How many episode does the fruit of evolution?

Q: What kind of anime is the fruit of evolution?

Its a fun isekai anime where whole class got isekaied to another world. First few episodes are definitely worth watching and ending episodes are also alright.

進化の実～知らないうちに勝ち組人生～ (Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei)
The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made
First light novel volume cover, featuring Seiichi Hiiragi (left) and Saria (right) Table of Contents Show Characters[edit] Media[edit] Light novels[edit] Manga[edit] Anime[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Will there be Season 2 of Fruit of evolution? Is the fruit of evolution ongoing? Is fruit of evolution worth watching? What kind of anime is the fruit of evolution?
Genre	Fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Miku
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	January 2014 – present
Light novel
Written by	Miku
Illustrated by	U35
Published by	Futabasha
English publisher	NA Hanashi Media
Imprint	Monster Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	September 30, 2014 – present
Volumes	14 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written by	Miku
Illustrated by	Sorano
Published by	Futabasha
Imprint	Monster Comics
Magazine	Web Comic Action (September 2017–December 2019) Gaugau Monster (December 2019–present)
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	September 2017 – present
Volumes	7 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshiaki Okumura[a] Shige Fukase (season 2)
Produced by	Masaki Ishii Kousei Kawamoto Sakiyo Kubo Hatsuo Nara Makoto Nishibe
Written by	Gigaemon Ichikawa
Music by	Sky Delta Asuka Ogura Hideyuki Gushimiyagi (season 1) Hiroyasu Yano Alisa Okehazama Yūki Saitō (season 2)
Studio	Hotline[b]
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	TV Tokyo, BS TV Tokyo, AT-X
Original run	October 5, 2021 – present
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)

The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made (進化の実～知らないうちに勝ち組人生～, Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miku and illustrated by U35. It began serialization online in January 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Futabasha, who have published the series since September 2014 under their Monster Bunko imprint. Hanashi Media has licensed the light novel for an English release. A manga adaptation with art by Sorano has been serialized via Futabasha's digital publication Web Comic Action since September 2017, and it moved to the Gaugau Monster website in December 2019. An anime television series adaptation by Hotline aired from October to December 2021. A second season will premiere in January 2023.

Plot[edit]

Seiichi Hiiragi is an overweight high school student who is bullied by his classmates for being a "loser." One day, his entire school is suddenly transported to a video game-like world of swords and sorcery. When he accidentally eats "the Fruit of Evolution," not only does his physical appearance change, but also his life as a successful "winner" begins.

Characters[edit]

Seiichi Hiiragi (柊誠一, Hīragi Seiichi)Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[1] (Japanese); Mark Allen Jr.[2] (English)A generally good-hearted guy, who was abused non-stop for his formerly fat and mildly unattractive appearance. He became a more conventionally attractive hero after eating ten fruits of evolution.Saria (サリア)Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[3] (before evolution), Kana Hanazawa[1] (after evolution) (Japanese); Comona Lewin[2] (before evolution), Jalitza Delgado,[2] (after evolution) (English)Seiichi's unofficial wife. She evolved from a gorilla monster using the fruit of evolution. She can change between her human and gorilla forms at will.Artoria Gremm (アルトリア・グレム, Arutoria Guremu)Voiced by: Marina Inoue[4] (Japanese); Corey Pettit[2] (English)Artoria was born with negative 2 million luck, making her a disaster and was referred as the Calamity; so she worked solo as an adventurer, and chase off any friends to keep them safe. Seiichi gifts her a magic ring that causes her luck to double into a positive 4 million, unaware he put it on a proposal finger; she decides to start out as his girlfriend.Lulune (ルルネ, Rurune)Voiced by: Rimi Nishimoto[5] (Japanese); Monet Tatianna Lerner[6] (English)A female donkey Seiichi accidentally evolved into a human by feeding her a fruit of evolution during a race. She has an enormous appetite, and will eat huge amounts of food.Origa Calmeria (オリガ・カルメリア, Origa Karumeria)Voiced by: Yurika Kubo[5] (Japanese); Reshel Mae[7] (English)Origa first met Seiichi while she was escaping from Ranze's castle after cursing him. After she got captured Seiichi shows her kindness and released her from the slave necklace which was causing her to obey orders that was mostly about assassination. Seiichi then told her to be with him as he would always treasure her as a little sister which led to her becoming Seiichi's adopted little sister.Karen Kannazuki (神無月華蓮, Kannazuki Karen)Voiced by: Yoshino Nanjō[5] (Japanese); Erica Muse[8] (English)Karen is Seiichi's tsundere childhood friend, who has been in love with him since he came to her rescue. Even though Seiichi saved her from slavery, Karen asked him to enslave her the item that did it; both to maintain her cover, and because she has a complex toward him.Louise Balze (ルイエス・バルゼ, Ruiesu Baruze)Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa[5] (Japanese); Kimberly Grace[6] (English)The leader of a group of female knights. Due to her immense strength, she was never bested by anyone; she's also kind of a muscle head, having assumed that the prize of spending the day with her was meant to be for sparring rather than a date. After Seiichi beats her, Louise forcefully makes him tutor her as well as falling for him.Guscle Clute (ガッスル・クルート, Gassuru Kurūto)Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[4] (Japanese); Anthony DiMascio[9] (English)Guscle is the guildmaster of Telbert Adventure Guild. He loves wearing boomerang pants. He has a big voice and a big body, and is a real brainiac, he's also a masochist and doesn't try to hide it. His trademark is his muscle pose.Eris McClain (エリス・マクレーヌ, Erisu Makurēnu)Voiced by: Yūka Nishio[4] (Japanese); Giovannie Cruz[9] (English)Eris works as a receptionist in the Telbert adventure guild. She was also an ex-S class adventurer. She usually wears receptionist clothes while doing guild related work, and while showing her sadistic side she has a black whip and mask while wearing a blank skin-tight jumpsuit.Mr. Sheep (羊さん, Hitsuji-san)Voiced by: Satomi Arai[5] (Japanese); Rachel Glass[9] (English)Airi Seto (世渡愛梨, Seto Airi)Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[10]Xeanos, the Noble of the Darkness (暗黒貴族ゼアノス, Ankoku Kizoku Zeanōsu)Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[11] (Japanese); Major Attaway (English)Destra (デストラ, Desutora)Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro[12]God (神, Kami)Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki

Media[edit]

Light novels[edit]

The series, written by Miku, began serialization online in January 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Futabasha, who have published it as a light novel with illustrations by U35 in fourteen volumes since September 2014 under their Monster Bunko imprint. Hanashi Media has licensed the light novel for an English release.[13]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	September 30, 2014[14]	978-4-57-575006-5	August 15, 2022[15]	979-8-98-637090-3
2	January 30, 2015[16]	978-4-57-575022-5	—	—
3	June 30, 2015[17]	978-4-57-575047-8	—	—
4	January 30, 2016[18]	978-4-57-575072-0	—	—
5	August 30, 2016[19]	978-4-57-575103-1	—	—
6	May 30, 2017[20]	978-4-57-575140-6	—	—
7	December 28, 2017[21]	978-4-57-575180-2	—	—
8	September 29, 2018[22]	978-4-57-575222-9	—	—
9	April 30, 2019[23]	978-4-57-575242-7	—	—
10	December 28, 2019[24]	978-4-57-575259-5	—	—
11	July 30, 2020[25]	978-4-57-575272-4	—	—
12	February 27, 2021[26]	978-4-57-575284-7	—	—
13	September 30, 2021[27]	978-4-57-575297-7	—	—
14	March 30, 2022[28]	978-4-57-575304-2	—	—

Manga[edit]

A manga adaptation with art by Sorano has been serialized via Futabasha's digital publication Web Comic Action since September 2017, and it moved to the Gaugau Monster website in December 2019. It has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes.

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	February 28, 2018[29]	978-4-57-541021-1
2	October 31, 2018[30]	978-4-57-541034-1
3	August 30, 2019[31]	978-4-57-541066-2
4	January 30, 2020[32]	978-4-57-541097-6
5	July 30, 2020[33]	978-4-57-541140-9
6	January 30, 2021[34]	978-4-57-541202-4
7	September 30, 2021[35]	978-4-57-541302-1
8	September 15, 2022[36]	978-4-57-541418-9

Anime[edit]

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 28, 2021.[37] The series was animated by Hotline, with Yoshiaki Okumura directing the series, Gigaemon Ichikawa overseeing the scripts, Minami Eda designing the characters, and Hifumi, Inc. composing the series' music. Feel and Children's Playground Entertainment produced the series. It aired from October 5 to December 21, 2021, on TV Tokyo, BS-TV Tokyo, and AT-X.[1][3][c] Yoshino Nanjō performed the opening theme "Evolution:", while Poppin'Party performed the ending theme "Moonlight Walk".[4] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[38] Crunchyroll began streaming an English dub on May 5, 2022.[39]

On April 1, 2022, it was announced that the series would be receiving a second season.[40] The second season is directed by Shige Fukase, with Yoshiaki Okumura serving as chief director, Iroha Mizuki and Nobuhide Hayashi designing the characters, and Hiroyasu Yano, Alisa Okehazama and Yūki Saitō composing the music. It will premiere in January 2023.[12]

Episode list[edit]

Notes[edit]

^ Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku) for the second season.
^ Hotline served as the main production company, with studios Children's Playground Entertainment and Feel credited as Production Produce (制作プロデュース) and Production Produce Assistance (制作プロデュース協力), respectively.
^ TV Tokyo listed the series premiere at 26:00 on October 4, 2021, which is effectively 2:00 a.m. JST on October 5.
^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[42]
^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
^ This episode aired at 2:10 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on TV Tokyo.

References[edit]

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^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 15, 2021). "Shinka no Mi TV Anime Reveals New Promo Video, October 4 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
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^ a b Rigg, Jonathan [@RetrJono] (July 22, 2022). "Then the unstoppably funny Monet Lerner raced in as a hungry donkey girl with a mean kick. Shelby Chambers and @tdbonner were artfully cute. And our Valkyries @KitsuneSqueak and @MBroseh were hilarious together, and even better with their leader, the gallant @KimberlyActor." (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Rigg, Jonathan [@RetrJono] (July 22, 2022). "Next we met @reshell_wav's Tragic Baby Ninja Sister (TBNS? Look out TMNT!), plus demons I hope to hear more from next season, including @TikVoices @FortWorthReid @mollozhang @CoryJPhillips @kimleesi @KamenCasey @drewbreedlove @khenpoe @ChrisWehkamp and their leader Bruce Carey." (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Rigg, Jonathan [@RetrJono] (July 22, 2022). "All along @EricaMuseActs made Kannazuki someone we need to hear more from next season. As for this one, hope you dug the unexpected laughs, mushy lovebirds & overpowered action in this retro adventure. If Season 2 comes my way, we'll go to the next level like Seiichi's status!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ a b c Rigg, Jonathan [@RetrJono] (July 22, 2022). "Then calamity struck our hearts thanks to @GeekCatnip & her badass tough girl with a heart of gold thing. But the powerful @DiMascioVO's Guscle, the exciting @GiovannieCActor's Eris, the stalwart @Gvy311's Claude, & the magical @rachelglassVO's Mister Sheep kept our guts busting!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
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^ 日野聡 [@Hino_Satoshi_84] (October 12, 2021). "昨夜放送されたTVアニメ『#進化の実』に【暗黒貴族ゼアノス】でゲスト出演させて頂きました。配信でもご覧頂けますので、どうぞよろしくお願いします！#ヒロインはゴリラです #ShinkanoMi" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 7, 2022). "'The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made' Sequel Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, New Staff, January 2023 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 28, 2022). "New U.S. Publisher Hanashi Media Licenses The Evolution Fruit, Another World Survival Light Novel Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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^ 進化の実～知らないうちに勝ち組人生～ 6 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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^ 進化の実～知らないうちに勝ち組人生～ 8 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ 進化の実～知らないうちに勝ち組人生～ 9 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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^ 進化の実～知らないうちに勝ち組人生～ 11 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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External links[edit]

Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
Light novel official website (in Japanese)
Anime official website (in Japanese)
The Fruit of Evolution (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Will there be Season 2 of Fruit of evolution?

The Fruit of Evolution Season 2 release date in Winter 2023: Crunchyroll confirms Shin Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei Season 2 as 'True' Sequel. The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made Season 2 release date is in January 2023, the Winter 2023 anime TV season.

Is the fruit of evolution ongoing?

On April 1, 2022, it was announced that the series would be receiving a second season. The second season is directed by Shige Fukase, with Yoshiaki Okumura serving as chief director, Iroha Mizuki and Nobuhide Hayashi designing the characters, and Hiroyasu Yano, Alisa Okehazama and Yūki Saitō composing the music.

Is fruit of evolution worth watching?

A highly entertaining and stupid show. This show does not take it self seriously at all and its amazing. If you want something which is stupid and great at the same time then this is the show for you. The characters are entertaining to watch and the high jinks they have gets turned up a notch with each episode.

What kind of anime is the fruit of evolution?

It's a fun isekai anime where whole class got isekaied to another world. First few episodes are definitely worth watching and ending episodes are also alright.