The Kingdoms of Ruin (manga)

## The Kingdoms of Ruin

**The Kingdoms of Ruin** (はめつのおうこく,, *Hametsu no Ōkoku*?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by yoruhashi.

It first premiered in Monthly Comic Garden in the 5th of April, 2019. The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Mag Garden. The series was licensed for English language release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. The series inspired an anime series by the same name produced by Yokohama Animation Lab. The manga shares a universe (*ensemble verse*) with yoruhashi's previous work, *The Kingdom of Caliburn*.

## Story

After being forced to watch his beloved mentor be executed, Adonis, a witch’s apprentice, swears revenge on the empire that took everything away from him. Doroka, a slave witch wishing for peace between humanity and witches after their fallout due to the advancement in science humanity had made that deemed witches, "*useless*", has her own inner conflict whether *revenge* is truly the necessary way or not after being forced to work together with Adonis. Together, they embark on a conflicting journey with objectives that couldn't be anymore different.

However, within the Andromeda universe, Dorothea Grethe mourns the death of Alfredo, her lover. Wanting to take every necessary way in order to bring him back, she travels through the boundaries of the universe and came upon the world of *The Kingdoms of Ruin*. Now seeing this world's reincarnation of both Alfredo and herself, the *Witch of the Unknown* sets out on her own journey to revive Alfredo.

### Main Characters

* **Adonis**: A human boy who swore vengeance upon all mankind after his *mother figure*, the Ice Witch Chloe Morgan, was killed before his very own eyes. Despite being human, he can use a lesser form of spellcraft called "*Written Style Summoning Magic*."
* **Doroka**: A naïve, kind-hearted girl who dreams of peace. Although she possesses the power of "*Love Magic*," which could bind men to her will, she despises this ability. After rescuing Adonis from Redian captivity, she started traveling with him.

## Profile

*The Kingdoms of Ruin* is serialized in Mag Garden's *Monthly Comic Garden* magazine, debuting in the May 2019 issue. Under the BLADE COMICS label, The Kingdoms of Ruin has been collected into 8 tankōbon volumes as of March 10, 2023. As of October 2020, the total copies of the series has exceeded 250,000 copies. Seven Seas Comics licensed the series in 2020 of April for English release. The manga series inspired an anime produced by *Yokohama Animation Lab* under the same title.

The first character popularity contest for *The Kingdoms of Ruin* and *The Kingdom of Calburn* was held on February of 2021 and ended in April of the same year. Adonis, Doroka, and Chloe winning first, second, and third place on the list with each respective votes being *567*, *353*, and *172*.

yoruhashi also noted the difficulty of developing Doroka's personality more than Adonis'. In drawing scenery of the characters which allows for progression of the story, yoruhashi stated that the most important thing in order to write a natural flow of the story to keep in-pace, is to ""create stories and draw pictures as if you were the reader" in a *natural* way. In writing the characters dialogue, yoruhashi relied upon the personality of the character, on what the character would say within the situation. The dialogue of the characters should also be kept to minimum. While designing, yoruhashi tries to come up with clothing that fits within the era of the world that they're living in.

## Volumes and Chapters

### Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

* Chapter 41 (2 parts)
* Chapter 42
* Chapter 43
* Chapter 44 (2 parts)
* Chapter 45
* Chapter 46

## External Links

* Official Mag Garden website (Japanese)
* Official Seven Seas website (English)

## References

1. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-24/seven-seas-adds-new-manga-by-takako-shimura-kabi-nagata/.158953
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