The Kingdoms of Ruin

The Kingdoms of Ruin (はめつのおうこく) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by yoruhashi. It began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Garden magazine in April 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Yokohama Animation Laboratory aired from October to December 2023.

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)


 * Doroka (ドロカ)


 * Chloe (クロエ)


 * Yamato (ヤマト)


 * Yuki (ユキ)


 * Shirousagi (シロウサギ)

Manga
Written and illustrated by yoruhashi, The Kingdoms of Ruin began serialization in Mag Garden's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Garden on April 5, 2019. It is a sequel to the author's previous work, The Kingdoms of Caliburn (剣の王国). It is also serialized on the Manga Doa, Mag Comi, pixiv Comic websites. As of February 2024, ten tankōbon volumes have been released. 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) by Hana Hope, while the ending theme song is "Prayer" by Who-ya Extended.

At Anime Expo 2023, Crunchyroll announced that they licensed 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.