The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in June 2011, before being published in print with illustrations by Jū Ayakura by Shufunotomo beginning in September 2012.

Zenjiro Yamai who is your everyday office worker in modern Japan suddenly finds himself summoned to another world.

Written by Tsunehiko Watanabe, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on June 25, 2011.

[6] A manga adaptation, illustrated by Neko Hinotsuki, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine on February 3, 2017.

[76] Theron Martin from Anime News Network praised the treatment of the series' sensitive subject matter, though he also criticized the world building.