, at least make sure the future you want is on the betting table.*"
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 Carved Wooden Mouse **「** りのネズミ, *Kibori no Nezumi* **」**
* A small palm-size Wooden doll, carved in the shape of a mouse. Souma brought a lot of them from a shop in hopes that they could be useful along with his magic "Living Poltergeist". He primarily uses these dolls for information gathering, scouting or searching.
 Little Musashibo **「** ムサシや, *Musashi Bōya-kun* **」**

* Little Musashibo is Souma's adventurer "*alter-ego*," in which he manipulates a large, costume doll with a plushy and humanoid form with his "*Living Poltergeist*" magic. As a humanoid form doll, Little Musashibo allows Souma to move around freely without any range limit and observe things as well as allows him to act when needed. The inside of the doll is empty and is large enough for a person to ride inside, though it is quite hot. The doll is created by Souma himself and is made of fibers that are blade proof, bulletproof, and resistant to fire, cold, and acid.
* Souma's manipulation allowed it to become a skilled melee fighter and an expert in any weapon that it uses (though Souma himself can't gain this weapon usage or combat experience this way). Normally, Souma equips it with a "Naginata", but it is also able to efficiently use Bows and Swords as well. It is also equipped with a "*Wicker Basket*" on its back, which is big enough to carry a person inside.
* In Friedonia, he is called "The Adventurer Who Wears a Kigurumi". In addition to taking quests from the Adventurers Guild, Little Mushashibo often teams up with Juno's party and is a star on the Jewel Broadcast Program "Singing with Big Sis."
 Flame Pierrot **「**火炎道化師, *Fureimu Piero***」**
* Flame Pierrot are dolls with bizarre appearances with patchwork bodies, tattered clothing, zombie-like movements, and flames blazing from their heads.
 Factory Arm #1 **「** コーボー・アーム１, *Kōbō Āmu 1 Gō* **」**
* "Factory Arm #1" is an experimental doll in the shape of a prosthetic arm attached to an L-shaped platform, created by Genia Maxwell at Souma's request.
* This doll allows Souma's "Living Poltergeist" to perform more intricate hand controls allowing him to grasp a pen easily and write smoothly, which wasn't possible with his other dolls like "Little Musashibo". Because of its realistic-looking arm, the doll has a creepy appearance, enough to even surprise or make some people faint on seeing it for the first time.
* The main use of this device is to allow Souma to sign the paperwork, even if he is not present at the castle.

## Ending Theme

### ED Audio:

An anime television series adaptation was announced by Overlap on April 17, 2020. The series was animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Takashi Watanabe, with Gō Zappa and Hiroshi Ōnogi penning the scripts, Mai Otsuka designing the characters, and Akiyuki Tateyama composing the series' music. The first half aired from July 4 to September 26, 2021, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The first half ran for 13 episodes. The second half aired from January 9 to April 3, 2022. The first opening theme song, "Hello Horizon", was performed by Inori Minase, while the first ending theme song, "Kazanear", was performed by Aimi.

* ***Staff***
	+ Original - Dojomaru
	+ Character draft - Winter Yuki
	+ Director - Takashi Watanabe
	+ Screenplay - Miscellaneous business, Hiroshi Onogi
	+ Character Design - Mai Otsuka
	+ Prop Design - Rei Nakahara
	+ Art Director - Takehiko Segawa
	+ Art Setting - Megumi Yamamoto
	+ Color design - Kyosuke Ishikawa
	+ Director of Photography - Shingo Fukuyo
	+ Editing - Yuji Kondo
	+ Music - Akiyuki Tateyama
	+ Acoustic Director - Aketagawa Hitoshi
	+ Sound effects - Yasumasa Koyama
	+ Sound Production - Magic Capsule
	+ Music Production - King Records
	+ Produce - WOWMAX
	+ Chief Producer - Kotaro Sudo, Huang Jinglei (Part 1), Naoki Harada
	+ Producers - Riko Koarai, Ranfang Mu, Shohei Yoshida, Yukio Kikukawa, Fumihiro Ozawa
	+ Animation General Producer - Yuji Matsukura
	+ Animation Producer - Koji Okada
	+ Animation production - J.C. STAFF
	+ Produced by Dojomaru/Overlap/Current Country Production Committee

Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia. On July 30, 2021, Funimation announced the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.

PART 2

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

Aimi

The second opening theme song is "Real-Eyes" by Inori Minase, while the second ending theme song is "Lights" by Aimi.

* ***Staff***
	+ Original - Dojomaru
	+ Character draft - Winter Yuki
	+ Director - Takashi Watanabe
	+ Screenplay - Miscellaneous business, Hiroshi Onogi
	+ Character Design - Mai Otsuka
	+ Prop Design - Rei Nakahara
	+ Art Director - Takehiko Segawa
	+ Art Setting - Megumi Yamamoto
	+ Color design - Kyosuke Ishikawa
	+ Director of Photography - Shingo Fukuyo
	+ Editing - Yuji Kondo
	+ Music - Akiyuki Tateyama
	+ Acoustic Director - Aketagawa Hitoshi
	+ Sound effects - Yasumasa Koyama
	+ Sound Production - Magic Capsule
	+ Music Production - King Records
	+ Produce - WOWMAX
	+ Chief Producer - Naoki Harada
	+ Producers - Riko Koarai, Ranfang Mu, Shohei Yoshida, Yukio Kikukawa, Fumihiro Ozawa
	+ Animation General Producer - Yuji Matsukura
	+ Animation Producer - Koji Okada
	+ Animation production - J.C. STAFF
	+ Produced by Dojomaru/Overlap/Current Country Production Committee

Mighty Media licensed the series in Southeast Asia and streamed it on iQIYI and Bilibili and also aired on Animax on March 9, 2022.

### Web Radio

The web radio "*How a Realist Speaker's Kingdom Revisited: How a Realist PERSONALITY RADIO THE KINGDOM - GENKOKU RADIO*" by Yusuke Kobayashi as Soma Kazuya and Moe Kahara as Tomoe Inui is distributed on YouTube every Friday at 12:00 pm. Guests Inori Minase, Masaaki Mizunaka, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ikumi Hasegawa, Aimi, Yui Ishikawa, and Yumi Uchiyama also appear.

* Part 1: July 9 to October 8, 2021 (Act 1 - Act 13)
* Part 2: January 7 to April 15, 2022 (Act 14 to Act 27)

## Reception

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network described the first novel as "feel[ing] a little bit like a thoughtful Isekai", and wrote: "It's a bit too fond of info-dumps and has some narrative issues with voice, but generally speaking, if you've ever wanted to see the summoned hero do more than fight the bad guys and win the ladies, this is the book you've been waiting for."

* The latest information on Overlap's works will be introduced, including works that have been adapted into TV anime, with a cast of splendid actors.
* The event will be broadcast on YouTube LIVE and Twitter Live from 16:30 on Sunday, April 17, 2022.
* The overall hosts will be Yuki Kuwahara and Minoru Shiraishi.
* Yusuke Kobayashi, Rena Ueda, and Moe Kahara will appear in the "How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom" part of the program.

## External Links

* *How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom ─* Dojomaru (Author) - pixiv
* *How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom ─* Official light novel website (in Japanese)
* *How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom ─* Official Manga [Comic Gard] Website (in Japanese)
* *TV Anime* *"How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom"* Official Website
* *TV Anime "How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom"* Official (@genkoku\_info) - Twitter X
* *How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom ─* Wikipedia **JP**
* *How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom ─* Wikipedia **EN**