Outbreak Company
| Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha | |
 Cover of Outbreak Company volume 1 featuring Myucel Foaran. | |
| アウトブレイク・カンパニー 萌える侵略者 (Autobureiku Kanpanī: Moeru Shinryakusha) | |
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| Genre | Comedy, fantasy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Ichirō Sakaki |
| Illustrated by | Yūgen |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Kodansha Ranobe Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | December 2, 2011 – August 2, 2018 |
| Volumes | 18 + 2 specials |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ichirō Sakaki |
| Illustrated by | Kiri Kajiya |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Good! Afternoon |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 7, 2012 – November 7, 2014 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kei Oikawa |
| Written by | Naruhisa Arakawa |
| Music by | Keiji Inai |
| Studio | Feel |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS |
| Original run | October 3, 2013 – December 19, 2013 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Outbreak Company, known in Japan as Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha (アウトブレイク・カンパニー 萌える侵略者, Autobureiku Kanpanī: Moeru Shinryakusha, lit. Outbreak Company: The Moe Invader) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichirō Sakaki, with illustrations by Yūgen. Kodansha published 18 volumes from December 2011 to August 2017. A manga adaptation by Kiri Kajiya was serialized in Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine. An anime television series adaptation by Feel aired between October and December 2013.
Plot[]
Shinichi Kanou is a young secluded otaku who is offered a job thanks to his vast knowledge of anime, manga, and video games. However, just after meeting his new employer, he is kidnapped, awakening in an alternate world with a fantasy setup. Shinichi is then informed that he was in fact selected by the Japanese government to help improve his country's relations with this new world by establishing a company to spread the unique products of the Japanese anime culture to this new, unexplored market.
Characters[]
- Shinichi Kanou (加納 慎一, Kanō Shin'ichi)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae, Maaya Uchida (childhood) (Japanese); Tyler Galindo (English)[1]
- Shinichi is the protagonist. He is a hardcore high school aged otaku who is true and honest to his interests. Shinichi learned the hardships of being an otaku after confessing to his childhood friend, where she denied him, just because he was an otaku. He was so depressed, that he dropped out of school and became a NEET for a year, before his parents gave him a choice, rejoin society or be disowned. Having little choice, he looked for a job in order to escape the hikikomori lifestyle. He found a fishy job for otaku and took it and as a result he ends up employed in spreading otaku culture for the Holy Eldant Empire. Shinichi has romantic feeling for Myusel and confesses to her at the end of the series.
- Myusel Fourant (ミュセル・フォアラン, Myuseru Foaran)
- Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori (Japanese); Juliet Simmons (English)[1]
- Myusel is a half-elf who is Shinichi's maid in the Holy Eldant Empire. Due to her half-elf nature, she is disdained by both elves and humans as half-breeds like her are looked down upon. For that reason, Myusel often hides her elf ears. Having no discrimination at her origins, she then began showing them whilst in the mansion when Shinichi found out about her heritage and praised Myusel for it, calling them attractive instead of ridiculing her. Shinichi quickly befriends Myusel and starts teaching her the Japanese language. Myusel often thinks of herself as a lowly servant and often talks down about her self, however Shinichi did not see Myusel for her class and treated her as an equal. In response to his kindness, Myusel eventually falls in love with him and becomes his most trusted supporter. Myusel is a powerful mage who was trained in the Eldant military. She officially becomes his girlfriend/love interest after he confesses to her at the end of the series.
- Petralka an Eldant III (ペトラルカ・アン・エルダント三世, Petoraruka An Erudanto Sansei)
- Voiced by: Mai Fuchigami (Japanese); Kira Vincent-Davis (English)[1]
- Despite looking like a child, Petralka is actually sixteen years old and is the monarch of the Eldant Empire. She takes an interest in Shinichi after seeing how casually he speaks with her and after learning about otaku culture. Petralka starts visiting him on a regular basis to have him read manga for her which in turn causes her to develop deep feelings for him. Petralka usually complains at Myusel out of jealousy due to her closeness with Shinichi and how well she learned to speak and write in Japanese. Not wanting to fall behind a "lowly peasant", she asks him to teach her the Japanese language as well. Petralka usually demands attention from Shinichi, and only him. She tends to give Shinichi a leery look whenever he fawns over girls who are obviously much better endowed than she is and often assumes any request he asks of her must stem from a sexual motive.
- Minori Koganuma (古賀沼 美埜里, Koganuma Minori)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (Japanese); Genevieve Simmons (English)[1]
- A well-endowed female member of the Self-Defence Forces. She is another one of the ambassadors from Japan, assigned to serve as both a bodyguard and an advisor for Shinichi. She is part of the Japan Ground Self Defense Eastern Regiment First Engineering Group JSDF, Ranked as First Class there. She is assigned to help Shinichi with his task of spreading the otaku culture in the Eldant. Minori is also an otaku but unlike him, she is a fujoshi specialized in boys-love merchandise and usually fantasizes about Shinichi with Garius becoming a couple. For the sake of being recognized by her own father, she started training early in her childhood, attributing to her impressive battle prowess. This is also one of the reasons why she entered the JSDF. Minori is an accomplished fighter and is capable of defeating a group of armed vigilantes without the need of a weapon.
- Elvia Harneiman (エルビア・ハーナイマン, Erubia Hānaiman)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka (Japanese); Sara Ornelas (English)[1]
- A werewolf who has large dog ears and a large chest. Elvia was initially recruited by the neighboring Bahailm Kingdom to spy on Eldant. She apologises a lot more due to the fact that she constantly falls victim to her natural animalistic tendencies and causing trouble than any other reason. Elvia is a great artist and is able to sketch large-scaled castles and structures with ease. Elvia develops a crush on Shinichi after she is saved by him when she was captured and about to be executed. She is later entrusted as Shinichi's personal artist. During the full moon, Elvia has a tendency to forget herself and act much more doglike, like jumping on Shinichi and licking his face when she's happy or chasing a ball on all fours while barking. Elvia once attacked Shinichi at night while she was in heat because of it. She has a tendency to glomp Shinichi whenever he makes a statement about not minding her race.
- Jinzaburou Matoba (的場 甚三郎, Matoba Jinzaburō)
- Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese); Andy McAvin (English)[1]
- The man from the Japanese government who hires Shinichi to the task of spreading the Japanese culture in Eldant. However, he only reveals him the true nature of his mission after having him drugged and taken away from Earth.
- Garius en Cordobal (ガリウス・エン・コルドバル, Gariusu En Korudobaru)
- Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki (Japanese); Chris Patton (English)[1]
- Petralka's cousin, knight, and the captain of her guard. He is initially incredulous and dismissive of Shinichi's mission at first, but later warms up to him and comes around to enjoying it. His and Petralka's parents fought for the throne which ended with their mutual deaths, leaving Petralka to become a ruler despite being a child. Thanks to Minori's influence, Garius becomes interested in BL manga (boys-love) and developed interest in Shinichi.
Media[]
Light novels[]
Outbreak Company is a light novel series written by Ichiro Sakaki, with illustrations by Yūgen. Kodansha published 18 volumes from December 2, 2011 to August 2, 2017 under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint.[2][3] The novels are published in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press.[4] North American online light novel publisher J-Novel Club have licensed the series.[5]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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| 1 | December 2, 2011 | 978-4-06-375203-8 | November 17, 2017 | 978-1-71-830104-7 | |
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| 2 | December 28, 2011 | 978-4-06-375211-3 | February 2, 2018 | 978-1-71-830106-1 | |
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| 3 | May 2, 2012 | 978-4-06-375237-3 | April 20, 2018 | 978-1-71-830108-5 | |
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| 4 | August 31, 2012 | 978-4-06-375255-7 | June 22, 2018 | 978-1-71-830110-8 | |
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| 5 | November 30, 2012 | 978-4-06-375271-7 | September 7, 2018 | 978-1-71-830112-2 | |
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| 6 | May 2, 2013 | 978-4-06-375306-6 | November 26, 2018 | 978-1-71-830114-6 | |
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| 7 | August 30, 2013 | 978-4-06-375323-3 | January 28, 2019 | 978-1-71-830116-0 | |
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| 8 | November 1, 2013 | 978-4-06-375337-0 | April 15, 2019 | 978-1-71-830118-4 | |
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| 9 | February 28, 2014 | 978-4-06-375340-0 | June 16, 2019 | 978-1-71-830120-7 | |
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| 10 | May 5, 2014 | 978-4-06-375359-2 | August 18, 2019 | 978-1-71-830122-1 | |
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| 11 | October 1, 2014 | 978-4-06-375360-8 | October 19, 2019 | 978-1-71-830124-5 | |
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| 12 | February 27, 2015 | 978-4-06-381443-9 | December 31, 2019 | 978-1-71-830126-9 | |
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| 13 | July 31, 2015 | 978-4-06-381463-7 | March 28, 2020 | 978-1-71-830128-3 | |
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| 14 | December 2, 2015 | 978-4-06-381505-4 | June 8, 2020 | 978-1-71-830130-6 | |
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| 15 | July 1, 2016 | 978-4-06-381521-4 | November 14, 2020 | 978-1-71-830132-0 | |
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| 16 | December 2, 2016 | 978-4-06-381552-8 | January 17, 2021 | 978-1-71-830134-4 | |
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| 17 | March 31, 2017 | 978-4-06-381591-7 | April 4, 2021 | 978-1-71-830136-8 | |
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| 18 | August 2, 2017 | 978-4-06-381611-2 | June 14, 2021 | 978-1-71-830258-7 | |
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| Gaiden | August 2, 2018 | 978-4-06-512948-7 | — | — | |
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| Spin-Off (嫁々) | November 2, 2018 | 978-4-06-513099-5 | — | — | |
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Manga[]
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Kiri Kajiya, was serialized in Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine between November 7, 2012, and November 7, 2014.[6][7] Kodansha published the series in four tankōbon volumes from September 2, 2013 to January 7, 2015.[8][9]
| No. | Release date | ISBN | |
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| 1 | September 9, 2013 | 978-4-06-387916-2 | |
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| 2 | October 7, 2013 | 978-4-06-387925-4 | |
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| 3 | June 6, 2014 | 978-4-06-387975-9 | |
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| 4 | January 7, 2015 | 978-4-06-388027-4 | |
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Anime[]
An anime television series adaptation, produced by Feel and directed by Kei Oikawa,[10] aired from October 3 to December 19, 2013, on TBS and later on MBS, CBC, and BS-TBS. The anime was simulcasted in North America by Crunchyroll.[11] The opening theme is "Univer Page" (ユニバーページ, Yunibā Pēji) by Suzuko Mimori and the ending theme is "Watashi no Hōsekibako" (私の宝石箱) by Mai Fuchigami. Sentai Filmworks acquired the anime series for streaming and home video release,[12] later releasing it on Blu-ray and DVD on March 3, 2015.
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "I Landed in Another World" "Kigatsukeba Isekai" (気が付けば異世界) | October 3, 2013 | |
| Shinichi Kano is a secluded otaku who takes an online exam with an offer for a job. After passing the test, Shinichi meets his new employer just before he is drugged and taken to the Eldant Empire in another realm with the task of spreading the otaku culture to the locals. | |||
| 2 | "I-I'd better watch it..." "Moeru Osewagakari" (萌えるお世話係) | October 10, 2013 | |
| Shinichi's unusual behavior draws the attention of Eldant's ruler, Petralka Anne Eldant III, who starts visiting him regularly. Meanwhile, Shinichi keeps teaching the Japanese language to his maid, the half-elf Myucel Foaran which brings forth Petralka's jealousy. | |||
| 3 | "Thou Art Invaders" "Nanji no Na wa Shinryakusha" (汝の名は侵略者) | October 17, 2013 | |
| Thanks to Petralka's support, Shinichi establishes a school for the nobles as part of his plan to spread the otaku culture in Eldant. However, a terrorist group opposes his plan and launches an attack that puts him and his friends in danger. | |||
| 4 | "Furry Spy" "Kemono na Supai" (ケモノなスパイ) | October 24, 2013 | |
| With Myucel absent to recover from her injuries, Shinichi meets Erbia Hanaiman, a werewolf woman from a neighboring kingdom and becomes astonished with her drawings, but when Erbia is imprisoned under suspicions of being a spy, it's up to him to save her from being executed. | |||
| 5 | "This Really Is Another World" "Hontō ni Betsu no Sekai" (本当に別の世界) | October 31, 2013 | |
| Erbia moves to Shinichi's manor, but she starts displaying some strange behavior and he starts believing that she is coming after his life, unaware of her real intentions. | |||
| 6 | "Soccer... Soccer?" "Sakkā... Sakkā?" (サッカー……サッカー?) | November 7, 2013 | |
| To deal with the divide between the elf and dwarf students, Shinichi organizes a friendly soccer match between both sides and it does not take long for it to become a vicious battle between them. | |||
| 7 | "Maid in Japan" "Meido in Japan" (メイド イン ジャパン) | November 14, 2013 | |
| Shinichi returns briefly to Tokyo to make some shopping just to later find that Myucel had sneaked her way to accompany him and he spends the rest of the day showing her the city. | |||
| 8 | "The Melancholy of Her Imperial Majesty" "Kōtei Heika no Yūutsu" (皇帝陛下の憂鬱) | November 21, 2013 | |
| Fed up with all the responsibilities piled upon her, Petralka shuts herself in her room and refuses to leave. Shinichi, who used to live as a shut-in in Japan, decides then to show her the life he used to have, with all the ups and downs that come from it as well. | |||
| 9 | "Swimsuit of the Dead" "Mizugi no Mokushiroku" (水着の黙示録) | November 28, 2013 | |
| When Minori is awarded with some days of vacation, Shinichi decides to take the girls to swim at a nearby lake and they have some fun together until they realize that they are being observed by some uninvited guests. | |||
| 10 | "Magical Girl Petralka" "Mahō Shōjo Petoraruka" (魔法少女ペトラルカ) | December 5, 2013 | |
| When footage from the soccer game leak to the internet in Japan, the government's secret operation in Eldant is at risk of being exposed to the world and Shinichi comes with a plan to deceive the public opinion by announcing it as part of a fantasy film production in collaboration with the JSDF, inviting Petralka to play the main role. | |||
| 11 | "Plot Silent, Plot Deep" "Fukaku Shizuka ni Inbō Seyo" (深く静かに陰謀せよ) | December 12, 2013 | |
| Shinichi's efforts to spread the Otaku culture bear fruit. However, when there is a shortage of products from Japan, leading to various conflicts amongst the people in Eldant, Shinichi learns the true intentions of the Japanese government and falls into despair upon it, until Myucel inspires him to come up with a solution. | |||
| 12 | "Shoot the Invaders!" "Shinryakusha o Ute!" (侵略者を撃て！) | December 19, 2013 | |
| In response to Shinichi's act of defiance, the Japanese Government orders the JSDF to kill him. After two failed attempts, Shinichi comes with a plan to convince the politicians in Tokyo to spare him and keep supporting his efforts to spread the Otaku culture in Eldant instead. | |||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Official Outbreak Company English Dub Cast List". Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ アウトブレイク・カンパニー 萌える侵略者1 [Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha 1] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ アウトブレイク・カンパニー 萌える侵略者18 [Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha 18] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "萌萌侵略者 OUTBREAK COMPANY(01)" [Mengmeng Qinluezhe: Outbreak Company (01)] (in Chinese). Sharp Point Press. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "J-Novel Club Licenses Outbreak Company Novel Series". Anime News Network. September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Good! Afternoon Manga Magazine Goes Monthly". Anime News Network. September 7, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ "Outbreak Company Manga to End". Anime News Network. November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ アウトブレイク・カンパニー 萌える侵略者(1) [Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha (1)] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ アウトブレイク・カンパニー 萌える侵略者(4)<完> [Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha (4) <End>] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Outbreak Company Anime's Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Fantasy Anime Outbreak Company". Anime News Network. October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Outbreak Company Anime". Anime News Network. October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
External links[]
- Outbreak Company at Kodansha (in Japanese)
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Outbreak Company (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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