Roll Over and Die

Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Japanese: 「お前ごときが魔王に勝てると思うな」と勇者パーティを追放されたので、王都で気ままに暮らしたい, Hepburn: "Omae Gotoki ga Maō ni Kateru to Omou na" to Yūsha Pāti o Tsuihō Sareta no de, Ōto de Kimama ni Kurashitai) is a Japanese light novel series written by kiki and illustrated by Kinta. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. Micro Magazine later acquired the series, which began releasing it in print in July 2018 under their GC Novels imprint. The light novel has been licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
First light novel volume cover
「お前ごときが魔王に勝てると思うな」と勇者パーティを追放されたので、王都で気ままに暮らしたい ("Omae Gotoki ga Maō ni Kateru to Omou na" to Yūsha Pāti o Tsuihō Sareta no de, Ōto de Kimama ni Kurashitai)
Genre	Action[1] Dark fantasy[1] Yuri[2]
Novel series
Written by	kiki
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	January 8, 2018 – present
Light novel
Written by	kiki
Illustrated by	Kinta (vol. 1–4) kodamazon (vol. 5–)
Published by	Micro Magazine
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	GC Novels
Demographic	Male
Original run	July 30, 2018 – present
Volumes	5
Manga
Written by	kiki
Illustrated by	Sunao Minakata
Published by	Micro Magazine
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	Ride Comics
Magazine	Comic Ride
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 27, 2018 – present
Volumes	7
Anime television series

A manga adaptation with art by Sunao Minakata has been serialized online via Micro Magazine's Comic Ride website since December 2018. The manga has also been licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.

Plot

Flum Apricot is born with a unique Affinity known as "Reversal" that leaves her with zero stats across the board. However after being prophesied by the God Origin to join the Hero’s party and defeat the Demon Lord, Flum finds herself with what seems like an impossible task. Things only get harder when the party’s renowned sage, Jean Inteige, decides to sell her into slavery instead. After being thrown to ghouls for master’s entertainment with nothing but a cursed sword, Flum finally learns the true meaning of her unique "Reversal" Affinity.

Media

Light novels

Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! first began serialization online on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018.^[3] Micro Magazine later acquired the series, which began releasing it in print in July 2018 under their GC Novels imprint. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the light novels for English-language release in 2020.^[4]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	July 30, 2018[5]	978-4-89637-801-6	September 3, 2020 (e-book) October 27, 2020 (paperback)[6]	978-1-64505-860-1
2	December 21, 2018[7]	978-4-89637-847-4	January 28, 2021 (e-book) March 9, 2021 (paperback)[8]	978-1-64505-939-4
3	July 31, 2019[9]	978-4-89637-907-5	April 29, 2021 (e-book) June 1, 2021 (paperback)[10]	978-1-64505-939-4
4	January 30, 2020[11]	978-4-89637-973-0	June 24, 2021 (e-book) August 3, 2021 (paperback)[12]	978-1-64827-263-9
5	May 30, 2025 (e-book)[13]	—	—	—

Manga

A manga adaptation is illustrated by Sunao Minakata. It began serialization on Micro Magazine's Comic Ride website on December 27, 2018. It has been also licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	January 30, 2020[14]	978-4-89637-980-8	March 30, 2021[15]	978-1-64827-071-0
2	May 28, 2021[16]	978-4-89637-980-8	December 14, 2021[17]	978-1-64505-825-0
3	February 28, 2022[18]	978-4-86716-253-8	February 28, 2023[19]	978-1-64505-825-0
4	October 31, 2022[20]	978-4-86716-352-8	September 19, 2023[21]	978-1-64827-249-3
5	August 31, 2023[22]	978-4-86716-461-7	April 30, 2024[23]	979-8-88843-379-9
6	May 31, 2024[24]	978-4-86716-578-2	January 21, 2025[25]	979-8-89160-653-1
7	April 28, 2025[26]	978-4-86716-751-9	—	—

Reception

Roll Over and Die has received generally positive reviews. Anime News Network giving the first volume an overall B+ grade, with Theron Martin praising the quality of its writing and storytelling when compared of other light novels, though noting that the game mechanics-based setting felt like a crutch.^[28]

See also

• The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects, a light novel series also illustrated by Kinta
• My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World, a light novel series also illustrated by Kinta