Dead Rock

• Genre — * Adventure • Dark fantasy

• Type — manga • Author — Hiro Mashima • Publisher — Kodansha • Imprint — Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics • Magazine — Monthly Shōnen Magazine • First — July 6, 2023 • Volumes — 7

• Portal — yes Dead Rock (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine since July 2023, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of May 2026.

Dead Rock is an academy in the demon world where students are trained to conquer the human world as demon rulers. Yakuto, a young demon descended from a black dragon, is one of seven applicants who pass the school's deadly special entrance exam into Class F. On his first day of class, Yakuto murders his homeroom teacher and reveals his true objective is to kill the school principal, a supreme evil being who claims to be God. To this end, Yakuto involves his classmates in his plans as they fight to survive Dead Rock's brutal curriculum, murderous teachers, and ambitious rival students.

• Yakuto • A demon boy who seeks revenge against God for exterminating his family and people, the Dragon Roots. He has the power to transform his arm or entire body into that of his "root" ancestor, a black dragon, the latter of which reduces his lifespan. His dragon form resembles Fairy Tail character Acnologia. • Furei • An arsonist who manipulates fire with the power of her root, an ifrit. She enrolls in Dead Rock to satisfy her love of battle and surpass her older sister, who failed to graduate from the school. • Raizen • A swordsman whose Orochi root allows him to split his weapon into eight copies. He seeks to rescue his kingdom's princess, whose soul is sealed within his broadsword. • Hien • A wolf-eared demon with the root of Fenrir, which gives him the ability to create ice with his katana. He hails from a feudal clan rumored to have caused their homeland's eternal winter. • Mikoto • A necromancer whose lich root allows her to reanimate the dead as flesh-eating zombies. She is later revealed to be an undercover agent of Ghost, the demon world's secret service that opposes God. • Hani • A living haniwa and descendant of Thor who wields a lightning-infused hammer. He is intelligent and analytical, desiring to study humans rather than conquer them. • Chako • A talking crow with the root of Yatagarasu. Her true identity is Zereshia, a shapeshifting cat-eared girl with a black wizard root, which grants her powerful black magic. She shares Yakuto's goal of killing God. • Kami • A supreme deity who serves as principal of Dead Rock. Originally a human named Erufedo, he is endowed with the omnipotence of a previous God, which is fueled by his worshipers' faith.

Written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima, Dead Rock started in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine on July 6, 2023. Mashima has stated that he had not intended for the manga to be a long series, but extended it due to positive reader reception. The series went on hiatus in May 2026, and is scheduled to resume publication in Q4 of the same year. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first released on November 16, 2023. As of May 8, 2026, seven volumes have been released. In July 2024, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the manga for English release in North America, with the first volume released on March 4, 2025.

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