Reborn as a Space Mercenary

Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! (目覚めたら最強装備と宇宙船持ちだったので、一戸建て目指して傭兵として自由に生きたい, Mezametara Saikyō Sōbi to Uchūsen Mochi Datta no de, Ikkodate Mezashite Yōhei Toshite Jiyū ni Ikitai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryūto and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima. It began serialization online in February 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo, who have published fifteen volumes since July 2019 under their Kadokawa Books imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Shinichi Matsui has been serialized online via Kadokawa Corporation's ComicWalker website since November 2019 and has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes. An anime adaptation has been announced.

Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!
First light novel volume cover
目覚めたら最強装備と宇宙船持ちだったので、一戸建て目指して傭兵として自由に生きたい (Mezametara Saikyō Sōbi to Uchūsen Mochi Datta no de, Ikkodate Mezashite Yōhei Toshite Jiyū ni Ikitai)
Genre	Isekai[1] Science fiction[1] Harem[1]
Novel series
Written by	Ryūto
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	February 4, 2019 – present
Light novel
Written by	Ryūto
Illustrated by	Tetsuhiro Nabeshima
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	Kadokawa Books
Original run	July 10, 2019 – present
Volumes	15
Manga
Written by	Ryūto
Illustrated by	Shinichi Matsui
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	MF Comics
Magazine	ComicWalker[a]
Original run	November 24, 2019 – present
Volumes	9
Anime

Media

Light novel

Written by Ryūto, Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 4, 2019.^[2] It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began publishing it with illustrations by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima under their Kadokawa Books imprint on July 10, 2019. Fifteen volumes have been released as of July 10, 2025.^[3]

The light novels are licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.^[4]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	July 10, 2019[5]	978-4-04-073192-6	June 10, 2021 (digital) July 20, 2021 (print)[6]	978-1-64827-420-6
2	January 10, 2020[7]	978-4-04-073452-1	November 4, 2021 (digital) November 23, 2021 (print)[8]	978-1-64827-444-2
3	July 10, 2020[9]	978-4-04-073702-7	December 9, 2021 (digital) January 18, 2022 (print)[10]	978-1-64827-469-5
4	December 10, 2020[11]	978-4-04-073893-2	March 24, 2022 (digital) April 26, 2022 (print)[12]	978-1-63858-196-3
5	May 8, 2021[13]	978-4-04-074083-6	September 22, 2022 (digital) November 1, 2022 (print)[14]	978-1-63858-648-7
6	October 8, 2021[15]	978-4-04-074263-2	April 13, 2023 (digital) May 2, 2023 (print)[16]	978-1-63858-961-7
7	March 10, 2022[17]	978-4-04-074450-6	September 7, 2023 (digital) November 7, 2023 (print)[18]	978-1-68579-661-7
8	August 10, 2022[19]	978-4-04-074627-2	February 29, 2024 (digital) March 19, 2024 (print)[20]	979-8-88843-437-6
9	January 10, 2023[21]	978-4-04-074818-4	May 23, 2024 (digital) July 16, 2024 (print)[22]	979-8-88843-872-5
10	May 10, 2023[23]	978-4-04-074968-6	September 5, 2024 (digital) October 15, 2024 (print)[24]	979-8-89160-069-0
11	October 10, 2023[25]	978-4-04-075154-2	January 2, 2025 (digital) February 4, 2025 (print)[26]	979-8-89160-580-0
12	April 10, 2024[27]	978-4-04-075389-8	May 1, 2025 (digital) June 17, 2025 (print)[28]	979-8-89373-166-8
13	September 10, 2024[29]	978-4-04-075611-0	September 30, 2025 (print)[30]	979-8-89373-914-5
14	February 10, 2025[31]	978-4-04-075812-1	January 13, 2026 (print)[32]	979-8-89561-738-0
15	July 10, 2025[3]	978-4-04-075984-5	—	—

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Shinichi Matsui began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's ComicWalker website on November 24, 2019.^[33] The manga's chapters have been collected by Media Factory into nine tankōbon volumes as of January 2025.^[34]

The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.^[35]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	April 23, 2020[36]	978-4-04-064341-0	August 24, 2021[37]	978-1-64827-434-3
2	October 23, 2020[38]	978-4-04-064984-9	December 14, 2021[39]	978-1-64827-460-2
3	May 21, 2021[40]	978-4-04-680421-1	June 21, 2022[41]	978-1-63858-293-9
4	December 22, 2021[42]	978-4-04-680965-0	December 6, 2022[43]	978-1-63858-785-9
5	July 23, 2022[44]	978-4-04-681533-0	June 27, 2023[45]	978-1-68579-575-7
6	February 22, 2023[46]	978-4-04-682162-1	January 16, 2024[47]	979-8-88843-111-5
7	September 22, 2023[48]	978-4-04-682814-9	June 18, 2024[49]	979-8-88843-785-8
8	April 23, 2024[50]	978-4-04-683628-1	March 25, 2025[51]	979-8-89160-652-4
9	January 23, 2025[34]	978-4-04-684398-2	July 22, 2025[52]	979-8-89373-332-7
10	September 22, 2025[53]	978-4-04-685013-3	—	—

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on February 6, 2025.^[1]

Reception

By February 2025, the series had over 1.3 million copies in circulation.^[54]

See also

• Dog & Scissors, another light novel series with the same illustrator
• From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, another light novel series with the same illustrator
• Magudala de Nemure, another light novel series with the same illustrator
• Survival in Another World with My Mistress!, another light novel series with the same writer

Notes

1. ComicWalker changed its name to KadoComi (カドコミ) in December 2023.