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 Nahuse, with illustrations by Gin, environmental design by yish and mechanical design by cell. Nahuse started publishing it on the novel publishing websites

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and in February 2017. The light novel series has been released by

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' imprint since May 2019. A

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adaptation by has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' since July 2019. An

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television series adaptation has been announced.

Plot

''Rebuild World'' takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, decades after an unknown cataclysm. While humanity perseveres, a majority of the population lives in squalor, only the wealthy and privileged able to eat any food which is not experimental rations. The primary way to survive in this world is by becoming a hunter—exploring the ruins of the "Old World" to find lost technology, as well as combatting the numerous organic and mechanical monsters that were born from the collapse in society. Akira is a street orphan who wants nothing more to become a hunter, so that he can find old technology and sell it to live a better life. However, his first foray into the city ruins almost ends in disaster. Akira’s life is saved by Alpha, a mysterious artificial intelligence that communicates to him alone using

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. Alpha explains that she is looking to explore a particularly dangerous part of the Old World, but is physically unable to do so. Alpha offers Akira a proposition: she will act as his guide, training him in combat and teaching him how to operate as a hunter, in the hopes that he can explore the ruins for her. Akira agrees, and the two soon become entangled in the dangerous world of technology hunting.

Characters

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Media

Light novel

Written by Nahuse, ''Rebuild World'' started on novel publishing websites

and on February 1, 2017. It has been released as a

series by

' imprint , with illustrations by Gin, yish (environmental artist) and cell (mechanical design), since May 17, 2019. Nine volumes have been released as of April 2025. The novel series was licensed for English digital release by

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in 2022.

Manga

adaptation, illustrated by , started in ASCII Media Works' ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' on July 26, 2019. ASCII Media Works has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on December 27, 2019. The manga series was licensed for English digital release by J-Novel Club in 2022.

Anime

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2023, an

television series adaptation was announced.

Reception

The series ranked fifth on the 2020 edition of

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's '' Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!''. By July 2023, the series had over 750,000 copies in circulation.

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