English Title: Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Japanese Title: ç°ã¨å¹»æƒ³ã®ã‚°ãƒªãƒ ガル — Hai to Gensou no Gurimugaru
Author: Ao Jyumonji — åæ–‡å—é’
Illustrator: Eiri Shirai — 白井é‹åˆ©
Translator: Sean McCann
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Isekai
Original Run: June 2013 – ongoing
English Run: December 2016 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Overlap Bunko (Overlap)
English Publisher: J-Novel Club
Volumes in Japanese: 19 (In Progress) (includes two side-story volumes)
Volumes in English: 18 (In Progress) (includes two side-story volume)
Average Price Per Volume: Kindle $7 — iBook $7 — Kobo $7 — Paperback $10
Note: Also available to read online through a J-Novel Club subscription. Physical copies are now being made available via the publisher Seven Seas.
- English Website — Japanese Website
- MAL Entry — Forum — Anime-Planet
- Baka Updates — LNDB.info — Novel Updates
Synopsis: “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.
Volume 1 — Level One: Whisper, Chant, Prayer, Awaken
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eBook Released December 16, 2016 — ASIN: B01M2AEL8L
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Paperback released June 6, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1626926585
Volume 2 — Level Two: Everything is Precious
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eBook Released February 24, 2017 — ASIN: B01NCQVIKD
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Paperback released August 8, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1626926608
Volume 3 — Level Three: You Have To Accept That Things Won’t Always Go Your Way
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eBook Released April 22, 2017 — ASIN: B06W2JVYTS
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Paperback released October 10, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1626926622
Volume 4 — Level Four: The Leaders and the Led
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eBook Released June 24, 2017 — ASIN: B071XWB6FH
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Paperback released December 12, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1626926660
Volume 5 — Hear Me Out, and Try Not to Laugh
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eBook Released September 3, 2017 — ASIN: B073SVB2XZ
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Paperback released February 20, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1626926837
Volume 6 — Towards a Glory Not Worth Taking
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eBook Released November 12, 2017 — ASIN: B075HTQ232
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Paperback released May 15, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1626927995
Volume 7 — The Rainbow on the Other Side
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eBook Released January 28, 2018 — ASIN: B0777P4Z4J
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Paperback released July 10, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1626928404
Volume 8 — And So We Wait for Tomorrow
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eBook Released April 2, 2018 — ASIN: B079GPSQB3
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Paperback released October 30, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1626929111
Volume 9 — Here and Now, to Far Far Away
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eBook Released June 11, 2018 — ASIN: B07BVFG333
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Paperback released February 5, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1626929883
Volume 10 — Love Songs Won’t Reach
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eBook Released August 15, 2018 — ASIN: B07DQBZM4V
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Paperback released August 6, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1642750874
Volume 11 — That Time, We Each Dreamed on Our Own Paths
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eBook Released October 16, 2018 — ASIN: B07GXM8H5Z
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Released October 8, 2019 -- ISBN-13: 978-1642757040
Volume 12 — That was the Beginning of a Legend Revolving Around a Certain Island and Dragon
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eBook Released December 16, 2018 — ASIN: B07JL6YV4B
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Paperback Releasing March 24, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645052128
Volume 13 — Heart, Open, A New Door
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eBook Released February 18, 2019 — ASIN: B07LDVYYHX
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Paperback Releasing July 14, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645053002
Volume 14 — Parano-mania [parano_mania]
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eBook Released June 4, 2019 — ASIN: B07PH5J7QX
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Paperback Releasing November 10, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645057482
Volume 14+ — Things Cannot Remain the Same
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eBook Released November 11, 2019 -- ASIN: B07WJVFNDH
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Paperback Released March 30, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781645057697
Volume 14++ — If I Could Meet You Again
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eBook Releasing May 04, 2020 -- ASIN: B083XMQXQ2
Volume 15 – A Fleeting New Game Plus
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eBook Released August 04, 2020 -- ASIN: B089FMXVHQ
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Releasing June 29, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781648275548
Volume 16 – Without Even Knowing the Reason for Our Good-Bye
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eBook Released January 3, 2021 — ASIN: B08HM9CYHT
Reviews of Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
- Justus R. Stone: Vol 1
- Anime News Network: Vol 1-2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5
- Suitable for Treatment: Vol 1 — Vol 2
Illustrations Sampler
Anime Adaptation
MAL Entry -- 12 episodes -- Aired January 2016 – March 2016
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Note: Adapted volumes 1 to 2 of the light novel series
Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry -- Published April 2015 – June 2016 (English releases by Yen Press)
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