Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time

Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters!
First light novel volume cover
転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～
(Tensei Shōjo wa Mazu Ippo kara Hajimetai: Mamono ga Iru toka Kiitenai!)
GenreIsekai[1]
Novel series
Written byKaya
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runDecember 10, 2019 – present
Light novel
Written byKaya
Illustrated byNaru
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Books
Original runSeptember 25, 2020 – November 25, 2025
Volumes10
Manga
Written byKaya
Illustrated byAyumu Okamura
Published byMag Garden
ImprintMag Garden Comics
MagazineMag Comi
Original runJuly 10, 2021 – present
Volumes8

Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters! (転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～, Tensei Shōjo wa Mazu Ippo kara Hajimetai Mamono ga Iru toka Kiitenai!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kaya and illustrated by Naru. It began serialization online on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2019. It was later acquired by Media Factory who published it under their MF Books light novel imprint from September 2020 to November 2025. A manga adaptation illustrated by Ayumu Okamura began serialization on Mag Garden's Mag Comi manga website in July 2021.

Plot

Sarasa Ichinokura suffers from a fatigue that has affected her since her childhood. One day, she experiences a dream where a goddess tells her that she suffers from a lack of mana, and suddenly gets transported to another world and wakes up in the body of a young girl in a land occupied by beasts. As she prepares for death, Sarasa later gets taken in by a hunter named Nelly, and for the first time in her life Sarasa feels energetic, and ultimately decides to learn magic on a step-by-step basis.

Media

Light novel

Written by Kaya, Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters! began serialization online on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on December 10, 2019.[2] It was later acquired by Media Factory who published ten volumes with illustrations by Naru under their MF Books light novel imprint from September 25, 2020, to November 25, 2025.[3][4] The light novels are licensed in English by J-Novel Club.[5]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1September 25, 2020[3]978-4-04-064938-2July 31, 2023[6]978-1-7183-7818-6
  1. Prologue: "The Goddess's Room"
  2. Chapter 1: "You Wolves Don't Scare Me"
  3. Chapter 2: "To Rosa We Go"
  1. Chapter 3: "Left Behind"
  2. Epilogue: "In the Capital"
2February 25, 2021[7]978-4-04-680243-9October 2, 2023[6]978-1-7183-7820-9
  1. Prologue: "Let's Buy a Tent"
  2. Chapter 1: "Sara and the Knights"
  3. Chapter 2: "Sara and Allen in Rosa"
  1. Interlude: "Escape from the Capital"
  2. Chapter 3: "The Truth Is Right in Front of You"
  3. Epilogue: "Homecoming"
3August 25, 2021[8]978-4-04-680693-2December 1, 2023[6]978-1-7183-7822-3
  1. Prologue: "People Who Just Don't Listen"
  2. Chapter 1: "An Excess of Invited"
  3. Chapter 2: "My First Trip"
  1. Chapter 3: "An Excess of Frogs Too"
  2. Epilogue: "The Real Fun of Trips"
4March 25, 2022[9]978-4-04-681284-1February 26, 2024[6]978-1-7183-7824-7
  1. Prologue: "Monsters Aren't the Only Danger Around"
  2. Chapter 1: "The Mushroom Village"
  3. Chapter 2: "Headed Where Sara's Heart Desires"
  1. Chapter 3: "Home Sweet Dark Mountain"
  2. Epilogue: "Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire"
5September 25, 2022[10]978-4-04-681653-5May 20, 2024[6]978-1-7183-7826-1
  1. Prologue: "Soon to Be an Apothecary"
  2. Chapter 1: "Everyone and Their Uncle, Headed for the Capital"
  3. Chapter 2: "In the Capital"
  1. Chapter 3: "Plant Gathering"
  2. Chapter 4: "Sara's Abilities"
  3. Epilogue: "Still Far to Go"
6April 25, 2023[11]978-4-04-682417-2August 23, 2024[6]978-1-7183-7828-5
  1. Prologue: "Hellhounds, Incoming!"
  2. Chapter 1: "Continental Tortoise"
  3. Chapter 2: "Capital Combat"
  1. Chapter 3: "Back Home to Rosa"
  2. Epilogue: "Whenever, Wherever"
7November 25, 2023[12]978-4-04-683073-9December 23, 2024[6]978-1-7183-7830-8
  1. Prologue: "News Always Comes Unexpectedly"
  2. Chapter 1: "Reunions Should Be Merry"
  3. Chapter 2: "Green Grass Locusts"
  1. Chapter 3: "No-Fly Zone"
  2. Epilogue: "Things Left Undone"
8September 25, 2024[13]978-4-04-684049-3August 1, 2025[6]978-1-7183-7832-2
  1. Prologue: "Wedding"
  2. Chapter 1: "Graduation Exam"
  3. Chapter 2: "Hearts Adrift"
  1. Chapter 3: "Sara the Apothecary"
  2. Epilogue: "Because You're Here"
9March 24, 2025[14]978-4-04-684646-4January 9, 2026[6]978-1-7183-7834-6
  1. Prologue: "It Begins, Once Again, With a Letter"
  2. Chapter 1: "To Gardenia, to Pick Up Ann"
  3. Chapter 2: "Ann Puts in the Work"
  1. Chapter 3: "Ann Joins the Knights"
  2. Epilogue: "A Smiling Tomorrow"
10November 25, 2025[4]978-4-04-685468-1July 30, 2026[6]978-1-7183-7836-0

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Ayumu Okamura began serialization on Mag Garden's Mag Comi manga website on July 10, 2021.[1] The manga's chapters have been collected into eight tankōbon volumes as of June 2026.[15]

No. Release date ISBN
1December 14, 2021[16]978-4-8000-1160-2
2August 12, 2022[17]978-4-8000-1237-1
3February 14, 2023[18]978-4-8000-1299-9
4November 14, 2023[19]978-4-8000-1392-7
5June 13, 2024[20]978-4-8000-1465-8
6February 14, 2025[21]978-4-8000-1554-9
7October 14, 2025[22]978-4-8000-1648-5
8June 12, 2026[15]978-4-8000-1767-3

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  3. 1 2 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい　1 ～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～. MFブックス (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. 1 2 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい10 ～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 19, 2023). "J-Novel Club Adds 7 More Novels, 5 More Manga; Reveals Audiobook for Full Metal Panic!". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters!". J-Novel Club. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい　2 ～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい　3 ～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～. MFブックス (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい　4 ～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい　5 ～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～. MFブックス (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい　6 ～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～. MFブックス (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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  15. 1 2 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ 8 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  16. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ 1 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  17. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ 2 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  18. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ 3 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  19. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ 4 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  20. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ 5 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  21. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ 6 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  22. ↑ 転生少女はまず一歩からはじめたい～魔物がいるとか聞いてない！～ 7 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
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