Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Vol. 02

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Vol. 02. The manga adaptation of the bestselling light novel series–with an anime coming in 2019!

INTO THE SHADOW OF THE LABYRINTH

Betrayed and abandoned, Hajime has been reborn in the crucible of the Great Orcus Labyrinth. The once meek high-schooler has become a tough-as-nails avenger who will do whatever it takes to fight his way back home. To do that, he must first conquer the very bottom-most depths of the Labyrinth–and before him stands its prisoner, a beautiful young woman who claims royal, immortal blood. Does he dare trust anyone on his bloody road to salvation?

Biographical Notes:

Ryo Shirakome is a Japanese author known for Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest.

Takaya-Ki is a Japanese artist known for their illustrations and for the original character designs in Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest.

RoGa is a Japanese artist known for the manga Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest.

Title Notes:

MULTIMEDIA TIE-IN, SIMULTANEOUS PUBLISHING: Seven Seas is putting out 5 series from this franchise: the original light novels and manga, the ZERO spin-off light novels and manga, and the I Heart Isekai manga spin-off.

ANIME: In July 2019, streaming in English through Crunchyroll. The second season began in January 2022 and is streaming in English through Funimation, along with the first season.

AGE RANGE: This Adult title is rated Teen (13+) but is probably too edgy for YA audiences.

SERIES INFO: Total number of volumes are currently unknown but will have a planned pub whenever new volumes are available in Japan.

More details on Ryo Shirakome, RoGa & Takaya-Ki:

Takaya-Ki’s Twitter Page

RoGa’s Twitter Page

More works by Takaya-Ki

More works by RoGa

More works by Ryo Shirakome