Arifureta (Main Series)/Light Novel/Volume 1

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***Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest ①*** (ありふれた職業で世界最強 ①, *Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō ①*?) is the 1st volume of the light novel series, written by "Ryo Shirakome" and illustrated by "Takaya-Ki", and was released on June 25, 2015 in Japan.

## Synopsis

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**FROM ZERO TO HERO**

Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world!
While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers and tasked with saving the human race from extinction, Hajime’s job, a Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with nothing but a glorified blacksmith’s level of strength?

Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world! They're treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku's wet dream quickly turns into Hajime's nightmare. While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime's job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith's level of strength?

## Chapters

* Prologue
* Chapter I: Summoned to Another World with a Commonplace Class
* Chapter II: The Monster of the Abyss
* Chapter III: The Golden Vampire Princess
* Chapter IV: Guardian of the Depths
* Chapter V: Setting Off
* A Very Prologue-ish Epilogue
* Extra Chapter: An Unwinnable Battle

### Bonus Short Stories

* A Man's Dream
* The Holy Goddess' Descent unto Paradise
* A Case of What If
* A Nightmare in the Abyss
* The Liberators' Game
* Dreams of Family

## Characters

* Daisuke Hiyama
* Reichi Kondou
* Yoshiki Saitou
* Shinji Nakano
* Kaori Shirasaki
* Shizuku Yaegashi
* Kouki Amanogawa
* Ryutarou Sakagami
* Aiko Hatayama
* Ishtar Langbard
* Eliheid S. B. Heiligh
* Luluaria S. B. Heiligh
* Liliana S. B. Heiligh
* Lundel S. B. Heiligh
* Meld Loggins
* Suzu Taniguchi
* Eri Nakamura
* Yuka Sonobe**\***
* Alan Somis
* Kyle
* Ivan
* Bael
* Yue
* Jugo Nagayama
* Gahard D. Hoelscher
* Oscar Orcus**‡**
* Shea Haulia**\***
* Shuu Nagumo
* Sumire Nagumo

Notes:**\***; Unnamed**‡**; Projection

## Adaptations

### Manga

* Manga Volume 1
	+ Chapter 0
	+ Chapter 1
	+ Chapter 2
	+ Chapter 3
	+ Chapter 4
	+ Chapter 5
	+ Chapter 6
	+ Chapter 7

* Manga Volume 2
	+ Chapter 8
	+ Chapter 9
	+ Chapter 10
	+ Chapter 11
	+ Chapter 12
	+ Chapter 13
	+ Chapter 14
	+ Chapter 14.5

### Anime

* Prologue
* Episode 1
* Episode 2
* Episode 3
* Episode 4
* Episode 5

## Trivia

* When the students first explore the Great Orcus Labyrinth, Shizuku jokingly tells Kaori that it is wrong to pick up guys in a dungeon while the latter is looking at Hajime. This is a reference to the series *Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?*.
* When Hajime tells Yue he wants to bathe alone in the hot spring at Oscar Orcus' lair, to which she responds by saying "...But I refuse.", Hajime makes a reference to *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* due to her response being the same as Rohan Kishibe from the series.
* A comparison is made of Hajime's fondness to the Divinity Store with Chuck Noland's attachment to "*Wilson the volleyball*" from the movie *Cast Away*.