Our take
The setup
After ending its war with the Parpaldia Empire, Japan gains recognition from the wider world and is invited to a conference of leading nations. There, delegates witness the Gra Barcas Empire declare war on the entire world.
Why read it
For fans of
This volume of 「日本国召喚」 picks up after Japan's war with the Parpaldia Empire has ended, a conflict that leaves Japan recognized by the rest of the world as a nation to be taken seriously. That recognition comes with an invitation: Japan is asked to join a conference bringing together the world's leading powers, a formal acknowledgment of its new standing on the international stage.
But the gathering does not stay celebratory for long. In the middle of the conference, the Gra Barcas Empire declares war on the entire world, turning what should have been a diplomatic milestone into the first sign of a much larger and more dangerous conflict. Readers who have followed Japan's journey through war and uneasy peace will find this turn particularly charged, since it reframes everything the nation has just achieved as merely a prelude to something bigger.
The appeal here lies in watching how a story built around national survival and recognition shifts gears into something with far wider consequences. The tension is not just about one country's position in the world, but about what happens when an entire global order is threatened at once. The conference setting adds a formal, almost procedural backdrop to the moment of declaration, which makes the sudden escalation land harder.
Readers drawn to stories of international politics, shifting alliances, and the consequences of military power will find plenty to engage with here. The series has built its tension around Japan's place among other nations, and this volume pushes that premise further by introducing a threat that implicates every nation at the table, not just Japan alone. It is a fitting moment for anyone invested in how this world's balance of power might be upended.
18 volumes in print / Volume 1 to the latest
Spoilers through Vol.11
Official synopsis
The first new volume in six years! In the synopsis, the various powers are building an allied front to oppose the Gra Valkas Empire, which continues its invasions. In the midst of the intensifying war, an unidentified, seriously injured person is rushed to Japan—and their identity turns out to be none other than Crown Prince Gra-Cabal of the Empire, who was caught in a counterattack during a front-line inspection! The Empire, strategically mistaking this for unjust "prisoner detention," is enraged and announces an invasion of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial Great Fleet, covering the sea, takes up combat positions for the invasion of Japan. To intercept the Empire, which boasts of being absolutely invincible, Japan gathers all its military strength and embarks on a total national war...!?
Official synopsis
▼Synopsis The Gra Valkas Empire, drunk on its temporary superiority, was planning a full-scale invasion of Mu. To save its friendly nation from crisis, Japan decides to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces to Mu. Although they warn them by sinking the Empire's naval forces completely, the Navy, fearing punishment, conceals the details of the defeat, so the Gra Valkas Army begins an invasion of Mu. The Empire opens the door to its own destruction without knowing the truth that its latest weapons are technology from decades ago in Japan... *This work is a reissue of "Japan Summons Vol. 6: Turbulence of the Mu Continent" published by Pony Canyon BOOKS in 2020. The content of the novel remains unchanged from the Pony Canyon BOOKS version. The only changes in the reissue are the designs of the book cover and title page, the text size of the frontispiece, and the afterword. If you already own the previous edition, please be careful not to purchase it again.
Official synopsis
▼Synopsis The world war between the Gra Valkas Empire, which declared war on the whole world, and the great powers is intensifying. Before the battle between friendly nation Mu and the Empire, Japan cooperates with technology—renovating the latest battleship "La Casami" possessed by Mu. What is the true worth of "La Casami," sent out to protect the country from the rampant Empire...? A great naval battle where ships sink one after another as if the sea itself were burning. The Holy Mirishial Empire also launches its prized aerial battleships, and an all-out war begins between the great powers, with nothing held back...! *This work is a reissue of "Japan Summons Vol. 5: New World War" published by Pony Canyon BOOKS in 2019. The content of the novel remains unchanged from the Pony Canyon BOOKS version. The only changes in the reissue are some cover illustrations, the designs of the book cover and title page, the text size of the frontispiece, and the afterword. If you already own the previous edition, please be careful not to purchase it again.
Official synopsis
To defeat the Demon Lord's army that attacked the Kingdom of Thorpa, the Self-Defense Forces send an advance unit under the name of "Pest Control." What will the Self-Defense Forces' strategy be against the Demon Lord Nosgura, who commands a swarm of over ten thousand goblins and orcs, as well as legendary magical beasts!?
Official synopsis
The Self-Defense Forces infiltrate the royal castle, safely secure the King of Louria, and bring the Louria conflict to an end. Taking this as an opportunity, Japan proceeds to interact with surrounding countries in addition to Qua Toyne, but as the number of related countries increases, they face new problems.
Official synopsis
To seize the enemy's royal capital, the Self-Defense Forces surprise-attack Louria's naval headquarters and annihilate the Dragon Knight Order that came to rescue them. Furthermore, the Ground Self-Defense Force deploys a tank regiment around the royal capital to confront the enemy's main army.
Official synopsis
Facing the Self-Defense Forces' combat power, which seems absurd even to the Navy, Louria gives up on its invasion from the sea and turns its attention to Ejei inland. In response, the Ground Self-Defense Force offers to set up a base behind Ejei for support.
Official synopsis
One day, Japan is suddenly transferred to another world. The government, suffering from a food shortage, begins exploring the vicinity, confirms the existence of a developing nation in this other world, and begins negotiations. However, Japan gets caught up in a war involving the country with which it established diplomatic relations, and faces a crisis.