The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
is a Japanese light novel series written by Yū Okano and illustrated by Jaian. It has been serialized online via the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō since September 2016. It was later acquired by Overlap, who have published twelve volumes since October 2017 under their Overlap Novels imprint. A manga adaptation illustrated by Haiji Nakasone has been serialized in Overlap's Comic Gardo website since November 2017, with its chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volumes as of May 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Connect is set to premiere in January 2024. Characters

Media

Light novels
Written by Yū Okano, The Unwanted Undead Adventurer began publication online via the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on September 22, 2016. The series was later acquired by Overlap, who began publishing the novels with illustrations by Jaian on October 25, 2017, under their Overlap Novels imprint. As of May 25, 2023, twelve volumes have been released. J-Novel Club has licensed the novels in North America. Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Haiji Nakasone began serialization online via Overlap's Comic Gardo website on November 24, 2017. As of May 25, 2023, eleven tankōbon volumes have been released. J-Novel Club has also licensed the manga. Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced at the "Overlap Bunko 9th Anniversary Online Event" on April 17, 2022. It will be produced by Connect and directed by Noriaki Akitaya, with scripts written by Yukie Sugawara, and character designs handled by Takao Sano. The series is set to premiere in January 2024 on Tokyo MX and other networks. Juvenile will perform the opening theme song "Immortal", while Mao Abe will perform the ending theme song. Crunchyroll licensed the series. References

External links
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2017 Japanese novels
2024 anime television series debuts
Anime and manga based on light novels
Connect (studio)
Crunchyroll anime
Dark fantasy anime and manga
J-Novel Club books
Japanese fantasy novels
Japanese webcomics
Light novels
Light novels first published online
Shōnen manga
Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Upcoming anime television series
Webcomics in print