The Ideal Sponger Life

The Ideal Sponger Life
Cover of the first light novel volume
理想のヒモ生活
(Risō no Himo Seikatsu)
GenreIsekai, romantic comedy[1]
Novel series
Written byTsunehiko Watanabe
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runJune 25, 2011 – present
Light novel
Written byTsunehiko Watanabe
Illustrated byJū Ayakura
Published byShufunotomo
English publisher
ImprintHero Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 28, 2012 – present
Volumes15
Manga
Written byTsunehiko Watanabe
Illustrated byNeko Hinotsuki
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineYoung Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 3, 2017 – present
Volumes21
Anime

The Ideal Sponger Life (Japanese: 理想のヒモ生活, Hepburn: Risō no Himo Seikatsu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsunehiko Watanabe. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in June 2011, before being published in print with illustrations by Jū Ayakura by Shufunotomo beginning in September 2012. A manga adaptation with illustrations by Neko Hinotsuki began serialization in the Young Ace magazine in February 2017. An anime adaptation has been announced.

Synopsis

Zenjiro Yamai who is your everyday office worker in modern Japan suddenly finds himself summoned to another world. The person who summoned him – Queen Aura – wants him to marry her and leave his old life behind for a life of carefree extravagance as her Husband and Prince Consort. He is told that if he accepts, he only needs to provide her an heir. Other than that, he can laze around all day with no worries, and he will never have to work again as he did in his old life in Japan. After accepting her offer, he finds himself in a world that has Magic, different culture with nobilities who have hidden agendas and ambitious schemes. A world where a simple word or gift carries hidden meanings.

Characters

Zenjiro Yamai (山井善治郎, Yamai Zenjiro)
A salaryman from Japan who got summoned to Another World and ended up marrying the Queen of Kingdom of Capua, Aura Capua and became the Prince Consort. After that, his name changed to Zenjiro Capua. He eventually finds out that he is a user of the "Space-Time" Bloodline Magic.
Aura Capua (アウラ・カープァ, Aura Kāpua)
She is the Queen and the last surviving Royalty of the Kingdom of Capua and the wife of Zenjiro Yamai. She is a user of the "Space-Time" Bloodline Magic. At first, she married Zenjiro for political reasons, but then she has come to genuinely love him.
Freya Uppasala (フレア・ウップサーラ, Furea Uppusāra)
She is the 1st Princess of the Kingdom of Uppasala and the Captain of "Glasir's Leaf", the 8th ship belonging to the Kingdom of Uppasala's Navy. She came to Capua in search of a new trade route.
Inesl (イネス, Inesu)
She is Working in the Inner Palace of the Kingdom of Capua, as one of the Head Maid's supervising the Cleaning Staff. She is highly trusted by both Queen Aura and Zenjiro. Whenever Zenjiro takes trips, she is the maid assigned to accompany him as an aide.
Fabio Deubashe (ファビオ・デウバジェ, Fabio Deubaje)
He works as the head Secretary for Queen Aura along with working as a consultant. He always speaks candidly and is a person who isn't afraid to give his honest and harsh opinion even to the Queen.
Victoria Kronkvist (ヴィクトリア・クロンクヴィスト, Vikutoria Kuronkuvisuto) / Skaji
A highly capable warrior from the Kingdom of Uppasala who is serving as the attendant and bodyguard of Freya Uppasala. She is strong enough that she took down an alpha wyvern single-handedly.
Pujol Guillén (プジョル・ギジェン, Pujoru Gijen)
A General in the Army of the Kingdom of Capua and a highly ambitious man with both skills and strength to support his goal. Also a former marriage candidate of Aura Capua.
Natalio Maldonado (ナタリオ・マルドナド, Natario Marudonado)
A Palace Knight working in Kingdom of Capua. After Zenjiro gives him a wyvern bow, he swears his loyalty to him and is appointed as his Personal Knight.
Xavier Gaziel (チャビエル・ガジール, Chabieru Gajīru)
He is the 3rd and youngest son of Margrave "Miguel Gaziel", the only surviving heir of the Gaziel Family since the death of his two older brothers during the Great War.

Media

Light novel

Written by Tsunehiko Watanabe, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on June 25, 2011.[2] The series was later acquired by Shufunotomo, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Jū Ayakura on September 28, 2012.[3] It was one of the first batch of works published by Hero Bunko imprint.[4] As of December 2023, fifteen volumes have been released.[5]

In November 2020, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 28, 2012[3]978-4-07-284078-8January 27, 2021[7]978-1-71-836402-8
  • Prologue — In Another World for His First Weekend Off in Six Months
  • Intermission 1 — The Queens's Private Discussion
  • Chapter 1 — A Temporary Return
  • Chapter 2 — From Preparations to Transfer
  • Chapter 3 — Marriage, and Starting Married Life
  • Chapter 4 — The Mysteries of the Soul of Language
  • Chapter 5 — Peaceful Times Passes
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Game Battle
2 November 30, 2012[8]978-4-07-284084-9July 2, 2021[9]978-1-71-836404-2
  • Prologue — Their Respective Speculations
  • Chapter 1 — Societal Debut
  • Chapter 2 — Envoy From the Twin Kingdoms
  • Chapter 3 — The Royal Conception
  • Chapter 4 — Secret Missive From the Twin Kingdoms
  • Chapter 5 — A Step Outside
  • Chapter 6 — A Duel Called Negotiations
  • Chapter 7 — Enacting the Secret Treaty
  • Epilogue — The Royal Birth
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Joint Development
3 March 29, 2013[10]978-4-07-288700-4June 18, 2021[11]978-1-71-836406-6
  • Prologue — Beginning of the Second Year
  • Chapter 1 — Problem on the Salt Road
  • Chapter 2 — Activity in the Capital
  • Chapter 3 — The Salt Road
  • Chapter 4 — Zenjirou's Daily Life
  • Chapter 5 — An Afternoon Confrontation, an Evening Lecture, and a Night's Relaxation
  • Chapter 6 — Set in Motion
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Culture Clash
4 August 31, 2013[12]978-4-07-292190-6August 24, 2021[13]978-1-71-836408-0
  • Prologue — The Journey of the Prince and Princess
  • Chapter 1 — The Queen, the Prince Consort, the Prince, and the Princess
  • Intermission 1 — The Hero and the Youth
  • Chapter 2 — Manipulator and Manipulate
  • Intermission 2 — Fight of the Drake Marksmen Knights
  • Chapter 3 — Zenjirou's Blunder
  • Intermission 3 — A Quiet Road
  • Chapter 4 — Prince's Secrets Revealed, and Prince's Secrets Exposed
  • Chapter 5 — A Goal Confirmed
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Mutual Aid
5 April 28, 2014[14]978-4-07-296354-8November 11, 2021[15]978-1-71-836410-3
  • Prologue — A Ship Sighted
  • Chapter 1 — The Prince Consort Far From Home
  • Chapter 2 — Princess of the Sea, Freya
  • Intermission 1 — The Mountain Hunt
  • Chapter 3 — The Boundary Between Kindness and Ambition
  • Intermission 2 — Lingering Traces and Vanished Drakes
  • Chapter 4 — Where the Chain Arrived
  • Chapter 5 — A Predicament Born from Kindness
  • Chapter 6 — Final Steps Towards Subjugation
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Special Training
6 November 29, 2014[16]978-4-07-410241-9February 7, 2022[17]978-1-71-836412-7
  • Prologue — New Year's Celebrations in Capua
  • Chapter 1 — The General's Marriage
  • Chapter 2 — Triumph in the Capital
  • Chapter 3 — Princess Freya's Intentions
  • Intermission — The Twin Kingdom's Actions
  • Chapter 4 — Preparations Both Practical and Emotional
  • Epilogue — Heading for the Gaziel March
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Turnover
7 September 30, 2015[18]978-4-07-403086-6July 28, 2022[19]978-1-71-836414-1
  • Prologue — The Journey Out
  • Chapter 1 — Arrival
  • Chapter 2 — The Wedding
  • Intermission 1 — The Queen in the Capital
  • Chapter 3 — A Trifling Spark
  • Intermission 2 — The Queen's Faith
  • Chapter 4 — A Duel of Words
  • Chapter 5 — The Moment of Settlement
  • Chapter 6 — The Various Conclusions
  • Epilogue — The Return
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Game Maintenance
8 June 30, 2016[20]978-4-07-417935-0September 29, 2022[21]978-1-71-836416-5
  • Prologue — Zenjirou's Return
  • Chapter 1 — Nilda Gaziel — 1
  • Intermission 1 — The Queen in the Capital
  • Chapter 2 — Nilda Gaziel — 2
  • Chapter 3 — Freya Uppasala — 1
  • Intermission 2 — Lucinda's Influence
  • Chapter 4 — Freya Uppasala — 2
  • Chapter 5 — Aura Capua
  • Epilogue — Lucretia Broglie
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Electric Maintenance
9 May 31, 2017[22]978-4-07-424639-7December 2, 2022[23]978-1-71-836418-9
  • Prologue — Sleeping Alone
  • Chapter 1 — Audience
  • Chapter 2 — A Private Meeting
  • Intermission — A Strategy Meeting
  • Chapter 3 — Coming Home and Going Home
  • Chapter 4 — Secret Moves in Earnest
  • Chapter 5 — Words of Gratitude
  • Epilogue — Return After a Month
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Spread of Contamination
10 December 28, 2017[24]978-4-07-429074-1February 3, 2023[25]978-1-71-836420-2
  • Prologue — Time with His Son
  • Chapter 1 — Princess Freya's Crisis
  • Chapter 2 — Contract of the Ivory Cathedral
  • Intermission — Lucretia's Decision
  • Chapter 3 — Complicated Negotiations
  • Chapter 4 — An Unplanned Call Home
  • Chapter 5 — Reconciliation and Return
  • Epilogue — The Next Steps
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Home Renovation
11 July 31, 2018[26]978-4-07-433868-9April 6, 2023[27]978-1-71-836422-6
  • Prologue — Prime Minister, Marshal, and Duke
  • Chapter 1 — Ambition, Trade, and Safety
  • Chapter 2 — The Old Sage, the Magic Researcher, and the Watcher
  • Chapter 3 — The Isolation Barrier and Static Flame
  • Chapter 4 — The Second Birth, the Three Promises, and the Four Magic Tools
  • Chapter 5 — Birth, Trip, and Departure
  • Epilogue — The Queen, Prince, and Backroom Deals
  • Appendix — The Lord and Maids' Long Separation
12 April 30, 2019[28]978-4-07-437228-7June 8, 2023[29]978-1-71-836424-0
13 March 30, 2020[30]978-4-07-442815-1August 17, 2023[31]978-1-71-836426-4
14 September 30, 2021[32]978-4-07-447913-9November 23, 2023[33]978-1-71-836428-8
15 December 28, 2023[5]978-4-07-456480-4——

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Neko Hinotsuki, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine on February 3, 2017.[34] As of October 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twenty-one tankōbon volumes.[35]

In March 2018, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[36]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 25, 2017[37]978-4-04-106001-8March 12, 2019[38]978-1-64-275043-0
  • Chapter 1: I Spent My First Two Days Off in Half a Year in Another World
  • Chapter 2: Temporary Return
  • Chapter 3: The Wedding
  • Chapter 4: And Thus Our Newlywed Life Begins!
  • Chapter 5: Suddenly, a Private Tutor!
2 December 4, 2017[39]978-4-04-106393-4June 25, 2019[40]978-1-64-275128-4
  • Chapter 6: A Lecture on Magic
  • Chapter 7: A Gorgeous Night
  • Chapter 8: How to Refuse a Gift
  • Chapter 9: Envoy From the Twin Kingdoms
  • Chapter 10: The Price of Marbles
  • Original Short Story: The Girls' After-Party
3 June 4, 2018[41]978-4-04-106841-0September 17, 2019[42]978-1-64-275696-8
  • Chapter 11: Zenjiro's Selfishness
  • Chapter 12: A Certain Rumor
  • Chapter 13: Our Own Battlefields
  • Chapter 14: Words of the Oath
  • Chapter 15: This Is How A Sponger Lives
  • Original Short Story: The Prince's Name
4 November 2, 2018[43]978-4-04-107482-4December 10, 2019[44]978-1-64-275742-2
  • Chapter 16: The Second Year Begins
  • Chapter 17: Xavier's Battle
  • Chapter 18: Hidden Magic
  • Chapter 19: The Swarming Raptor Menace
  • Original Short Story: The Summoned Princess
5 February 4, 2019[45]978-4-04-107829-7April 20, 2020[46]978-1-64-505236-4
  • Chapter 20: Visit from the Sharou Royal Family
  • Chapter 21: Top Secret
  • Chapter 22: Affinity
  • Chapter 23: A Visit to the Sickly Prince
  • Original Short Story: The Life of a Queen's Loyal Subject
6 June 4, 2019[47]978-4-04-108233-1September 8, 2020[48]978-1-64-505742-0
  • Chapter 24: The Prince's Secret
  • Chapter 25: Southern Magic, Northern Technology
  • Chapter 26: Port Town of Valentia
  • Chapter 27: Negotiations with the Princess
  • Original Short Story: Birds Twitter in the Palace
7 October 4, 2019[49]978-4-04-108704-6December 8, 2020[50]978-1-64-505816-8
  • Chapter 28: A Dinner of Great Import
  • Chapter 29: The Responsibility Lies With Me
  • Chapter 30: Balancing the Wage of War
  • Chapter 31: Warrior of the North
  • Chapter 32: Never Again...
8 February 4, 2020[51]978-4-04-108705-3March 9, 2021[52]978-1-64-827083-3
  • Chapter 33: Husband and Wife - A Revealing Conversation
  • Chapter 34: A Shake-up at the Welcoming Party
  • Chapter 35: Aura vs. Freya
  • Chapter 36: Zenjuri's Decision
9 June 4, 2020[53]978-4-04-109476-1September 14, 2021[54]978-1-64-827310-0
  • Chapter 37: The Second Daughter of House Gaziel
  • Chapter 38: Lucinda's Constraint
  • Chapter 39: The Problem Child's Scheme
  • Chapter 40: Irreconcilable Differences
10 November 4, 2020[55]978-4-04-109463-1January 18, 2022[56]978-1-64-827480-0
  • Chapter 41: Secret Plan
  • Chapter 42: The Light Is in His Hands
  • Chapter 43: Pinto in a Pinch
  • Chapter 44: And Now, Back to the Capital
11 March 4, 2021[57]978-4-04-109464-8June 21, 2022[58]978-1-63-858215-1
  • Chapter 45: A Joyous Happoenstance
  • Chapter 46: Amanda's Advice
  • Chapter 47: The Image of Success
  • Chapter 48: His Goal is Grand Marshal
12 July 2, 2021[59]978-4-04-111461-2November 22, 2022[60]978-1-63-858621-0
  • Chapter 49: Raise the Anchor
  • Chapter 50: A Formal Audience
  • Chapter 51: Successor to the Throne
  • Chapter 52: A Charming Representative
13 December 3, 2021[61]978-4-04-111462-9April 11, 2023[62]978-1-63858-845-0
  • Chapter 53: A Kingdom Full of Confrontations
  • Chapter 54: A Storm Comes
  • Chapter 55: Pursuing Ideals
  • Chapter 56: Imperial Wrath
14 April 4, 2022[63]978-4-04-112486-4August 22, 2023[64]978-1-68579-507-8
  • Chapter 57: A Vital Business Negotiation
  • Chapter 58: The Royal Family's Decision
  • Chapter 59: My Home That Soothes My Heart
  • Chapter 60: The Capuan Royal Family
15 September 2, 2022[65]978-4-04-112628-8January 30, 2024[66]979-8-88843-132-0
16 December 28, 2022[67]978-4-04-113261-6June 4, 2024[68]979-8-88843-596-0
17 June 2, 2023[69]978-4-04-113620-1November 19, 2024[70]979-8-89160-059-1
18 September 4, 2023[71]978-4-04-114032-1April 15, 2025[72]979-8-89160-543-5
19 February 2, 2024[73]978-4-04-114445-9——
20 June 4, 2024[74]978-4-04-114998-0——
21 October 4, 2024[35]978-4-04-115360-4——
22 February 4, 2025[75]978-4-04-115782-4——

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on December 15, 2023.[76]

Reception

Theron Martin from Anime News Network praised the treatment of the series' sensitive subject matter, though he also criticized the world building.[77]

By October 2021, the series had 2.7 million copies in circulation.[78] The series later had 4.7 million copies in circulation by December 2023.[76]

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