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- FAQ
- General Questions
- Where can I read Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka?
- When is X version of Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka? Releasing?
- Medium Conversion Questions
FAQ
General Questions
- What is Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka about? | Kumo Desu is an isekai where the main character is a girl who's reincarnated as a monster spider.
- Why should I read Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? | Kumo Desu is one of the greatest executions of isekai out there. It has terrific plotting and world building in addition to a lovable and complex character cast. Please read this review for a full breakdown. Note that the above description is based on the WN and LN. The manga has not reached the main plot as of April 15, 2020.
- What's the best way to experience this series? | Personally, it is highly recommended to read the Light Novel as your primary exposure with the manga being used as a supplement.
The reason we recommend this method is due to the manga ignoring the alternate perspectives, which play a large role in the overarching narrative.
- The Web Novel is something we caution readers against, as there's no good translation for about half the series. RaisingTheDead picks up the series around 200 chapters in, but until then you're dealing primarily with machine translation.
- When is the anime being aired? | The anime has begun! Follow @kumoko_anime on Twitter for live updates, interviews, and more!
- What is the difference between the Web Novel and the Light Novel? | The Web Novel can be considered a rough draft of the Light Novel. There are some minor event changes and character development changes in the first 3 volumes, but from volume 4 onward, the majority of the content is new or completely re-written.
- Are there any fan translations of the Light Novel? | No. Kumo Desu is a licensed work, so hosting sites like Baka-tsuki will not allow translations to crop up on them, anyway. There is a new volume released in English every 3-5 months. Please check release dates on Yen Press, Amazon, the Fandom wiki, or the index wiki here on /r/KumoDesu for the next release.
- When will the Web Novel continue? | The Web Novel is complete. Please see below for where to read it.
- What medium does the anime adapt? | The original source, the Light Novel. Both the manga and the anime are adapted from the Light Novel.
- How many volumes will the anime cover? | It covers the first five volumes while taking a lot of liberties in both halves.
- What are the differences between the Web Novel and the Light Novel? | After a certain point in the story they just become too numerous to lay out easily, but the quick and easy answer is that everything after Chapter 145 of the Web Novel is original content in the Light Novels. Volumes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10+ are greatly expanded, completely re-written, or entirely original content that is not available in the Web Novel. Prior to chapter 145 there are some minor differences but the main difference would be that the Web Novel does not include Feirune, Schlain's familiar and reincarnated classmate. Some other smaller differences in the Light Novel could lead to drastic changes in story direction later, as well. All-in-all, the general story beats are the same, though.
Where can I read Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka?
- The manga can be read on Mangadex, here. It can also be purchased from any select retailers from Yen Press's page for the manga here.
- The Light Novel can be purchased from Yen Press, Bookwalker, Amazon, or Rightstuf.
- The Web Novel in completion can be accessed from NovelUpdates
- Start with blastron until there is no more updates.
- Move to Turb0 until no more updates.
- Move to RaisingTheDead until latest chapter.
When is X version of Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka? Releasing?
- Please see the subreddit index or Fandom Wiki for release dates.
Medium Conversion Questions
- I just watched the anime! Which medium should I read? | Read the original source, the Light Novel. The manga cuts almost half of the story and will be surpassed by the anime. If you want to read the manga, you should still come back and watch the anime because you will be missing a highly important part of the story without it.
- Current Anime > Light Novel Volume: Volume 6. It is highly recommended to start from the beginning for the entirely skipped Volume 1 human side and several missed battles/system mechanics and major characterization for Kumoko and other characters. If you'd like to continue from a reasonable portion into the story, start no further than Volume 3.
- Current Anime > Manga Chapter: The anime is barely behind the manga, you will only get about 3-4 chapters of new content starting from Chapter 54.1. You can still read it if you want a more accurate retelling of Kumoko's adventures from the Light Novel, but it'd be going over almost everything you've already seen.
- I just finished reading the manga and want to read more! Where should I start the books or web novel? | Start from the beginning. The manga is missing a large chunk (almost half) of the story, and when the story is read properly it is presented differently from the manga, using different writing techniques. Reading just Kumoko's side of the story is like reading the Monogatari series in chronological order the first time through. Don't do it.
- Current Manga > Light Novel chapter: Volume 6-1: Misery Loves Company. Start from the beginning, see above
- I just finished reading the available English Light Novels, where do I start the Web Novel? | Start from chapter 145. It's at this point that the LN and WN have major event shifts and changes that could make you confused if you decide to jump in at the direct spot the WN is compared the the LN.
- What is the latest chapter of the Web Novel? | The Web Novel is currently in its final few chapters. Updates range from every 6 hours to [unknown]
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