Ao Jyumonji

Why are we doing this...? When Haruhiro came to, he was in the darkness. Not knowing why was he here, or where "here" even was. With him were others who also remembered little more than their own names. What they found when they came out of the underground was a world that was "just like a game." In order to survive, Haruhiro forms a party with others in the same situation as him, learns skills, and takes his first steps forward into the world of Grimgar as a trainee volunteer soldier. Not knowing what awaits him... This is a tale of adventure born from the ashes.

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 1

By the time Haruhiro came to, he found himself in a game-like world filled with terrifying monsters. This world is called Grimgar. Armed with no more strength or ability than your average boy, Haruhiro struggles to survive with his fellow party members as they cobble out a mean existence, receiving mediocre pay in return for risking their lives everyday. What kind of future does this harsh, uncaring world have in store for those who are not destined to succeed, who have no prophecy to guide them--who are not heroes...

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Vol. 1 (manga)

"Don't scare me like that, Moguzo." "Sorry, sorry." Moguzo let out an embarrassed laugh and scratched the back of his head. Still, he sure is bleeding a lot, Haruhiro thought. With all that blood, it's impossible to tell what kind of face he's making. But, well, it looks like he's fine somehow. Haruhiro and his party reached the end of one major battle. However, with there being some comrades they couldn't save, they couldn't be entirely happy with how things were. Meanwhile, because they managed to accomplish more than anyone had expected, some members of the party receive offers from other teams wanting to poach them, too. As Haruhiro agonizes over what to do as a leader, he is forced to come to grips with what the party wants to do once again. The story of adventure born from the ashes now enters a new stage!

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 4

After taking Mount Grief at great cost, the Frontier Army receives a visit from an envoy of the dwarven Ironblood Kingdom, now imperiled by the orcs and undead of the Southern Expedition. When Jin Mogis learns the dwarves have been resisting the enemy with a new secret weapon, he decides to dispatch a delegation to negotiate with them. Chosen to be part of that delegation, Haruhiro and company cross the Quickwind Plains, contending with terrifying giants and dangerous beasts as they head toward the dwarven kingdom in the distant Kurogane Mountain Range. What awaits them at the end of their journey’s twisting path—a negotiation, a decisive battle, or something else?! When the answer appears before them, everything will change!

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 18

When they encounter an enemy known as "solitude" in the misty Thousand Valley, this tale of adventure that crawled out of the ashes will begin to weave a new act.

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 9

"...So, this thing, what do you think it is?" It has now been some months since the party came to the Wonder Hole. Haruhiro and his companions have been slowly but steadily improving their skills as they clear the labyrinth. One day, while exploring, they find a "hole" they've never seen before. A hole that, as far as they know... wasn't there when they passed through the area three days earlier. It may lead to a new and unexplored area, which would be highly profitable for them if they are the first to set foot in it. Haruhiro is hesitant on whether to go inside or not, but Team Tokimune, a group known for being full of eccentrics, but still highly capable, appear and propose exploring it together. The tale of adventure born from the ashes continues with new encounters.

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 5

"...We can't abandon him. Or rather, I don't think we should." Haruhiro and the others who were taken away to the unfamiliar world of Grimgar have now gained experience and are finally maturing as volunteer soldiers. In order to bring things up a level, they've traveled to a new dungeon, the Cyrene Mines, but this is also the place where Merry, the newest addition to their party, once lost her comrades. Haruhiro thought their exploration would go easily, but one member of the party is unexpectedly separated from the rest, and they are all attacked by the famous giant kobold, Death Spots. With new trials to overcome, the tale of adventure born from the ashes enters its second chapter!

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 2

The light novel fantasy epic that inspired a critically-acclaimed anime! Haruhiro awakens to darkness and amnesia, among a group of strangers who can only remember their own names...and nothing else. When they make it into the light, they discover Grimgar—a fantasy world that’s like something out of an RPG game. Without apparent skills or knowledge of their surroundings, Haruhiro and his newfound friends band together to form an adventuring party. Only by cooperating, using their wits, and learning new skills can they hope to survive in this dangerous land of monsters and magic.

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Light Novel)

Under the command of Jin Mogis, the Kingdom of Arabakia's Expeditionary Force declared independence as the new Frontier Army. They then formed an alliance with the king of the goblins. Now, their next move is to conquer Mount Grief, occupied by an army of orcs. Entrusted with an important mission to infiltrate and disrupt the enemy from within, Haruhiro and his team work with the members of Shinohara's Orion, Team Renji, and the Tokkis in order to break through the "Graveyard" beneath Mount Grief. However, the mission proves more difficult than they imagined, and they are faced with nothing but close calls and dangerous foes. Forget about taking Mount Grief, are they even going to be able to survive this?! Fighting alongside old comrades. Feeling conflicting emotions during a battle to the death. Is the team headed toward hope or despair?

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 17

With great sacrifice, the Arabakia Kingdom Expeditionary Force succeeded in retaking Alterna, but Haruhiro finds himself crushed under the weight of what he's lost. The ambitious General Jin Mogis of the Expeditionary Force, the survivors of the Volunteer Soldier Corps, and the mysterious residents of the Forbidden Tower. In the middle of these different factions, each with their own goals, Haruhiro's party has one of their own members taken hostage, and are forced to go on a dangerous mission. Incredibly, their goal is... an alliance with the goblins?! As the team struggles, unable to find a way out, the man who once shared their joys and sorrows, but was forced to go down a different path, reappears! Now that Haruhiro and his party have lost their memory once more, the bonds they formed in Grimgar will become their strength.

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 16

The light novel fantasy epic that inspired a critically acclaimed anime! Haruhiro awakens to darkness and amnesia, among a group of strangers who can only remember their own names. When they make it into the light, they discover Grimgar--a fantasy world that's like something out of an RPG game. Without apparent skills or knowledge of their surroundings, Haruhiro and his newfound friends band together to form an adventuring party. Only by cooperating, using their wits, and learning new skills can they hope to survive in this dangerous land of monsters and magic.

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Light Novel) Vol. 18

"Choco. Wait, could it be that Choco...?" Haruhiro and his comrades have become famous due to achievements no one expected from them. With his comrades more confident, Haruhiro is still agonizing over what to do when more experienced volunteer soldiers come to him. Among them is a girl whose name is still in Haruhiro's memories. At that same time, the town of Alterna moves to retake the Deadhead Watchtower held by orcs. Looking to earn some of the reward money, Haruhiro's party ends up joining their first raid alongside Renji and Choco.

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 3

“Honestly, none of this makes sense...” When they come to, Haruhiro and the others find themselves in the darkness. None of them remember much more than their own names. The only one they can rely on is Merry, who, for some reason, hasn't lost her memories. Once they get out of the darkness, they find Alterna destroyed. First and foremost, what they need is information. Narrowly escaping the town with their lives, they use the skills and abilities their bodies remember to race across the frontier of Grimgar. Then, they meet the forces of the Kingdom of Arabakia, set to take back Alterna?! The tale of adventure born from the ashes enters its end game!

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 15

WELCOME TO PARANO! Saying goodbye to Yume, Haruhiro and the remainder of the party travel onward to the free city of Vele. On the way, a standard job escorting a trading caravan turns into something none of them could have foreseen when they run into something from legend: the mysterious, traveling campsite of a famed sorcerer. But the real shock comes when they enter the camp—and find themselves teleported to yet another new world, one that’s definitely not the one they wanted to find!

HERE THERE BE DRAGONS—LITERALLY! Still trying to find a way to return to Alterna, Haruhiro and his party fetch up on the shores of the sea. Falling in with a mysterious pirate girl named Momohina, the group ventures forth to the Emerald Archipelago, rumored abode of dragons from ages past. What they aren’t expecting, though, is to find a secret pirate haven—at the exact moment that it’s being attacked by dragons!

TO FIND A WAY HOME Haruhiro and the others narrowly escape the Dusk Realm, only to find themselves in a world that isn’t Grimgar–a world where the sun never rises. Abandoned by Lala and Nono, the party must rely on their own wits to survive in this World of Night. But when a faint chance of returning home to Grimgar appears, will they take it, even if it means risking their lives? And is Grimgar truly their home–or is it somewhere else entirely?

There is a certain volunteer soldier in the mountains, deeply wounded and about to meet his end. On the verge of death, he remembers fragments of the world he once inhabited. And then, he questions. What is this world called "Grimgar"? Meanwhile, Haruhiro and his party have left Thousand Valley and are on their way to Alterna. In a forest along their route, they are attacked by massive ape-like monsters called guorellas. This forces them into a difficult battle against a troop of guorellas following a leader called Redback. While narrowly fending off their pursuers, they flee into a village where failed orcs live in hiding... He knows. In this world, there is no tomorrow that's guaranteed to come.

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 10

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Light Novel

SEEING THINGS Scattered once again in Parano, the other world where dream monsters and mages run wild, Haruhiro and his comrades must push through trickery and illusions alone, without their trusty comrades by their sides. Can they make it back to Grimgar—and what awaits them if they do?!

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Light Novel) Vol. 14

SOLITUDE As the battle against the orc Jumbo and his group Forgan descends into utter chaos, the party faces a crisis unlike any before: Ranta has betrayed them to join Forgan. From there, they are split up again and fight an intense retreating battle. Not knowing where their friends are, or if they’re safe, Haruhiro and his comrades must face the greatest challenge of all in the misty Thousand Valley—being alone!

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