Springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy, when new students begin their first year. One boy, clad in black robes with a white cane and sword strapped to his hip, approaches the prestigious school. This young man--Oliver--must form a bond with a katana-wielding girl named Nanao if he's to survive the dangers he's to face at this school that is anything but what it seems! (Source: Yen Press)

It’s springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy, and that means the arrival of a fresh crop of first-year students. Whether it’s the quiet and studious Oliver Horn or Nanao Hibiya, a samurai girl from a distant land, they come with wands and swords at their waists, ready to take their first steps on the road to magical mastery. However, beneath its brilliant facade of cherry blossoms, the academy hides countless dangers and dark secrets, ready to take the lives of the unprepared…! (Source: Yen Press)

Alvin Godfrey, a failure of a mage, entered Kimberly Magic Academy unsure of himself. Unable to cast a single spell, he was mocked by his peers. Yet he faced the darkness of Kimberly, made friends—and in time, became the student body president. Set five years prior to Reign of the Seven Spellblades, this is a scorching account of how Godfrey earned his famous nickname, Purgatory. (Source: Yen Press)

The Katvarna Empire is at war with the neighboring Republic of Kioka. In the Katvarna Empire, the lazy, woman-admiring Ikuta hates war, but due to certain circumstances, he grudgingly takes the High Grade Military Officer Exam. No one would have expected that this 17-year-old young man would eventually become a soldier called a great commander by others. Ikuta survives this world engulfed in war with his superior intellect. (Source: Anime News Network)

The Katjvarna Empire and the Kioka Republic are at war, and Katjvarna is currently defending their border against Kioka's attacks. Yatorishino is from an influential family in the empire, and she's taking the high ranking officer exams. To make sure she passes at the top, she's convinced lazy, anti-war, girl-crazy Ikuta to take the exams as well and help her, in exchange for a favor from her family. The first, written test goes as planned, and then they head off on a boat for the next. Unfortunately, the boat sinks, and Yatorishino, Ikuta, some other examinees, and a mysterious, important little girl are stranded behind enemy lines!

Hitoyoshi Utsugi, a good-natured middle school student, gets an invitation to fight in a battlefield, sent only to advanced players of the VR shooting game "VALD ONLINE." (Source: Anime News Network)

Eight years ago, an unknown catastrophe called (“Demonization”) struck the world. It is a calamity that seals off parts of reality and overwrites them with a nightmare realm—if you cannot survive, only a cruel death awaits. In this changed world, Yūgo Fushimi lives a quiet, withdrawn life, limiting his outings to commuting between home and work. Gentle, timid, and overly sensitive to others’ pain, he is always sleep‑deprived and often late, leading his coworkers to mock him as a “clumsy do-gooder” and a “shut‑in introvert.” One day, he is forcibly dragged out to a drinking party—and there, he witnesses the horror of Demonization firsthand. The city is trampled, people scream and cry, his coworkers collapse one after another, and grotesque enemies flood the area as it transforms into a demon realm where survival seems impossible. At that moment, in the midst of despair, Yūgo alone grips his weapon as if remembering something long forgotten—hinting that he may be a “returner,” someone with a hidden past connection to this nightmare and the power to fight back.