The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (Japanese: 異世界の沙汰は社畜次第, Hepburn: Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yatsuki Wakatsu and illustrated by Kikka Ohashi. It was serialized online from March to December 2018 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, which has published four volumes since February 2019. A manga adaptation with art by Kazuki Irodori has been serialized online via Enterbrain's B's Log Comic digital magazine since March 2020 and has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired from January to March 2026.
Contents
Premise
Seiichirou Kondou, a Japanese accountant in the modern world, tries to save a teenage girl from a magical portal but falls through it with her. It transports them to a kingdom that had summoned the girl to be their Holy Maiden, and the kingdom compensates Seiichirou by granting his request for a job in the royal accounting department.
To support his intense work ethic, Seiichirou begins a habit of drinking energizing tonics, not realizing that this could be dangerous to his health, until one day he experiences a tonic overdose. Luckily the knight captain Aresh Indolark finds and uses a healing spell on him, but while Seiichirou's life is saved, his condition does not yet improve because he lacks a tolerance for magic, and the only treatment involves Aresh and Seiichirou engaging in sexual activity and physical contact.
Characters
Seiichirou Kondou (近藤 誠一郎, Kondō Seiichirō)
Voiced by: Kent Itō (PV, anime) (Japanese); Eduardo Vildasol (English)
The main character of the series. He was summoned along with Yua Shiraishi by accident as she is to be the Holy Maiden. As Seiichirou cannot go home, he receives a job in the royal accounting department.
Aresh Indolark (アレシュ・インドラーク, Areshu Indorāku)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (PV, anime) (Japanese); Daniel van Thomas (English)
A knight, and the commander of the kingdom's Third Royal Order. Other people have called him the "Ice Nobleman" because of his disinterested attitude.
Norbert (ノルベルト, Noruberuto)
Voiced by: Seiichiro Yamashita (anime) (Japanese); Chase Kloza (English)
Kamil (カミル, Kamiru)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (anime) (Japanese); Mike Smith (English)
Julius (ユーリウス, Yūriusu)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Yamaguchi (anime) (Japanese); Garret Storms (English)
The prince of the Kingdom of Romany. For some reason he seems to distrust Seiichirou.
Yua Shiraishi (白石 優愛, Shiraishi Yua)
Voiced by: Yuna Kamakura (anime) (Japanese); Monica Flatley (English)
Media
Light novels
Written by Yatsuki Wakatsu, The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō between March and December 2018. It was later acquired by Enterbrain who began publishing it as a light novel with illustrations by Kikka Ohashi on February 28, 2019. Four volumes have been released as of April 1, 2026. The series is licensed in North America by Yen Press.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Kazuki Irodori began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic digital magazine on March 26, 2020. The manga's chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of October 2025.
During their panel, at Anime NYC 2021, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.
Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on November 1, 2024, which was later confirmed to be a television series produced by Studio Deen and directed by Shinji Ishihara, with Akira Yamada serving as assistant director, Yoshiko Nakamura handling series composition, Maki Fujii designing the characters and Megumi Ōhashi composing the music. The series aired from January 6 to March 24, 2026, 2026, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Magic", performed by Kobore, while the ending theme song is "Back to Back", performed by Win Morisaki. Crunchyroll is streaming the series under the title Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia, also distributing it on Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll announced on April 27, 2026, that the series will receive an English dub.
Other media
In commemoration of the release of the manga adaptation's second volume, a promotional video featuring the voices of Kent Itō and Tomoaki Maeno was uploaded to Kadokawa Corporation's YouTube channel that same day. Another promotional video commemorating the release of the manga adaptation's fifth volume was released that same day. It featured Itō and Maeno reprising their roles from the previous promotional video, and Yūki Ono.
Reception
By November 2024, the series has over 1.4 million copies in circulation.