Media


 * Author: Okina Baba
 * Illustrator (Light Novel): Tsukasa Kiryuu
 * Artist (Manga): Asahiro Kakashi
 * Producer (Anime): Jōtarō Ishigami

The Light Novel is available for purchase on Amazon and Bookwalker.

The Manga is available for purchase on Amazon and Bookwalker.

Light Novel
Main Article: Light Novels

"I used to be a normal high school girl but in the blink of an eye, I woke up in a place I've never seen before and-and I was reborn as a spider?! How could something that's nothing more than a tiny spider (that's me) possibly survive in literally the worst dungeon ever? Are there no rules? There should be some rules! Who the hell is responsible for this? SHOW YOUR FACE!"

- Official synopsis of Volume 1

The Light Novel adaptation of Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? Volume 1 was released to the public on December 10, 2015, in Japan. It retells the Web novel's story with some slight differences, the most notable change being the introduction of Feirune. It also contains the side stories just like in the original Web novel.
 * Light Novel Volumes
 * Light Novel Volume 1
 * Light Novel Volume 2
 * Light Novel Volume 3
 * Light Novel Volume 4
 * Light Novel Volume 5
 * Light Novel Volume 6
 * Light Novel Volume 7
 * Light Novel Volume 8
 * Light Novel Volume 9
 * Light Novel Volume 10
 * Light Novel Volume 11
 * Light Novel Volume 12
 * Light Novel Volume 13
 * Light Novel Volume 14
 * Light Novel Volume 15
 * Light Novel Volume 16

Anime
Main Article: Anime

"I, the protagonist, was just an ordinary high school girl, but suddenly I was reincarnated as a spider monster in a fantasy world. Not only that, but I awakened in a dungeon filled with vicious monsters. Armed with only my human knowledge and my overwhelming positivity, I'm forced to use spiderwebs and traps to defeat far stronger monsters just to stay alive…

So begins the labyrinth survival story of a girl with incredible mental strength living as one of the lowest-ranked beasts!"

- Synopsis from kumo-anime.com

The anime adaptation of So I'm a Spider, So What? started airing on January 8th, 2021, for 25 episodes. Its director is Shin Itagaki, and it's written conjointly by Okina Baba and Yuichiro Momose. Exsa, with additional support from ENGI (Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!), handles CGI production and Millepensee (Wake Up Girls! New Chapter, Cop Craft) is in charge of animation. Crunchyroll holds the license for overseas streaming of this series.
 * Episode List

Manga
Main Article: Manga

"I'm gonna survive-just watch me!"

"I was your average, everyday high school girl, but now I've been reborn in a magical world… as a spider?! Wait-this isn't how these stories are supposed to go! Can I get a do-over? … No? But how am I supposed to survive in this big, scary dungeon as one of the weakest monsters? It's “every spider for herself” in here! I gotta figure out the rules to this QUICK, or I'll be kissing my short second life good-bye…"

- Official synopsis of Volume 1

The manga adaptation of Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? is officially released on Kadokawa' Shoten's Young Ace Up website. It's adapted by Asahiro Kakashi and is based on the Light Novel. The first chapter was uploaded on December 22, 2015, and the first volume of the published version was released on July 9, 2016.

The manga's main difference compared to the other media is that it ignores most of the side stories. However, the published version includes extra short stories written by Baba Okina. Volume 3 also contains a bonus short comic telling a story told from Feirune's perspective.

Original untranslated manga can be found here.


 * Manga Volumes
 * Manga Volume 1
 * Manga Volume 2
 * Manga Volume 3
 * Manga Volume 4
 * Manga Volume 5
 * Manga Volume 6
 * Manga Volume 7
 * Manga Volume 8
 * Manga Volume 9
 * Manga Volume 10
 * Manga Volume 11

Spin-off Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? Kumoko Yonshimai no Nichijou
Main Article: Kumоkо Yоnshimai no Nichijоu "I was a normal high school girl but then I was reincarnated as a monster spider in a parallel world. To survive in this labyrinth full of monsters, I used a skill “Parallel Will” and split my mind in 4 but now each will have their own body… ?"

Spin-off manga of Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? about the four spider sisters' daily lives. It is officially released on Kadokawa' Shoten's Young Ace Up website. The current drawer of the series is Gratinbird. The first chapter was released in 2019, and the first volume was published on March 3, 2020.


 * Spin-Off Manga Volumes
 * Volume 1
 * Volume 2
 * Volume 3
 * Volume 4
 * Volume 5

Web Novel
Main Article: Web Novel

"The world where the Hero and the Demon King continue to oppose each other The grand magic from the Hero and the Demon King crosses over worlds and caused an explosion in a classroom of a certain high school. The students who died in the explosion are reincarnated in a different world The protagonist who has the lowest reputation in the class was reincarnated into a spider. Nevertheless, the protagonist adapted quickly to the present condition with strong willpower. This is a story of the protagonist who has become a spider trying whatever she can to survive."

- Fan translated official synopsis

The Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? web novel was written by Okina Baba, with the first chapter released on March 27, 2015, and it's still ongoing. It has more than 550 branches, with the main story having reached its 330th chapter and the many side story chapters accompanying it. The side stories are for world-building and giving the perspective of other characters in the story.


 * The original Web Novel can be found untranslated at syosetu.com.
 * You can find the English fan translations at novelupdates.com.

Chapters are numerically sorted by its time of release. Numbered chapters means it is from the protagonist's perspective.
 * Chapters

Trivia

 * Oni Vs Oni is referring to the fact that the Japanese word for vampire 吸血鬼(kyūketsuki) contains the kanji for Oni (鬼).
 * WN chapter 287's title is a reference to the Terminator.