Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest: Volume 1

By: Ryo Shirakome, takayaki, Ningen - translator

Narrated by: Matt Shipman, Morgan Lauré

Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world! They're treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku's wet dream quickly turns into Hajime's nightmare. While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime's job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith's level of strength?

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Even better than the anime

Avid fan of the anime and this blew my expectations out of the water. Highly recommend giving this a listen

Matt Shipman is the co-narrator!

OMG! The producer got the Voice Actor Matt Shipman, Hajime's voice! He is a fantastic voice actor! Obviously, the story is good, too. I hope that you like it.

Great Story, Wanting More!

I saw the two seasons of the anime first, so the book was a surprise. It’s so much greater in detail…I’m loving it! I can’t wait for the rest of the story!

How accurate the narration is. To the story.

I love it! Please have the other volumes also completed. I want to listen to them all.

Better than the anime?!

I was such a big fan of the anime but when I learned that there was a light novel on here I was so excited! It definitely didn’t disappoint! The story was so fun to experience again with all of the extra details that the anime didn’t provide! I cannot wait for the second book!