Saitosa
You must be wondering what kind of person the author of this novel, Saitosa, is. He is a monster in the shape of two hands. They both form the body of one monster, but you have to take them both out at the same time or else he’ll revive.
Just kidding—he’s human. But I’ve seen these rumors flying around. It’s unclear how they started, though. His study isn’t really open to the public, but I was given very special permission to enter. His bookshelves are filled with manga. You can count on one hand how many classic literature novels he has, and they’re all caked in dust, tucked away in a corner of his room.
It’s hard to know exactly what inspired him to begin writing. The more one explores the roots of this, the more it feels like grasping at clouds or like having a pointless debate. But I know that his humanity and his life have had no effect on his writing style. If they had, though, you’d read this volume and then end up thinking he was an insane pervert.
This is his debut piece, and he joins the ranks of people who write the so-called “isekai” genre. At the same time, he’s writing something that’s almost the antithesis of that. However, I’d like to think of it as him writing something that’s not so much the antithesis of that genre as staying true to the essence of it.
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So, we know how the book was written, but what is the main theme? Saitosa mentioned that he thought of this book as a sort of experiment, but I don’t think that’s the theme, of course. The most unique thing about this book is its protagonist’s strong personality. I believe that Saitosa is hiding what he really wants to say—the theme of the book—in that.
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It’s hard to say how the manga and anime got published simultaneously. He doesn’t talk about it, so it’s not certain, but apparently, Saitosa was approached by a different publisher about this series. Looking him up revealed that he’d entered a lot of different contests and that he was putting in a lot of effort.
Allow me to share an anecdote. When he got his first call from a publisher, he was at a fast-food restaurant, in the middle of drinking a Coke. He was so surprised that the Coke went up his nose. This is only further confirmed by the fact that Saitosa absolutely loves Coke.
The first volume of Oversummoned, Overpowered, and Over It! ends here, but the tale doesn’t. The protagonists will become adventurers in a certain city, and meet a certain annoying-looking person and a certain protagonist’s plaything. There’s still much to look forward to!