Dying Heroically Shouldn't Be This Hard!When heartbreak drives Nao to enlist in the Space Force, he discovers a new purpose in life: stylishly sacrificing himself for the greater good. Unfortunately, standing in his way are his capable crew—and his own skills!Every hopeless battle somehow turns to triumph in his hands. His ship is surrounded? He selflessly orders his crew to abandon him, but they rally instead, wiping out the enemy. A pirate ship is escapin...

Nao’s crew has checked off their most recent to-do list: Space pirate trafficking operation? Shut down. Kidnapped children? Rescued. Corrupt nobles? Brought to justice! Now that’s all dealt with, surely they’ll get their much needed R and R, right?Alas, nothing’s so easy for Nao and his crew. There’s no time for a break! He’s immediately promoted to squadron commander and put in charge of an assault on a pirate stronghold. There’s a silver lining, though—Nao may finally be granted his hero...

Betrayed and left stranded by his comrades, a former hero struggles to move on until one fateful encounter in this fantasy manga.There has always been 16 heroes. Among them is the Darkness Hero, Shion, the strongest hero in history. Shion has only one thing he believes in—his party members. However, those girls he believed in cruelly betrayed him. Is there a way for Shion to overcome his deep pain and keep on living?

Things aren’t exactly what Nao was expecting upon completing the impossible refurbishment of the astro-destroyer Verna Somnus. The third princess’s warm welcome back to the capital comes with an irrefusable invite: captain the flagship of the government agency she’s founding, the Regionwide Criminal Investigation Agency. At the princess’s side, Nao’s swept into glamorous parties to bump shoulders with influential nobles—only further solidifying his reputation…and pushing him farther and fa...

When heartbreak drives Nao to enlist in the Space Force, he discovers a new purpose in life: stylishly sacrificing himself for the greater good. Unfortunately, standing in his way are his capable crew—and his own skills!Every hopeless battle somehow turns to triumph in his hands. His ship is surrounded? He selflessly orders his crew to abandon him, but they rally instead, wiping out the enemy. A pirate ship is escaping? He ruthlessly crashes himself into it, but its engine fails, enabling ...

Even great heroes eventually grow old. Decades after saving the world, a band of brave heroes now live quietly in peaceful retirement as their final days await just beyond the horizon. Knowing time is short, Ferd the Hero longs to reunite with his old friends and meet his great-grandchild while he still can. In the company of his wife, Elrica the Saint, Ferd sets off on a transcontinental journey to see their comrades and finally visit their family abroad. Yet their last hurrah is bound to...

Nao's got it rough: Already a cringe-inducing, late-blooming loser, things really hit a new low when his girlfriend runs off with another guy. With nothing left to lose, Nao sees an advertisement for the Space Force, the elite military organization that protects the planet from all extraterrestrial threats. It's the perfect place to achieve the one thing he still desires--a cool, inspiring death!Trouble is, this brand-new ensign is way too good at his job. As the commander of the "Unwanted...

Having defeated the dragon ruler and settled a long-standing score with his sister, Zelos is back to his normal life in Santor. Until, that is, Alphia Magus—the Dark God—emerges out of the blue one day to walk the world once more.Zelos had been counting on that, of course...but he hadn’t prepared for it to happen so soon. How is he going to explain the presence of this ‘young’ girl in his house to visitors? And where is a middle-aged man supposed to get underwear for a naked goddes...

Betrayed and left stranded by his comrades, a former hero struggles to move on until one fateful encounter in this fantasy manga.There has always been 16 heroes. Among them is the Darkness Hero, Shion, the strongest hero in history. Shion has only one thing he believes in—his party members. However, those girls he believed in cruelly betrayed him. Is there a way for Shion to overcome his deep pain and keep on living?

Betrayed and left stranded by his comrades, a former hero struggles to move on until one fateful encounter in this fantasy manga.There has always been 16 heroes. Among them is the Darkness Hero, Shion, the strongest hero in history. Shion has only one thing he believes in—his party members. However, those girls he believed in cruelly betrayed him. Is there a way for Shion to overcome his deep pain and keep on living?

Betrayed and left stranded by his comrades, a former hero struggles to move on until one fateful encounter in this fantasy manga.There has always been 16 heroes. Among them is the Darkness Hero, Shion, the strongest hero in history. Shion has only one thing he believes in—his party members. However, those girls he believed in cruelly betrayed him. Is there a way for Shion to overcome his deep pain and keep on living?

Betrayed and left stranded by his comrades, a former hero struggles to move on until one fateful encounter in this fantasy manga.There has always been 16 heroes. Among them is the Darkness Hero, Shion, the strongest hero in history. Shion has only one thing he believes in—his party members. However, those girls he believed in cruelly betrayed him. Is there a way for Shion to overcome his deep pain and keep on living?