Takashi Suzuki, a middle-aged mercenary and former hit man, just lost his battle with cancer. But death isn't the end for a killer of his caliber. A mysterious goddess has other plans: reincarnate him in a fantasy world--and give him a divine kill order: eliminate thirty-two heroes.These so-called heroes? Japanese high schoolers summoned en masse, granted cheat-level powers, and now plunging the world into chaos.Reborn as Rei and partnered with the beautiful and deadly elf warrior Lydina, ...

Awarded S-Rank for their heroics, Rei and Lydina are sent a special appraiser to make it official. Meet Eve--a sharp-eyed, blue-haired girl who wears an eye patch. She instantly identifies Rei's apostle status and signs up for the cause with religious fervor. The new trio travel to the dwarven kingdom of Melgid, only to cross paths with heroes on a mission of their own.A simple confrontation spirals into kingdom-wide conflict. Rei's got the dwarves, magi-cannons, and golem troops on his si...

Critical Failures revisits the overlooked messiness at the heart of Japan's early experiments with modern criticism. In the Meiji era, young intellectuals posited that mastering the art of critical reading—called hihyō—was essential for Japan's advancement on the world stage. Yet, while they made concerted efforts to theorize hihyō and proposed ambitious ideals, their actual reading practice often fell short of what they set out ...

Schwarz, an FPS player lost in a fantasy world after having crossed a mysterious boundary within his favorite game, is not at a complete loss for hope. After all, the many hours of gameplay Schwarz has put in gives him a survival advantage like no other—good thing, too, as he is off on a mission to explore a massive maze that has appeared out of nowhere, and he needs all the knowledge and skills he can muster to make it to the end! Could this maze provide the answers Schwarz needs to find ...

After reluctantly embracing his unwanted fame, Luke's been itching to show off his full power at the Sword Saint Festival--but his enemies don't plan to fight fair! A band of kidnappers targets the supposed protagonist's loved ones, and the kidnappers demand Abel assassinate Luke in exchange for their release. As Luke races to dismantle these schemes, an elven terrorist group and assassins from the Divine Nation descend on the festival, threatening to disrupt the entire empire! Will Luke's...

Support caster Wim Strauss was once just an invisible stagehand on the battlefield, but now that he has joined Nachtlibelle, one of the greatest guilds around, Wim finds himself shoved right into the spotlight! It's not every day that two floors of the labyrinth are conquered so quickly, and opinions of Wim have begun to shift.All eyes are now on Chronos and the other members of Wim's former party as the world starts to suspect that Wim played a greater hand in a certain boss's defeat than...

In my new world, life has no worth. Reborn as an apprentice under the Order of Assassins, an organization that takes on all manner of underhanded jobs, I’m prepared to do anything and everything to survive.First, I have to get through their oppressive training, where failure equals death. My assassin-to-be rivals include a tigerborn whose strength eclipses my own, an elf who is a master of essence, and a dragonborn, their kind known as the mightiest of races. Isn’t all that almost unfair?A...

A DREAM TEAM OF BADASS BOSSES.While Kyouichirou’s party grows ever stronger, he’s still a long way from saving his sister’s life. For starters, he doesn’t even have a healer! It’s time to recruit a new member, and Kyouichirou sets his sights on the Black Knight, a legendary mercenary who brings certain victory to his clients but charges exorbitant fees and insists on working alone. To lure this big fish to the negotiating table, Kyouichirou will need to show what he and his team are made o...

When the God of Creation, Zenom, sends you on a journey to the Esfort Kingdom, you go. But running from school life to meeting the founder of the Esfort Kingdom--who reveals new information to Cain about his destiny--is no simple matter.With the help of divine beasts Haku and Gin, Cain must take on a giant flood that threatens his hometown of Gracia, deal with an incident involving a fearsome new foe, and act as Lord over Drientl--a city plagued with problems. But will Cain's reckless adve...

In a chaotic world where royal power has collapsed, a small child plays with dirt in a remote, frozen village.His name is Ars.Gifted with extraordinary earth magic, Ars can freely alter soil and terrain-so he puts his ability to work improving farmland and restoring barren fields. What no one knows is that he carries memories from a past life obsessed with city-building games.As he grows older, Ars sets his sights on escaping poverty. Using his own original magic, h...

AN UNHOLY THREAT LOOMS LARGEShuutarou and his friends safely rescued Kettle, but their relief is short-lived. Kettle starts to attack the group, and right before she loses consciousness, she provides Shuutarou with proof that the mysterious “angels” are slaughtering players. He now seeks even greater strength in order to defeat this new enemy… only for his faithful Evil Overlord Elroad to disappear without explanation! Has the King of the Demons betrayed his master, or is this part of a bi...

PUTTING THE PAST TO RESTIt was a long and grueling journey, but with the help of Tsushima, Lupus has defected to the Free City of Elbar, and the two have attained a measure of peace. However, their newfound stability is shattered when the Balga Empire’s top Informationist attacks Tsushima in a bid to take revenge for one of his many past transgressions. Pitted against the Informationist’s overwhelming power, Tsushima realizes there is only one way he can keep Lupus from getting caught in t...