The publishing house GCNovel, owned by Micro Magazine, confirmed in September that the light novel Boushoku no Berserk (The Barbarian of Gluttony), has passed the mark of 1,150,000 copies sold over 7 published volumes (twitter below). The result however was obtained by adding the sales of the manga that will receive the 9th volume on October 31st (the novel will get the 8th copy on the 28th).

Entirely titled Boushoku no Berserk: Ore dake Level to Iu Gainen wo Toppa suru (The Barbarian of Gluttony: I am He Who Will Break the Concept of Levels), the series tells the story of Fate, a low-ranking soldier in charge of the palace guard.

He suffers from a great inconvenience as he is always hungry due to an ability he acquired at birth. This seemingly useless power makes his life difficult but hides an important secret.

One day, after eliminating an invading thief, Fate's ability is activated, sucking out the soul, level status and abilities of the opponent. Understanding the real use of this power he will use it to build his name and rid himself of all stigma and humiliation he suffered in the past.

The novel started in 2017 written by Isshiki Ichika featuring beautiful illustrations by artist Fame. The manga, on the other hand, got its first chapter in 2018 drawn by Daisuke Takino.

#ＧＣＮ文庫 9月の新刊は

シリーズ累計115万部突破！ 「暴食のベルセルク～俺だけレベルという概念を突破して最強～5」
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業界を震撼させたラブコメ待望の第2巻！　『続・「美人でお金持ちの彼女が欲しい」と言ったら、ワケあり女子がやってきた件。』

の2タイトルです！https://t.co/QtFf0QsP8F pic.twitter.com/JWwfe0DDJp

— GCノベルズ公式＠GCN文庫10月刊好評発売中!! (@gcnovels) September 20, 2022