My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World

My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World (鍛冶屋ではじめる異世界スローライフ, Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Surō Raifu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tamamaru and illustrated by Kinta. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began publishing it under their Kadokawa Books light novel imprint in December 2019. A manga adaptation illustrated by Yoshino Himori began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus magazine in July 2020.

My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World
First light novel volume cover
鍛冶屋ではじめる異世界スローライフ (Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Surō Raifu)
Genre	Isekai, slice of life[1]
Novel series
Written by	Tamamaru
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	December 18, 2018 – present
Light novel
Written by	Tamamaru
Illustrated by	Kinta
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
English publisher	NA: J-Novel Club
Imprint	Kadokawa Books
Original run	December 10, 2019 – present
Volumes	12
Manga
Written by	Tamamaru
Illustrated by	Yoshino Himori
Published by	ASCII Media Works
English publisher	NA: J-Novel Club
Magazine	Dengeki Comic Regulus
Original run	July 3, 2020 – present
Volumes	5

Characters

Eizo (エイゾウ, Eizō)

Samya (サーミャ, Sāmya)

Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (voice drama)^[2]

Rike (リケ)

Voiced by: Aya Uchida (voice drama)^[2]

Diana (ディアナ)

Voiced by: Satomi Akesaka (voice drama)^[2]

Lidy (リディ, Ridi)

Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi (voice drama)^[2]

Media

Light novel

Written by Tamamaru, My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on December 18, 2018.^[3] It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began publishing it as a light novel with illustrations by Kinta on December 10, 2019. Twelve volumes have been released as of July 2025.^[4]

During their Anime NYC 2021 panel, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the light novels for English publication.^[5] J-Novel Club are also releasing audiobook versions.^[6]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	December 10, 2019[7]	978-4-04-073412-5	February 16, 2022 (digital)[1] December 9, 2025 (print)[8]	978-1-71-838997-7 (digital) 978-1-71-834509-6 (print)
2	July 10, 2020[9]	978-4-04-073696-9	May 4, 2022 (digital)[1] January 13, 2026 (print)[10]	978-1-71-838999-1 (digital) 978-1-71-834511-9 (print)
3	October 10, 2020[11]	978-4-04-073826-0	July 20, 2022 (digital)[1] February 10, 2026 (print)[12]	978-1-71-839001-0 (digital) 978-1-71-834513-3 (print)
4	May 8, 2021[13]	978-4-04-074084-3	October 12, 2022 (digital)[1] March 10, 2026 (print)[14]	978-1-71-839003-4 (digital) 978-1-71-834515-7 (print)
5	November 10, 2021[15]	978-4-04-074303-5	December 28, 2022[1]	978-1-71-839005-8
6	May 9, 2022[16]	978-4-04-074517-6	March 24, 2023[1]	978-1-71-839007-2
7	December 9, 2022[17][18]	978-4-04-074791-0 978-4-04-074793-4 (SE)	August 30, 2023[1]	978-1-71-839009-6
8	July 10, 2023[19]	978-4-04-075032-3	December 20, 2023[1]	978-1-71-839011-9
9	January 10, 2024[20][21]	978-4-04-075291-4 978-4-04-075292-1 (SE)	September 11, 2024[1]	978-1-71-839013-3
10	July 10, 2024[22]	978-4-04-075537-3	March 24, 2025[1]	978-1-71-839015-7
11	January 10, 2025[23][24]	978-4-04-075758-2 978-4-04-075759-9 (SE)	August 4, 2025[1]	978-1-71-839017-1
12	July 10, 2025[4]	978-4-04-075987-6	—	—

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Yoshino Himori began serialization on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus manga website on July 3, 2020.^[25][26] The manga's chapters have been compiled into five tankōbon volumes as of December 2024.^[27] The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by J-Novel Club.^[28]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	February 27, 2021[29]	978-4-04-913649-4	June 12, 2024[30]	978-1-71-832784-9
2	September 27, 2021[31]	978-4-04-913975-4	September 4, 2024[30]	978-1-71-832785-6
3	August 26, 2022[32]	978-4-04-914593-9	November 27, 2024[30]	978-1-71-832786-3
4	September 27, 2023[33]	978-4-04-915282-1	February 19, 2025[30]	978-1-71-832787-0
5	December 10, 2024[27]	978-4-04-916051-2	July 23, 2025[30]	978-1-71-832788-7

See also

• The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, a light novel series also illustrated by Kinta
• Roll Over and Die, a light novel series also illustrated by Kinta