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)
Yakuto is a young Dragon Root demon who can transform into a black dragon due to a curse placed on him, which also gradually shortens his lifespan. Presenting himself as timid and mild-mannered, he is actually a cruel and ambitious boy who aims to kill God for exterminating his people.
Frey (フレイ, Furei)
Frey is a combat-loving Ifrit Root who controls fire and forms a crush on Yakuto for his brutal nature. She enrolls in Dead Rock to surpass her older sister, who failed to graduate.
Raizen (ライゼン)
Raizen is a young Orochi Root swordsman whose greatsword, "Princess", is his most cherished possession. After being killed on his first day of school, he is reanimated by Mikoto as an intelligent zombie.
Hien (ヒエン)
Hien is a Fenrir Root with ice powers that freeze anything he cuts with his katana. He aims to free his home from an eternal winter he is wrongly blamed for causing.
Mikoto (ミコト)
Mikoto is a Lich Root and necromancer who reanimates and controls the dead as zombies.
Hani (ハニー, Hanī)
Hani, a Thor Root, is a living haniwa giant who changes size and wields a hammer imbued with lightning. He is observant and analytical, and dreams of studying humans rather than conquering them.
Zelecia (ゼレシア, Zereshia) / Chako (チャコ)
Introduced as Chako, a talking demon crow with a Yatagarasu Root, Zelecia is a humanoid Black Wizard Root and shapeshifter who uses black magic.

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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