Ishura

## Fandom

***Ishura*** (異修羅) is a Japanese light novel series written by Keiso. It originated on the novel posting websites Kakuyomu and Shōsetsuka ni Narō, before being acquired by ASCII Media Works, who published the series with illustrations by Kureta under their Dengeki no Shin Bungei imprint. As of February 2023, seven volumes have been released. A manga adaptation with illustrations by Meguri began serialization in Kodansha's *Monthly Shōnen Magazine* in March 2021. As of December 2021, its chapters have been collected into two volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Passione and Sanzigen is set to premiere in January 2024.

## Synopsis

In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world. A master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponents with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of "True Hero," these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts among themselves. The battle to determine the mightiest of the mighty begins.

(Source: Yen Press)

## List of Publications

### *Light Novel*

The series is written by Keiso. It originated as a web novel published on the Kakuyomu novel website on June 30, 2017, then also on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on July 2, 2017. It was later acquired by ASCII Media Works, who published the series under their Dengeki no Shin Bungei imprint. The first volume was released on September 17, 2019. As of February 2023, seven volumes have been released.

In September 2021, Yen Press announced that it had licensed the series for English publication.

LN Vol. 1LN Vol. 2LN Vol. 3LN Vol. 4LN Vol. 5LN Vol. 6LN Vol. 7LN Vol. 8

### *Manga*

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Meguri, began serialization in Kodansha's *Monthly Shōnen Magazine* "Ishura: Shin Maou Sensou" on March 5, 2021. As of December 2021, the individual chapters have been collected into two *tankōbon* volumes.

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Manga Vol. 1Manga Vol. 2

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

Konomi Suzuki

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 12, 2023. It will be produced by Passione and directed by Yuki Ogawa, with chief direction by Takeo Takahashi, assistant direction by Takuya Asaoka, Fujiaki Asari, Takahiro Majima and Hironori Aoyagi, scripts written by Kenta Ihara, character designs handled by Yoko Kikuchi and Yuka Takashina, music composed by Masahiro Tokuda, and CG animation produced by Sanzigen. The series is set to premiere in January 2024. Sajou no Hana will perform the opening theme song "Shura ni Otoshite" (修羅に堕として, "Falling into the Carnage"), while Konomi Suzuki will perform the ending theme song "Hakka" (白花, "White Flower").

* ***Staff***
	+ Original Author - Silicon
	+ General Director - Takeo Takahashi
	+ Director - Yuki Ogawa
	+ Assistant Director - Takuya Asaoka, Fujiaki Asari, Takahiro Majima, Hiroki Aoyagi
	+ Series Composition/Screenplay - Kenta Inohara
	+ Character Design - Yoko Kikuchi, Yuka Takashina
	+ Monster Design - Seiji Sanda, Hiroya Iijima
	+ Mechanical Design - Kanta Suzuki
	+ World Design - Tatsuya Fukushima
	+ Art Setting - Nobuto Sue, Shuhei Tada
	+ Background Art - Kusanagi
	+ Art director - Kazuo Ogura, Yuki Hatakeyama
	+ Color design - Ritsuko Utagawa
	+ Shooting / CG animation production - Sanjigen
	+ Cinematographer - Mari Inoue
	+ Editing - Ayako Tan, Nami Niinuma
	+ Music - Masahiro Tokuda
	+ Music production - KADOKAWA
	+ Acoustic director - Takatoshi Hamano
	+ Sound effects - Katsuhiro Nakajima
	+ Sound Production - Magic Capsule
	+ Animation Production - Passione
	+ Production - *Ishura* Production Committee

The series will be streamed on Disney+.

## Reception

Chiriuchi Taniguchi from *Real Sound* offered the series praise, specifically stating it has a great cast of characters and unique storytelling.

In the *Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!* guidebook, the series ranked first in the *tankōbon* in 2021, receiving the most votes for any series in the history of the guidebook.

## External Links

* *Ishura* — Web novel at Kakuyomu (in Japanese)
* *Ishura* — Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
* *Ishura* - *Dengeki Bunko* — Light Novel Official Website | Dengeki New Literary (in Japanese)
* *Ishura: Shin Maou Sensou* — Manga Official Website | Monthly Shonen Magazine (in Japanese)
* *TV Anime "Ishura"* Official Website
* *TV Anime "Ishura"* Official (@ishura\_anime) - Twitter
* *Ishura* — Wikipedia **JP**
* *Ishura* — Wikipedia **EN**