Bye Bye, Earth

Bye Bye, Earth (ばいばい、アース) is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Tow Ubukata and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. Kadokawa Shoten have published two volumes in December 2000. A new edition written by Ubukata and illustrated by Hyung-Tae Kim was published by Kadokawa Shoten in four volumes between September 2007 and February 2008 under their Kadokawa Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation illustrated by Ryū Asahi was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's seinen manga magazine Young King OURs from January 2020 to July 2022, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films premiered in July 2024.

Plot
Despite having incredible fighting skills and the strength to wield the enormous sword Runding, Belle Lablac has grown up as an outcast due to being the only human in a world of anthropomorphic animals. Desperate to find a place where she belongs, she goes on a quest to find others like her.

Characters

 * Belle Lablac (Raburakku Beru)


 * Adonis Kuestion (Kuesution Adonisu)


 * Sian Lablac (Raburakku Shian)


 * Kitty the All (Kiti za Ōru)


 * Gaf Shandy (Shandi Gafu)


 * Shelly (シェリー)


 * Guinness (ギネス)


 * Benedictine (ベネディクティン)


 * Doranvi (ドランブイ)


 * King Lowhide (ローハイド王)

Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Ryū Asahi was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's seinen manga magazine Young King OURs from January 30, 2020, to July 29, 2022. Shōnen Gahōsha collected its chapters into four tankōbon volumes, published from January 2021 to September 2022.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation co-produced by Wowow, Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll was announced in November 2022. It is produced by Liden Films and directed by Yasuto Nishikata, with assistant direction by Sōta Yokote, scripts written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, character designs handled by Yūki Hino, and music composed by Kevin Penkin. The series premiered on July 12, 2024, on Wowow and simulcasts internationally on Crunchyroll.