Scum of the Brave (勇者のクズ, Yūsha no Kuzu) is a Japanese light novel written by Rocket Shokai and illustrated by Yūya Kusaka. It was initially serialized as a web novel published on Kadokawa Corporation's Kakuyomu website between February and March 2016. A single volume was published under Fujimi Shobo's Kadokawa Books imprint in December 2016. A manga adaptation illustrated by Nakashima723 initially began serialization as an independent comic in June 2018, before beginning serialization on Leed Publishing's Comic Border manga website in February 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by OLM has been announced.
Media
Light novel
Written by Rocket Shokai, Scum of the Brave was initially serialized on Kadokawa Corporation's Kakuyomu website from February 12 to March 22, 2016. A single volume with illustrations by Yūya Kusaka was released under Fujimi Shobo's Kadokawa Books light novel imprint on December 24, 2016.
A new edition illustrated by toi8 is in production.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Nakashima723 initially began serialization as an independent comic on June 22, 2018. It later began serialization on Leed Publishing's Comic Border manga website on February 18, 2022. The manga's chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of March 2025. The manga is published in English by Manga Planet.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 15, 2025. The series is produced by OLM and is set to premiere on Nippon TV and its affiliates.
Reception
The novel won the Grand Prize in the Modern Action category at the 1st Kakuyomu Web Novel Contest in 2016.
See also
- Sentenced to Be a Hero, a light novel series also written by Rocket Shokai
References
External links
- Web novel at Kakuyomu (in Japanese)
- Official light novel website (in Japanese)
- Official manga website at Comic Border (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Scum of the Brave (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
