Dead Rock
| Dead Rock | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| Genre | Dark fantasy[1] |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiro Mashima |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | July 6, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
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 two tankōbon volumes as of April 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 out of one thousand 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.
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 April 9, 2024, two 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[4] | 978-4-06-535370-7 | — | — | ||
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| 3 | August 7, 2024[7] | 978-4-06-536168-9 | — | — | ||
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- "Yakuto vs. Cougar" (ヤクトVS.クウガ, Yakuto vs. Kūga)
- "You Can't Have My Prey" (獲物は渡さない, Emono wa Watasanai)
- "Slaughter" (惨殺, Zansatsu)
- "Deep Cry" (ディープクライ, Dīpu Kurai)
- "White Calamity" (白い厄災, Shiroi Yakusai)
- "Class F vs. Bren" (F組vs.ブレン, F-Gumi vs. Buren)
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 【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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ DEAD ROCK (3). Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved July 26, 2024.
External links
- Official website at Monthly Shōnen Magazine (in Japanese)
- Dead Rock at Anime News Network's encyclopedia