How to Eat Life
| How to Eat Life | |
 First light novel volume cover | |
| いのちの食べ方 (Inochi no Tabekata) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, fantasy[1] |
| Created by | Eve |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Ao Jūmonji |
| Illustrated by | lack |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Original run | September 22, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ao Jūmonji |
| Illustrated by | Yutoto |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Imprint | MF Comics Gene Series |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Gene |
| Original run | October 14, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
How to Eat Life (いのちの食べ方, Inochi no Tabekata) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ao Jūmonji and illustrated by lack. It is based on the song of the same name by the singer Eve included in his fifth studio album, Smile. It began publication under Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint in September 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Yutoto began serialization in Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene in October 2023.
Media
[edit | edit source]Light novel
[edit | edit source]Written by Ao Jūmonji and illustrated by lack, How to Eat Life began publication under Media Factory's MF Bunko J light novel imprint on September 22, 2022. Six volumes have been released as of May 23, 2025.[2]
On February 7, 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the novels for English publication beginning in July of that year.[3]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 22, 2022[4] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | July 8, 2025[1] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 2 | December 23, 2022[5] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | March 10, 2026[6] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 3 | May 25, 2023[7] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | — | — |
| 4 | October 25, 2023[8] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | — | — |
| 5 | June 25, 2024[9] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | — | — |
| 6 | May 23, 2025[2] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | — | — |
| 7 | December 25, 2025[10] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | — | — |
Manga
[edit | edit source]A manga adaptation illustrated by Yutoto began serialization in Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene on October 14, 2023.[11] The manga's chapters have been compiled into two tankōbon volumes as of December 2024.[12]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 26, 2024[13] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 2 | December 25, 2024[12] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 3 | December 25, 2025[14] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
Reception
[edit | edit source]The series won the 2022 Next Light Novel Award in the bunkōbon category.[15]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- How to Eat Life (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia