English Title: The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real!
Japanese Title: 村づくりゲームのNPCが生身の人間としか思えない — “Murazukuri Game no NPC ga Namami no Ningen to Shika Omoe Nai”
Author: Hirukuma – æµ·é¼ 
Illustrator: Namako – 昼熊
Translator: Alexandra Owen-Burns
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Original Run: October 2019 – ongoing
English Run: August 2021 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Kadokawa
English Publisher: Seven Seas
Volumes in Japanese: 3 (Possibly Complete)
Volumes in English: 1 (In Progress)

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Synopsis:

What IS Real?

Yoshio is thirty years old, and his life is a mess. A shut-in living with his parents, he has no job, no relationship, and no prospects. When he receives a new sim computer game that boasts characters created with a new kind of A.I., he doesn’t think much of it–until he gets drawn into a fantasy world so vibrant and lifelike that its residents can’t just be game characters. Suddenly finding himself the benevolent god of a scrappy fantasy village is a lot for Yoshio to handle, but it might be the key to the change he is desperate for.

Volume 1
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eBook Released August 5, 2021 -- ASIN: B099FLL98C

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Paperback Released September 28, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781648275821

Volume 2 
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Volume 3 
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Anime Adaptation

None

Manga Adaptation

MAL Entry — (Japan) — Published November 2019 – ongoing
(English Release) Licensed by Seven Seas — Published September 2021 – ongoing
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If you liked The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real!, you might also want to try…

• Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon — also written by Hirukuma
• Outer Ragna— MC plays a video game with possible larger/real-world stakes
  

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