Nana Mikoshiba's Fantasy Novel Gets a Manga Launching November 17
Meguru Kanadome will draw the adaptation, with original character designs by Akari.
A manga adaptation of Nana Mikoshiba's novel about a reincarnated scavenger who learns magic by repairing artifacts launches November 17. Meguru Kanadome draws the manga, with original character designs by Akari.
Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app announced Tuesday through its official X account, formerly Twitter, that a manga adaptation of Nana Mikoshiba's novel launches November 17.
The novel is A Reincarnated Person Repairing Junk in the Slums Learns to "Recreate" Every Kind of Magic, and Becomes the World's Greatest Mage ~Creator of Original Magic (Kasō Slum de Garakuta o Shūri Shiteita Tensei-sha wa Arayuru Majutsu o <Saigen> shi, Sekai Saikō no Majutsu-shi he to Itaru Genten Majutsu no Sōzō-sha).
Meguru Kanadome draws the manga, while Akari receives credit for the original character designs. Mikoshiba launched the story on Kakuyomu in June 2025.
The story follows Allen, who reincarnates into a magical world and lives in its outlying slums. He survives by scavenging, selling, and repairing broken magical artifacts.
Those repairs unknowingly teach Allen the essence of magic. He eventually earns the name "the greatest genius mage in history." As Allen becomes central to magic, its abyss begins to open.
Mikoshiba also wrote The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World (Hyōken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu - Sekai Saikyō no Majutsushi de Aru Shōnen wa, Majutsu Gakuin ga Nyūgaku Suru). The original story launched on Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let's Become Novelists) in October 2019 and ended in February 2022.
The light novel series began in July 2020, with illustrations by Riko Korie. Kodansha publishes the print editions in Japan. Volume 10 ships December 2, and its listing hints at a story finale.
Norihito Sasaki's manga adaptation ran on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website from June 2020 to January 2024. Its 16th and final collected volume shipped in April 2024. Kodansha USA Publishing released volume 13 in English on June 2.
The sequel manga, Hyōken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu II: Sekai Saikyō no Majutsushi de Aru Shōnen wa, Majutsu Gakuin ga Nyūgaku Suru, launched May 27. Nao Kagami illustrates it, and Ishiya Ōgane handles composition.
Niconico Manga publishes the sequel under Kodansha's "Suiyōbi no Sirius" label. Its first volume shipped October 8.
The novels' television anime adaptation premiered its first season in January 2023. Crunchyroll streamed it as it aired in Japan and offered an English dub.
The second season premiered October 8 and remains ongoing. Crunchyroll streams the episodes as they air, along with an English dub.
Sources: Magazine Pocket's X/Twitter account via ANN
