Popular Series with Anime Plans Released! TO Books Launches New Volumes Including 'Surviving as the Strongest Heroine in a Dating Sim' on June 15

TO Books Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO: Takeshi Honda) has begun releasing new volumes, including the latest installments of 'Surviving as the Strongest Heroine in a Dating Sim' and 'I Was Reincarnated into a Poor Farming Family in Another World, So I Decided to Make Bricks and Build a Castle'!

Surviving as the Strongest Heroine in a Dating Sim

Anime project in development! Series cumulative sales exceed 900,000 copies!

"I am 'myself'!" Grab your weapons and shatter your fate (scenario)! An exhilarating battle fantasy featuring the strongest heroine!

＜New Novel Released Today!＞

Surviving as the Strongest Heroine in a Dating Sim Volume 11

[Author] Haru no Hibiyori

[Illustration] Hitaki Yuu

Price: 1,399 JPY (tax included)

ISBN: 9784868540304

▶ Volumes 1–11 of the novel series available here

▶ Official original website here

＜Manga adaptation also available!＞

Surviving as the Strongest Heroine in a Dating Sim @COMIC Volume 8

[Comic] Wakasakobato

[Original] Haru no Hibiyori

[Character Original Design] Hitaki Yuu

Price: 704 JPY (tax included)

ISBN: 9784867948354

▶ Volumes 1–8 of the manga series available here

▶ Also serialized on the manga distribution site 【Corona EX】! Read here

【Synopsis of 'Surviving as the Strongest Heroine in a Dating Sim'】

Arisia, a girl who grew up as an orphan in the sword-and-sorcery world of Sier. One day, she discovers she is the "heroine of a dating sim game." Even her parents' deaths were merely part of the story. Dismissing her role as "pointless," Arisia renames herself the adventurer 'Aria' and gradually evolves into the 'Ash Princess of Slaughter,' mastering multiple weapons and magic! But when she accepts a bodyguard mission for a 'villainess,' she unknowingly gets drawn into a game of noble rivalries—? "I am 'myself.' I'm not a character in a game!" Craft weapons! Hone your skills! Survive battles against powerful enemies and destroy the dating sim! An intense and thrilling otherworld battle fantasy brought to life by a fighting heroine!

<Novel and Manga Released Simultaneously on June 15> I Was Reincarnated into a Poor Farming Family in Another World, So I Decided to Make Bricks and Build a Castle

Series cumulative sales: 900,000 copies! (including e-books)

Clearing land, leveling fields, building Roman-style roads and castles—using "earth magic" to build a town!! The nation-building epic of a boy who will later be called a living god!

＜Novel＞

I Was Reincarnated into a Poor Farming Family in Another World, So I Decided to Make Bricks and Build a Castle Volume 9 ※Digital-only release※

[Author] Kancharera

[Illustration] Mokyu

Price: 1,399 JPY (tax included)

ISBN: 9784868540328

▶ Volumes 1–9 of the novel series available here

＜Manga＞

I Was Reincarnated into a Poor Farming Family in Another World, So I Decided to Make Bricks and Build a Castle @COMIC Volume 8

[Comic] Makishima Gin

[Original] Kancharera

Price: 759 JPY (tax included)

ISBN: 9784868540274

▶ Volumes 1–8 of the manga series available here

▶ Also serialized on the manga distribution site 【Corona EX】! Read here

【Synopsis of 'I Was Reincarnated into a Poor Farming Family in Another World, So I Decided to Make Bricks and Build a Castle'】

In another world plagued by chaos as the royal family declines— A young child in a remote village is seen playing with soil. His name is Arusu. Using his innate 【Earth Magic】 to manipulate soil, he experiments with improving farmland. He retains memories from his past life, deeply immersed in a 'city-building' game. As he grows into a boy, he begins constructing houses using self-developed magic to escape poverty! Hatching rare beast companions, clearing deep forests that isolate the village, he builds Roman-style roads that revolutionize logistics and massive walls to fend off monsters—one after another! Transforming a poor rural village into a prosperous town. But his actions draw the suspicion of nobles, leading to conflict…? Thus begins the epic tale of a boy rising from nothing to unify the land!

More June 2026 releases from TO Books:

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TO Books Co., Ltd.

TO Books supports wide-ranging media expansions including novels, comics, anime, stage productions, goods, and films created by creators.

We plan, produce, and edit print books such as hardcovers, paperbacks, comics, children's books, and picture books, as well as offer numerous e-books and audiobooks. We have produced many hit titles, including 'Ascendance of a Bookworm,' which entered the Hall of Fame in 'This Light Novel is Amazing! (Tankobon/Novels category).' Series such as 'Ascendance of a Bookworm,' 'The Empire of Tiamoon,' 'Bizarre Reincarnation,' 'The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash,' and 'A Gentle Noble's Guide to Leisure' are being adapted into TV anime one after another.

Beyond TV anime, we also expand into drama CDs, 2.5D stage plays, and films.

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