Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord

Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Japanese: お気楽領主の楽しい領地防衛 ～生産系魔術で名もなき村を最強の城塞都市に～, Hepburn: Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei: Seisan-kei Majutsu de Na mo Nakimura o Saikyō no Jōsai Toshi ni) is a Japanese light novel series written by Sou Akaike and illustrated by Kururi. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in May 2020. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing it under their Overlap Novels imprint in September 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Maro Aoiro began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga service in August 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by NAZ is set to premiere in January 2026.

Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City
First light novel volume cover
お気楽領主の楽しい領地防衛 ～生産系魔術で名もなき村を最強の城塞都市に～ (Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei: Seisan-kei Majutsu de Na mo Nakimura o Saikyō no Jōsai Toshi ni)
Genre	Isekai[1]
Novel series
Written by	Sou Akaike
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	May 15, 2020 – present
Light novel
Written by	Sou Akaike
Illustrated by	Kururi
Published by	Overlap
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	Overlap Novels
Original run	September 25, 2021 – present
Volumes	8
Manga
Written by	Sou Akaike
Illustrated by	Maro Aoiro
Published by	Overlap
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	Gardo Comics
Magazine	Comic Gardo
Original run	August 13, 2021 – present
Volumes	7
Anime television series
Directed by	Tetsuya Tatamitani
Written by	Yutaka Yasunaga
Music by	Kana Utatane
Studio	NAZ
Original run	January 2026 – scheduled

Characters

Van Ney Fertio (ヴァン・ネイ・フェルティオ, Van Nei Ferutio)

Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama^[2]

Till (ティル, Tiru)

Voiced by: M.A.O^[2]

Khamsin (カムシン, Kamushin)

Voiced by: Mariya Ise^[2]

Panamera (パナメラ, Panamera)

Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa^[2]

Arte (アルテ, Arute)

Voiced by: Shion Wakayama^[2]

Esparda (エスパーダ, Esupāda)

Voiced by: Kenyu Horiuchi^[2]

Dee (ディー, Dī)

Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi^[2]

Media

Light novel

Written by Sou Akaike, Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on May 15, 2020.^[3] It was later acquired by Overlap who began releasing it with illustrations by Kururi under their Overlap Novels light novel imprint on September 25, 2021. Eight volumes have been released as of August 2025.^[4] The series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.^[5]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	September 25, 2021[6]	978-4-86554-980-5	November 23, 2023 (digital) January 9, 2024 (print)[7]	979-8-88843-318-8
2	February 25, 2022[8]	978-4-8240-0111-5	April 4, 2024 (digital) May 14, 2024 (print)[9]	979-8-88843-583-0
3	August 25, 2022[10]	978-4-8240-0272-3	September 19, 2024 (digital) October 22, 2024 (print)[11]	979-8-88843-584-7
4	March 25, 2023[12]	978-4-8240-0416-1	February 6, 2025 (digital) March 11, 2025 (print)[13]	979-8-89160-577-0
5	August 25, 2023[14]	978-4-8240-0585-4	July 17, 2025 (digital) August 19, 2025 (print)[15]	979-8-89373-380-8
6	March 25, 2024[16]	978-4-8240-0765-0	January 6, 2026 (print)[17]	979-8-89373-535-2
7	January 25, 2025[18]	978-4-8240-0953-1	—	—
8	August 25, 2025[4]	978-4-8240-1261-6	—	—

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Maro Aoiro began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga service on August 13, 2021.^[1] The manga's chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of April 2025.^[19] The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.^[5]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	February 25, 2022[20]	978-4-8240-0117-7	January 30, 2024[21]	979-8-88843-319-5
2	August 25, 2022[22]	978-4-8240-0278-5	April 30, 2024[23]	979-8-88843-585-4
3	February 25, 2023[24]	978-4-8240-0425-3	August 27, 2024[25]	979-8-88843-850-3
4	August 25, 2023[26]	978-4-8240-0593-9	February 4, 2025[27]	979-8-89160-552-7
5	March 25, 2024[28]	978-4-8240-0774-2	July 1, 2025[29]	979-8-89373-134-7
6	August 25, 2024[30]	978-4-8240-0934-0	November 25, 2025[31]	979-8-89373-912-1
7	April 25, 2025[19]	978-4-8240-1173-2	—	—

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced during the "Great Overlap Bunko All-Star Gathering Special 2025" first livestream on April 20, 2025.^[32] It will be produced by NAZ and directed by Tetsuya Tatamitani, with series composition by Yutaka Yasunaga and music composed by Kana Utatane. The series is set to premiere in January 2026.^[2] The opening theme song is "Okirakuze~shon" performed by Rei Nakashima.^[33]

Reception

By March 2024, the series has over 1 million copies in circulation.^[34] The series was also ranked third in the tankōbon category in the 2022 Next Light Novel Awards.^[35]

See also

• Isekai Izakaya "Nobu", another light novel series with the same illustrator
• Magic Maker, another light novel series with the same illustrator