Quality Assurance in Another World
Quality Assurance in Another World (Japanese: この世界は不完全すぎる, Hepburn: Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masamichi Sato. It began serialization on Kodansha's Comic Days website in May 2020. As of October 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into ten volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by 100Studio and Studio Palette will premiere in Q2 2024.
Quality Assurance in Another World | |
この世界は不完全すぎる (Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru) | |
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Genre | Isekai[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Masamichi Sato |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Comic Days |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | May 30, 2020 – present |
Volumes | 10 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kei Umabiki |
Written by | Shogo Yasukawa |
Music by |
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Studio |
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Original run | Q2 2024 – scheduled |
Characters
- Haga (ハガ)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[2]
- Nikola (ニコラ, Nikora)
- Voiced by: Hinaki Yano[2]
- Amano (アマノ)
- Voiced by: Reiji Kawashima[3]
- Akira (アキラ)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[3]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Masamichi Sato, the series began serialization on Kodansha's Comic Days manga website on May 30, 2020.[4] As of October 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into ten tankōbon volumes.[5]
In May 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for digital English publication.[6] In July 2022, during their panel at Anime Expo, Kodansha USA announced the print release of the series.[7]
Volumes
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | October 9, 2020[8] | 978-4-06-520873-1 | June 29, 2021 (digital)[9] April 4, 2023 (print) | 978-1-63-699167-2 (digital) 978-1-64-651777-0 (print) |
2 | January 8, 2021[10] | 978-4-06-521992-8 | July 27, 2021 (digital)[11] June 6, 2023 (print) | 978-1-63-699244-0 (digital) 978-1-64-651778-7 (print) |
3 | April 8, 2021[12] | 978-4-06-523041-1 | August 24, 2021 (digital)[13] August 8, 2023 (print) | 978-1-63-699311-9 (digital) 978-1-64-651779-4 (print) |
4 | July 8, 2021[14] | 978-4-06-523956-8 | November 16, 2021 (digital)[15] October 3, 2023 (print) | 978-1-63-699471-0 (digital) 978-1-64-651780-0 (print) |
5 | November 10, 2021[16] | 978-4-06-526012-8 | May 31, 2022 (digital)[17] December 5, 2023 (print) | 978-1-68-491194-3 (digital) 978-1-64-651781-7 (print) |
6 | March 9, 2022[18] | 978-4-06-527333-3 | October 11, 2022 (digital)[19] February 6, 2024 (print) | 978-1-68-491478-4 (digital) 978-1-64-651782-4 (print) |
7 | August 29, 2022[20] | 978-4-06-528311-0 | March 14, 2023 (digital)[21] | 978-1-68-491848-5 |
8 | October 28, 2022[22] | 978-4-06-529377-5 | June 6, 2023 (digital)[23] | 978-1-68-491962-8 |
9 | April 12, 2023[24] | 978-4-06-530845-5 | September 12, 2023 (digital)[25] | 979-8-88-933143-8 |
10 | October 11, 2023[5] | 978-4-06-532212-3 | — | — |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 24, 2023. The series is produced by 100Studio and Studio Palette and directed by Kei Umabiki, with series composition by Shogo Yasukawa, character designs by Shigeo Akahori, and music composed by Yuta Kasai, Seima Iwahashi and Daisuke Horikawa of Elements Garden.[26] It will premiere in Q2 2024.[2]
Reception
Yasushi Kobayashi from Da Vinci offered praise to the story, calling it intense.[27] Masaki Endo from Tsutaya News also offered praise, calling it unique among other works of the isekai genre.[1] The reviewer from ITmedia had similar feelings, calling the story fun.[28]
References
- Endo, Masaki (May 19, 2022). ゲーム世界から出られなくなった主人公は「デバッガー」 ユニークなアイデアが効きまくり――『この世界は不完全すぎる』. Tsutaya News (in Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- Dempsey, Liam (March 24, 2023). "Quality Assurance in Another World TV Anime Announced for Spring 2024". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- Mateo, Alex (October 9, 2023). "Quality Assurance in Another World Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals 2 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- 世界の隅まで調査せよ!"探求者"の冒険を描く新連載「この世界は不完全すぎる」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 31, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(10) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- Mateo, Alex (May 27, 2021). "Kodansha Comics Licenses Ya Boy Kongming!, Police in a Pod, Undead Girl Murder Farce, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 1, 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Kodansha USA Licenses The Yakuza's Bias, Lovely Muco!, Iruma-kun, More Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 5". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 6". Kodansha USA. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 7". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(8) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 8". Kodansha USA. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- この世界は不完全すぎる(9) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 9". Kodansha USA. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- 「この世界は不完全すぎる」に川島零士と高橋李依、メインキャラのCV聞ける本PVも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- Kobayashi, Yasushi (February 14, 2021). 「あれ、この世界って…もしや」壁の先は底なしの空間! Tポーズの村人…狂気に立ち向かい仕事をし続ける男を描く掟破りのメタ・ファンタジー. Da Vinci (in Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- 壁に顔をこすりつけ地面に這いつくばるファンタジー世界の男と少女『この世界は不完全すぎる』探求者ハガの奇妙な行動. ITmedia (in Japanese). October 10, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
External links
- Official website at Comic Days (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Quality Assurance in Another World (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia