On August 16, 2024, Kadokawa, one of the biggest production companies in Japan, revealed a PV for the anime adaptation of The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World. The anime adaptation is set to air in 2025, and the main character's voice actor was also announced.
The anime is based on a manga series written by Hifumi Asakura and illustrated by Uniharu. The manga series started its serialization in April 2019 and ended in May 2024 with a total of 7 volumes in publication. The source of the manga series is a light novel series from the same author, illustrated by Yamakawa, that was completed in June 2021.
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World anime adaptation to air in 2025
The preview trailer for The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World commenced with the main protagonist, Kenichi Hamada, waking up in a new world. The preview trailer progressed into revealing some scenes from the anime adaptation and showcased the protagonist use his ability to fight monsters in this world.
The last part of the preview trailer for The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World showed a visual of the main protagonist looking at his status plate. The preview trailer ended with the reveal of the anime adaptation's release window, 2025, with no mention of any date or month.
Yamakawa, who illustrated the light novel the manga is based on, is also the illustrator for the manga series A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring. The manga series received an anime adaptation in the Summer Season of 2024, and the illustrator also served as the series' character design artist.
The voice casting for the series is yet to be released, but the anime revealed that the main character, Kenichi Hamada, will be voiced by industry veteran Junichi Sawabe. Renowned for his role as Ryomen Sukuna from Jujutsu Kaisen, some other famous roles include Shouta Aizawa from My Hero Academia and Yami Sukehiro from Black Clover.
Synopsis of The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World is an isekai series centered around a middle-aged man named Kenichi Hamada who takes full advantage of modern-era necessities, the spotlight of which is online shopping. However, the protagonist gets transported into another world for unknown reasons where he has to face monsters.
Fortunately, the only thing he brings with him from the other world is his online shopping store. Exchanging goods for cash in exchange for which he can buy items through online shopping, Kenichi discovers a way to make a comfortable living in this world, but how long can he keep living this life of luxury?
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