Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
The cover of the original edition of the first light novel, featuring Boxxo and Lammis
自動販売機に生まれ変わった俺は迷宮を彷徨う (Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū o Samayō)
Genre	Fantasy comedy[1] Isekai[2]
Novel series
Written by	Hirukuma
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	March 3, 2016 – December 18, 2016
Light novel
Written by	Hirukuma
Illustrated by	Itsuwa Kato (original edition) Yūki Hagure (revised edition)
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	August 1, 2016 – February 1, 2017
Volumes	3 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written by	Hirukuma
Illustrated by	Kunieda
Published by	ASCII Media Works
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Magazine	Dengeki Daioh
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	August 27, 2021 – present
Volumes	2 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Noriaki Akitaya
Written by	Tatsuya Takahashi
Music by	Yuta Uraki Keita Takahashi
Studio	Studio Gokumi AXsiZ
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS NTV
Original run	July 5, 2023 – present
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Anime and manga portal

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Japanese: 自動販売機に生まれ変わった俺は迷宮を彷徨う, Hepburn: Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū o Samayō, lit. "Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Wander Through the Labyrinth") is a Japanese light novel series written by Hirukuma and illustrated by Itsuwa Kato (original edition) and Yūki Hagure (revised edition). The series was originally published in 2016 as a web novel by the author on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Later on the same year, it was acquired and then published by Kadokawa Shoten. A manga adaptation by Kunieda began serialization ASCII Media Works's shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh in August 2021. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in English by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ aired from July to September 2023. A second season has been announced.

The light novels follow its titular protagonist who, after being crushed to death by a vending machine, is reincarnated as a sentient vending machine in a fantasy dungeon world. Shortly after, he meets and befriends Lammis, a young female hunter, who names him "Boxxo" and starts carrying him around on her back, and the two start their adventures in the dungeon together. Reborn as a Vending Machine has been well received by critics, with particular praise being directed at the novels' unique take on the isekai genre.