Light Novel 'Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki' Gets TV Anime

by Hyperion_PS
Feb 10, 2023 9:03 AM | 22 Comments

Publishing company AlphaPolis announced a television anime adaptation of Howahowa Shiina's Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki (A Certain Middle-Aged Man's VRMMO Activity Log) light novel on Friday, revealing a teaser visual (pictured).

Shiina began writing the action fantasy novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in January 2013 before moving to AlphaPolis' website in August 2016. AlphaPolis acquired the novel and published the first volume in February 2014, featuring illustrations by Yamaada. The 26th volume was released in September 2022, with the 27th volume scheduled to be released on February 20. The series has over 1.5 million cumulative copies in circulation.

Shuusai Rikudou began drawing a manga adaptation in AlphaPolis Web Manga in June 2014. The ninth volume went on sale in December 2021, and the tenth volume is set for a February 21 release.

Synopsis
A new type of VRMMO called "One More Free Life Online" is out. He logs in as a young boy avatar called "Earth". Taichi Tanaka (38, single) has a regular office job and enjoys playing video games in his free time. In a world where the player is free to do as they wish, he decides to master a skill that's been deemed to be useless! He makes potions that are too much of a hassle to make, cooks food that is excessively too good, and uses bizarre original weapons to hunt monsters... (Source: Alpha Manga)

Official Twitter: @toaru_ossan_pr
Novel special site: https://www.alphapolis.co.jp/toaru_ossan

Source: Comic Natalie

Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki on MAL

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An isekai series protagonist who prefer cooking and create potions and weapons might be interesting. Hopefully thi series won't have the annoying fanservice and/or the useless harem

Feb 13, 2023 8:51 AM by dodoxdo97

At this point I don't know what's more AI generated the isekai itself or the comments here

Feb 12, 2023 5:42 AM by GalacticMagna

Kuma said:

EcchiGodMamster said:

lets not pretend like its not following the virtual game/otherworld genericism trend......

this is also incorrect. the web novel was 10 years old at this point. it's old franchise. it was not trend follower, it's trend starter. it's only now getting adapted. same case with mushoku tensei. not that i like any of this.

regardless of whether or not the source material is older than the trend, adapting it now is still gonna have people rolling their eyes when theres 100 other genres to explore/return

Feb 11, 2023 4:49 PM by EcchiGodMamster

EcchiGodMamster said:

Kuma said:

this is NOT isekai/fantasy(?). it's about oldman (not that old, i think he was 40) who play seemingly simple for fun game on his free time, unknowingly that some characters he interacted with in the game is part of

lets not pretend like its not following the virtual game/otherworld genericism trend......

Feb 11, 2023 4:34 PM by Kuma

Another trash like Bofuri and Shingra-la frontier.

Feb 11, 2023 7:47 AM by bastek66

Kuma said:

EcchiGodMamster said:
i honestly can't imagine how many potential hit/cultured manga are just waiting to be adapted that aren't isekai/reincarnation

Softhenic03 said:
Oh weekly (new)isekai/FANTASY announcement... no need to get worked up.

lets not pretend like its not following the virtual game/otherworld genericism trend......

@ dietapple

YEA... LMAO...

when i saw "Toaru"... i was excited for a second as well...

Feb 11, 2023 5:37 AM by EcchiGodMamster

Toaru

It's finally here!!!!! Yes!!!!

Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki

..........

Feb 11, 2023 1:26 AM by dietapple

EcchiGodMamster said:
i honestly can't imagine how many potential hit/cultured manga are just waiting to be adapted that aren't isekai/reincarnation

Softhenic03 said:
Oh weekly (new)isekai/FANTASY announcement... no need to get worked up.

Feb 11, 2023 12:29 AM by Kuma

Ah the manga of this show was one of my first introductions to the VRMMO trope (in the manga format). The only thing that is different compared to the normal VRMMO format is that the MC is a archer compared to the usual swordsman and that he also cooks... but honestly a cooking subclass is now becoming the new VRMMO meta.

Feb 10, 2023 7:14 PM by Alaroki

This season has both shows about VRMMO "isekai" and cooking isekai stuff, and people are enjoying them, so what's the problem?

Feb 10, 2023 3:41 PM by Punkero

While this looks generic, it's still within the range of watchability. At least it's not whatever the hell this is.

Feb 10, 2023 3:19 PM by Acctra

Crow_Black said:
This has to be an ai behind all this shit.

There's no other explanation, the characters even look AI generated lmao.

Feb 10, 2023 1:31 PM by Tropisch

Klad said:
Please... japan stop.

Yes please just stop already God !!!!

Feb 10, 2023 1:20 PM by RedChrome

I enjoy the one that's currently airing that's kind of like this so I'll give this a watch

Feb 10, 2023 12:56 PM by Tokoya

This has to be an ai behind all this shit.

Feb 10, 2023 12:50 PM by Disapeared_Ghost

Klad said:
Please... japan stop.

Absolutely agree with you. What a factory for making such similar "works".

Feb 10, 2023 12:49 PM by Memore

Please... japan stop.

Feb 10, 2023 12:47 PM by Klad

i honestly can't imagine how many potential hit/cultured manga are just waiting to be adapted that aren't isekai/reincarnation

Feb 10, 2023 12:46 PM by EcchiGodMamster

StandOnBabylon said:
I've briefly looked at this before, and what I've seen is solid, if a bit generic. I guess I'll take this announcement as a chance to properly check out the manga.

Now back to waiting for an Only Sense Online anime...

nice, a fellow OSO reader!

Feb 10, 2023 12:04 PM by Prime43

Oh weekly (new)isekai/FANTASY announcement... no need to get worked up.

Feb 10, 2023 9:58 AM by Softhenic03

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