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Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! (雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで～迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～, Zatsuyō Fuyojutsu-shi ga Jibun no Saikyō ni Kizuku made: Meiwaku o Kakenai Yō ni Shite Kimashitaga, Tsuihō Sareta node Suki ni Ikiru Koto ni Shimashita) is a Japanese light novel series written by Haka Tokura and illustrated by Eiri Shirai. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in November 2020. It was later acquired by Futabasha who began publishing it under their M Novels light novel imprint in September 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Shin Arakawa began serialization on Futabasha’s Gaugau Monster website in September 2021.

Media

Light novel

Written by Haka Tokura, Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on November 9, 2020. It was later acquired by Futabasha who began publishing the series with illustrations by Eiri Shirai under their M Novels light novel imprint on September 30, 2021. Three volumes have been released as of November 2023.

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	September 30, 2021	978-4-575-24399-4
2	May 30, 2023	978-4-575-24503-5
3	November 30, 2023	978-4-575-24700-8

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Shin Arakawa began serialization on Futabasha’s Gaugau Monster website on September 23, 2021. The manga’s chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes as of April 2024. The manga adaptation is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	December 28, 2021	978-4-575-41342-7	October 1, 2024	979-8-89160-499-5
2	June 30, 2022	978-4-575-41445-5	—	—
3	December 15, 2022	978-4-575-41553-7	—	—
4	April 28, 2023	978-4-575-41634-3	—	—
5	October 30, 2023	978-4-575-41755-5	—	—
6	April 30, 2024	978-4-575-41871-2	—	—
7	September 13, 2024	978-4-575-41971-9	—	—

Reception

By November 2023, the series had over 1 million copies in circulation.

The manga adaptation was ranked second at the 2024 Ebookjapan Manga Awards.

雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで～迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～ (Zatsuyō Fuyojutsu-shi ga Jibun no Saikyō ni Kizuku made: Meiwaku o Kakenai Yō ni Shite Kimashitaga, Tsuihō Sareta node Suki ni Ikiru Koto ni Shimashita)
Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!
First light novel volume cover
Genre	Fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Haka Tokura
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	November 9, 2020 – present
Light novel
Written by	Haka Tokura
Illustrated by	Eiri Shirai
Published by	Futabasha
Imprint	M Novels
Demographic	Male
Original run	September 30, 2021 – present
Volumes	3
Manga
Written by	Haka Tokura
Illustrated by	Shin Arakawa
Published by	Futabasha
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	Monster Comics
Magazine	Gaugau Monster
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	September 23, 2021 – present
Volumes	6