Quality Assurance in Another World

Quality Assurance in Another World (Japanese: この世界は不完全すぎる, Hepburn: Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masamichi Sato. It began serialization on Kodansha's Comic Days website in May 2020. As of April 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine volumes. An anime television series adaptation by 100Studio and Studio Palette will premiere in Q2 2024.

Quality Assurance in Another World
Cover of the first volume
この世界は不完全すぎる
(Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru)
GenreIsekai[1]
Manga
Written byMasamichi Sato
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineComic Days
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 30, 2020 – present
Volumes9
Anime television series
Directed byKei Umabiki
Written byShogo Yasukawa
Studio100Studio
Studio Palette
Original run Q2 2024 – scheduled

Characters
Haga (ハガ)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[2]
Nikola (ニコラ, Nikora)
Voiced by: Hinaki Yano[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Masamichi Sato, the series began serialization on Kodansha's Comic Days manga website on May 30, 2020.[3] As of April 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes.[4]

In May 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for digital English publication.[5] In July 2022, during their panel at Anime Expo, Kodansha USA announced the print release of the series.[6]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 9, 2020[7]978-4-06-520873-1June 29, 2021 (digital)[8]
April 4, 2023 (print)[9]		978-1-63-699167-2 (digital)
978-1-64-651777-0 (print)
2 January 8, 2021[10]978-4-06-521992-8July 27, 2021 (digital)[11]
June 6, 2023 (print)[12]		978-1-63-699244-0 (digital)
978-1-64-651778-7 (print)
3 April 8, 2021[13]978-4-06-523041-1August 24, 2021 (digital)[14]
August 8, 2023 (print)[15]		978-1-63-699311-9 (digital)
978-1-64-651779-4 (print)
4 July 8, 2021[16]978-4-06-523956-8November 16, 2021[17]978-1-63-699471-0
5 November 10, 2021[18]978-4-06-526012-8May 31, 2022[19]978-1-68-491194-3
6 March 9, 2022[20]978-4-06-527333-3October 11, 2022[21]978-1-68-491478-4
7 August 29, 2022[22]978-4-06-528311-0March 14, 2023[23]978-1-68-491848-5
8 October 28, 2022[24]978-4-06-529377-5——
9 April 12, 2023[4]978-4-06-530845-5——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 24, 2023. The series is produced by 100Studio and Studio Palette and directed by Kei Umabiki, with series composition by Shogo Yasukawa and character designs by Shigeo Akahori. It will premiere in Q2 2024.[2]

Reception

Yasushi Kobayashi from Da Vinci offered praise to the story, calling it intense.[25] Masaki Endo from Tsutaya News also offered praise, calling it unique among other works of the isekai genre.[1] The reviewer from ITmedia had similar feelings, calling the story fun.[26]

References
  1. Endo, Masaki (May 19, 2022). ゲーム世界から出られなくなった主人公は「デバッガー」 ユニークなアイデアが効きまくり――『この世界は不完全すぎる』. Tsutaya News (in Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  2. Dempsey, Liam (March 24, 2023). "Quality Assurance in Another World TV Anime Announced for Spring 2024". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. 世界の隅まで調査せよ！"探求者"の冒険を描く新連載「この世界は不完全すぎる」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 31, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  4. この世界は不完全すぎる（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  5. Mateo, Alex (May 27, 2021). "Kodansha Comics Licenses Ya Boy Kongming!, Police in a Pod, Undead Girl Murder Farce, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 1, 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Kodansha USA Licenses The Yakuza's Bias, Lovely Muco!, Iruma-kun, More Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  7. この世界は不完全すぎる（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  8. "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  9. "Quality Assurance in Another World 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  10. この世界は不完全すぎる（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  11. "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  12. "Quality Assurance in Another World 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  13. この世界は不完全すぎる（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  14. "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  15. "Quality Assurance in Another World 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  16. この世界は不完全すぎる（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  17. "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  18. この世界は不完全すぎる（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  19. "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 5". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  20. この世界は不完全すぎる（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  21. "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 6". Kodansha USA. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  22. この世界は不完全すぎる（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  23. "Quality Assurance in Another World, Volume 7". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  24. この世界は不完全すぎる（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  25. Kobayashi, Yasushi (February 14, 2021). 「あれ、この世界って…もしや」壁の先は底なしの空間！ Tポーズの村人…狂気に立ち向かい仕事をし続ける男を描く掟破りのメタ・ファンタジー. Da Vinci (in Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  26. 壁に顔をこすりつけ地面に這いつくばるファンタジー世界の男と少女『この世界は不完全すぎる』探求者ハガの奇妙な行動. ITmedia (in Japanese). October 10, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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