Roll Over and Die

Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (「お前ごときが魔王に勝てると思うな」と勇者パーティを追放されたので、王都で気ままに暮らしたい) is a Japanese light novel series written by kiki and illustrated by kinta. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. Micro Magazine later acquired the series, which began releasing it in print in July 2018 under their GC Novels imprint. The light novel has been licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.

A manga adaptation with art by Sunao Minakata has been serialized online via Micro Magazine's Comic Ride website since December 27, 2018. The manga has also been licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Plot
Flum Apricot is born with a unique Affinity known as "Reversal" that leaves her with zero stats across the board. However after being prophesied by the God Origin to join the Hero’s party and defeat the Demon Lord, Flum finds herself with what seems like an impossible task. Things only get harder when the party’s renowned sage, Jean Inteige, decides to sell her into slavery instead. After being thrown to ghouls for master’s entertainment with nothing but a cursed sword, Flum finally learns the true meaning of her unique "Reversal" Affinity.

Light novels
Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!' first began serialization online on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. Micro Magazine later acquired the series, which began releasing it in print in June 2018 under their GC Novels imprint. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the light novels for English-language release in 2020.

Manga
A manga adaptation is written by kiki, illustrated by Sunao Minakata, and with character designs provided by Kinta. It began serialization in Micro Magazine's Comic Ride website on December 27, 2018. It has been also licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Reception
Roll Over and Die has received generally positive reviews. Anime News Network giving the first volume an overall B+ grade, with Theron Martin praising the quality of its writing and storytelling when compared of other light novels, though noting that the game mechanics-based setting felt like a crutch. Erica Friedman of Yuricon noted in her review that the series lacks nuance in its writing when dealing with the subjects of violence against women and slavery throughout.