How to Eat Life
| How to Eat Life | |
 First light novel volume cover | |
| いのちの食べ方 (Inochi no Tabekata) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, fantasy[1] |
| Created by | Eve |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Ao Jūmonji |
| Illustrated by | lack |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Original run | September 22, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ao Jūmonji |
| Illustrated by | Yutoto |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Imprint | MF Comics Gene Series |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Gene |
| Original run | October 14, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
How to Eat Life (いのちの食べ方, Inochi no Tabekata) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ao Jūmonji and illustrated by lack. It is based on the song of the same name by the singer Eve included in his fifth studio album, Smile. It began publication under Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint in September 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Yutoto began serialization in Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene in October 2023.
Media
Light novel
Written by Ao Jūmonji and illustrated by lack, How to Eat Life began publication under Media Factory's MF Bunko J light novel imprint on September 22, 2022. Six volumes have been released as of May 23, 2025.[2]
On February 7, 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the novels for English publication beginning in July of that year.[3]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 22, 2022[4] | 978-4-04-681751-8 | July 8, 2025[1] | 979-8-85-541313-7 |
| 2 | December 23, 2022[5] | 978-4-04-682037-2 | — | — |
| 3 | May 25, 2023[6] | 978-4-04-682443-1 | — | — |
| 4 | October 25, 2023[7] | 978-4-04-682988-7 | — | — |
| 5 | June 25, 2024[8] | 978-4-04-683541-3 | — | — |
| 6 | May 23, 2025[2] | 978-4-04-684808-6 | — | — |
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Yutoto began serialization in Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene on October 14, 2023.[9] The manga's chapters have been compiled into two tankōbon volumes as of December 2024.[10]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 26, 2024[11] | 978-4-04-683422-5 |
| 2 | December 25, 2024[10] | 978-4-04-684084-4 |
Reception
The series won the 2022 Next Light Novel Award in the bunkōbon category.[12]
References
- ^ a b "How to Eat Life, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ a b いのちの食べ方６ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (February 7, 2025). "Yen Press Licenses Oshi No Ko Spica of the First Star, The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya, Super String, More Manga/Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ いのちの食べ方１ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ いのちの食べ方２ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ いのちの食べ方３ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ いのちの食べ方４ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ いのちの食べ方5 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ Eveの人気楽曲のノベライズ「いのちの食べ方」をマンガ化、ジーンで連載開始. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 14, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ a b いのちの食べ方 2 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ いのちの食べ方 1 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ 次にくるライトノベル大賞2022：文庫部門では『いのちの食べ方』、単行本部門では『悪役令嬢は溺愛ルートに入りました!?』が1位に選出. LN-news.com (in Japanese). February 27, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
External links
- How to Eat Life (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia