Outbreak Company
Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha (Japaneseアウトブレイク·カンパニー 萌える 侵略 者, Autobureiku Kampani: ~, dt as: " [ disease ] outbreak companies: Moe The Conqueror " ) is a Japanese novel series by Ichirō Sakaki, also known as Manga and anime was adapted.
Action
Protagonist of the story is the otaku ( anime and manga ) Shin'ichi Kanō (加纳 慎 一), whose love request was rebuffed by a long time acquaintance with reference to his hobby, and he abkapselte themselves socially. After a year his parents provide him with the choice of returning to school or look for work. Then he applies the company Sogo Shosha Entertainment Amutec -sha (総合 エンターテイメント 商社 アミュ テック 社, " General entertainment trading company Amutec " ), seeking an Otaku. In the interview he is stunned by Jinzaburō Matoba (的 场 甚 三郎) however.
When he regains consciousness, he finds himself in an unfamiliar environment again and sees to his delight as Otaku a cute maid, who speaks to him only in an unknown language and then gives him a ring, by means of which he can understand their language and imagines as Myucel Foalan. Shortly thereafter, the corporal of the Japanese ground Self-Defense Forces Minori Koganuma (古 贺 沼 美 野 里), and Matoba, who as head of the Cabinet Office belonging " authority for the exchange and promotion of Far Eastern culture" (极 东 文化交流 推进 局appears Kyokuto bunka koryu Suishin kyoku ) imagines. The Japanese government took a year ago a dimensional portal in Aokigahara, whose output leads to another world, exists in magic, in particular to the " Holy Empire Eldant " (神聖 エルダント 帝国, shinsei Erudanto teikoku ) in which it is located currently. To amicable relations with this reach, the Japanese government developed the idea Eldant the modern Japanese culture, particularly anime, manga and computer games, closer to and founded it together with this the parastatals Amutec. Since, according to Matoba it would only go wrong if officials would try it, an otaku was sought so that Shin'ichi now is general manager of the company. For the mansion he was where he is provided with the half-elf Myucel as personal maid and the Lizardmen Brook Darwin as a gardener.
At his first audience with the 16- year-old Empress Anne Petralka Eldant III. (ペトラルカ·アン·エルダント 三 世, Petoraruka to Erudanto sansei ) it comes sums to a head when he called this because of their child's stature little girl, what praise (see Lolicon ) thought to be what Matoba still can smooth with regard to cultural differences. After Galius N. Cordval (ガリウス· ·エンコルドバル, Gariusu En Korudobaru ), cousin of the Empress, sets out his approach, and others, and thus to prevent potentially harmful cultural influences from the outset and Shin'ichi this by saying countered that only fools alien without whose true refuse to know nature, Petralka is due to his courage very impressed by Shin'ichi and promises him her full support.
Shin'ichi built a cultural center in then read the manga, watched anime and computer games can be played with Myucel and Brook as the first test subjects, where he also teaches the former Japanese writing, what then joined also Petralka. He then encounters but on fundamental problems: not only allow the rings only the translation of thoughts, so that the Japanese manga and anime can not be understood, but also profound cultural differences. Only a small proportion of the population can read at all, and of these, only the wealthy can afford books. A large part of the population consists of non-humans - half-elves as Myucel and lizard people like Brook - which are regarded as inferior and only obtain citizenship if they already participate as children in military training. Since then have to help their parents in the fields, do not have time to read and write to learn this simple. In addition, it is perfectly normal that servants by their masters to be physically punished. Minori tells him that cultural differences are, they incur. As Petralka jealous of Myucel that they spend so much time Shin'ichi, Myucel coats with vicious racist comments, Shin'ichi bursting of the collar. He explains Petralka that in his culture the principles of liberty, fraternity and equality apply, where he realizes that it does not even exist the latter word in the language Eldants. Petralka therefore commands him and her Japanese and thus closer to its culture. Shin'ichi turn now sees itself confronted with the question to what extent he may engage in the culture Eldants.
Publication
The light novel ( illustrated novel) was written by Ichirō Sakaki and appeared at Kōdanshas Light Novel imprint Kodansha Bunko Ranobe, where it was one of the works with which the imprint was launched in December 2011. The illustrations were drawn by Yugen.
So far (as of October 2013) published seven volumes:
- Volume 1, 7,785,839,005,002th December 2011, ISBN 978-4-06-375203-8
- Volume 2, 7,786,080,870,028th December 2011, ISBN 978-4-06-375211-3
- Volume 3, 7,787,625,085,002th March 2012, ISBN 978-4-06-375237-3
- Volume 4, 7,788,787,897,531th Aug. 2012, ISBN 978-4-06-375255-7
- Volume 5, 7,789,671,635,030th Nov. 2012, ISBN 978-4-06-375271-7
- Volume 6, 7,791,494,925,002th May 2013, ISBN 978-4-06-375306-6
- Volume 7, 7,792,648,435,030th Aug. 2013, ISBN 978-4-06-375323-3
Since 2 November 2012, the novel appears in translation in Taiwan in Chinese at Jianduan Chuban ( Sharp Point Press ).
Adaptations
Manga
On September 25, 2012 ( issue 11 /2012) manga magazine ran into Kōdanshas Good! Afternoon a manga adaption to. This is drawn by Kiri Kajiya based on Ichirō Sakaki text and Yūgens Character Design. The chapters have been (as of October 2013) summarized in two edited volumes ( tankōbon ).
Anime
On April 24, 2013 edition 21/22 was announced the adaptation of the novel series as Anime in Kōdanshas Shukan Shonen Magazine. This is according to Scrapped Princess ( 2003), Straitjacket (2007 /8), Magician's Academy ( 2008) and Shinkyoku Sokai Polyphonica (2007-2009), the fifth work of Ichirō Sakaki is, which is converted into an anime.
Is animated Outbreak Company feel of the studio. directed by Kei Oikawa and Character Design by Takashi Mamezuka.
The 12 episodes ran from October 4 to December 20 2013 following midnight (and thus on the previous TV day ) on TBS in the Greater Kanto on, October 8, followed MBS in Greater Kinki, on October 11, CBC in Greater Nagoya ( Chūkyō ), and on October 13 nationwide via satellite on BS- TBS.
An English subtitled version is streamed as a simulcast on Crunchyroll for Japanese Release Date for North America. A Korean version runs on Aniplus since 9 October 2013.
Sentai Filmworks licensed the home video release of the anime for North America.
Music
The soundtrack to the series comes from Keiji Inai. The header title Univer Page (ユニバー ページ, Yunibā Peji ) was texted by Shō Watanabe and composed and sung by Suzuko Mimori. The credits title Watashi no Hōsekibako (私 の 宝石 箱, "My Jewel" ) was again texted by Yuyu and composed and of " Petralka Anne Eldant III. (May Fuchigami ) " sung.