is a Japanese

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

series written by Konao Menrui and illustrated by Yoshitake. It began serialization online in September 2019 on

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's user-generated novel publishing website Novel Up Plus. It was later published by Hobby Japan with three volumes since August 2021 under their HJ Novels imprint. A

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adaptation with art by Masahito Sasaki was serialized online via Hobby Japan's ''Comic Fire'' website from November 2021 to December 2023 and was collected in two ''

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'' volumes. A short-form

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television series adaptation produced by BloomZ and Wolfsbane aired from January to March 2024.

Plot

Kōzō Yukawa is an avid hot springs enthusiast. While searching for a hot spring in the mountains, he falls off a cliff and dies. An Inari spirit reincarnates him in a fantasy world. Retaining his passion, he quickly finds a hot spring and entices various ladies, including the Inari's messenger, Mayudama, and some elves, to bathe with him.

Characters

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Media

Light novel

Written by Konao Menrui, ''Isekai Onsen Paradise'' began serialization on

's user-generated novel publishing website Novel Up Plus on September 6, 2019. It later began being published, with illustrations by Yoshitake, under Hobby Japan's HJ Novels imprint in August 2021. Three volumes have been released as of August 19, 2022.

Manga

adaptation illustrated by Masahito Sasaki was serialized on

's ''Comic Fire'' manga website from November 19, 2021, to December 25, 2023. Its chapters were collected into two ''

'' volumes from August 2022 to December 2023.

Anime

A short-form

television series adaptation was announced on November 26, 2023. The series is produced by BloomZ and Wolfsbane with production assistance by Gekkō. Tomonori Mine directed the anime, with Yōhei Kashii writing series scripts, Minori Homura handling the character designs, and YAB EntertainMent credited for music production. It aired on

Tokyo MX JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent station, independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts ...

and

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from January 12 to March 29, 2024, with the '' AnimeFesta'' service streaming an explicit and "steam-less" version of the anime. The series' theme song "Baby love! Baby please!" is performed by GuilDrops. The series was licensed by the manga and anime platform, Coolmic, and an English-subtitled version of the anime was released on their website. A Blu-ray box of the anime was released by Gekkō on May 29, 2024 through Pixiv's BOOTH e-commerce platform.

References

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