Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!

Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!
First light novel volume cover
雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで～迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～
(Zatsuyō Fuyojutsu-shi ga Jibun no Saikyō ni Kizuku made: Meiwaku o Kakenai Yō ni Shite Kimashitaga, Tsuihō Sareta node Suki ni Ikiru Koto ni Shimashita)
GenreFantasy
Novel series
Written byHaka Tokura
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runNovember 9, 2020 – present
Light novel
Written byHaka Tokura
Illustrated byEiri Shirai
Published byFutabasha
ImprintM Novels
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 30, 2021 – present
Volumes3
Manga
Written byHaka Tokura
Illustrated byShin Arakawa
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
ImprintMonster Comics
MagazineGaugau Monster
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 23, 2021 – present
Volumes7

Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized![a] is a Japanese light novel series written by Haka Tokura and illustrated by Eiri Shirai. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in November 2020. It was later acquired by Futabasha who began publishing it under their M Novels light novel imprint in September 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Shin Arakawa began serialization on Futabasha's Gaugau Monster website in September 2021.

Media

Light novel

Written by Haka Tokura, Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on November 9, 2020.[1] It was later acquired by Futabasha who began publishing the series with illustrations by Eiri Shirai under their M Novels light novel imprint on September 30, 2021. Three volumes have been released as of November 2023.[2]

No. Release date ISBN
1 September 30, 2021[3]978-4-575-24399-4
2 May 30, 2023[4]978-4-575-24503-5
3 November 30, 2023[2]978-4-575-24700-8

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Shin Arakawa began serialization on Futabasha's Gaugau Monster website on September 23, 2021.[5] The manga's chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of September 2024.[6] The manga adaptation is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[7]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 28, 2021[8]978-4-575-41342-7October 1, 2024[9]979-8-89160-499-5
2 June 30, 2022[10]978-4-575-41445-5January 28, 2025[11]979-8-89160-527-5
3 December 15, 2022[12]978-4-575-41553-7May 13, 2025[13]979-8-89160-757-6
4 April 28, 2023[14]978-4-575-41634-3——
5 October 30, 2023[15]978-4-575-41755-5——
6 April 30, 2024[16]978-4-575-41871-2——
7 September 13, 2024[6]978-4-575-41971-9——

Reception

By September 2024, the series had over 2 million copies in circulation.[6]

The manga adaptation was ranked second at the 2024 Ebookjapan Manga Awards.[17]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで～迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～, Hepburn: Zatsuyō Fuyojutsu-shi ga Jibun no Saikyō ni Kizuku made: Meiwaku o Kakenai Yō ni Shite Kimashitaga, Tsuihō Sareta node Suki ni Ikiru Koto ni Shimashita

References

  1. ^ 【小説3巻発売中】雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで 〜迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～ (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで ～迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～ 3 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ^ 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで ～迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～ 1 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  4. ^ 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで ～迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～ 2 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  5. ^ 『雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで ～迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～』のコミカライズ連載が先行開始. LN-news.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで 7 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Seven Seas Licenses MAGICAL BUFFS: THE SUPPORT CASTER IS STRONGER THAN HE REALIZED! Manga Series". Seven Seas Entertainment. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  8. ^ 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで 1 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! (Manga) Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  10. ^ 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで 2 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! (Manga) Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  12. ^ 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで 3 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! (Manga) Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  14. ^ 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで 4 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  15. ^ 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで 5 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  16. ^ 雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで 6 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  17. ^ 大賞は梨川リサ「永年雇用は可能でしょうか」、ebookjapanマンガ大賞2024. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 22, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.