The 13th and final volume of Yomu Mishima’s isekai fantasy light novel series Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs released in Japan today on March 29, and its publisher Micro Magazine confirmed that the series has printed over three million copies in total.The novel was originally posted on the self-published novel website Shousetsuka ni Narou from October 2017 to October 2019, and its print edition was published through Micro Magazine’s GC Novels imprint from May 2018 to March 2024.To commemorate the completion of the series, the publisher’s official YouTube channel streamed the special PV below.
13th volume cover
The first season of the TV anime adaptation of the novel aired for 12 episodes from April to June 2022. ENGI (The Detective Is Already Dead) worked on animation production, Kazuya Miura (Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!) and Shin’ichi Fukumoto (The Detective Is Already Dead assistant director) served as co-directors. Its second season has already been confirmed to be in the works.
Crunchyroll, which streamed the anime’s first season, describes the series:
Selfish office worker Leon has a problem. He’s just been thrust into an otome world, where men are treated as little more than animals. Competing for the attention of women against other handsome suitors is not his idea of fun, especially when all he wants is to relax. Ok, fine. He’ll play their little game, even start a revolution, if that’s what it takes for him to get some peace and quiet!
Source: Micro Magazine press release©Yomu Mishima/Micro Magazine/MobSeka Production Committee
