I Shall Survive Using Potions! (Japanese: ポーション頼みで生き延びます！, Hepburn: Pōshon-danomi de Ikinobimasu!) is a Japanese light novel series written by FUNA. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website, before being published in print with illustrations by Sukima by Kodansha beginning in June 2017. As of December 2023, ten volumes have been released. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hibiki Kokonoe, was serialized on the Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius platform in June 2017 to November 2021, with its individual chapters collected into nine volumes. A sequel manga, illustrated by Futsū Onshin, began serialization on the same platform in August 2022. As of November 2023, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into two volumes. An anime television series produced by Jumondou, aired from October to December 2023.
Premise
Kaoru Nagase dies due to a dimensional energy rift between worlds, though the God of her world saves her soul and mind; giving her a new life in Reverie, a world under goddess Celestine's jurisdiction. Kaoru asks for the power to create potions and other skills; though she most notably asks for Celestine's friendship, to avoid loneliness.
Kaoru died young and was offered the chance to be reborn with a special power; having chosen to create potions. She asks to befriend the Goddess of her new world, Celestine, unintentionally becoming an ageless immortal; due to asking to be friends "for life". Her greatest desire is to fall in love with an average man and spread out her descendants in the world.
Kaoru ends up causing major uproar in the world by voicing her opinion on nobility and the rich, and how their lives are a shame.
Celestine is the Goddess of Kaoru's current world, and admirer of Earth's God. Celestine has some troubles of her own. A "holy" nation founded itself under the delusion she blessed them; when the founders actually just bothered her, while she was fixing reality. Additionally a fake religion is forcibly expanding and taking away her worshippers; that's bad in that a deity needs prayer for power.
Written by FUNA, the series began serialization on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on November 3, 2015.[6] The series was later acquired by Kodansha, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Sukima on June 1, 2017.[7] As of December 2023, ten volumes have been released.[8]
In December 2018, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the novels for English publication.[9]
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hibiki Kokonoe, was serialized on the Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius platform from June 7, 2017 to November 15, 2021.[18]Kodansha published the individual chapters in nine tankōbon volumes.[19] A sequel to the manga adaptation illustrated by Futsū Onshin, titled I Shall Survive Using Potions! Continuation, began serialization on the same platform on August 1, 2022.[20] As of November 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into two tankōbon volumes.[21]
In December 2018, J-Novel Club announced that they also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.[22]
A spin-off manga also illustrated by Sukima, titled I Shall Survive Using Potions! Hanano and Lotte's Journey, also began serialization on Suiyōbi no Sirius on January 30, 2023.[23] As of October 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into a single tankōbon volume.[24]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 24, 2023.[2] It is produced by Jumondou and directed by Nobuaki Nakanishi, with scripts written by Takayo Ikami, character designs handled by Chisato Kikunaga, and music composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi.[35] The series aired from October 8 to December 24, 2023, on the ANiMAZiNG!!! [ja] programming block on all ANN affiliates, including ABC and TV Asahi, as well as other networks.[36] The opening theme song is "Tailwind" by Katagiri,[37] while the ending theme song is "Love Is a Potion" by Harmoe.[4]Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[38]
Volumes of the manga adaptation have ranked on various bestseller charts, such as those published by BookLive! [ja] and Oricon.[41][42]
Amazon removal
In July 2020, the series' light novel and manga adaptation were among several series temporarily removed from Amazon; Amazon stated that the affected series "did not fall within their global content guidelines."[43]
