Why Are There Goblins and Orcs in Space? summary: 55 Years Old, Early-Retired Civil Servant. For Some Reason, He Teams Up With a Dog(?) in the Vast Universe!!!!! One day, looking up at the sky, the Milky Way—a sight completely invisible in the city—was shining brightly. The protagonist, Zen Jinguji, who had quit his government job at 55 to begin a carefree life of leisure, was visiting a campsite in Yamanashi Prefecture all alone. "Alone in the world, huh." He had no complaints about his current life, but he wasn't exactly satisfied with it, either. Just as he thought these mundane days would continue forever, a blinding light suddenly enveloped him... In the blink of an eye, he is transported into a galactic civilization teeming with otherworldly races like goblins and orcs! The highly anticipated manga adaptation of the web's hit fantasy-style space opera masterpiece!!