The Kingdoms of Ruin (はめつのおうこく, Hametsu no Ōkoku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by yoruhashi. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Garden magazine, and Mag Comi website from April 2019 to June 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Yokohama Animation Laboratory aired from October to December 2023.
Contents
Plot
For ages, humans and witches had an alliance with witches using magic to help people. However, when humans eventually develop science that can at times outdo magic, the Redia Empire suddenly declares witches obsolete and orders them eradicated. The witch Chloe raised the human orphan Adonis and taught him her craft. When she is caught and executed, Adonis vows revenge against humanity. Although his quest for vengeance has left him filled with hatred and very antisocial, Adonis eventually allies with the witch Doroka, who begins to fall in love with him.
Characters
Adonis (アドニス, Adonisu)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa, Yuka Terasaki (young) (Japanese); Ben Stegmair, Brittney Karbowski (young) (English)
Doroka (ドロカ)
Voiced by: Azumi Waki (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)
Chloe (クロエ, Kuroe)
Voiced by: Ryoko Shiraishi (Japanese); Morgan Lauré (English)
Yamato (ヤマト)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino
Yuki (ユキ)
Voiced by: Hikaru Tono
Shirousagi (シロウサギ)
Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by yoruhashi, The Kingdoms of Ruin was serialized in Mag Garden's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Garden from April 5, 2019 to June 9, 2026. It is a sequel to the author's previous work, The Kingdoms of Caliburn (剣の王国, Tsurugi nō Ukoku). It is also serialized on the Manga Doa, Mag Comi, pixiv Comic websites. Fifteen tankōbon volumes were released from October 2019 to July 2026. In April 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 1, 2023. The series is produced by Yokohama Animation Laboratory and directed by Keitaro Motonaga, with Takamitsu Kono in charge of series composition, Hiromi Kato designing the characters, and Miki Sakurai, Shu Kanematsu, and Hanae Nakamura composing the music. It aired from October 7 to December 23, 2023, on the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS and BS-TBS. The opening theme song is "Kieru Made" (消えるまで; "Until It Disappears") by Hana Hope, while the ending theme song is "Prayer" by Who-ya Extended.
At Anime Expo 2023, Crunchyroll announced that they streamed the series outside of Asia. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia and is streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.