Japanese light novel series
Cover of the first light novel volume
Genre Isekai , romantic comedy [ 1]
Written by Tsunehiko Watanabe Published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō Original run June 25, 2011 – present
Written by Tsunehiko Watanabe Illustrated by Jū Ayakura Published by Shufunotomo English publisher Imprint Hero Bunko Demographic Male Original run September 28, 2012 – presentVolumes 15
Written by Tsunehiko Watanabe Illustrated by Neko Hinotsuki Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher Magazine Young Ace Demographic Seinen Original run February 3, 2017 – presentVolumes 21
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.
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.
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.
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]
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Original release date
Original ISBN
English release date
English ISBN
1 September 28, 2012[ 3] 978-4-07-284078-8 January 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] 978-4-07-284084-9 July 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] 978-4-07-288700-4 June 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] 978-4-07-292190-6 August 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] 978-4-07-296354-8 November 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] 978-4-07-410241-9 February 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] 978-4-07-403086-6 July 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] 978-4-07-417935-0 September 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] 978-4-07-424639-7 December 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] 978-4-07-429074-1 February 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] 978-4-07-433868-9 April 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] 978-4-07-437228-7 June 8, 2023[ 29] 978-1-71-836424-0
13 March 30, 2020[ 30] 978-4-07-442815-1 August 17, 2023[ 31] 978-1-71-836426-4
14 September 30, 2021[ 32] 978-4-07-447913-9 November 23, 2023[ 33] 978-1-71-836428-8
15 December 28, 2023[ 5] 978-4-07-456480-4 — —
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]
No.
Original release date
Original ISBN
English release date
English ISBN
1 July 25, 2017[ 37] 978-4-04-106001-8 March 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] 978-4-04-106393-4 June 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] 978-4-04-106841-0 September 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] 978-4-04-107482-4 December 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] 978-4-04-107829-7 April 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] 978-4-04-108233-1 September 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] 978-4-04-108704-6 December 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] 978-4-04-108705-3 March 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] 978-4-04-109476-1 September 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] 978-4-04-109463-1 January 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] 978-4-04-109464-8 June 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] 978-4-04-111461-2 November 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] 978-4-04-111462-9 April 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] 978-4-04-112486-4 August 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] 978-4-04-112628-8 January 30, 2024[ 66] 979-8-88843-132-0
16 December 28, 2022[ 67] 978-4-04-113261-6 June 4, 2024[ 68] 979-8-88843-596-0
17 June 2, 2023[ 69] 978-4-04-113620-1 November 19, 2024[ 70] 979-8-89160-059-1
18 September 4, 2023[ 71] 978-4-04-114032-1 April 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 — —
An anime adaptation was announced on December 15, 2023.[ 75]
Theron Martin from Anime News Network praised the treatment of the series' sensitive subject matter, though he also criticized the world building.[ 76]
By October 2021, the series had 2.7 million copies in circulation.[ 77] The series later had 4.7 million copies in circulation by December 2023.[ 75]
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