A sorcerer who once been the top student of the famous Tower of Fang, now spends his time chasing around his hopeless clients as a moneylender; at least until his client comes up with a plan to make money: marriage fraud. Unwillingly being dragged in to the plan, Orphen encounters a monster who has long been his goal since the day he left the Tower of Fang. Between those who seek to kill the monster and Orphen, giving everything to protect the monster, his lousy but peaceful days end. Trying to turn back his sister, Azalie back to her true form leads to many more mysteries and the key to the secret to the world.

From Kodansha: Neither a utopia nor a dystopia, it’s still a world of nations in strife, as dominated by corporations as ever. Technology hasn’t made humans nearly obsolete, but rather bettered us, if you will, attaching to our bodies and even brains as enhancements for those who can afford it. Comics artist Shirow Masamune’s vision of our coming society, animated to global acclaim and finally the basis of a major Hollywood production, branches out in five original stories by some of the most beloved SF novelists working in Japan today. A standalone collection, it requires no familiarity with the franchise to be enjoyed but is indispensable for fans for its thoughtful exploration of the series’ implications. While reality may never become virtual, it will be increasingly networked and augmented. Navigate herein age-old questions about a man that will return, not so ironically, in full force: What is the self? Is there such a thing as the soul?

The first volume of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen was released in 2005 by ADV Manga. It tells us about Azalie, Orphen's love-interest, and best friend from six years ago, much sooner than the anime does. In the first manga we are told almost exactly what the eighth episode (titled "Azalie") of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen tells us about her. The story in the manga follows the anime but more the Novels almost exactly, except for information coming up earlier, or later. (Source: Wikipedia)

Childman’s class is comprised of the most promising students at the Tower. Problem is, they’re a band of misfits that seem intent on blowing up the very institution they’re attending! But they’d best watch out; danger lurks in more than one corner here. (Source: J-Novel Club) *Note: Includes two extra chapters.*

Poverty and Partners can always be counted on to make a bad situation worse. When trouble comes to town, Orphen finds himself forced to team up with the worst police officer on the force! Can he keep himself fed while avoiding friendly fire? (Source: J-Novel Club)

He calls himself Orphen: a rogue sorcerer who turned his back on the Tower of Fangs, the powerful academy that trained him. In those hallowed halls, a terrible curse fell upon his best friend Azalie, twisting her into a monstrous beast... and the teachers decided to simply cover it up. Forsaking his studies and even his own name, Orphen now wanders the land searching for Azalie, and a cure for what she has become. It won't be easy -- a quest brimming with adventure, spells, and swords awaits! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Annuled engagements, "serves you right"s, condemnation events, doting, royalty, reincarnated heroines, banishment endings... it's fully loaded with all the charms of villainesses!! Despite all the Villainess' stories starting off in dire straits, in the end they're...all happy endings♪ A comicalization of popular villainess stories that were published on Shousetsuka ni Narou! An anthology of oneshots with happy endings!! Volume 1 (2019-09-25) Cover illustration: Maro 1. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Shinjitsu no Ai wo te ni Ireru** (悪役令嬢は真実の愛を手にいれる, The Villainess Will Obtain True Love) \[Hoshino Soumei x Nekomata Doremi\] An annulled engagement at a graduation party?! 2. **Konyaku Hakisarete Shuudouin ni Iku Ojou-sama no Hanashi** (婚約破棄されて修道院に行くお嬢様の話, The Tale of the Noble Girl who will go to a Monastery after her Engagement Annulment) \[Sorakura Shikiji x Yuuki Satoru\] Banishment after her younger sister steals her fiance?! 3. **Zettai ni Konyaku Haki Oshite Misemasu!: Akuyaku Reijou ni, Watashi wa Naru!** (絶対に婚約破棄をしてみせます！～悪役令嬢に、私はなる！, I Will Definitely Get My Engagement Annulled! ~I will become a Villainess!) \[Kuroe Yui x Reiga Utsuho\] To break off her engagement, she harasses the daughter of a Baron?! 4. **Aku no Kadou wo Ikimashou** (悪の華道を行きましょう, Shall We Walk Hand in Hand Down the Flowery Path of Evil?) \[Yamashiro Umeta x Mafuyubi\] After her engagement is annulled, she gets married to a fat old baldy?! 5. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Dainiouji no Hatsukoi ni Honrou sareru** (悪役令嬢は第二王子の初恋に翻弄される, The Villainess Trifles with the Second Prince's First Love) \[Oshitsuji Ei x Mizuno Saaya\] After being condemned, the second prince appears before me... Volume 2 (2020-02-25) Cover illustration: Maro 1. **Konyaku Haki wo Mochikakerarete Juusuunen, Soko Made Iunara Haki Shimashou!** (婚約破棄を持ちかけられて十数年、そこまで言うなら破棄しましょう! , It's Been 10 Years Since You Asked to Break Off Our Engagement, If You Insist That Much, Let's Break It Off!) \[Maro x Yoshimura\] She's been told multiple times since they were young to break off the engagement?! 2. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Mujaki ni Warau** (悪役令嬢は無邪気に笑う, The Villainess Laughs Innocently) \[Oshitsuji Ei x Yoruru\] A Condemnation Event after being called out to the rear garden?! 3. **Konyaku Haki kara Hajimaru Kokka Tatenaoshi-jutsu!** (婚約破棄から始まる国家建て直し術! , The Art of Rebuilding a Nation Begins with a Broken Engagement!) \[Kawano Akiko x Hazuki\] The Prince has an affair with the Saintess and calls off his engagement?! 4. **Anata wa Hamerareta no desu yo** (貴方は嵌められたのですよ, You Were Set Up, You Know?) \[Koyuki Iroha x Yuki Yukiko\] At the graduation party, my older sister's engagement was broken?! 5. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Bakushi Shimashita** (悪役令嬢は爆死しました, The Villainess Exploded) \[Nanso x bouro\] The Villainess tells the Second Prince "Serves you right"?! 6. **Tensei Shitara Akuyaku Reijou ni Narimashita. Konyaku Haki no Ibento, Hayaku Koi** (転生したら悪役令嬢になりました。婚約破棄のイベント、早く来い, I Reincarnated as a Villainess. Come Quickly, my Engagement Breaking Event" \[Mochida Moo x Kyouka Izumi\] The only ally the reincarnated Villainess has is the butler?! Volume 3 (2020-07-27) 1. **Aru Nitsu Fiancée no Kokoro no Koe ga Kikoeru You ni Narimashita.** (ある日婚約者の心の声が聞こえるようになりました。) \[Momo Fuyukusa x Subaru Enju\] 2. **Fiancée no Seikaku ga Gensaku to Chigau no desu ga** (婚約者の性格が原作と違うのですが) \[Mochida Moo x Kozuki\] 3. **Kirawarete Iru Aite ni Totsuida Hazu ga Itsunomanika Dekiai sarete Imashita** (嫌われている相手に嫁いだはずがいつのまにか溺愛されていました) \[Potagi x Mikoto.\] 4. **Aku no Kadou wo Oimashou** (悪の華道を追いましょう) \[Umeta Yamashiro x Mafuyubi\] 5. **Sono wo Kotoba, Yorokonde wo Uke Itashimasu wa** (そのお言葉、喜んでお受けいたしますわ) \[Ei Ohitsuji x Naoto Kiraku\] Volume 4 (2021-02-20) 1. **Konyaku Haki wo Shiro to Iwareta Keredo, mi ni Oboe Monakereba Scandal Netsuzou wo sareta Wakede mo Nakattanode Genin Kyuumei Oshite Mitara, Jitai ga Naname-jou ni Tenkai Shimashita!?** (婚約破棄をしろと言われたけれど、身に覚えもなければスキャンダル捏造をされたわけでもなかったので原因究明をしてみたら、事態が斜め上に展開しました!?) \[Wamome x Nishikata\] 2. **Kishikoku Saikyou Reijou ni Yoru Ken to Ken to Renai-jutsu** (騎士国最恐令嬢による剣と拳と恋愛術) \[Yumika Kanade\] 3. **Aishiteiru kara Shikata no Nai Hanashi** (愛しているから仕方のない話) \[Yonoichi Kida x Dora Sakaki\] 4. **Tensei Reijou-tachi wa Aisurumono to Musubaretai** (転生令嬢たちは愛する者と結ばれたい) \[Rie Chiaki\] 5. **Akumu no Sotsugyou Party** (悪夢の卒業パーティー) \[Hachi Yatsuhashi x Funineko\] 6. **Akuyaku Reijou… Sasenasai!!** (悪役令嬢…させなさい!!) \[Akiko Kawano\] Volume 5 (2021-05-31) 1. **Watashi to Ouji no Kanchigai Konyaku Haki Soudou** (私と王子の勘違い婚約破棄騒動) \[Maro\] 2. **Watashi to Kekkon suru Tsumori de Konyaku Haki wo shita You desu ga Watashi wa Anata to Kekkon suru ki wa Arimasen** (私と結婚するつもりで婚約破棄をしたようですが私は貴方と結婚する気はありません) \[Tsukasa Usui x Tetsuhako\] 3. **Yasagure Reijou wa Shikkoku no Dress wo Matou** (やさぐれ令嬢は漆黒のドレスを纏う) \[Hizuki\] 4. **Konyaku Hakisareta node Aisuru Okashi Omankitsu Shimasu** (婚約破棄されたので愛するお菓子を満喫します) \[Touya Kagari\] 5. **Aku no Kadou wo Tsubushimashou** (悪の華道を潰しましょう) \[Umeta Yamashiro x Mafuyubi\] Volume 6 (2021-12-27) 1. **Survival Gamer desu ga Otome Game ni Tensei shite Shimaimashita: Akuyaku Reijou wa Kami Aim** (サバイバルゲーマーですが乙女ゲームに転生してしまいました~悪役令嬢は神エイム~) \[Yuu Aikawa\] 2. **Gouyoku no Akuyaku Reijou** (強欲の悪役令嬢) \[Poyoko Mugicha x Ehito\] 3. **Wakiyaku Reijou wa, Konyaku Haki sarete Yuuga ni Hanahiraku.** (脇役令嬢は、婚約破棄されて優雅に花開く。) \[Natsu Maaraa x Sazanami\] 4. **Fiancé wa Watashi wo Sutete Imouto wo Erabimashita ga, Imouto wa Jigen Bakudandeshita** (婚約者は私を捨てて妹を選びましたが、妹は時限爆弾でした) \[Hodaka Tachibana x Amon Sekimiya\] 5. **Konyaku Haki sareta ya Sagure Reijou wa Osananajimi no do M Ouji to Shiawase ni Narimasu** (婚約破棄されたやさぐれ令嬢は幼馴染のドM王子と幸せになります) \[Nayu Koyama\] 6. **Aku no Kadou wo Moyashimashou** (悪の華道を燃やしましょう) \[Umeta Yamashiro x Mafuyubi\] Volume 7 (2022-07-29) 1. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Oshi Couple no Tame ni Konyaku Haki wo go Shomou desu** (悪役令嬢は推しカプのために婚約破棄をご所望です) \[Aoi Kashii\] 2. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Shiawase ni Naru Tameni Warui Onna ni Naru.** (悪役令嬢は幸せになるために悪い女になる。) \[Mimasaka x Maa\] 3. **Konyaku Haki sareta Akuyaku Reijou wa Seigi no Reijou desu: Anata-kata wa Heimin wo Baka ni Shi Sugi desu** (婚約破棄された悪役令嬢は正義の令嬢です〜貴方方は平民を馬鹿にしすぎです〜) \[Shijiki Sorakura x Koyuki\] 4. **Itsuwari no Akuyaku Reijou, Reikoku to Uwasa no Maou Kyou ni Totsugu** (偽りの悪役令嬢、冷酷と噂の魔王卿に嫁ぐ) \[Aoi Michiyuki\] 5. **Shokei sareru Koushaku Reijou wa Sukui no Ouji no Yume wo Miru** (処刑される公爵令嬢は救いの王子の夢を見る) \[Rita Shirohito x Cyclamen\] Volume 8 (2022-12-28) 1. **Reikoku Reijou wa Juuboku Kemonohito to Shiawase ni Natte Misemasu** (冷酷令嬢は従僕獣人と幸せになってみせます) \[Odayaka\] 2. **Heroine no Musume desu ga, Douyara Watashi wa Akuyaku Reijou no You desu** (ヒロインの娘ですが、どうやら私は悪役令嬢のようです) \[Kuina Kurosuke x Yume Ayato\] 3. **Akujo ni Shitaterareta Watashi wo Shinjite Kureta no wa Osananajimi Dakedeshita** (悪女に仕立てられた私を信じてくれたのは幼馴染だけでした) \[Kogane Kuriyama x mayan\] 4. **Shiawase Toiuwana** (幸せという罠) \[ARATA x Rittan\] 5. **Megami-sama Kayatchimai na to no Oboshimeshitesu** (女神様がやっちまいなとの思し召しです) \[Tarou Uki x Mayuran\] Volume 9 (2023-02-28) 1. **Akugyaku Reijou, Sawaru na Kiken** (悪虐令嬢、触るな危険) \[Hako Kobako x Yuzu Aiduchi\] 2. **Konyaku Hakisaretara, Shiranakatta Watashi Nerai no Onii-sama ga Norikonde Kite “Koori no Boukun” ka shite Shimatta.** (婚約破棄されたら、知らなかった私狙いのお兄様が乗り込んで来て『氷の暴君』化してしまった。) \[KATINO x Beni Mitsuki\] 3. **Sekai wo Horobosu Densetsu no Yokoshima Ryuu ga, Zense de Dekiai shite Ita Aikendatta Baai no Akuyaku Reijou no Sue** (世界を滅ぼす伝説の邪竜が、前世で溺愛していた愛犬だった場合の悪役令嬢の末) \[Natsu Maaraa x sasasa\] 4. **Akuyaku Reijou no Tannin** (悪役令嬢の担任) \[Nakami Nowaki\] 5. **Ottori Houseki Hime no No Damage Konyaku Haki Soudou** (おっとり宝石姫のノーダメージ・婚約破棄騒動) \[Soumei Hoshino x Subaru Takato\] Volume 10 (2023-08-31) 1. **Togetoge Reijou to Rival Reisoku no wo Sawagase Konyaku** (トゲトゲ令嬢とライバル令息のお騒がせ婚約) \[Yoshimura\] 2. **Konyaku Haki sareru Koto ga Wakatte Itanode, Sakimawari wo Shimashita.** (婚約破棄されることがわかっていたので、先回りをしました。) \[Sotova Adashino x Mahiro Arisawa\] 3. **Tobari-hime wa Yoru ni Hohoemu: Konyaku Haki wo Ryoushou shimashita. Mochiron Torikeshi Fuka desu wa!: Kanojo ga Kao wo Kakushite Ita Hontou no Riyuu** (とばり姫は夜に微笑む　～婚約破棄を了承しました。もちろん取り消し不可ですわ！～　彼女が顔を隠していた本当の理由) \[Mayumu Manata x Mikoto.\] 4. **Yousei-hime wa Henkyou Buta ni Oshikatsu sareru** (妖精姫は辺境豚に推し活される) \[Jicco x Tomato Fuji\] 5. **Akuyaku Reijou to Yandere Ouji no Shuuchaku Ai** (悪役令嬢とヤンデレ王子の執着愛) \[Yui Kikuta x Kotoko\] Volume 11 (2024-01-31) 1. **Shinku no Reijou wa Jiko Koutei kan Hikume!** (深紅の令嬢は自己肯定感低め！) \[Kiiko Jou x Emu Osanai x Maro\] 2. **Konyaku Hakisareta node Moto Fiancé kara Fiancée Ubatte Yarimashita⁉** (婚約破棄されたので元婚約者から婚約者奪ってやりました⁉) \[Matsu Kokonoe\] 3. **Toaru Warui Reijou no Fukushuu** (とある悪い令嬢の復讐) \[Sotova Adashino x Yasai Yuuki\] 4. **Hiiro no Akuyaku Reijou wa Ryo Iro no Bara wo Someageru** (緋色の悪役令嬢は呂色の薔薇を染め上げる) \[Sumi Ogino x Megi Hawan\] 5. **Tsuihou sareta Watashi ga, Douyara Kokuhou no You desu⁉: Inkya Reijou no Kaiteki Henkyou Life** (追放された私が、どうやら国宝のようです⁉ ～陰キャ令嬢の快適辺境ライフ～) \[Akiwo Yasaka x Yuu Aikawa\] Volume 12 (2024-05-28) 1. **Bara En no Koi** (薔薇園の恋) \[Yura Kiyose x Nae Natsuno\] 2. **Tensei Shitara Danzai Sumi de Shokei Machi no Akuyaku Reijou Datta** (転生したら断罪済で処刑待ちの悪役令嬢だった) \[Satova Adashino x Toko\] 3. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Koori no Kikoushi no Himitsu no Fiancée** (悪役令嬢は氷の貴公子の秘密の婚約者) \[Soto Ooba x Kureha\] 4. **Akuyaku Reijou, Danzai Zen Kinkyuu 36-jikan** (悪役令嬢、断罪前緊急３６時間) \[Tama Yugyouji x Mika\] Volume 13 (2024-09-30) 1. **Denka no Tame ni Akujo ni Narimasu** (殿下のために悪女になります) \[Mari Kuroko x Mirai Takaoka\] 2. **Akuyaku Reijou to Kamen no Kishi** (悪役令嬢と仮面の騎士) \[Momiji Komaki x Nae Natsuno\] 3. **Konyaku Haki wa Kamaimasen ga, Mame wo Kakushite Iruto Gozonji Nakatta no?** (婚約破棄は構いませんが、魔眼を隠しているとご存じなかったの？) \[Sumi Ogino x Hoshio Arata\] 4. **Heroine ga Haraguro Datta node** (ヒロインが腹黒だったので) \[Kawa Sakyuu x Memko\] 5. **Tensei Shita Moto Akuyaku Reijou, Mura Musume Seikatsu wo Mankitsu Shite Ita Hazu ga Hakuton Ouji ni Totsugu Koto ni Narimashita** (転生した元悪役令嬢、村娘生活を満喫していたはずが白豚王子に嫁ぐことになりました) \[Akiwo Yasaka x Miyako Miyano\] Volume 14 (2025-05-30) 1. **Kuse Tsuyo Game? Sonna no Kankei Arimasen: Danzai go no Akuyaku Reijou wa Yosei wo Shizuka ni Kurashitai** (クセつよゲーム？そんなの関係ありません～断罪後の悪役令嬢は余生を静かに暮らしたい～) \[Naco Shirogane\] 2. **Shinigami to Reijou** (死神と令嬢) \[Fukusuke Miyamoto x Makoto Beppu\] 3. **Boujaku Bujin Ouji wo Yoshiyoshi shitetara, Doko ni dashite mo Hazukashikunai Yandere ni Narimashita.** (傍若無人王子をヨシヨシしてたら、どこに出しても恥ずかしくないヤンデレになりました。) \[Akiwo Yasaka x Shinobumaru\] 4. **Watashi no Shitteru Douwa ja Nai Kedo!** (私の知ってる童話じゃないけど！) \[Ei Ohitsuji x Satsuki Nakamura\] 5. **Kao Dake to Iwareta Akuyaku Reijou wa Shi ni Modotte Koi ni Madou** (顔だけと言われた悪役令嬢は死に戻って恋に惑う) \[Akira Shikibu x Emu Osanai\] Volume 15 (2025-10-31) 1. **Shakui wo Yokose, Ima sugu Yokose, Totto to Yokose: Sen Megami wa Shakui ga Hoshii** (爵位をよこせ、今すぐよこせ、とっととよこせ～戦女神は爵位が欲しい) \[Satova Adashino x Kureha\] 2. **Higorono Okonai ga Mono wo Iu** (日頃の行いがモノをいう) \[Maro Sakura x Rittan\] 3. **Akuyaku Reijou wo Enjiru Dake no Kantan na Oshigoto desu?** (悪役令嬢を演じるだけの簡単なお仕事です？) \[Yutaka Shimazaki x Izumi\] 4. **Iinari Ouji to Fiancée** (言いなり王子と婚約者) \[Naka Morino x Minato Kouzuki\] 5. **Bug Darake no Sekai ni Tensei Shitara Oshi ni Dekiai saremashita** (バグだらけの世界に転生したら推しに溺愛されました) \[Akiko Kawano x Akira Sengoku\] Volume 16 (2026-01-30) 1. **Akuyaku Reijou to Yobaretemasu ga, Kinsaku ni Hisshina dake nan desu!** (悪役令嬢と呼ばれてますが、金策に必死なだけなんです！) \[Nae Natsuno\] 2. **Uso no Hakenai Watakushi wa Konyaku Haki saremasu** (ウソの吐けないわたくしは婚約破棄されます) \[Ayumi Fujiwara x Komoji Mitsuhara\] 3. **Aishiau Futari no Jama wo shita Akuyaku Reijou no watashi wa, Yotei Douri Danzai sareru** (愛し合う二人の邪魔をした悪役令嬢の私は、予定通り断罪される) \[Anno x Rin Haruki\] 4. **Nemureru Akuyaku Reijou** (眠れる悪役令嬢) \[Mariko Kawazoe x Mafuyubi\] 5. **Kiraware Akujo no Yakuwari wo Hatashite Kietara, Kazoku ya Fiancé ga Taihen na Koto ni Natte Imashita** (嫌われ悪女の役割を果たして消えたら、家族や婚約者が大変なことになっていました) \[Yui Sakuraba x Kotoko\]

Leo and Zap visit the funeral of a woman on their way to a mission. A girl appears and asks, "So, which one of you is my dad?" That is the beginning of the battle for the "future" of this world. (Source: Shueisha, translated)

Say, did you think that humans were the one standing at the top of the food chain? That's a great misunderstanding. The ones who are located at the top of hierarchy of this world are "Them" who live inside the darkness. By no means do they come to the surface world, the one we humans live. What we understand about "Them" is only that they absolutely hate having their existence to become known to human society. While there are some of "Them" with a form resembling that of a human being, there are others that look like a completely different kind of living creature. It is rare, but sometimes trouble between humans and "Them" can happen. Humans who discover the secret of "Their" existence, a stray "Them" preying on humans, and many other problems that I can not talk about to anyone. In those cases, in order to resolve those incidents involving "them", an utility man is employed. That man's name is "Pluto O"... that's me. What I told to you only was what I know. If you ever get in troubles, call my name three times. Say "Pluto O! Pluto O! Pluto O!", and if you're lucky I'll show up to help. All the volumes of this series were released under the name of Echizen Matarou (越前魔太郎); the true identities of the writers were later revealed on Kodansha's page, but not which author wrote which book. The project was a collaboration between Kodansha and Kadokawa, and the books were published by 3 different labels. (Source: Kodansha Book Club)

It seems some killing machines have woken up, and want to destroy every sorcerer on the planet! But Orphen isn't allowed to die, so he must stop their evil plot. This is a side story to the first Orphen manga, but you don't have to know much about the Orphen universe, so go ahead, read on! (Source: Izumo No Ryuu)