is a Japanese light novel series written by Nahuse, with illustrations by Gin, environmental design by yish and mechanical design by cell. Nahuse started publishing it on the novel publishing websites Shōsetsuka ni Narō and in February 2017. The light novel series has been released by ASCII Media Works' imprint since May 2019. A manga adaptation by has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh since July 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Raging Bull has been announced.
Plot Rebuild World takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, decades after an unknown cataclysm. While humanity perseveres, a majority of the population lives in squalor, only the wealthy and privileged able to eat any food which is not experimental rations. The primary way to survive in this world is by becoming a hunter—exploring the ruins of the "Old World" to find lost technology, as well as combatting the numerous organic and mechanical monsters that were born from the collapse in society.
Akira is a street orphan who wants nothing more to become a hunter, so that he can find old technology and sell it to live a better life. However, his first foray into the city ruins almost ends in disaster. Akira's life is saved by Alpha, a mysterious artificial intelligence that communicates to him alone using augmented reality. Alpha explains that she is looking to explore a particularly dangerous part of the Old World, but is physically unable to do so. Alpha offers Akira a proposition: she will act as his guide, training him in combat and teaching him how to operate as a hunter, in the hopes that he can explore the ruins for her. Akira agrees, and the two soon become entangled in the dangerous world of technology hunting.
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Media Light novel Written by Nahuse, Rebuild World started on novel publishing websites Shōsetsuka ni Narō and on February 1, 2017. It has been released as a light novel series by ASCII Media Works' imprint , with illustrations by Gin, yish (environmental artist) and cell (mechanical design), since May 17, 2019. Ten volumes have been released as of September 2026.
The novel series was licensed for English digital release by J-Novel Club in 2022.
Manga A manga adaptation, illustrated by , started in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Maoh on July 26, 2019. ASCII Media Works has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on December 27, 2019.
The manga series was licensed for English digital release by J-Novel Club in 2022.
Anime At Anime Expo 2023, an anime television series adaptation was announced. The series will be produced by Raging Bull and directed by Shingo Uchida, with Tsukasa Sakurai serving as chief director, Naoki Tozuka handling series composition, and Hiromi Katō and others designing the characters.
Reception The series ranked fifth on the 2020 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!. By July 2023, the series had over 750,000 copies in circulation.
See also Haibara's Teenage New Game+, another light novel series with the same illustrator
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