I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic

I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (没落予定の貴族だけど、暇だったから魔法を極めてみた) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nazuna Miki and illustrated by Kabocha. It began serialization online in September 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by TO Books, who have published eight volumes since February 2020. A manga adaptation with art by Rio Akisaki has been serialized online via TO Books' Nico Nico Seiga-based Comic Corona manga service since February 2020 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen and Marvy Jack is set to premiere in January 2025.

Characters

 * Liam (リアム)


 * Radon (ラードーン)


 * Asuna (アスナ)


 * Jodi (ジョディ)

Light novel
Written by Nazuna Miki, I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on September 7, 2019. It was later acquired by TO Books who began publishing the series with illustrations by Kabocha under their TO Bunko light novel imprint on February 10, 2020. Eight volumes have been released as of March 2024. The light novel is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.

Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Rio Akisaki began serialization on TO Books' Nico Nico Seiga-based manga service Comic Corona on February 3, 2020. The manga's chapters have been compiled into eight tankōbon volumes as of March 2024. The manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.

A spin-off manga illustrated by Daiki Tose, titled Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima datta kara Mahō wo Kiwamete Mita: Goshujin-sama ga Daisuki, began serialization on TO Books' Corona EX manga service on September 14, 2023.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 15, 2024. The series is produced by Studio Deen and Marvy Jack and directed by Kenichi Ishikura, with Tatsuya Takahashi writing series scripts, Midori Otsuka designing the characters, and Arisa Okehazama composing the music. It is set to premiere in January 2025.

Reception
By March 2024, the series had 750,000 copies in circulation.