The editorial office Alphapolis announced that the light novels were written by Howahova Shiina and illustrated by Yamaada, A playthrough of a certain guy’s VRMMO life (Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki), will have an anime adaptation. The press release revealed a promotional image for the project, but did not include production details or a planned release date.
The author Howahova Shiina shared a message following the announcement:
- Β«When I heard they were doing the anime adaptation I thought it was a joke. I’ve been waiting for my novels to be adapted into anime, but I never thought that would actually happen. I’m even touched by the fact that the characters I’ve created are animated. I hope you too will enjoy the heartwarming adventures of Earth and her friends.Β».
Howahova Shiina And Yamaada began publishing the light novels through the publisher Alphapolis in January 2014 while Shuusai Rikudou is responsible for the manga adaptation that he publishes on the service AlphaPolis web manga since June 2014. This means that these light novels got their anime adaptation almost a decade after they started publication.
Synopsis for A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life
A new breed of VRMMO called One More Free Life Online has emerged. The protagonist logs in as a little boy with the name “Earth”. Taichi Tanaka (38 years old, single) has a regular office job and enjoys playing video games in his free time. In a world where the player can do whatever they want, they decide to master a skill that has been deemed useless. Brew potions that are too complicated to make, cook exceptionally good food and use strange and original weapons to hunt monsters… An adventure story about a middle-aged simple man leisurely enjoying his sandbox game VRMMO.
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