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The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made (進化の実 ~知らないうちに勝ち組人生~, Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miku and illustrated by U35 (spelled "Umiko"). It began serialization online in January 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Futabasha, who have published the series since September 2014 under their Monster Bunko imprint. Hanashi Media has licensed the light novel for an English release. A manga adaptation with art by Sorano has been serialized via Futabasha's digital publication Web Comic Action since September 2017, and it moved to the Gaugau Monster website in December 2019. An anime television series adaptation by Hotline aired from October to December 2021. A second season aired from January to March 2023.
The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made | |
進化の実 ~知らないうちに勝ち組人生~ (Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei) | |
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Genre | Isekai, fantasy |
Novel series | |
Written by | Miku |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | January 2014 – present |
Light novel | |
Written by | Miku |
Illustrated by | U35 |
Published by | Futabasha |
English publisher |
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Imprint | Monster Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | September 30, 2014 – December 28, 2022 |
Volumes | 15 |
Manga | |
Written by | Miku |
Illustrated by | Sorano |
Published by | Futabasha |
Imprint | Monster Comics |
Magazine | Web Comic Action (September 2017–December 2019) Gaugau Monster (December 2019–present) |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 2017 – present |
Volumes | 11 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by |
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Produced by |
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Written by | Gigaemon Ichikawa |
Music by |
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Studio | Hotline[lower-alpha 2] |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | TV Tokyo, BS TV Tokyo, AT-X |
Original run | October 5, 2021 – April 1, 2023 |
Episodes | 24 |
Seiichi Hiiragi is an overweight high school student who is bullied by his classmates for being a "loser." One day, his entire school is suddenly transported to a video game-like world of swords and sorcery. He almost avoided it, thanks to hiding in a niche, but got caught by the God that did it just as it was erasing all evidence the summoned existed. When he unknowingly eats "the Fruit of Evolution," not only does his physical appearance change, but his life as a successful "winner" begins.
As the story progresses, it's shown that while the commoners are good people, the nobles and royalty are all selfish and greedy jerks exploiting the kidnapped otherworldly. The dungeons and their bosses were all created from vengeful victims.
The series, written by Miku, began serialization online in January 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Futabasha, who have published it as a light novel with illustrations by U35 in fifteen volumes from September 2014 to December 2022 under their Monster Bunko imprint. Hanashi Media has licensed the light novel for an English release.[12]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | September 30, 2014[13] | 978-4-57-575006-5 | August 15, 2022[14] | 979-8-98-637090-3 |
2 | January 30, 2015[15] | 978-4-57-575022-5 | November 25, 2022[16] | 979-8-98-637094-1 |
3 | June 30, 2015[17] | 978-4-57-575047-8 | February 28, 2023[18] | 979-8-98-637096-5 |
4 | January 30, 2016[19] | 978-4-57-575072-0 | May 30, 2023[20] | 979-8-98-637098-9 |
5 | August 30, 2016[21] | 978-4-57-575103-1 | July 30, 2023[22] | 979-8-98-637099-6 |
6 | May 30, 2017[23] | 978-4-57-575140-6 | September 29, 2023[24] | 978-1-96-178804-6 |
7 | December 28, 2017[25] | 978-4-57-575180-2 | November 29, 2023[26] | 978-1-96-178806-0 |
8 | September 29, 2018[27] | 978-4-57-575222-9 | January 29, 2024[28] | 978-1-96-178807-7 |
9 | April 30, 2019[29] | 978-4-57-575242-7 | April 30, 2024[30] | 978-1-96-178812-1 |
10 | December 28, 2019[31] | 978-4-57-575259-5 | — | — |
11 | July 30, 2020[32] | 978-4-57-575272-4 | — | — |
12 | February 27, 2021[33] | 978-4-57-575284-7 | — | — |
13 | September 30, 2021[34] | 978-4-57-575297-7 | — | — |
14 | March 30, 2022[35] | 978-4-57-575304-2 | — | — |
15 | December 28, 2022[36] | 978-4-57-575318-9 | — | — |
A manga adaptation with art by Sorano has been serialized via Futabasha's digital publication Web Comic Action since September 2017, and it moved to the Gaugau Monster website in December 2019. It has been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes.
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | February 28, 2018[37] | 978-4-57-541021-1 |
2 | October 31, 2018[38] | 978-4-57-541034-1 |
3 | August 30, 2019[39] | 978-4-57-541066-2 |
4 | January 30, 2020[40] | 978-4-57-541097-6 |
5 | July 30, 2020[41] | 978-4-57-541140-9 |
6 | January 30, 2021[42] | 978-4-57-541202-4 |
7 | September 30, 2021[43] | 978-4-57-541302-1 |
8 | September 15, 2022[44] | 978-4-57-541418-9 |
9 | March 15, 2023[45] | 978-4-57-541611-4 |
10 | October 30, 2023[46] | 978-4-57-541734-0 |
11 | June 28, 2024[47] | 978-4-57-541917-7 |
An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 28, 2021.[48] The series was animated by Hotline (with Feel and Children's Playground Entertainment in co-production), with Yoshiaki Okumura directing the series, Gigaemon Ichikawa overseeing the scripts, Minami Eda designing the characters, and Hifumi, Inc. composing the series' music. It aired from October 5 to December 21, 2021, on TV Tokyo, BS-TV Tokyo, and AT-X.[1][3][lower-alpha 3] Yoshino Nanjō performed the opening theme "Evolution:", while Poppin'Party performed the ending theme "Moonlight Walk".[4] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[49] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.[50] Crunchyroll began streaming an English dub on May 5, 2022.[51]
On April 1, 2022, it was announced that the series would be receiving a second season.[52] The second season is directed by Shige Fukase, with Yoshiaki Okumura serving as chief director, Iroha Mizuki and Nobuhide Hayashi designing the characters, and Hiroyasu Yano, Alisa Okehazama and Yūki Saitō composing the music. It aired from January 14 to April 1, 2023.[8] The opening theme is "Evolution" by Nano, while the ending theme is "Adore Me" by Erii Yamazaki.[11]
No. overall | No. in season | Title [53][lower-alpha 4] | Directed by [lower-alpha 5] | Written by [lower-alpha 5] | Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 5] | Original air date [55] | |
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1 | 1 | "Before I Knew It, I Was Living in Another World!" Transliteration: "Shiranai Uchi ni Isekai Jinsei!" (Japanese: 知らないうちに異世界人生!) | Yoshiaki Okumura | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Yoshiaki Okumura | October 5, 2021 | |
Japanese teenager Seiichi Hiiragi endures a difficult life in high school due to his unattractive appearance. Suddenly, his entire class receives a message by a mysterious God, who suddenly teleports Seiichi and his classmates to another world. Seiichi is separated from his classmates and emerges in a forest, where he is forced to learn how to survive on his own for 5 months. In that time, he comes across mysterious fruits that enhance his body and give him a more conventionally attractive appearance. After gaining enough experience in combat, hunting and use of magic, Seiichi is attacked by a Saria, a gorilla-like female monster who has fallen in love with him after witnessing his strength in battle. Seiichi survives a battle with Saria, convincing her to take Seiichi as her mate. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Final Evolution! Naked Beauty" Transliteration: "Saishū Shinka! Hadaka no Bijo" (Japanese: 最終進化!裸の美女) | Nana Fujiwara | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Yoshiaki Okumura | October 12, 2021 | |
Seiichi grows increasingly uncomfortable around Saria and attempts to escape by entering a cave she had previously warned him about. Unfortunately, Seiichi is attacked by the cave's sole inhabitant, the Dark Lord Xeanos, and Saria saves him but she is left grievously wounded. Enraged, Seiichi kills Xeanos in battle, inadvertently releasing him from his curse of undeath and allowing to depart into the afterlife. Seiichi and Saria undergo their final evolutions, with Seiichi obtaining more magical power and Saria becoming human. They also learn the tragic history of Xeanos and receive a visit from Mr. Sheep, the administrator of Xeanos' dungeon. Mr. Sheep gifts Seiichi and Saria with travelling funds and a kit that could help them harvest more fruits of evolution. After leaving the forest, Seiichi and Saria decide to travel together. Meanwhile, Seiichi’s classmates have been declared heroes by the king and have started training. However, some of the students aren't happy with the training sessions and want to see actual combat, much to the displeasure of Karen Kannazuki, one of the few people in the class who genuinely cared for Seiichi. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Artoria, The Calamity" Transliteration: "Saiyaku no Arutoria" (Japanese: 災厄のアルトリア) | Takashi Asami | Shinji Satō | Takashi Asami | October 19, 2021 | |
Seiichi and Saria reach Tillburt, royal capital of Wimburg, hoping to join the local adventurer's guild and gain official IDs. Although Seiichi is unnerved by the members' fetishes, he still gains membership for himself and Saria. To become official members, they must undertake minor jobs supervised by a veteran guildmate, Artoria Gremm. While Saria looks after some children in a church, Seiichi is tasked with helping with the demolition of a local building and walking a noblewoman's dog. With their tasks completed, Seiichi and Saria are officially welcomed into the guild. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Black Dragon God's Dungeon" Transliteration: "Koku Ryūshin no Meikyū" (Japanese: 黒龍神の迷宮) | Ryōhei Endō | Seiichirō Mochizuki | Michi Kage | October 26, 2021 | |
Seiichi and Saria continue their tests under Artoria's supervision, until Seiichi comes across a trio of demons setting up teleportation portals leading to the dungeon inhabited by the Black Dragon God. The next day, as Seiichi and Saria begin their final test, they (alongside Artoria) are teleported into the dungeon, which contains a massive labyrinth. Artoria steps on a stone that causes a huge wall that separates her from Seiichi and Saria, forcing her to find a way to meet up with them. She reaches the lowest part of the dungeon, where she faces off against the Black Dragon God, who almost kills her until Seiichi and Saria arrive just in time to save her. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "The Calamity Bride" Transliteration: "Saiyaku no Hanayome" (Japanese: 災厄の花嫁) | Yoshihide Kuriyama | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Ichizō Kobayashi | November 2, 2021 | |
Seiichi slays the Black Dragon God and acquires the power of spatial magic, which he uses to take his friends back to the guild. Artoria is shocked that Seiichi would risk his life to save her and feels guilty for putting him in danger. She tells him the story of how she became known as the "Calamity": she was born with 2 million points of bad luck, causing her to bring misfortune to everyone she came across. Fortunately, Seiichi gives her a special ring he found back at the dungeon. Although the ring nullifies her curse, Artoria thinks Seiichi just proposed to her and she runs away in embarrassment. Meanwhile, news of the Black Dragon God's death reach the remaining leaders of the Demon Lord's army, causing them to worry that someone is trying to restart the war between humans and demons. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Crying Out Love in the Center of Another World" Transliteration: "Isekai no Chūshin de Ai o Sakebu" (Japanese: 異世界の中心で愛を叫ぶ) | Takashi Asami | Seiichirō Mochizuki | Takashi Asami | November 9, 2021 | |
Following the advice of Guscle and Eris, Seiichi goes to the royal library of Tillburt, hoping to find information about his classmates. When that fails, he attempts to read books about magic and accidentally increases his magic power. He later goes to a nearby cafe for a meal and starts a conversation with the manager Noard and a commoner known simply as Ranze. He admits he feels guilty that he just put Artoria in an uncomfortable position, so Noard and Ranze advise him to be honest with Artoria and set things right with her. Meanwhile, Artoria gets advised by her friend Adriana to admit her feelings for Seiichi. Upon meeting yet again, Artoria admits she is in love with Seiichi, even though he is already in love with Saria, who agrees to share Seiichi with Artoria, a decision met with unanimous approval from their friends. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Lulune Appears!" Transliteration: "Rurune Tōjō!" (Japanese: ルルネ登場!) | Yoshiaki Okumura | Shinji Satō | Yoshiaki Okumura | November 16, 2021 | |
Seiichi has become an A-rank adventurer and, on the advice of Guscle, decides to buy a horse. On the stables, he finds a temperamental female donkey named Lulune and agrees to buy her. After buying food for Lulune, Seiichi finds a young artist named May, who is having a discussion with her friend Clay about entering the royal art competition, celebrated a month after the royal race. May feels unsure whether she should enter the tournament, so Seiichi proposes a deal: if he wins at the royal race, May will enter the art competition. She agrees, but on the day of the competition, Lulune feels sick for not eating a proper breakfast before the race. Fortunately, Seiichi feeds her some of his fruits of evolution, allowing her to win first place. After the race, however, Lulune evolves into a human form, thanks to the fruits of evolution Seiichi had given her. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Beautiful Valkyrie" Transliteration: "Warukyūre no Bijo" (Japanese: 剣聖の戦乙女の美女) | Fumio Maezono | Seiichirō Mochizuki | Ichizō Kobayashi | November 23, 2021 | |
As the winner of the royal race, Seiichi is taken to Archel, the royal castle of Wimburg, where he meets Louise Balze, captain of Wimburg's Valkyries. She challenges Seiichi to a training match to test his skills. He wins the match, and she declares herself to be his apprentice. Suddenly, the king of Wimburg is attacked by an assassin and the Valkyries move in to intercept her. Seiichi uses his magic to discover that the assassin is only a child. Meanwhile, Seiichi's classmates are transferred to Barbador Magical Academy and the demon nation's governing council, led by Lutia, the Demon Lord's daughter, agree to negotiate for peace with Wimburg, much to the frustration of Lutia's advisor, Kreis, who is pushing for war against the humans. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Black Cat Oliga" Transliteration: "Kuro Neko no Origa" (Japanese: 黒猫のオリガ) | Hoe Won Kim | Shinji Satō | Ichizō Kobayashi | November 30, 2021 | |
Seiichi intercepts the assassin at the castle's training grounds and easily captures her. He identifies the assassin as Origa Calmeria and leaves her to be interrogated by the Valkyries. However, the king is still left in critical condition due to Origa's curse and Seiichi is only able to save his life by creating his own healing spell. He also discovers the king to be Ranze, the man who advised him earlier on how to solve his romantic problems with Artoria. As a reward, Ranze allows Seiichi to use the castle to practice his fighting and magic skills. Meanwhile, Zakia, the old soldier who mentored Seiichi's classmates in combat, questions the kaiser emperor’s decision to send them to Barbador Magical Academy and is horrified to learn that Helio, a mage working for the emperor, placed bracelets on the students to prevent them from becoming a threat to the kingdom. Suddenly, an assassin attempts to kill the king, forcing Zakia to pursue him. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Creeping Kaiser Empire" Transliteration: "Shinobiyoru Kaizeru Teikoku" (Japanese: 忍び寄るカイゼル帝国) | Sumito Sasaki | Seiichirō Mochizuki | Ichizō Kobayashi | December 7, 2021 | |
Seiichi and Louise watch the interrogation of Oliga at the hands of Lorna, one of Louise's Valkyries. They stop the interrogation when they discover that Oliga is wearing a slave collar that forces her to obey the orders of the Kaiser empire and Seiichi is able to release her from the collar by creating his own liberation spell. Louise is forced to investigate the activity of monsters near the borders of Wimburg but asks Seiichi to look after Ranze in her absence. Meanwhile, Zakia confronts the man who tried to assassinate the Kaiser emperor, an archer known as Shien. Disgusted by the death of the demon woman he loved; Shien wanted revenge against the Kaiser empire for its ruthless discrimination against demons. Shien escapes and Zakia is forced to reevaluate his loyalty to the empire. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Monsters VS Crazy Guild" Transliteration: "Mamono Bāsasu Ikashita Girudo" (Japanese: 魔物VSイカしたギルド) | Yoshiaki Okumura | Shinji Satō | Yoshiaki Okumura | December 14, 2021[lower-alpha 6] | |
Archel receives a visit from Barnabus, a legendary wizard who served as mentor to Ranze. He informs Ranze about the students who recently transferred to his school, Barbador Magical Academy, causing Seiichi to realize that those new students are his classmates from Japan. Suddenly, a soldier informs Ranze that an army of monsters have begun an attack on Tillburt. Louise and her Valkyries have linked up with an army led by the Black Paladin, Wimburg's finest soldier, to fight monsters at Wimburg's borders, leaving them unable to assist in the defense of Tillburt. Wimburg's remaining soldiers and the local adventurers' guild join forcest to defend Tillburt and succeed in holding the line against the first wave of monsters. Unfortunately, reinforcements for the monster army arrive, leaving the defenders with no means of escape. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "Before I Knew It, It's the Final Episode!?" Transliteration: "Shiranai Uchi ni Saishūkai!?" (Japanese: 知らないうちに最終回!?) | Hoe Won Kim | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Ichizō Kobayashi | December 21, 2021 | |
Seiichi creates an offensive spell called "Judgment" that obliterates the enemy army, while leaving the defenders of Tillburt unharmed. Impressed by Seiichi's talent, Barnabus congratulates him for saving the city and offers a teaching position at Barbador, to which Seiichi accepts on the condition of waiting until Louise and her Valkyries return to Tillburt to ensure Ranze's safety. Once Louise returns to Tillburt, Seiichi and his friends depart for Barbador, but promise to return. Meanwhile, Kreis is disappointed to learn that the monster army failed to destroy Tillburt. This failure earns him the anger of the Demon Lord, who was hoping to use the negative emotions unleashed by the destruction of the city to resurrect himself. However, the Demon Lord only considers his failure to be a temporary setback and swears to find another way to regain his power. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [56][lower-alpha 4] | Directed by [lower-alpha 5] | Written by [lower-alpha 5] | Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 5] | Original air date [55] | |
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13 | 1 | "Welcome to Barbador Magic Academy!" Transliteration: "Yōkoso! Bābadoru Mahō Gakuen e" (Japanese: ようこそ!バーバドル魔法学園へ) | Shigeru Fukase | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Yoshiaki Okumura | January 14, 2023 | |
The team finally makes the long journey to Barbador Magic Academy. Along the way, Seiichi has a dream of a fight with a young male that impales him and kills Saria. The team is told about their roles: Seiichi and Artoria will be teachers, Saria and Lulune will be students and Oliga will be his secretary. Seiichi is introduced to the old teacher of classroom 7, which he will be taking over for and she has faith in him since Barnabas vouches for his skill. Seiichi is told that his classroom is deemed trouble makers but their teacher says that they are good students but misunderstood. Classroom 7 has four students along with Saria joining the class. | |||||||
14 | 2 | "Being a Teacher Is Tough!" Transliteration: "Kyōshi wa Tsurai yo" (Japanese: 教師はつらいよ) | Yūki Umino | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Yoshiaki Okumura | January 21, 2023 | |
Seiichi gets to meet his new students of classroom 7. They include a brash male student with a pompadour, a reserved male student with blonde hair that is the younger son of the king of the Kaiser empire, a tsundere with matching daggers, and a male student that is silent and wears a bear head mask. Their old teacher suggests a practical exam so Seiichi can assess each student’s strengths. He lets the class know that he will not use any magic in the duels he has with each student. The only female of the group takes offense to this and challenges Seiichi first as she says this is to test his strength and not theirs. | |||||||
15 | 3 | "Seiichi VS Class F" Transliteration: "Seiichi VS. F Kurasu" (Japanese: 誠一 VS. Fクラス) | Ryū Yano | Shinji Satō | Yoshiaki Okumura | January 28, 2023 | |
16 | 4 | "Reunited With Kannazuki Karen" Transliteration: "Saikai, Kannadzuki Karen" (Japanese: 再会、神無月華蓮) | Ryō Ōkubo | Seiichirō Mochizuki | Ichizō Kobayashi | February 4, 2023 | |
17 | 5 | "Apostles Attack" Transliteration: "Shito, Raishū" (Japanese: 使徒、来襲) | Tatsuya Sasaki | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Minoru Ōhara | February 11, 2023 | |
18 | 6 | "Battle for Barbador Magic Academy" Transliteration: "Kessen! Bābadōru Mahō Gakuen" (Japanese: 決戦!バーバドル魔法学園) | Oyunam | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Akihiro Izumi, Ryū Yajima | February 18, 2023 | |
19 | 7 | "Seiichi Dies" Transliteration: "Seiichi, Shisu" (Japanese: 誠一、死す) | Ryū Yano | Shinji Satō | Ichizō Kobayashi | February 25, 2023 | |
20 | 8 | "The Four Leaders Closing In" Transliteration: "Shinobiyoru Shiten'nō" (Japanese: 忍び寄る四天王) | Ryū Yajima | Seiichirō Mochizuki | Minoru Ōhara, Ryū Yajima | March 4, 2023 | |
21 | 9 | "Gempel the Doppelganger" Transliteration: "Kagamihen no Genperu" (Japanese: 鏡変のゲンペル) | Ryū Yajima, Takatori Seiya | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Ichizō Kobayashi | March 11, 2023 | |
22 | 10 | "Victor the Resonance" Transliteration: "Kyōmei no Vitōru" (Japanese: 共鳴のヴィトール) | Yoshiaki Okumura, Oyunam | Shinji Satō | Shōhei Yamanaka, Akihiro Izumi, Ryū Yajima | March 18, 2023[lower-alpha 7] | |
23 | 11 | "Destra the Absolute Death" Transliteration: "Zesshi no Desutora" (Japanese: 絶死のデストラ) | Ryō Ōkubo, Takatori Seiya | Seiichirō Mochizuki | Minoru Ōhara | March 25, 2023 | |
24 | 12 | "The True Fruit of Evolution" Transliteration: "Shin・Shinka no Mi" (Japanese: 真・進化の実) | Oyunam, Ryū Yajima, Takatori Seiya | Gigaemon Ichikawa | Ichizō Kobayashi | April 1, 2023 |
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