Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? explained

Ja Kanji:なぜ僕の世界を誰も覚えていないのか?
Ja Romaji:Naze Boku no Sekai wo Dare mo Oboeteinainoka?
Genre:Fantasy
Type:light novel
Author:Kei Sazane
Illustrator:Neco
Publisher:Media Factory
Demographic:Male
Imprint:MF Bunko J
First:July 25, 2017
Last:August 25, 2020
Volumes:9
Type:manga
Author:Kei Sazane
Illustrator:Arikan
Publisher:Media Factory
Magazine:Monthly Comic Alive
First:February 27, 2018
Volumes:11
Type:tv series
Director:Tatsuma Minamikawa
Music:Akiyoshi Yasuda
Studio:Project No.9
Licensee:Crunchyroll
Network:Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, Kansai TV
First:July 13, 2024
Last:present
Episodes:6
Portal:yes

is a Japanese light novel series written by Kei Sazane with illustrations by Neco. It was published under Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint from July 2017 to August 2020. A manga adaptation illustrated by Arikan began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive manga magazine in February 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by Project No.9 premiered in July 2024.

Plot

A war between five races for supremacy on Earth is won by humanity, led by the hero Sid. Suddenly, history gets overwritten so that Sid never existed, leading to humanity losing and becoming subjugated by the other races. All of this is witnessed by a boy named Kai, who is mysteriously unaffected by the alterations. In this new world, Kai finds that he never existed previously, so no one knows him. After meeting a mysterious girl named Rinne, Kai is inspired to become the hero himself and free humanity.

Characters

A soldier of the Urza Federation.
  • A girl of an unknown non-demon race whom Kai rescues. She is brought to the human resistance camp where she helps them in the fight against the demons.
  • A high-ranking soldier of the Urza Federation Army and Kai's close childhood friend from his world. In the alternate world, she leads the human resistance masquerading as a man, with her true identity as a woman only known to a few close aides.
  • A soldier and Kai's colleague of the Urza Federation Army. In the alternate world, he is a member of the human resistance force.
  • A soldier and Kai's colleague in the Urza Federation Army. In the alternate world, she is a member of the human resistance force.
  • Jeanne's close aide and bodyguard.
  • Media

    Manga

    A manga adaptation illustrated by Arikan began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive manga magazine on February 27, 2018.[1] It has been collected in eleven volumes as of April 2024. The manga adaptation is published digitally in English on Kadokawa Corporation's BookWalker website.[2]

    Anime

    In July 2023, during the MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2023 event, an anime television series adaptation was announced.[3] It is produced by Project No.9 and directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa, with scripts written by Satoru Sugizawa, and characters designed by Hiromi Kato.[4] While the anime received an advance screening on June 16, 2024 at the Grand Cinema Sunshine in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, it later officially premiered on July 13, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[5] [6] The opening theme song is performed by Unlucky Morpheus, while the multiple ending theme songs are performed in the following: the first is performed by Susu, the second is performed by Urbangarde, and the third is "Umbra" performed by Elfensjón.[6] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[7] Medialink licensed the series in East, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[8]

    Episodes

    Reception

    By July 2023, the series had over 700,000 copies in circulation.[9]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: https://natalie.mu/comic/news/271348. ja:蒼木スピカ新連載、「このすば」スピンオフなどアライブで一挙6タイトル始動. Comic Natalie. ja. February 27, 2018. May 10, 2023.
    2. Web site: Joanna. Cayanan. BookWalker Global Exclusively Releases 'Why Does Nobody Remember Me in this World?,' Sentenced to Be a Hero Manga. Anime News Network. October 23, 2023. October 23, 2023.
    3. Web site: Paul. Chapman. Naze Boku no Sekai wo Dare mo Oboeteinai no ka? TV Anime Announced. Crunchyroll. July 23, 2023. July 23, 2023.
    4. Web site: Crystalyn. Hodgkins. Why Nobody Remembers My World? TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Visual. Anime News Network. January 19, 2024. January 19, 2024.
    5. Web site: Joanna. Cayanan. Kei Sazane's 'Why Nobody Remembers My World?' Novels Get TV Anime in 2024. Anime News Network. July 23, 2023. July 23, 2023.
    6. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Why Nobody Remembers My World? Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, Composer, July 13 Premiere. Anime News Network. June 5, 2024. June 5, 2024.
    7. Web site: Cardine. Kyle. Crunchyroll Summer 2024 Anime Season Lineup Announced!. Crunchyroll. June 18, 2024. June 18, 2024.
    8. Web site: June 29, 2024. Medialink July 2024 New Anime Line-Up Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? is arriving on Ani-One Asia!. June 29, 2024. Ani-One Asia. YouTube.
    9. Web site: ja:MF文庫J『なぜ僕の世界を誰も覚えていないのか?』2024年TVアニメ化! 原作者・細音啓先生お祝いコメント&原作イラスト・neco先生の描き下ろしイラスト公開. https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1690096205. Animate Times. September 6, 2023. July 23, 2023. ja.