So I'm a Spider, So What?
So I'm a Spider, So What? | |
蜘蛛ですが、なにか? (Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?) | |
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Genre | Isekai[1] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Okina Baba |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | 2015 – present |
Light novel | |
Written by | Okina Baba |
Illustrated by | Tsukasa Kiryu |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Kadokawa Books |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | December 10, 2015 – present |
Volumes | 14 |
Manga | |
Written by | Asahiro Kakashi |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Young Ace Up |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | December 22, 2015 – present |
Volumes | 9 |
Manga | |
Kumo desu ga, nani ka? Kumoko Yonshimai no Nichijō | |
Written by | Gratin Tori |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Magazine | Young Ace Up |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | July 18, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shin Itagaki |
Produced by | Jōtarō Ishigami |
Written by | Okina Baba Yūichirō Momose |
Music by | Shūji Katayama |
Studio | Millepensee |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll
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Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS, SUN, TVA |
Original run | January 8, 2021 – present |
Episodes | 4 |
So I'm a Spider, So What? (Japanese: 蜘蛛ですが、なにか?, Hepburn: Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?) is a Japanese light novel series written by Okina Baba and illustrated by Tsukasa Kiryu. The story is about a girl who was reincarnated as a dungeon spider, and her struggle for survival. The series has received a manga adaptation, and an anime television series adaptation by Millepensee premiered in January 2021.
Characters
Main Cast
- I (私, Watashi)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[2][3] (PV & CM) / Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[4] (anime)
- Also known as "Kumoko". She is reincarnated as a spider-like monster in the most dangerous dungeon known to humankind, where she constantly has to fight to survive and slowly evolves into an incredibly powerful Arachne. After finally escaping the labyrinth, she is nicknamed "Shiro" (白, White) by Ariel. Initially implied to be the reincarnation of Hiiro Wakaba, she is later revealed to have actually been just an ordinary spider who was in the classroom at the time. She eventually transcends the world's RPG-system and ascends to godhood, gaining a human form and a proper name given to her by D: Shiraori (白織, Shiraori). Afterward, she became the commander of the 10th demon army.
- Ariel (アリエル, Arieru)
- The current demon king and progenitor of all the spider monsters in the world.
- Sophia Keren (ソフィア・ケレン, Keren Sofia) / Negishi Shouko (根岸彰子, Shouko Negishi)
- One of the classmates, nicknamed "Vampy" by Kumoko. She gets reincarnated as a vampire born to human parents due to a mutation. A victim of bullying in her previous life, she dislikes anyone who brings up her former self. She crossed paths with Kumoko when she was still a baby and decided to follow her after her home was destroyed in a war. She later becomes Shiraori's second-in-command in the 10th demon army.
- Merazophis (メラゾフィス, Merazofisu)
Secondary Cast
- Schlain Zagan Analeit (シュレイン・ジャガン・アナレイト, Shurein Jagan Anareito) / Shunsuke Yamada (山田 俊介, Yamada Shunsuke)
- Voiced by: Shun Horie[5] (anime)
- One of the classmates and the main protagonist of the secondary storyline, nicknamed "Shun". He was reincarnated as the fourth prince of the Kingdom of Analeit. Despite his position, he retains the same kind and dense personality as his previous life. He later inherits the hero title following the death of his older brother, Julius, and sets out on a journey to defeat the demon king.
- Karnatia Seri Anabald (カルナティア・セリ・アナバルド, Karunatia Seri Anabarudo) / Kanata Ōshima (大島 叶多, Ōshima Kanata)
- Voiced by: Nao Tōyama[5]
- One of the classmates, nicknamed "Katia". She is reincarnated as the daughter of the noble house in the Kingdom of Analeit. She suffers from gender dysphoria due to having been a man in her previous life, which only grows more complicated when she starts developing romantic feelings for Schlain. Ultimately, she resolves that her past self is dead and fully embraces her new gender.
- Hugo Baint von Renxandt (ユーゴー・ベイント・フォン・レンクサンド, Hūgo Beinto von Renkusando) / Natsume Kengo (夏目健吾, Kengo Natsume)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[5]
- One of the classmates and the main antagonist of the secondary storyline. He got reincarnated as the first prince of Renxandt Empire. Already egotistical in his previous life, his new royal upbringing ended up turning him into a megalomaniac. Jealous of Schlain's popularity, he tried to have him assassinated. However, it failed and he was stripped of his skills by Filimøs.
- Suelecia Analeit (スエレシア・アナレイト, Suereshia Anareito)
- Voiced by: Yui Ogura[5]
- The second princess of the Kingdom of Analeit and Schlain's younger half-sister, nicknamed "Sue". She has a brother complex toward him and dislikes it when he is around other women. She is later revealed to be Sophia's subordinate.
- Feirune (フェイルネ, Feirune) / Mirai Shinohara (漆原美麗, Shinohara Mirai)
- Voiced by: Eri Kitamura[5] (anime)
- One of the classmates, nicknamed "Fei". She got reincarnated in the body of Schlain's pet Earth Wyrm. A bully in her previous life, she sees her current predicament as a divine punishment and vows to better herself in this new life.
- Filimøs Harrifenas (フィリメス・ハリフェナス, Firimesu Harifenasu) / Kanami Okazaki (岡崎 香奈美, Okazaki Kanami)
- Voiced by: Kaya Okuno[5]
- The class' homeroom teacher, nicknamed "Ms. Oka". She got reincarnated as an Elf and a direct offspring of the Elf Patriarch. Using a unique skill that allows her to identify reincarnations, she has been searching the world for her students.
- Yuri Ullen (ユーリ・ウレン, Yūri Uren) / Yuika Hasebe (長谷部結花, Hasebe Yuika)
- Voiced by: Aimi Tanaka[5]
- One of the classmates. She got reincarnated as a child of a poor family who abandoned her to the Word of God religion, where she eventually made her way up to saintess candidate. Scared and alone, she desperately clung to the only Japanese-speaking thing around her: the system voice of the world's RPG system. This, along with her upbringing, caused her to turn into a religious fanatic.
- Julius Zagan Analeit (ユリウス・ジャガン・アナレイト, Yuriusu Jagan Anareito)
- Voiced by: Junya Enoki[5]
- The former second prince of the Kingdom of Analeit and the previous hero. He was also Shun's older brother, whom the latter greatly looked up to. When war broke out between the humans and demons, he was killed by a mysterious white girl later revealed to be Shiraori.
Others
- D (D, Dee) / Hiiro Wakaba (若葉姫色, Wakaba Hiiro)
- Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[6]
- One of the classmates. She was initially implied to be Kumoko's past self and appeared to be an Otaku who was a victim of bullying. However, she is later revealed to actually be a high-ranking god in disguise. In reality, she was revered by her classmates and her would-be bullies were merely jealous. She is the creator of the world's RPG system and the one who reincarnated her classmates, which she did just for fun. She also gave Kumoko her memories to keep herself hidden, but ends up taking a liking to the spider due to her being a great source of entertainment.
- Güliedistodiez (ギュリエディストーディエズ, Gyuriedisutodiezu)
- A god who takes on the form of a man dressed in black armor and is the ruler of the dragons, nicknamed "Gülie" by Ariel and "Kuro" by Kumoko. He acts as D's enforcer in maintaining the world's RPG system. While concerned that the reincarnations might upset the world's balance, he has been ordered by D to not interfere.
Media
Light novels
Okina Baba originally serialized the series as a web novel on the user-generated content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō starting on May 27, 2015.[7][8] Fujimi Shobo acquired the series for print publication, and published the first light novel, with illustrations by Tsukasa Kiryu, in December 2015.[8][9] Yen Press announced during their panel at Sakura-Con on April 15, 2017 that they had licensed the series.[10]
Manga
Asahiro Kakashi launched a manga adaptation of the web novels in the Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up manga website on December 22, 2015.[36][8] The manga is also licensed by Yen Press.[8]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | July 9, 2016[37] | 978-4-04-104551-0 | December 19, 2017[38] | 978-0-316-41419-7 |
2 | December 3, 2016[39] | 978-4-04-104885-6 | April 10, 2018[40] | 978-0-316-52109-3 |
3 | June 9, 2017[41] | 978-4-04-105646-2 | July 24, 2018[42] | 978-1-9753-5336-0 |
4 | December 29, 2017[43] | 978-4-04-106395-8 | October 30, 2018[44] | 978-1-9753-0209-2 |
5 | July 10, 2018[45] | 978-4-04-107058-1 | March 19, 2019[46] | 978-1-9753-0350-1 |
6 | January 10, 2019[47] | 978-4-04-107061-1 | August 6, 2019[48] | 978-1-9753-5826-6 |
7 | July 10, 2019[49] | 978-4-04-107059-8 | March 24, 2020[50] | 978-1-9753-1118-6 |
8 | March 3, 2020[51] | 978-4-04-108936-1 | August 18, 2020[52] | 978-1-9753-1556-6 |
9 | October 10, 2020[53] | 978-4-04-109922-3 | April 20, 2021[54] | 978-1-9753-2423-0 |
Anime
It was reported on July 6, 2018 that the series would receive an anime adaptation, according to an early look at the wraparound jacket band on the fifth volume of the manga adaptation.[8] The report was confirmed at Kadokawa's booth at Anime Expo later the same day, and it was announced that the adaptation would be a television series.[55] Originally set to premiere in 2020,[56] it was rescheduled to premiere on January 8, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[57] The two-cour series is animated by Millepensee and directed by Shin Itagaki, with Okina Baba and Yūichirō Momose overseeing the series' scripts, and Kii Tanaka designing the characters, and Shūji Katayama composing the series' music. Jōtarō Ishigami is producing the series.[5] The opening theme song is "keep weaving your spider way" performed by Riko Azuna, while the ending theme song is "Do Your Best! Kumoko-san's Theme" (がんばれ!蜘蛛子さんのテーマ, "Ganbare! Kumoko-san no Tēma") performed by I (Aoi Yūki).[58] It is licensed by Crunchyroll outside Asia.[59] Medialink has licensed the series in Southeast Asia, and is streaming it on their Ani-One YouTube channel and Bilibili.[60]
No. | Title [61][a] | Directed by [61] | Written by [61] | Original air date [63] |
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1 | "Reincarnation, in Another World?" Transliteration: "Tensei, Isekai?" (Japanese: 転生、異世界?) | Shingo Tanabe | Yūichirō Momose | January 8, 2021[64] |
2 | "My House, On Fire?" Transliteration: "Mai Hōmu, Enjō?" (Japanese: マイホーム、炎上?) | Shin'ichirō Ueda | Yūichirō Momose | January 15, 2021[65] |
3 | "Earth Wyrm (Dragon), Bad News?" Transliteration: "Chiryū (Ryū), Yabai?" (Japanese: 地竜(龍)、ヤバい?) | Shingo Tanabe | Mitsutaka Hirota | January 22, 2021[66] |
4 | "Monkey, Wha—?" Transliteration: "Saru, Hoā?" (Japanese: 猿、ホアー?) | Shin'ichirō Ueda | Yūichirō Momose | January 29, 2021[67] |
5 | "Does Catfish, Taste Good?" Transliteration: "Namazutte, Oishii?" (Japanese: なまずって、おいしい?) | Shingo Tanabe | Mitsutaka Hirota | February 5, 2021[68] |
Reception
The light novels and manga had a combined 1.2 million copies in print as of July 2018.[8] The light novels ranked third in the tankōbon category in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2017 rankings,[69] and second in the 2018 rankings.[70]
See also
Notes
- ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[62]
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External links
- Official web novel website (in Japanese)
- Official light novel website (in Japanese)
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- So I'm a Spider, So What? (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- So I'm a Spider, So What? (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2015 manga
- 2019 manga
- 2021 anime television series debuts
- 2015 Japanese novels
- 2021 anime television series
- Anime and manga based on light novels
- Anime postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- AT-X (TV network) original programming
- Crunchyroll Originals
- Fujimi Shobo
- Isekai anime and manga
- Kadokawa Dwango franchises
- Kadokawa Shoten manga
- Light novels
- Light novels first published online
- Seinen manga
- Shōsetsuka ni Narō
- Spiders in popular culture
- Yen Press titles