I Shall Survive Using Potions!

I Shall Survive Using Potions! (Japanese: ポーション頼みで生き延びます！, Hepburn: Pōshon-danomi de Ikinobimasu!) is a Japanese light novel series written by FUNA. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website, before being published in print with illustrations by Sukima by Kodansha beginning in June 2017. As of August 2022, eight volumes have been released. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hibiki Kokonoe, began serialization on the Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius platform in June 2017. As of December 2021, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into nine volumes.

I Shall Survive Using Potions!
Cover of the first light novel volume
ポーション頼みで生き延びます！
(Pōshon-danomi de Ikinobimasu!)
GenreIsekai[1]
Novel series
Written byFUNA
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runNovember 3, 2015 – present
Light novel
Written byFUNA
Illustrated bySukima
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintKodansha Ranobe Books
DemographicMale
Original runJune 1, 2017 – present
Volumes8
Manga
Written byFUNA
Illustrated byHibiki Kokonoe
Published byKodansha
English publisher
J-Novel Club
MagazineSuiyōbi no Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 7, 2017 – present
Volumes9
Manga
I Shall Survive Using Potions! Hanano and Lotte's Journey
Written byFUNA
Illustrated bySukima
Published byKodansha
MagazineSuiyōbi no Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 30, 2023 – present

Media

Light novel

Written by FUNA, the series began serialization on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on November 3, 2015.[2] The series was later acquired by Kodansha, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Sukima on June 1, 2017.[3] As of August 2022, eight volumes have been released.[4]

In December 2018, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the novels for English publication.[5]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 1, 2017[3]978-4-06-365022-8February 10, 2019[1]978-1-71-833500-4
2 November 1, 2017[6]978-4-06-365044-0May 11, 2019[1]978-1-71-833502-8
3 May 2, 2018[7]978-4-06-511505-3July 23, 2019[1]978-1-71-833504-2
4 January 9, 2019[8]978-4-06-514538-8March 30, 2020[1]978-1-71-833506-6
5 October 3, 2019[9]978-4-06-517389-3October 10, 2020[1]978-1-71-833508-0
6 June 2, 2020[10]978-4-06-519782-0March 1, 2021[1]978-1-71-833510-3
7 February 2, 2021[11]978-4-06-521869-3August 2, 2021[1]978-1-71-833512-7
8 August 2, 2022[4]978-4-06-528815-3February 20, 2023[1]978-1-71-833514-1

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hibiki Kokonoe, began serialization on the Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius platform on June 7, 2017.[12] As of December 2021, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes.[13]

In December 2018, J-Novel Club announced that they also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.[14]

A spin-off manga also illustrated by Sukima, titled I Shall Survive Using Potions! Hanano and Lotte's Journey, began serialization on the same platform on January 30, 2023.[15]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 2, 2017[16]978-4-06-510332-6June 25, 2019[17]978-1-71-834000-8
2 May 9, 2018[18]978-4-06-511384-4December 11, 2019[17]978-1-71-834002-2
3 January 9, 2019[19]978-4-06-514072-7August 5, 2020[17]978-1-71-834004-6
4 May 9, 2019[20]978-4-06-515414-4February 3, 2021[17]978-1-71-834006-0
5 December 4, 2019[21]978-4-06-517790-7March 31, 2021[17]978-1-71-834008-4
6 June 9, 2020[22]978-4-06-519704-2August 4, 2021[17]978-1-71-834010-7
7 December 9, 2020[23]978-4-06-521727-6October 5, 2021[17]978-1-71-837236-8
8 June 9, 2021[24]978-4-06-523657-4March 18, 2022[17]978-1-71-834014-5
9 December 9, 2021[13]978-4-06-526032-6June 1, 2022[17]978-1-71-834016-9

Reception

Volumes of the manga adaptation have ranked on various bestseller charts, such as those published by BookLive! and Oricon.[25][26]

Amazon removal

In July 2020, the series' light novel and manga adaptation were among several series temporarily removed from Amazon; Amazon stated that the affected series "did not fall within their global content guidelines."[27]

See also

References
  1. "I Shall Survive Using Potions!". J-Novel Club. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！ (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  4. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！８ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 23, 2018). "J-Novel Club Releases Cooking with Wild Game, I Shall Survive Using Potions! Light Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  6. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！２ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  7. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！３ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  8. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！４ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  9. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！５ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  10. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！６ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  11. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！７ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  12. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！. Suiyōbi no Sirius (in Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  13. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  14. Ressler, Karen (December 31, 2018). "J-Novel Club Licenses 3 More Manga Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  15. Cayanan, Joanna (January 31, 2023). "I Shall Survive Using Potions! Novels Get Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  16. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  17. "I Shall Survive Using Potions! (Manga)". J-Novel Club. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  18. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  19. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  20. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  21. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  22. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  23. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  24. ポーション頼みで生き延びます！（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  25. 【12月2日～12月8日】週間単行本売り上げランキング. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 10, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  26. Ressler, Karen (January 16, 2019). "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 7-13". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  27. Pineda, Rafael (July 15, 2020). "Publishers Comment on Amazon Kindle's Delisting of at Least 15 Light Novels, Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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