Humanity Has Declined

Humanity Has Declined (人類は衰退しました), or Jintai (人退) for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Romeo Tanaka. The novels originally featured illustrations by Tōru Yamasaki for the first six volumes, but Yamasaki was replaced by Sunaho Tobe in 2011. Shogakukan published 11 volumes from May 2007 to September 2016. Three manga adaptations have been produced. An anime adaptation produced by AIC A.S.T.A., directed by Seiji Kishi, and written by Makoto Uezu aired in Japan between July and September 2012. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime in North America.

Plot

Humanity Has Declined is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the human civilization has regressed and humanity keeps decreasing in numbers. The story follows an unnamed girl who acts as a mediator between humanity and the "fairies" who are small elf-like creatures attracted by sweets and happy things, but also have the habit to cause trouble to her with their powers in their endless search for amusement.

Characters

Protagonist (主人公)
Generally referred to as either "I" (わたし) or "Ms. Sweets" (お菓子ちゃん), the heroine is a sensible mediator between humankind and the fairies. She is one of the few humans left capable of creating sweets, which causes the fairies to naturally flock to her. Having observed the slow decline of humanity, her outlook on life is grim.

Media

Light novels

Humanity Has Declined began as a light novel series written by Romeo Tanaka. Shogakukan published 11 volumes between May 24, 2007, and September 16, 2016 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint; nine comprise the main story, while the other two are short story collections. For the first six volumes, the novels featured illustrations by Tōru Yamasaki, but he was replaced by Sunaho Tobe in 2011. Shogakukan republished the novels with Tobe's illustrations between November 18, 2011, and March 16, 2012.[3][4]

Volumes

Manga

One chapter of a manga adaptation, illustrated by Rei Neyuki, was published in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki magazine on January 25, 2010;[16] however, the manga went on an indefinite hiatus and was ultimately cancelled.[17] Another manga, illustrated by Takuya Mitomi, titled Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Nonbirishita Hōkoku (人類は衰退しましたのんびりした報告), was serialized in the same magazine from November 25, 2011,[18] to May 25, 2012.[19] Its chapters were collected in a single volume, released on July 30, 2012.[20]

Mitomi also illustrated the four-panel comic strip manga Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Nonbirishita Hōkoku 4-koma (人類は衰退しました　のんびりした4コマ), was serialized in Monthly Ikki from June 25 to August 25, 2012.[21][22] A manga illustrated by Terae Kichijō and titled Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Yōsei, Shimasu ka? (人類は衰退しましたようせい、しますか?) was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive between January 27, 2012,[23] and January 27, 2013.[24] Three compiled volumes have been released.[25]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation produced by AIC A.S.T.A. and directed by Seiji Kishi[26] aired in Japan between July 2 and September 17, 2012; it was also simulcast by Crunchyroll.[27] The screenplay was written by Makoto Uezu, and the chief animation director Kyūta Sakai based the character design used in the anime on Sunaho Tobe's original concepts.[26] Six bonus episodes were included on the Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases. The opening theme is "Real World" (リアルワールド) by Nano Ripe and the ending theme is "Yume no Naka no Watashi no Yume" (ユメのなかノわたしのユメ) by Masumi Itō. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series for subtitled BD/DVD release in North America in December 2013.[28][29]

Episodes

Bonus episodes

Humanity Has Declined

Plot

Characters

Media

Light novels

Volumes

Volumes

Manga

Anime

Episodes

External links

References

Episodes

type	manga
title	Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Nonbirishita Hōkoku
author	Romeo Tanaka
illustrator	Takuya Mitomi
publisher	Shogakukan
imprint	Ikki Comix
magazine	Monthly Ikki
first	November 25, 2011
last	May 25, 2012
volumes	1