Futoku no Guild

***Futoku no Guild*** (Japanese: 不徳のギルド, Hepburn: *Futoku no Girudo*, "Guild of Depravity") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taichi Kawazoe. It has been serialized in Square Enix's *shōnen* manga magazine *Monthly Shōnen Gangan* since June 2017, with its chapters collected into nine *tankōbon* volumes as of March 2022. An anime television series adaptation by TNK is set to premiere in October 2022.

## Story

Kikuru, who graduated from high school and got a job as a "hunter" to defeat demons, devoted his teenage years to training and actual fighting and found himself turning 20 years old, and he still wanted to enjoy youth. He wanted to quit being a hunter, enter college, and fall in love with the campus life. However, if Kikuru, the best hunter in the city of Mebuki, suddenly quit, security could collapse.

Guild official Enome stalled Kikuru's retirement and introduced him to Hitamu, a beautiful young beastman martial artist. Kikuru was not at all willing to do so, and he planned to quit by making Hitamu his successor and entrusting the region to her. However, when they went out together to exterminate demons, he found that Hitamu was weak in her first battle, and on the contrary, she seemed to have a constitution that attracted demons, and was humiliated in front of him, rendering him unable to fight. Kikuru decided to train up Hitamuki in order to retire safely.

In addition to Hitamuki, other new hunters such as Maidena, a white magician; Toxicco, a black magician; Hanabata, a warrior; Noma, a red magician; and Coin, a thief, are under Kikuru's tutelage, but they too have uneven abilities and are constantly in trouble. Kikulu grows closer to his friends while moving away from the youth he had envisioned.

## Writing Style

This is the author's third serialized work. Set in a Western-style fantasy world, it depicts the training and demon-hunting activities of a young man who is seeking a successor to take over the position of "guard" for hunting demons, and the heroines, whose abilities are not yet mature enough to take over.

The main part of the story is a gag comedy, but at times there are serious scenes of life-and-death battles over the hunting of demons. However, the author said that he was worried that the work might not be well-received [3].

The official introduction describes it as a "hunting erotic comedy" and "a super problematic work in which the heroine is subjected to a lot of humiliation".

As stated in the official introduction, one of the characteristics of this work is its extreme erotic depiction. It is customary for the demons in search of mana (magical power) to torture the heroines sexually in order to obtain mana efficiently. The demons are not allowed to cross the sexual line, as it is only a kind of food for them, but they are humiliated in a variety of demon-like ways, using not only their fingers and tongues but also tentacles and special poisons, and the heroines are made to feel the humiliation, much to their chagrin.

When the manga is published in a magazine or on Gungan Online, the breasts and other parts of the body are covered with large black squares (so-called "black nori") or R18 symbols. In the book version, the restrictions are lifted and nipples and underwear are depicted.

Because of this style, when the author announced the anime adaptation, he said, "There will be times when the style is rough, but at that time, please be angry with me. We are all in this together.

Some fantasy works have a particular school system, but this work is generally the same as modern Japan, and junior high school, high school, and university are sometimes mentioned. Trains, TVs, and cell phones appear, but heavy weapons are absent. The language is also similar to modern Japan, with kanji characters appearing.

## Media

### Manga

Written and illustrated by Taichi Kawazoe, *Futoku no Guild* began serialization in Square Enix's *shōnen* manga magazine *Monthly Shōnen Gangan* on June 12, 2017. As of March 11, 2022, nine *tankōbon* volumes have been released.

#### Volumes

##### Japanese

Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9
### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 11, 2022. The series is produced by TNK and directed by Takuya Asaoka, with scripts written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, and character designs handled by Hiraku Kaneko. It is set to premiere in October 2022.

## External Links

* Official Manga Website (JP)
* Official Anime Website (JP)