Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!

Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!
First light novel volume cover
追放者食堂へようこそ！
(Tsuihōsha Shokudō e Yōkoso!)
Genre
Novel series
Written byYūki Kimikawa
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runOctober 22, 2018 – September 5, 2020
Light novel
Written byYūki Kimikawa
Illustrated byGaou
Published byOverlap
English publisher
  • NA: Tentai Books
ImprintOverlap Novels
DemographicMale
Original runJune 25, 2019 – present
Volumes3
Manga
Written byYūki Kimikawa
Illustrated byTsumumi
Published byOverlap
English publisher
ImprintGardo Comics
MagazineComic Gardo
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 27, 2019 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Original run 2025 – scheduled

Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! (追放者食堂へようこそ！, Tsuihōsha Shokudō e Yōkoso!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yūki Kimikawa and illustrated by Gaou. It was serialized online between October 2018 to September 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Overlap, who have published three volumes since June 2019 under their Overlap Novels imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tsumumi has been serialized online via Overlap's Comic Gardo website since September 2019 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2025.

Media

Light novels

Written by Yūki Kimikawa, Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from October 22, 2018, to September 5, 2020.[1] It was later acquired by Overlap who began releasing it with illustrations by Gaou under their Overlap Novels light novel imprint on June 25, 2019. Three volumes have been released as of June 25, 2020.[2] The series is licensed in English by Tentai Books.[3]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 June 25, 2019[4]978-4-86554-513-5August 7, 2020978-84-122008-3-6
2 November 25, 2019[5]978-4-86554-574-6January 5, 2023978-84-123546-8-3
3 June 25, 2020[2]978-4-86554-682-8——

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Tsumumi began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga service on September 27, 2019.[6] The manga's chapters have been compiled into eight tankōbon volumes as of June 2024.[7] The manga adaptation is licensed in English by Kaiten Books.[8]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 May 25, 2020[9]978-4-86554-668-2March 12, 2021 (digital)
January 4, 2022 (print)[10]		978-1-952241-18-5 (digital)
978-1-952241-19-2 (print)
2 September 25, 2020[11]978-4-86554-750-4June 10, 2022 (digital)
July 7, 2023 (print)[12]		978-1-952241-36-9 (digital)
978-1-952241-37-6 (print)
3 March 25, 2021[13]978-4-86554-875-4September 1, 2023 (digital)
September 20, 2024 (print)[14]		978-1-952241-60-4 (digital)
978-1-952241-61-1 (print)
4 September 25, 2021[15]978-4-8240-0008-8——
5 April 25, 2022[16]978-4-8240-0173-3——
6 December 25, 2022[17]978-4-8240-0371-3——
7 September 25, 2023[18]978-4-8240-0617-2——
8 June 25, 2024[7]978-4-8240-0868-8——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced at the Overlap Bunko 10th anniversary event on December 15, 2024. It is set to premiere in 2025.[19][20]

Reception

By December 2024, the series had over 850,000 million copies in circulation.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！　【書籍第三巻、6/25発売！】 (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 追放者食堂へようこそ！ ③　～追放姫とイツワリの王剣～ (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 1, 2020). "New Light Novel Publisher Tentai Books Announces 1st 2 Licenses". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！ ①　～最強パーティーを追放された料理人（Lv.99）は、田舎で念願の冒険者食堂を開きます！. OVERLAP (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！ ②　～追放メイドとイニシエの食卓～ (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ^ 『追放者食堂へようこそ！～最強パーティーを追放された料理人（Lv.99）は、田舎で念願の冒険者食堂を開きます！～』のコミカライズ連載が開始. LN-news.com (in Japanese). September 28, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  7. ^ a b 追放者食堂へようこそ！⑧　～最強パーティーを追放された料理人は、冒険者食堂を開きます！～. OVERLAP (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 12, 2020). "Kaiten Books Licenses 3 Manga for Digital Release in 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  9. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！ 1　～最強パーティーを追放された料理人は、冒険者食堂を開きます！～. OVERLAP (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! Volume 1". Kaiten Books. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  11. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！２～最強パーティーを追放された料理人は、冒険者食堂を開きます！～. OVERLAP (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! Volume 2". Kaiten Books. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  13. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！③　～最強パーティーを追放された料理人は、冒険者食堂を開きます！～. OVERLAP (in Japanese). Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  14. ^ "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! Volume 3". Kaiten Books. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  15. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！④　～最強パーティーを追放された料理人は、冒険者食堂を開きます！～. OVERLAP (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  16. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！⑤　～最強パーティーを追放された料理人は、冒険者食堂を開きます！～. OVERLAP (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  17. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！⑥　～最強パーティーを追放された料理人は、冒険者食堂を開きます！～. OVERLAP (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  18. ^ 追放者食堂へようこそ！⑦　～最強パーティーを追放された料理人は、冒険者食堂を開きます！～. OVERLAP (in Japanese). Overlap. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  19. ^ Dempsey, Liam (December 15, 2024). "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! Anime Announced for 2025 Release". Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  20. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (December 15, 2024). "Yūki Kimikawa's Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! Light Novels Gets TV Anime in 2025". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  21. ^ 異世界グルメファンタジー「追放者食堂へようこそ！」25年にTVアニメ化決定. Eiga.com [ja] (in Japanese). December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.