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Dead Rock
GenreDark fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byHiro Mashima
Published byKodansha
English publisherKodansha USA
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Magazine
Original runJuly 6, 2023 – present
Volumes2

Dead Rock (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine since July 2023, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes as of April 2024.

Synopsis

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Dead Rock is an academy where denizens of the demon world are trained to conquer the human world as demon kings. Yakuto, an unassuming demon boy with the roots of a black dragon, is one of seven out of one thousand applicants who survive the school's deadly special entrance exam into Class F. On his first day of class, Yakuto brutally murders his homeroom teacher and reveals his ambition to kill God, a supreme evil being who serves as Dead Rock's principal.

Characters

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Yakuto (ヤクト)
A Dragon Root demon whose people were exterminated by God. As the son of one of God's personal guards, Yakuto believes God to be an imposter and plots to kill him in revenge. Due to a curse placed on him, he has the ability to transform into a black dragon at the cost of reducing his lifespan.
Frey (フレイ, Furei)
An Ifrit Root who manipulates fire. She enrolls in Dead Rock to battle powerful opponents, as well as to surpass and avenge her older sister, who failed to graduate from the school.
Raizen (ライゼン)
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)
A Fenrir Root with ice powers that freeze anything he cuts with his katana. He aims to save his homeland from an eternal winter his people are wrongly accused of causing.
Mikoto (ミコト)
A Lich Root and necromancer who reanimates and controls the dead as zombies. She serves as a member of Ghost, the demon world's secret service agency, who attends Dead Rock incognito to execute its corrupt teachers.
Hani (ハニー, Hanī)
A living haniwa giant descended from Thor who is able to human size, and wields a hammer imbued with lightning. He is analytical and prefers to study humans rather than conquer them.
Zelecia (ゼレシア, Zereshia) / Chako (チャコ)
A Black Wizard Root who, like Yakuto, wishes to kill God. She uses powerful black magic, which she suppresses by transforming into a talking Yatagarasu Root crow.

Publication

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Dead Rock was announced on Twitter by writer and illustrator Hiro Mashima as a short-term serialization, which began in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine on July 6, 2023.[1] It has been published simultaneously with Edens Zero and Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, two other manga written by Mashima.[2] The first tankōbon volume was released on November 16, 2023.[3] As of April 9, 2024, two volumes have been released.[4]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 16, 2023[3]978-4-06-533310-5Spring 2025
  1. "God of the Demon World" (魔界の神, Makai no Kami)
  2. "School Rule Number Three" (校則第三条, Kōsoku Daisanjō)
  3. "Classroom Massacre" (皆殺しの教室, Minagoroshi no Kyōshitsu)
2 April 9, 2024[4]978-4-06-535370-7
  1. "Death Arena" (大闘技場デスアリーナ, Desu Arīna)
  2. "Fire Cry"
  3. "God Saves" (ゴッドセイブズ, Goddo Seibuzu)
  4. "Curse Velocity" (カーズベロシティ, Kāzu Beroshiti)

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

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  1. "Yakuto vs. Cougar" (ヤクトVS.クウガ, Yakuto vs. Kūga)
  2. "You Can't Have My Prey" (獲物は渡さない, Emono wa Watasanai)
  3. "Slaughter" (惨殺, Zansatsu)
  4. "Deep Cry" (ディープクライ, Dīpu Kurai)
  5. "White Calamity" (白い厄災, Shiroi Yakusai)
  6. "Class F vs. Bren" (F組vs.ブレン, F-Gumi vs. Buren)

References

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