A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai

A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai (素材採取家の異世界旅行記, Sozai Saishuka no Isekai Ryokōki) is a Japanese light novel series written by Masuo Kinoko and illustrated by Senbon Umishima, Katsuki Onda, and Susumu Kuroi. Originally published online since July 2016, AlphaPolis have published sixteen volumes of the series since January 2017. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomozo began serialization online via AlphaPolis' manga website in December 2017 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The manga is published digitally in English through Alpha Manga. An anime television series adaptation produced by Tatsunoko Production and SynergySP is set to premiere in October 2025.

A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai
First light novel volume cover
素材採取家の異世界旅行記 (Sozai Saishuka no Isekai Ryokōki)
Genre	Isekai[1]
Novel series
Written by	Masuo Kinoko
Published by	AlphaPolis
Original run	July 7, 2016 – present
Light novel
Written by	Masuo Kinoko
Illustrated by	Senbon Umishima (1–4) Katsuki Onda (5–6) Susumu Kuroi (7–)
Published by	AlphaPolis
Original run	January 31, 2017 – present
Volumes	16
Manga
Written by	Masuo Kinoko
Illustrated by	Tomozo
Published by	AlphaPolis
English publisher	Alpha Manga
Original run	December 13, 2017 – present
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshinori Odaka
Written by	Gigaemon Ichikawa
Music by	Hiroshi Takaki
Studio	Tatsunoko Production SynergySP
Licensed by	SA/SEA: Muse Communication
Original run	October 2025 – scheduled

Characters

Takeru (タケル)

Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki^[2]

Bee (ビー, Bī)

Voiced by: Ayasa Itō^[2]

Brolite (ブロライト, Buroraito)

Voiced by: Makoto Koichi^[2]

Media

Light novel

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	January 31, 2017[3]	978-4-434-22917-6
2	May 31, 2017[4]	978-4-434-23326-5
3	September 30, 2017[5]	978-4-434-23777-5
4	February 28, 2018[6]	978-4-434-24341-7
5	August 31, 2018[7]	978-4-434-25044-6
6	December 31, 2018[8]	978-4-434-25481-9
7	September 30, 2019[9]	978-4-434-26514-3
8	February 29, 2020[10]	978-4-434-27161-8
9	December 31, 2020[11]	978-4-434-28245-4
10	September 30, 2021[12]	978-4-434-29122-7
11	January 31, 2022[13]	978-4-434-29894-3
12	June 30, 2022[14]	978-4-434-30454-5
13	January 31, 2023[15]	978-4-434-31505-3
14	September 30, 2023[16]	978-4-434-32658-5
15	March 31, 2024[17]	978-4-434-33607-2
16	March 30, 2025[18]	978-4-434-35500-4

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomozo began serialization on AlphaPolis' manga website on December 13, 2017.^[19] The manga's chapters have been collected into eight tankōbon volumes as of August 2024.^[20] The series is published in English on AlphaPolis' Alpha Manga app.^[21]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	November 30, 2018[22]	978-4-434-25264-8	March 31, 2023[23]	—
2	September 30, 2019[24]	978-4-434-26368-2	March 31, 2023[25]	—
3	July 31, 2020[26]	978-4-434-27631-6	March 31, 2023[27]	—
4	August 31, 2021[28]	978-4-434-29282-8	August 25, 2023[29]	—
5	May 31, 2022[30]	978-4-434-30342-5	December 22, 2023[31]	—
6	March 31, 2023[32]	978-4-434-31769-9	April 26, 2024[33]	—
7	December 31, 2023[34]	978-4-434-33121-3	August 23, 2024[35]	—
8	August 31, 2024[20]	978-4-434-34354-4	—	—

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 10, 2025. The series is produced by Genco, animated by Tatsunoko Production and SynergySP and directed by Yoshinori Odaka, with Gigaemon Ichikawa handling series composition, Mayumi Watanabe designing the characters, and Hiroshi Takaki composing the music.^[1] It is set to premiere in October 2025.^[36] The opening theme song is performed by Nornis.^[2] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.^[37]

Reception

The series won "The AlphaPolis 9th Fantasy Novel Grand Prize" reader award, and has 1.73 million copies in circulation.^[1]