Free account · your comment posts right after signup
Also known as Isekai Nonbiri Nōka, Isekai Nonbiri Nouka
Farming Life in Another World is a Japanese light novel series written by Kinosuke Naito and illustrated by Yasumo. It has been published online via the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō since December 2016. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, who has released 21 volumes since October 2017.
Farming Life in Another World (Japanese: 異世界のんびり農家, Hepburn: Isekai Nonbiri Nōka) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kinosuke Naito and illustrated by Yasumo. It has been published online via the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō since December 2016. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, who has released 21 volumes since October 2017.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Yasuyuki Tsurugi has been serialized in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age since November 2017, with its chapters collected in 17 tankōbon volumes as of September 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G aired from January to March 2023. A second season aired from April to June 2026.
Contents
Plot
During the final years of his life, Hiraku Machio remained confined to a hospital bed with a terminal illness until he finally passed away. Taking pity on the unfair life he lived, a god decides to reincarnate Hiraku in another world where he can live as he pleases. Wanting to try farming in this new life, he is bestowed with an all-in-one "Almighty Farming Tool" that can transform into any useful implement he wishes. Hiraku is then transported to a forest seemingly far from civilization. Here, he plans to build and farm everything from scratch—gradually developing the lifeless area into a thriving new society.
Characters
Great Tree Village
The first village that was ever built in the Forest of Death. Hiraku Machio is the first settler, but when more people started moving in, more and more houses and fields were made and Hiraku eventually became the village's mayor. The village's name came from the large tree that grows in the middle of it.
He is the main protagonist and Great Tree Village's mayor and first settler; in his past life, he was a Japanese middle-aged office worker who was being forcefully overworked at his workplace to where it led to him having health problems and being in and out of the hospital until he died on his deathbed. Hiraku has endless stamina, which his wives fear at times; he enjoys intimacy a bit too much. While starting out on his own, Hiraku is granted the Omnipotent Farming Tool and ends up befriending wolves he named Kuro and Yuki, and the demon spider he named Zabuton, and even accepting humanoid species into his settlement. To some of his confusion, Hiraku ends up with a harem with at least seven wives and children, though some of the elves have children with him solely for continuing their bloodline. Though this is partly due to his wives fearing his stamina thanks to his blessed body; even though Ru and Tia are supernatural, he tires them out.
Lulucy Ru (ルールーシー=ルー, Rūrūshī Rū)
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)
A magic-using female vampire who has an interest in growing medicinal plants. Her size changes with her magic power reserves (which she can recharge by drinking blood); though she willingly stays a loli to deter her husband's massive libido. Ru loves Hiraku's blood, which is premium due to his blessed healthy body. The "Vampire Princess," as she is also known, is Hiraku's first wife and the mother of their son Alfred.
Tia (ティア)
Voiced by: Aya Suzaki (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
Great Tree Village 2
The second village that was built in the Forest of Death. The minotaurs live here. The houses that were built here were too small for the adult minotaurs, so Hiraku and his friends had to build bigger houses for them.
Gordon
The leader of the minotaurs who moves to Great Tree Village 2.
Ronana
A female minotaur. Grattz has a crush on her, but the true reason why he wants to marry her is to make peace between his kingdom and the Great Tree Village.
Great Tree Village 3
The third village that was built in the Forest of Death. The centaurs live here. The houses are designed to resemble stables.
Gruwald
The leader of a group of centaurs who moves to Great Tree Village 3. She has a rivalry with Hiraku's horse since they both like having Hiraku ride them.
Great Tree Village 4
This village is actually the Sun Castle, a flying castle that orbits the forest. After Kuzu swears loyalty to Hiraku, the castle becomes part of the community. A group of demons reside here.
Kuzuden
A demon who rules the Sun Castle, though he is unable to control it until Hiraku helps him gain full ownership of it. He is not all that intimidating. He also becomes a servant to Hiraku after giving him the castle. His nickname is Kuzu.
Gou
A sentient crystal that controls the Sun Castle. It is soon convinced to grant ownership of the castle to Kuzu thanks to Hiraku. It was made by Bell Foguma.
Bell Foguma
The chief assistant of the Sun Castle's ruler and Gou's creator. She was imprisoned by the castle's original ruler and is tasked with gifting the person who will defeat the Demon Lord (Kuzu) with the Sword of the Sun so that she will be free of her position. Hiraku accepts the sword to free her, but also turns the sword to soil as he has no interest in defeating Kuzu. Bell isn't upset by that at all as her job is done.
Other characters
God (創造神, Sōzōshin)
Voiced by: Show Hayami (Japanese); David Wald (English)
He reincarnated Hiraku as an apology for his unfortunate life and gave him the Omnipotent Farming Tool, but soon realized that there was a mistake in the reincarnation. His daughter punishes him for this, though she soon lifts the punishment after seeing how beneficial Hiraku is.
God's daughter, who had her father punished for giving Hiraku the Omnipotent Farming Tool, which is something that was not meant for mankind to use. After seeing how beneficial Hiraku is, she decided to cancel the punishment.
Bizel (ビーゼル, Bīzeru)
Voiced by: Yōji Ueda (Japanese); Joe Daniels (English)
A Demon General and Flowrem's father, who sent his daughter to spy on the Great Tree Village out of fear of the might of its supposed military, but she ended up staying in the village.
Randan (ランダン)
Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi (Japanese); Mark Laskowski (English)
A general who previously worked for Bizel, who quit out of fear of the Great Tree Village. His repeated resignations earlier in the series became some sort of a running joke; especially since he drove himself nuts with paranoia. He eventually quits after being disgusted by Grattz choosing to quit so he can marry Ronana.
Grattz (グラッツ, Gurattsu)
Voiced by: Akira Sasanuma (Japanese); Adam Gibbs (English)
Media
Light novels
Written by Kinosuke Naito, Farming Life in Another World began publication online via the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on December 29, 2016. The series was later acquired by Enterbrain, who began publishing the novels with illustrations by Yasumo on October 30, 2017. As of June 30, 2026, 21 volumes and a short story collection have been released.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Yasuyuki Tsurugi initially began serialization online via Kadokawa's ComicWalker website on October 12, 2017. It later began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age on November 9 of that year. As of September 2026, 17 tankōbon volumes have been released. In September 2020, One Peace Books announced that it had licensed the manga for English publication in print and digital formats.
A spin-off four-panel manga, titled Isekai Nonbiri Nōka no Nichijō (異世界のんびり農家の日常; 'The Everyday Farming Life in Another World'), began serialization in Monthly Dragon Age on July 8, 2022. The first volume was published on January 7, 2023. As of September 2026, eight tankōbon volumes have been released.
Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on March 29, 2022. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Zero-G and directed by Ryōichi Kuraya, with scripts written by Touko Machida, character designs handled by Yoshiko Saitō, who also serves as chief animation director, and music composed by Yasuharu Takanashi and Johannes Nilsson. The series aired from January 6 to March 24, 2023, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Flower Ring" by Shino Shimoji and Aya Suzaki, and the ending theme song is "Feel the Winds" by VTuber Hizuki Yui. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for streaming on Hidive. At Anime Boston 2023, Sentai Filmworks announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on June 8, 2023.
A second season was announced on August 24, 2025. Ryōichi Kuraya directed the season and wrote the scripts. It aired from April 6 to June 22, 2026. For the second season, the opening theme song is "It's a Beautiful Story" by Shino Shimoji and Aya Suzaki, and the ending theme song is "Sunny Steps" by Hizuki Yui.
Game
A browser game, titled Farming Life in Another World: Dreamy Life (異世界のんびり農家 ドリーミーライフ, Isekai Nonbiri Nōka Dorīmī Raifu), was announced in August 2025. The game will be free-to-play and feature in-game purchases.
Article from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), where it is maintained by volunteer editors.
A female angel also known as the "Annihilation Angel" and frenemy/co-wife of Ru who was convinced to stay. She is one of Hiraku's wives, who soon gives birth to his first daughter, Tizel; angels are a mono-sexed race who can only birth more angels. She brought with her the farm's first chickens, as well as the infamous Three Killer Angels and some Lizardmen.
Kuro (クロ)
Voiced by: Hidenobu Kiuchi (Japanese); John Gremillion (English)
Hiraku's pet inferno wolf and leader/grandfather of the pack. Kuro is loyal to his master and even has time dedicated to revealing his POV of becoming domesticated.
Yuki (ユキ)
Kuro's mate, who is also loyal to Hiraku.
Zabuton (ザブトン)
A demon spider who is friendly to Hiraku. She usually alerts him to intruders. She is an old friend of Graffalloon, and pulled her out of the way of Hiraku's spear. Some of her offspring serves as part of the village's "army" along with the inferno wolves and also to spot pests in the fields.
The leader of a group of high-elf girls. Their village was destroyed by humans in a war 200 years ago, and they've been wandering homeless ever since until Tia brought them to Hiraku's farm. They contribute to the farm by establishing a smithy to make metal tools and weapons, and bringing other technologies such as building construction and baking.
She acts as the representative of the ogre maids who came to reside in the village with Flora. She tends to lock Hiraku in his bedroom with a girl whenever she desires him, despite his wails of protest.
Lamulias (ラムリアス, Ramuriasu)
Voiced by: Yūka Aisaka (Japanese); Christina Kelly (English)
One of the ogre maids who became the village's housing manager.
Daga (ダガ)
Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya (Japanese); Jeremy Gee (English)
Daga is the representative of the Lizardmen who came with Tia to the village. He is distinguished from the others by a red bandana given to him by Hiraku, tied to his right upper arm, since Hiraku cannot tell non-mammalian genders apart.
Granmaria (グランマリア, Guranmaria), Kudel (クーデル, Kūderu), and Corone (コローネ, Korōne)
A trio of angels who move to Hiraku's village along with Daga's group. They patrol the forest for intruders. They later invite more of their kind to help with the patrols.
Ru's cousin and a researcher whose interest in the fermentation process made her move to the village. She brought to the farm its first two heads of cattle. Flora is surprised her cousin settled down.
Sena (セナ)
Voiced by: Machico (Japanese); Cat Thomas (English)
Leader of the Beastmen who came to live in the village. She is the daughter of the chief of Howling Village.
Donovan (ドノバン, Donoban)
Voiced by: Kōsei Hirota (Japanese); Louis Gallindo (English)
The leader of elder dwarves who brought to the village the distillation process. He and his group later became the village's resident brewers. They get a reprieve from the workload when the village stops production, wishing to avoid tempting a pregnant Ru.
Lastismoon (ラスティスムーン, Rasutisumūn)
Voiced by: Natsumi Hioka (Japanese); Donna Bella Litton (English)
The daughter of the Gatekeeper Dragon King Dryme who was asked by her mother, White Dragon Graffaloon, to stay in the village as a diplomat. She later becomes in charge of the village's diplomatic relations. She is also known by her monikers "Crazy Dragon" (for her fearsome fiery personality) and "Trader Dragon" (due to the duties she carries out for the village).
She is sent by her father, the Demon General Bizel, to spy on the village's "military might". She ends up staying much longer after seeing what it really is and what its human mayor is capable of doing; seeing Hiraku means no harm and the village is peaceful. She later became the village's accountant and liaison between the village and the Demon Kingdom; and, as an able negotiator, helped establish trading relations with the seaside city of Shashaato.
Hakuren (ハクレン)
Voiced by: Kanae Itō (Japanese); Chelsea McCurdy (English)
Dryme's older sister who ends up becoming the village schoolteacher after stirring some trouble in the village. She is also known by the moniker "Ancient Dragon". She always demands that Lastismoon call her "onee-sama", despite being her aunt. Hakuren later ends up pregnant with Hiraku's child, giving birth to the first of her husband's half-dragon children after becoming one of Hiraku's wives.
Yuri (ユーリ, Yūri)
Voiced by: Reina Kondō (Japanese); Emi Lo (English)
The daughter of the Demon King Galgardo who sent an army of 300 to the Taiju Village to rescue Flowrem, not knowing her real status there after being fed ideas by her three stupid noble friends.
Yuri decides to live and work as a commoner in the village to get more life experience.
Rosalind (ロザリンド, Rozarindo), Roaju (ロアージュ), and Klakkase (クラカッセ, Kurakasse)
Voiced by: Riho Tsuda (Rosalind), Reo Osanai (Roaju), Kotori Koiwai (Klakkase) (Japanese); Brittany Lauda (Rosalind), Maggie Flecknoe (Roaju), Mai Le (Klakkase) (English)
Three noble girls who fed Princess Yuri half-truths about the village, leading to its foiled invasion. They are put in their place after seeing Inferno Wolves and the demon spider Zabuton living there. They stayed behind as Flowrem's village hall assistants (now referred to as the "Town Hall Girls").
Ya (ヤー, Yā)
Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama (Japanese); Genevieve Simmons (English)
The leader of a group of mountain elves who came to the village to stay. She in particular knows where to find the best clay for Hiraku's earthenware. She also has a crush on Hiraku.
Narf
A lizardman who is knowledgeable about minotaurs.
Lattiaci
A clerk who has a relationship with the centaurs. She is Count Drowa's daughter.
Igu
The leader of a group of wood spirits called Nyunyu Daphne, who is stuck in tree stump form. She is the only member of her kind who can talk. Her kind can also turn into plants and would rather remain outside than inside.
Mamu
A beastwoman who seems to be knowledgeable about the Nyunyu Daphne.
Hiterto
Ya's assistant. She grew up with Ya.
Alfred Machio (アルフレート=マチオ, Arufurēto Machio)
Hiruka's first son. He is Ru's child.
Urza
The former leader of the undead. After being defeated by Hakuren, she was turned into a little girl and was adapted by Hiruka. Despite looking intimidating as an undead, she is not really evil. She is believed to be a reincarnated hero queen. She dislikes Hakuren, though they eventually bond.
Rashashi
A friend of Flowrem and the Town Hall Girls.
Archfiend
An evil god who was imprisoned by the other gods many years ago using seven stones to seal him. He nearly broke free, but after Hiraku craved the seven stones into statues that resemble the gods, he ended up turning into a harmless cat that Hiraku adopts.
Kamera
Flora's familiar.
Makura
One of Zabuton's offspring.
Harpies
They moved into the forest along with the angels where they help with the patrols.
Clay Doll
An animated clay doll that Urza made with Hakuren’s help. Despite its small size, it is unbelievably powerful.
Jack
One of the human settlers who moves into the Great Tree Village.
One of Bizel's generals. He is in love with Ronana, but it is to really secure peace between his kingdom and the Great Tree Village. This leads him to quit his job in favor of love.
Dryme (ドライム, Doraimu)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese); Andrew Love (English)
The Gatekeeper Dragon King who is also Lastismoon's father and Graffaloon's husband. He loves to drink alcohol.
Gucci (グッチ, Gutchi)
Voiced by: Wataru Urata (Japanese); Jack Stansbury (English)
Lastismoon's mother and Dryme's wife, called the White Dragon. She followed up on Lastismoon's suspicion of Dryme having an affair when he sneaks out of their castle with treasures, which caused her to nearly destroy Taiju Village, leading to Hiraku nearly killing her out of self-defense, if not for Zabuton pulling her out of the spear's way and their butler's timely intervention.
Galgardo (ガルガルド, Garugarudo)
Voiced by: Hozumi Gōda (Japanese); Chris Hutchinson (English)
The Demon King who is concerned about the Great Tree Village. He is very protective of his daughter Yuri.
Vargryfe (ヴァルグライフ, Varuguraifu)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Japanese); Chris Patton (English)
Ru and Flora's grandfather, who strongly admires God as he too was once reincarnated by him. Vargryfe erases his memories every couple of centuries in order to keep his sanity from degrading; ignorance is bliss in an extreme case.
Michael Goroun (マイケル=ゴロウン, Maikeru Gorōn)
Voiced by: Naoki Tatsuta (Japanese); Jay Hickman (English)
Michael is the leader of the Goroun Corporation in the coastal city of Shashaato. As a merchant, he was brought into the village by Flowrem (from existing connections) and started a trading relationship between his city and Taiju Village. While he keeps his cool publicly, Michael is scared witless of the village; though he is amicable with Hiraku.
Junea (ジュネア)
Voiced by: Marie HatanakaEp. 9 credits (Japanese); Skyler Sinclair (English)
A lamia who is the chief leader of her warrior tribe.
Count Drowa
Lattiaci's father.
Doze
Hakuren's father and Lastismoon's grandfather.
Fuushu
A priestess who works with Vargryfe.
Domyme
Hakuren and Dryme's brother, who is engaged to Quon.
Quon
A female dragon who is engaged to Domyme. Despite her friendly appearance, she can be a bit intimidating.
Kiabit
An angel who briefly visits the Great Tree Village. She is very stuck up.
