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is a Japanese manga series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Shinta Fujimoto. It began serialization in Square Enix's ''Young Gangan'' in October 2017. As of April 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eleven volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Geek Toys premiered, with the first cour aired from April to June 2023, and the second cour premiered in October 2023.

Plot

In another world, a hero named Sir Shagrua Edith Lugrid is about to finish off a powerful necromancer known as the Corpse God. However, the Corpse God uses a unique magic skill to reincarnate themself into another world, and ends up in modern-day Shinjuku, in the body of a boy named Polka Shinoyama who has just had his throat slit by an assassin. Thinking that this new world could provide the peaceful life he desired in the last one, the Corpse God takes on Polka's identity, and soon ingratiates himself with the Shinjuku underworld under a woman named Clarissa and her underlings.

Characters

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:A 16 year old boy who was murdered by a hitman who turned out to be Misaki. His body now hosts an otherworldly necromancer known as the Corpse God, who seeks the peaceful life he was denied in his previous world. Though there are fewer sources of magic in this world, the Corpse God can use Polka's body to summon skeletons of varying size, speak with dead spirits, and revive a corpse as a zombie with enough preparation. The original Polka's soul is transferred into one of Takumi's aerial drones, and then a shark plushie later on.
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:A 17 year old assassin with an eccentric personality who watched her family die when she was younger. After living in an orphanage, she became a hitman in her teenaged years to take revenge on the killer and those like him, finding joy in her brutal work. After completing the hit on Polka, she planned to kill herself, as she felt that it was the only type of kill that she hadn't experienced yet. However, when the Corpse God kills her through Polka's body, then revives her as a zombie, she becomes infatuated with him, and Clarissa assigns Misaki to watch him. Her zombified body allows her to heal any wound and temporarily paralyze people with her saliva and teeth.
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:A tech contractor who works for Clarissa and is later assigned to keep tabs on the revived Polka. With his server farm, visor, and drones, he has a surveillance network that covers a large swath of Shinjuku.
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:Lisa Kuraki, also known as Clarissa (クラリッサ), is a mediator and bartender who runs Youtoukorou: a legal bar-cum-illegal freelance agency that operates in Shinjuku.
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Media

Manga

Written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Shinta Fujimoto, the series began serialization in Square Enix's ''Young Gangan'' magazine on October 20, 2017. As of April 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes.

Yen Press is publishing the series in English and is releasing chapters simultaneously with their Japanese release.

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 15, 2022. It is produced by Geek Toys and directed by Manabu Ono, with assistant direction by Takaharu Ōkuma, sub-direction by Yoshiki Kitai, scripts written by Ono, Yukie Sugawara, and Yoriko Tomita, character designs handled by Hisashi Abe, and music composed by F.M.F, a group composed of Yūki Nara, Eba, and Kana Utatane. The series will air for two cours, with the first cours airing from April 11 to June 27, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The second cour premiered on October 10, 2023, with Yoshihiro Satsuma replacing Ono as the director. The opening theme song is by Hiiragi Kirai, sung by Sou, while the ending theme song is by Inori Minase. At Anime NYC 2022, Crunchyroll announced that they licensed the series. Medialink has licensed this title in Asia-Pacific (except Australia and New Zealand) and will be broadcast on Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.

Novel

A spin-off novel written by Narita has been announced. It will be centered around Solitaire's origins and will be released on '' Manga Up!'' in May 2023.

Reception

Rebecca Silverman, Amy McNulty, and Teresa Navarro from Anime News Network offered praise for the artwork, plot, and characters, though they were critical of the fan service. Richard Gutierrez from The Fandom Post offered praise for the premise and artwork, though he felt the plot was too complicated and confusing.

In the 2020 Next Manga Award, the series ranked 20th in the print manga category.

See also

* '' Red Raven'', a manga series written and illustrated by Shinta Fujimoto

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