A Centaur's Life, known in Japan as Centaur's Worries (セントールの悩み), is a Japanese slice of life comedy manga series by Kei Murayama.[1][2] The series has been serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū magazine since February 2011, and is published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[3][4] An anime television series adaptation by Emon aired in Japan from July to September 2017.[5][6]
The series takes place in a world that took a different path of evolution from the world we know resulting in mythological creatures, such as centaurs, satyrs, mermaids, and demons, taking the place of humans in today's society. The story largely focuses around a centaur girl named Himeno Kimihara as she goes about her daily life with her friends and family.
The original manga illustrated by Kei Murayama began serialization in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū from February 2011. Twenty-six tankōbon volumes have been released as of September 12, 2025. The series moved to online-only serialization when Comic Ryū changed formats on June 19, 2018.[11] The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, who began releasing it in North America from November 5, 2013.
An anime adaptation was announced on the wraparound of the manga's 14th volume, released on December 13, 2016,[39][40] later revealed to be a television series.[41] It is animated by Haoliners Animation League's Japanese branch Emon and directed by Naoyuki Konno, with Fumitoshi Oizaki credited as the chief director and Touko Machida is the series composition. The character design is done by Sakae Shibuya, who is also a chief animation director. The twelve-episode series aired on Tokyo MX between July 9 and September 24, 2017.[42] The opening theme is "Oshiete Darwin" (教えてダーウィン) by Purely Monster, while the ending theme is "Edelweiss" by Asaka.[42] Crunchyroll streamed the series, and Funimation dubbed it and released it on home video as part of the two companies' partnership.[43]
On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave volume 1 an overall grade of B−.[1]
