On Friday November 7th, 2014, Kajiya Kiri’s manga adaptation of the popular light novel Outbreak Company ended. The light novel is written by Sakaki Ichiro and illustrated by Yuugen. The manga, sharing the name of Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha, released its last issue in the 49th volume of Kodansha’s Good! Afternoon magazine. Running from November 7th, 2012 to November 7th, 2013, the manga adds up to a total of three volumes.
Sakaki Ichiro’s popular light novel Outbreak Company, known in Japan as Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha, chronicles the story of Kano Shinichi, an otaku with a light novelist father and an erotic game artist mother. Shinichi has no talents whatsoever, other than his vast knowledge and understanding of “moe” and other otaku centered subjects. The Japanese government chooses him to be an ambassador of sorts to a fantasy words that can be reached through a thick forest around Mount Fuji. But Shinichi wonders if in reality, he is actually an invader. Can he help the people of this wonderful new world as well?
Outbreak Company has also inspired an anime series that aired in 2013 produced by feel. (KissxSis) and directed by Oikawa Kei (Minami-Ke: Okaeri).
Outbreak Company synopsis from Haruhichan:
Having a light novel author father and an eroge illustrator mother, Kanou Shinichi is a thoroughbred otaku. However he does not have any special power except for his broad knowledge, sharp insight, and impeccable instinct about “MOE” and its products, from manga to anime to games to light novel to figures. One day he found himself transported to a fantasy world where elves live and dragons fly. And he is given a task—not to fight monster or embark on a quest, but to enhance cultural exchange by becoming a “moe missionary” in this fantasy world! He meets a palace guard who has a bit of fujoshi taste, a half-elf maid, and the empress who is a little girl. He comes up with the idea of building a school. At first it runs as a comedy but later there are serious matters that Shinichi needs to face: ethnic discrimination, social problems, conflict with neighboring countries, sabotage by opposition elements including Japanese government, etc. Can he overcome the obstacles, successfully bring “moe” culture to the fantasy world, and help the people there as well?
