I Saved Myself with a Potion!

I Saved Myself with a Potion!: Life in Another World (ポーション、わが身を助ける, Pōshon, Waga Mi o Tasukeru; lit. "The Potions Save Myself") is a Japanese light novel series written by Akira Iwafune and illustrated by Sunaho Tobe. It was serialized online from April 2014 to September 2024 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Shufunotomo, who have published eleven volumes since April 2015 under their Hero Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tobe has been serialized online via Shufunotomo's Hero Comics manga website since September 2023. A "light anime" television series adaptation produced by Imagica Infos and Imageworks Studio premiered in October 2025.

I Saved Myself with a Potion!: Life in Another World
First light novel volume cover, featuring Kaede
ポーション、わが身を助ける (Pōshon, Waga Mi o Tasukeru)
Genre	Fantasy[1] Isekai[1]
Novel series
Written by	Akira Iwafune
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	April 10, 2014 – September 21, 2024
Light novel
Written by	Akira Iwafune
Illustrated by	Sunaho Tobe
Published by	Shufunotomo
English publisher	NA: Hanashi Media
Imprint	Hero Bunko
Original run	April 27, 2015 – present
Volumes	11
Manga
Written by	Akira Iwafune
Illustrated by	Sunaho Tobe
Published by	Shufunotomo
Magazine	Hero Comics
Original run	September 29, 2023 – present
Anime television series
Directed by	Mikiko Furukawa
Music by	bermei.inazawa
Studio	Imagica Infos Imageworks Studio
Licensed by	SA/SEA: Medialink
Original network	Tokyo MX
Original run	October 3, 2025 – December 19, 2025
Episodes	12

Characters

Kaede (カエデ)

Voiced by: Kaede Hondo^[2]

Karudeno (カルデノ)

Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi^[3]

Asuru (アスル)

Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka^[2]

Nina (ニナ)

Voiced by: Miharu Hanai^[3]

Rei (レイ)

Voiced by: Yurika Moriyama (ja)^[3]

Media

Light novel

Written by Akira Iwafune, I Saved Myself with a Potion!: Life in Another World was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from April 10, 2014, to September 21, 2024.^[4] It was later acquired by Shufunotomo who began publishing the series with illustrations by Sunaho Tobe under their Hero Bunko light novel imprint on April 27, 2015, with eleven volumes released as of September 29, 2025.^[5]

In December 2025, Hanashi Media announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.^[6]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	April 27, 2015[7]	978-4-07-413185-3
2	December 28, 2015[8]	978-4-07-414345-0
3	July 30, 2016[9]	978-4-07-419058-4
4	August 31, 2017[10]	978-4-07-427365-2
5	February 28, 2019[11]	978-4-07-436967-6
6	April 27, 2020[12]	978-4-07-443878-5
7	April 30, 2021[13]	978-4-07-448433-1
8	September 30, 2022[14]	978-4-07-453210-0
9	September 29, 2023[15]	978-4-07-456289-3
10	September 30, 2024[16]	978-4-07-460486-9
11	September 29, 2025[5]	978-4-07-462479-9

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Tobe began serialization on Shufunotomo's Hero Comics manga website on September 29, 2023.^[17]

Anime

A "light anime" television series adaptation was announced on July 31, 2025. It is produced by AnimationID, animated by Imagica Infos and Imageworks Studio and directed by Mikiko Furukawa, with bermei.inazawa composing the music.^[1] The series premiered on October 3, 2025, on Tokyo MX.^[18][a] The opening theme song is "Koi no Magic Potion" (恋のマジックポーション; 'Love's Magic Potion'), while the ending theme song is "MIRACRAID", both performed by TRiDENT.^[19][20] Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.^[21]

Notes

1. Tokyo MX listed the season premiere on October 2 at 25:00, which is effectively October 3 at 1:00 a.m. JST.