Kodoani.com – Amazon announced that the light novel series “Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World” (Isekai Tensei no Bōkensha) by author Kenichi and illustrated Nem will end at volume 16. Volumes 15 and 16 are scheduled to be released on April 10.
Kenichi began serializing the story in Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2015 and ended it in July 2023. The first printed volume with illustrations by Nem was published by Mag Garden in February 2019.
J-Novel is releasing this light novel series in English and describes the story as follows:
After waking up at his own funeral, Tenma Otori is given the chance to live again when a god from another world offers a tempting deal: if Tenma agrees to reincarnate to save their world, the gods will grant him the ability to cheat in his new life.
Tenma accepts and is reincarnated in a fantasy world filled with light, magic, monsters, and magical items. As he grows up, Tenma’s special powers, including the ability to befriend adorable monsters like slimes and wolf cubs, are revealed. This surprised his adoptive parents and famous grandfather.
But one fateful day, three mysterious strangers disturbed the peace of Tenma village by trying to kidnap him, and from here, Tenma’s adventure begins…
J-Novel is also publishing a manga adaptation of Bancha Shibano in English. Shibano launched the manga adaptation on Mag Garden’s MAGCOMI website in May 2018 and is still running.