Uglymug, Epicfighter (ブサメンガチファイター, Busamen Gachi Faitā) is a Japanese web novel series written by Ryō Hiromatsu. It was serialized online from February 2015 to October 2022 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. A manga adaptation with art by Osamu Kozuki was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from November 2017 to December 2020 and was collected in six tankōbon volumes. A light novel version with illustrations by Akira Banpai was published under Kobunsha's Kobunsha Light Books imprint in May 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by White Fox has been announced.

Uglymug, Epicfighter
Light novel volume cover
ブサメンガチファイター
(Busamen Gachi Faitā)
GenreIsekai[1]
Novel series
Written byRyō Hiromatsu
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runFebruary 19, 2015October 15, 2022
Manga
Written byRyō Hiromatsu
Illustrated byOsamu Kozuki
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Square Enix
ImprintBig Gangan Comics
MagazineMonthly Big Gangan
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 25, 2017December 25, 2020
Volumes6
Light novel
Written byRyō Hiromatsu
Illustrated byAkira Banpai
Published byKobunsha
ImprintKobunsha Light Books
DemographicMale
PublishedMay 18, 2018
Manga
Busamen Gachi Fighter SSS
Written byRyō Hiromatsu
Illustrated byOsamu Kozuki
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineMonthly Big Gangan
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 25, 2024scheduled
Anime television series
StudioWhite Fox

Characters

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Shigeru Yoshioka (吉岡 しげる, Yoshioka Shigeru)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[2]

Media

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Web novel

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Written by Ryō Hiromatsu, Uglymug, Epicfighter was serialized as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from February 19, 2015, to October 15, 2022.[3]

Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Osamu Kozuki was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from November 25, 2017 to December 25, 2020.[1][4] The manga's chapters were collected into six tankōbon volumes released from April 25, 2018 to February 25, 2021.[5][6]

The manga is published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global app.[7]

A sequel manga also illustrated by Kozuki, titled Busamen Gachi Fighter SSS, is set to begin serialization in the same magazine on December 25, 2024.[2]

No. Release date ISBN
1 April 25, 2018[5]978-4-7575-5703-1
2 October 25, 2018[8]978-4-7575-5898-4
3 April 25, 2019[9]978-4-7575-6106-9
4 October 25, 2019[10]978-4-7575-6361-2
5 June 25, 2020[11]978-4-7575-6715-3
6 February 25, 2021[6]978-4-7575-7116-7

Light novel

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A light novel version with illustrations by Akira Banpai was released under Kobunsha's then-newly launched Kobunsha Light Books imprint on May 18, 2018.[12]

No. Release date ISBN
1 May 18, 2018[13]978-4-334-91219-2

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 18, 2024. The series is produced by Egg Firm and animated by White Fox.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 「クズの本懐」その後を描くスピンオフ連載開幕、ブサメンによる異世界冒険譚も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 25, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Cayanan, Joanna (November 18, 2024). "Ryo Hiromatsu's 'Uglymug, Epicfighter' Novel Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  3. ^ ブサメンガチファイター (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  4. ^ 月刊ビッグガンガン 2021 Vol.01. BookWalker (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ a b ブサメンガチファイター 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ a b ブサメンガチファイター 6(完) (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Uglymug, Epicfighter". Manga Up! Global. Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  8. ^ ブサメンガチファイター 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  9. ^ ブサメンガチファイター 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  10. ^ ブサメンガチファイター 4 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  11. ^ ブサメンガチファイター 5 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  12. ^ 光文社による新レーベル「光文社ライトブックス」が2018年5月18日に創刊へ 第一弾タイトルに『ブサメンガチファイター』. LN-news.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  13. ^ ブサメンガチファイター. Rakuten (in Japanese). Kobunsha. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
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