Otaku USA spoke to both Naito and Tsurugi about their work, the manga adaptation, and what experience they have farming.
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https://otakuusamagazine.com/exclusive-interview-a-chat-with-the-creators-of-farming-life-in-another-world/
Hiraku spent his twenties working for a terrible company. He spent his thirties sick in bed. At 39, he died. But then God gives him another chance.
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While the traditional Japanese literary concept of living a lifetime in another world may date back to the Japanese Urashima Taro fairy tale, the modern provision of the concept arose within anime in 1983 and has steadily become more entrenched, prolific, and diverse. Author Naito Kinosuke cultivated a unique breed of the ¡Èisekai¡É concept in 2016 with the premiere of the light novel series A Leisurely Farmer in Another World (Isekai Nonbiri Nouka). The pleasant, innocuous story quickly gained popularity and spawned a manga adaptation in 2018. One Peace Books is now bringing the popular manga adaptation to American readers with an authorized English translation. The first volume introduces the setting and scenario, founding cast, and the story's quirky amiable tone.
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https://www.animenation.net/blog/cultivate-an-interest-in-isekai-farming/
Farming Life in Another World looks to take a bit of a slice of life approach to the isekai genre without sacrificing the fantasy elements that isekai has come to be known for.
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With the animated series proving to be a massive success, fandom for the Shield Hero has only been rising!
Bookstores around the country are taking note, and creating their own exclusive displays. Recently Kinokuniya New York set up a display in their Manhattan store! Check it out! And if you live in New York, please stop by the store!
In Volume 2 of The New Gate, our main character, Shin, continues to do what every MMORPG player does best: go on quests. Using the adventurer guild's quest board, he finds rank-appropriate challenges to undertake (even though he could actually do anything he wants) and continues to gather information about the world, resolving incidents as they come along.
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https://yattatachi.com/the-new-gate-volume-2-review
What sets this book apart from other Isekai is the concept. Shin is overpowered, like many isekai protagonists. Unlike just about every other story of its type, there's a reason he's as strong as he is. He earned all his powers and skills through years of grinding in the MMO version of The New Gate. The isekai version may not be exactly the world he remembers. But, it's close enough that he can walk around and do things without feeling like an outsider.
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https://mangaworthreading.co/the-new-gate-volume-1-review/?fbclid=IwAR0xe4GHFaRUpOb2ZPXmlzpO–JZxtfW_mOwbjTVBcNJsqg5su0q0eGUD5E
20-year-old Shin loves playing video games. The New Gate opens with him appearing as if inside the game itself, fighting a boss. The marvels of virtual reality! He defeats the boss, wins the game, and gets ready to log out with his fellow gamers. But while he can see the others log out, he discovers he no longer has that option. He really is in the video game.
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https://otakuusamagazine.com/the-new-gate-manga-turns-fantasy-games-into-reality/
Aneko Yusagi's 2012 light novel series Rising of the Shield Hero, while not as macabre and gothic as something like Kentaru Miura's Berserk, is nonetheless a morose story about a protagonist's long battle for external and internal peace.
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https://www.animenation.net/blog/spear-hero-second-advance/
The New Gate Vol 1 is number one in Action & Adventure Manga on Kindle today!
