Restaurant to Another World

Restaurant to Another World

The first light novel volume cover.
異世界食堂
(Isekai Shokudō)
Genre Fantasy[1]
Novel series
Written by Junpei Inuzuka
Published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Self-published)
Original run January 4, 2013 – present
Light novel
Written by Junpei Inuzuka
Illustrated by Katsumi Enami
Published by Shufunotomo
Demographic Male
Imprint Hero Bunko
Original run February 28, 2015 – present
Volumes 4
Manga
Illustrated by Takaaki Kugatsu
Published by Square Enix
English publisher Crunchyroll (digital)
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Young Gangan
Original run November 18, 2016 – present
Volumes 1
Anime television series
Directed by Masato Jinbo
Written by Masato Jinbo
Music by Miho Tsujibayashi
TOMISIRO
Studio Silver Link
Licensed by
Original network TV Tokyo, AT-X, BS Japan
English network
Original run July 3, 2017 – present
Episodes 6

Restaurant to Another World (異世界食堂, Isekai Shokudō) is a Japanese light novel series written by Junpei Inuzuka, with illustrations by Katsumi Enami. Shufunotomo released four volumes of the series. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link began airing on July 3, 2017.[1][3][4]

Plot

The Western Restaurant Nekoya (洋食のねこや, Yōshoku no Nekoya) is a restaurant situated in a mundane corner of an undisclosed Tokyo shopping district which, despite its name, offers a lot of Japanese dishes in addition to Western ones. It opens during usual business hours and closed during holidays and weekends. But secretly it is open on Saturdays, as on this particular day it creates doorways to another world inhabited by elves, dragons, animal men and other fantastic creatures, who enter the restaurant and partake on its menu, with all of them becoming regular patrons.

Characters

Restaurant's Staffs

Master (店主, Tenshu, lit. "Owner")
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[5] (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat[6] (English)
The owner of the Western Restaurant Nekoya. He is the grandchild of a couple who opened the restaurant, and inherited it when his grandfather died 10 years ago. An outstanding culinary master, he enjoys cooking for the eclectic group of patrons that visit every Saturday, as they deeply enjoy his cooking. Resulting from the mingling of so many diverse beings within one space, the restaurant has become a neutral region, since none of the guests - whatever their personal differences - want to miss out on the Owner's cooking.
Aletta (アレッタ, Aretta)
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[5] (Japanese); Jill Harris[6] (English)
A demon girl who, due to her lack of the Demon God's "Blessing", isn't any different from humans except for the horns on her head. Rejected by the human world and ending up a vagrant, she discovered the Nekoya's interdimensional entrance and began working every Saturday as a waitress.
Kuro (『黒』)
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi[4]
Daiki Yamagata (山方大樹, Yamagata Daiki) / The Previous Owner (先代店主, Sendai Tenshu)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
The now-deceased previous owner of the Nekoya and the current Owner's grandfather. He is shown in flashbacks when the Owner reflects upon the older customers who became his grandfather's regulars.

Guests

The nicknames of the guests are based on their favorite Nekoya dishes.

Altorius (アルトリウス, Arutoriusu) / "Pork Loin-Cutlet"
Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa (Japanese); Charlie Campbell[6] (English)
An eldery sage and magician who is a famous hero in the Eastern Continent of the other world. He is responsible for translating the Nekoya main menue entries into his world's language, and it was apparently he who started the tradition of nicknaming his fellow Nekoya guests after their favorite dishes. His former pupil, the half-elf sorceress Victoria (see below), is also a regular at the Nekoya.
Tatsugorou (タツゴロウ) / "Teriyaki Chicken"
Voiced by: Houchu Ohtsuka[7] (Japanese); John Swasey[6] (English)
A legendary swordsmaster from the other world's Western Continent. He is good friends with Altorius, despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that they often end up arguing about which of their respective favorite dishes is better than the other.
Red Queen (『赤の女王』, Aka no Joō) / "Beef Stew"
Voiced by: Shizuka Itou (Japanese); Stephanie Young[6] (English)
A female shapeshifting red dragon, and one of six ancient dragons in the other world, who is over 100,000 years old. When visiting the restaurant, she adopts the form of a voluptuous, red-haired human woman, with large triangluar horns sprouting from her head; to avoid conflict, she arrives only after the other diners have all left. Because of both her natural avarice and her particular fondness for the owner's beef stew,[lower-alpha 1] she considers the Nekoya and its staff her personal "treasure".
Sarah Gold (サラ・ゴールド, Sara Gōrudo) / "Mince Meat Cutlet II"
Voiced by: Kiyono Yasuno[4] (Japanese); Caitlin Glass[8] (English)
A treasure hunter and descendant of the deceased legendary treasure hunter, William Gold, she followed William's descriptions to his personal door to the Nekoya in an abandoned mine and gets to taste the owner's Minced Meat Cutlet, which was William's favorite dish. In the course of her visits to the Nekoya, she becomes personally close to Heinrich Seeleman.
Heinrich Seeleman (ハインリヒ・ゼーレマン, Hainrihi Zēreman) / "Fried Shrimp"
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[7] (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum[8] (English)
A nobleman who is obsessed with fried shrimp, whose taste he has not had enjoyed ever since he left his childhood sea town to become a knight. After having stumbled upon the Nekoya in the course of a vital mission, and after having learned about how to return to this place, he has become a vivid consumer of its fried shrimp dish. On the occasions of his visits, he also becomes closely acquainted with the treasure hunter Sarah Gold.
Alphonse Fluegel (アルフォンス・フリューゲル, Arufonsu Furyūgeru) / "Curry Rice"
Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese); Jeremy Schwartz[6] (English)
Thomas Alfade (トマス・アルフェイド, Tomasu Arufeido) / "Meat Sauce"
Voiced by: Yusaku Yara (Japanese); Barry Yandell[8] (English)
The former owner of a food supplying company in the other world, specializing in pasta dishes, which have become a popular cuisine in his kingdom. His inspiration actually stems from his monthly business interaction with the Nekoya restaurant, whose door opens right into his company's cellar. In turn for the restaurant's Day of Satur income and a free serving of spaghetti with meat sauce, Thomas supplies the Owner with exclusive ingredients from the other world in order to adjust his dishes to his Saturday customers' tastes.
Sirius Alfade (シリウス・アルフェイド, Shiriusu Arufeido)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese); Stephen Fu[8] (English)
Thomas Alfade's grandson, who is entrusted with his grandfather's secret upon his first visit to Nekoya in order to succeed Thomas as the head of the Alfade Company. Like his grandfather, he has also become quite fond of the Nekoya Meat Sauce Pasta.
Adelheid (アーデルハイド, Āderuhaido) / "Chocolate Parfait"
Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese); Jeannie Tirado[8] (English)
The young princess of the Great Empire on the other world's Eastern Continent who is often sent by her parents to her grandfather's estate when their political duties consume too much of their time - or become too hazardous - to be with their daughter. Her late grandfather took her to the Nekoya during one of her visits as a young child, during which she came to enjoy the Owner's chocolate parfait, which her grandfather referred to as "clouds"; but she did not return to the restaurant until many years later, a visit which renewed her hazy childhood memories.
Wilhelm (ヴィルヘイム, Viruheimu) / "Croquette"
Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka (Japanese); Bruce Carrey[8] (English)
The founder and first ruler of the Great Empire. He is also Adelheid's late grandfather, whom he on her last visit before his demise took to the Nekoya to alleviate her loneliness from being away from her family. He was nicknamed after his passion for the restaurant's croquettes.
Lionel (ライオネル, Raioneru) / "Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl"
Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese); Jeremy Inman[6] (English)
One of the Owner's grandfather's oldest patrons, Lionel is a powerful lion man warrior who was captured and seemed destined to end his days as a gladiator slave. He was spared this fate when the Nekoya door incidentally appeared right inside his holding cell. After having been strengthened by the food he was served there, he won his freedom in less than a year (a feat never before accomplished) and stayed on as a gladiator champion, ever since returning to partake in the Nekoya's pork cutlet rice bowl dish for the past twenty years.
Gaganpo (ガガンポ) / "Omelette Rice"
Voiced by: Makoto Yasumura (Japanese); Tyson Rinehart[6] (English)
A lizardman hailing from the marshlands of the most southeastern tip of the other world's Eastern Continent. Already an adult among his people at the age of eight years, he is a veteran hunter and warrior among his tribe, the Blue Tails. His tribe was visited by the Nekoya door about thirty years ago; and as a result of its wondrous appearance and the delicious food found on the other side, the site where the door appears is now a sacred spot for the tribe, who sends its worthiest champion through the door every Saturday to bring back some of the restaurant's omelette rice for the tribe to enjoy.
Fardania (ファルダニア, Farudania) / "Tofu Steak"
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett[8] (English)
A young female Wood Elf who is a half-orphan and is doted on by her constantly worried father. While gathering ingredients for her late mother's anniversary dinner, she discovered the door to the Nekoya, and when the restaurant's menu did not appeal to her due to her vegan disposition, the Owner created a tofu dish especially for her, to which she has become quite partial.
Victoria (ビクトリア, Bikutoria) / "Pudding a la Mode"
Voiced by: Yukari Tamura (Japanese); Jad Saxton[8] (English)
A female member of an ancient Duchal family of the Eastern Continent, Victoria manifested a latent half-elven genetic strain running in her family line which rendered her a social outcast, though she is still close to the rest of her family. Choosing the path of sorcery, she became the star pupil of the sage Altorius and first visited the Nekoya in his company, where she became responsible for writing up the dessert menu. In order to store her stash of take-out pudding, she has invented a magical equivalent for a powered icebox.

Others

Balrog (バルログ, Barurogu)
Voiced by: Masayuki Kato (Japanese); Cris George[6] (English)
The Red Queen's demonic valet, who resides with her in her mountaintop nest.

Media

Light novel

The web novel was initially serialized by Junpei Inuzuka on the user-generated content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō from January 4, 2013 onwards.[9]

Following the web novel's publication, Shufunotomo acquired the series for print publication. The first light novel volume, with illustrations by Katsumi Enami, was published on February 28, 2015 under their Hero Bunko imprint.[10] As of June 2017, four volumes have been published.[11]

Volume list

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 February 28, 2015[10]ISBN 978-4-07-411329-3
2 July 29, 2015[12]ISBN 978-4-07-402158-1
3 September 30, 2016[3][13]ISBN 978-4-07-420009-2
4 June 30, 2017[11]ISBN 978-4-07-426242-7

Manga

An manga adaptation illustrated by Takaaki Kugatsu, which will launch in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine, has been announced. The manga will share the same first chapter about menchikatsu as the original web novel, but the second chapter will be different.[3] Crunchyroll will publish the manga in English beginning on July 2, 2017.[14]

Anime

The author reported in a September 7, 2016 blog entry on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website that an anime adaptation project of the light novel series is in the works,[3] later revealed to be an anime television series.[15] The series began airing from July 3, 2017 on TV Tokyo, and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll.[16] Funimation has licensed the series in North America.[17] Masato Jinbo is directing the series and supervise scripts at Silver Link, with Takao Sano and Keiichi Sano adapting the original character designs for animation.[18][4] The opening theme is "One in a Billion" by Wake Up, May'n, while the ending theme is "Chiisana Hitotsubu" (ちいさなひとつぶ, "A Small Grain") by Kiyono Yasuno.[19]

No. Title[lower-alpha 2] Original air date
1"Beef Stew"
"Bīfu Shichū" (ビーフシチュー)		July 3, 2017
"Breakfast Special"
"Mōningu" (モーニング)

A Japanese chef runs the Nekoya, a Western-style restaurant that connects to several parallel worlds once every week, bringing around all kinds of customers ranging from wizard and warriors to beastmen and dragons. One morning, the owner discovers a homeless demon girl named Aletta had wandered into his restaurant after coming across the Nekoya's dimensional door. She explains that she had come to the royal capital to make a living as a human, but lost her job after she was discovered to be a demon. After treating her to a staff breakfast, the owner offers Aletta a once-a-week part-time job as a waitress in the Nekoya. Learning about the new addition to the Nekoya's staff, Red Queen, a dragon lord and regular patron, casts a spell to protect Aletta until her next shift.

2"Minced Meat Cutlet"
"Menchi Katsu" (メンチカツ)		July 10, 2017
"Fried Shrimp"
"Ebi Furai" (エビフライ)

Following the diary entries of her late ancestor William, treasure hunter Sarah Gold goes searching in an abandoned mine for clues on "The Day of Satur" and discovers a door to the Nekoya. Sarah tries out the daily special, minced meat cutlet, finding it exquisite. In another part of the other world, Tatsugoro visits a knight named Heinrich Seeleman to deliver a sword he had left behind three years ago, when Heinrich first discovered the Nekoya. Having gone through the desert for a day without food, Heinrich was awed by the restaurant's fried shrimp and gave the owner his sword as a collateral for the meal's payment. The energy from the food allowed Heinrich to warn his nation about an impending attack, but he was unable to find the Nekoya again. Happy to learn from Tatsugoro that his encounter wasn't a dream, Heinrich once again returns to the Nekoya for another helping of fried shrimp.

3"Spaghetti with Meat Sauce"
"Mīto Sōsu" (ミートソース)		July 17, 2017
"Chocolate Parfait"
"Chokorēto Pafe" (チョコレートパフェ)

Thomas Alfade, who has made a successful pasta company in his world, takes his grandson and successor Sirius with him to the Nekoya to do some business. Upon trying the restaurant's spaghetti with meat sauce, Sirius learns that all the pasta and sauces that have made the Alfade company famous are actually mere imitations of the Nekoya's menu. Later, Adelheid, a sickly princess who once went to the Nekoya with her late grandfather Wilheim, once again discovers the door to the Nekoya. There, she tries the "clouds" she had tried as a child, namely a chocolate parfait, filling her with memories of her grandfather.

4"Omelette Rice"
"Omuraisu" (オムライス)		July 24, 2017
"Tofu Steak"
"Tōfu Sutēki" (豆腐ステーキ)

Gaganpo, a lizardman of the Blue Tail Tribe, is chosen as the hero sent by his tribe to pick up takeaway orders of the Nekoya's omurice, while also enjoying a few dishes for himself. Later, an elf named Fardania, while searching for something delicious for her late mother's anniversary, comes across the Nekoya's door. As Fardania finds nothing on the menu that is suitable for her vegan diet, the owner makes her a tofu steak that is free of any meat or dairy while still remaining very delicious. Wowed by the food, Fardania becomes determined to make even better cuisine than the owner.

5"Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl"
"Katsudon" (カツ丼)		July 31, 2017
"Pudding a la Mode"
"Purin a ra Mōdo" (プリンアラモード)

The owner tells the story of Lionel, a lion man who was captured by a half-elf named Alexander and forced to become a slave in a gladiator arena. One day, the Nekoya's door appeared in Lionel's cell and he met the owner's grandfather, who served him katsudon despite not having any money. Given strength by the katsudon, Lionel became renewed with vigor to fight in the arena in order to earn money to pay off his tab. Later, it is revealed the desserts menu for the Nekoya was written by a half-elf princess named Victoria, who comes to the restaurant for some pudding a la mode.

6"Sandwiches"
"Sandoicchi" (サンドイッチ)		August 7, 2017
"Steamed Potato With Butter"
"Jaga Batā" (じゃがバター)

Noticing that Aletta isn't too fond of potatoes, as she only really eats them to survive during the week, the owner offers to teach her a good way of eating them. Meanwhile, Sarah and Heinrich get into an argument about which of their favorite dishes tastes better as a sandwich, which the other customers soon get involved in and escalates into each one of them getting a sandwich of their contradictor's favorite dish. After a busy day of dealing with rush orders of sandwiches, the owner shows Aletta how to make steamed potatoes topped with butter, quickly turning potatoes into her favorite food.

7"Curry Rice"
"Karē Raisu" (カレーライス)		TBA
"Chicken Curry"
"Chikin Karē" (チキンカレー)

Note

  1. ↑ Which she takes a huge pot back with her for a snack, in the first episode.
  2. ↑ All English episode titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References

  1. 1 2 "Anime To Adapt "The Other World Dining Hall ~Isekai Shokudou~"". Crunchyroll. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Aniplus Asia's Restaurant to Another World Anime Simulcast Premieres July 4". Anime News Network. June 20, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Isekai Shokudō Gourmet Fantasy Light Novels' Author: Anime Is in the Works". ANN. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Restaurant to Another World Anime Reveals Teaser Video, More Cast, July 3 Premiere". Anime News Network. May 29, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Junichi Suwabe, Sumire Uesaka Star in Restaurant to Another World TV Anime". Anime News Network. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Funimation Reveals Restaurant to Another World Anime's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Restaurant to Another World Reveals Promo Video and 5 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Summer 2017 Simuldub on FunimationNow". Funimation. July 13, 2017.
  9. ↑ 異世界食堂. Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  10. 1 2 異世界食堂 1 (ヒーロー文庫). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  11. 1 2 異世界食堂 4 (ヒーロー文庫). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ 異世界食堂 2 (ヒーロー文庫). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ 異世界食堂 3 (ヒーロー文庫). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Crunchyroll to Publish Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger, Knight's & Magic, Restaurant to Another World Manga Simultaneously With Japan". Anime News Network. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Isekai Shokudo Gourmet Fantasy Anime Project to Air on TV". Anime News Network. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Crunchyroll to Stream A Centaur's Life, Classroom of the Elite, Restaurant to Another World, Saiyuki Reload Blast Anime". Anime News Network. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Funimation Reveals Summer Simuldub Lineup". Anime News Network. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Isekai Shokudō TV Anime's Staff, Visual, Summer Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  19. ↑ "May'n, Wake Up Girls, Kiyono Yasuno Sing Restaurant to Another World Anime's Themes". Anime News Network. May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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