Dead Rock
Japanese manga series
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 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| Genre | Dark fantasy[1] |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiro Mashima |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | July 6, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
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Dead Rock (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine since July 2023, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes as of August 2024.
Plot
Dead Rock is an academy where denizens of the demon world are trained to conquer the human world as demon rulers. Yakuto, a demon boy with the roots of a black dragon, is one of seven applicants who survive the school's deadly special entrance exam into Class F. On his first day of class, Yakuto murders his homeroom teacher and reveals his ambition to kill God, a supreme evil being who serves as Dead Rock's principal.
Characters
- Yakuto (ヤクト)
- Yakuto is a Dragon Root demon with the ability to transform into a black dragon due to a curse that reduces his lifespan. He plots to kill God out of revenge for exterminating the rest of the Dragon Roots, including Yakuto's family.
- Frey (フレイ, Furei)
- Frey is an Ifrit Root who manipulates fire. She enrolls in Dead Rock to satisfy her love for battle, as well as to surpass and avenge her older sister, who failed to graduate from the school.
- Raizen (ライゼン)
- Raizen is an Orochi Root who can create seven duplicates of his greatsword, "Princess". His weapon is afflicted with a curse that he seeks to lift by becoming a Demon King.
- Hien (ヒエン)
- Hien is a Fenrir Root who freezes anything he cuts with his katana. As son of the Fenrir Fort's lord, he aims to save his homeland from an eternal winter his people are wrongly accused of causing.
- Mikoto (ミコト)
- Mikoto is a Lich Root and necromancer who reanimates and controls the dead as zombies. She is also a member of Ghost, the demon world's secret service agency, who attends Dead Rock undercover to execute the school's corrupt faculty.
- Hani (ハニー, Hanī)
- Hani is a Thor Root and living haniwa giant who can alter his size and wields a hammer imbued with lightning. He is intelligent and analytical, and prefers to study humans rather than conquer them.
- Zelecia (ゼレシア, Zereshia) / Chako (チャコ)
- Zelecia is a Black Wizard Root who wields black magic, which she suppresses by transforming into a talking Yatagarasu Root crow named Chako. Like Yakuto, she wishes to kill God.
- God (神, Kami)
- God is the most powerful being in the three worlds of existence, presiding over the demon world as principal of Dead Rock. He is targeted for death by Yakuto, who believes him to be an imposter for killing Yazuma, Yakuto's father and one of God's personal guards.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima, Dead Rock started in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine on July 6, 2023.[1][2] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first released on November 16, 2023.[3] As of August 7, 2024, three volumes have been released.[4]
In July 2024, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the manga for English release in North America, with the first volume set to be released in Q2 2025.[5]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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| 1 | November 16, 2023[6] | 978-4-06-533310-5 | Q2 2025 | — | |
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| 2 | April 9, 2024[7] | 978-4-06-535370-7 | — | — | |
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| 3 | August 7, 2024[4] | 978-4-06-536168-9 | — | — | |
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
- "Class F vs. Bren" (F組vs.ブレン, Efu-gumi vs. Buren)
- "Dead or Alive" (デッド・オア・アライブ, Deddo oa Araibu)
- "Ghost" (ゴースト, Gōsuto)
References
- ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (June 5, 2023). "Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Launches Dead Rock Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ 真島ヒロが3作同時連載、魔界学園ダークファンタジー「DEAD ROCK」が月マガで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 6, 2023. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ 真島ヒロ最新作「DEAD ROCK」1巻、魔王養成機関で“神”に挑むダークファンタジー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 16, 2023. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ a b 【8月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 7, 2024. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (July 4, 2024). "Kodansha USA Reveals 12 New Print Manga, 2 Digital Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ 【11月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 16, 2023. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ 【4月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 9, 2024. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
External links
- Official website at Monthly Shōnen Magazine (in Japanese)
- Dead Rock at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Works by Hiro Mashima
- Hiro Mashima's Playground (1998–2003)
- Rave Master (1999–2005)
- Monster Soul (2005–2007)
- Fairy Tail (2006–2017)
- Monster Hunter Orage (2008–2009)
- Fairy Tail Zero (2014–2015)
- Edens Zero (2018–2024)
- Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest (2018–present)
- Mashima Hero's (2019)
- Dead Rock (2023–present)
