Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Japanese: お気楽領主の楽しい領地防衛 ～生産系魔術で名もなき村を最強の城塞都市に～, Hepburn: Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei: Seisan-kei Majutsu de Na mo Nakimura o Saikyō no Jōsai Toshi ni) is a Japanese light novel series written by Sou Akaike and illustrated by Kururi. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in May 2020. It was later acquired by Overlap who began publishing it under their Overlap Novels imprint in September 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Maro Aoiro began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga service in August 2021. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
Media
Light novel
Written by Sou Akaike, Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on May 15, 2020.[2] It was later acquired by Overlap who began releasing it with illustrations by Kururi under their Overlap Novels light novel imprint on September 25, 2021. Seven volumes have been released as of January 2025.[3] The series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[4]
A manga adaptation illustrated by Maro Aoiro began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga service on August 13, 2021.[1] The manga's chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of April 2025.[16] The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[4]
An anime television series adaptation was announced during the "Great Overlap Bunko All-Star Gathering Special 2025" first livestream on April 20, 2025.[28]
Reception
By March 2024, the series has over 1 million copies in circulation.[29] The series was also ranked third in the tankōbon category in the 2022 Next Light Novel Awards.[30]
