The novels and manga have a combined print total of 2.2 million copies in Japan as of October.
The official website for Kadokawa’s MF Books imprint announced on Friday that author Rifujin na Magonote and illustrator Shirotaka’s Mushoku Tensei light novel series has an anime project in the works.
Follow Rudeus from infancy to adulthood, as he struggles to redeem himself in a wondrous yet dangerous world.
The novels ranked at #8 on the 2019 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! tankōbon list.