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Riddle Kamimura Ends Mikiri Kara Hajimeru Garyū Kenjutsu Manga – News
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Riddle Kamimura released the 26th and final chapter of the manga adaptation of Hisumi‘s Mikiri Kara Hajimeru Garyū Kenjutsu (Self-Taught Swordsmanship That Begins With Giving Up) light novel series last Friday.
The fantasy story centers on Rio, who lives in a border town. To protect himself, he signs up for swordsmanship lessons in the town’s training grounds, but quickly loses hope in the tutelage there. But in a border town that is always close to danger, he decides he still needs to learn something, and resolves to teach himself the sword.
Kamimura launched the manga in Mag Garden‘s Mag Comi website in June 2023. Mag Garden released the manga’s fourth compiled book volume in October 2025.
Kamimura launched the Ex-Yakuza and Stray Kitten (Hiroware Koneko to Moto Yakuza) manga in Mag Garden‘s MAGxiv on pixiv in August 2020, and ended it in September 2022. Mag Garden released the manga’s fourth volume in September 2022. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and released the fourth volume in December 2023.
Hisumi serialized the original story in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from 2021 to 2022. Kadokawa published the first print novel volume in April 2022, with illustrations by Nemusuke. The second volume shipped in January 2023.
Hisumi serialized the A Serious Error in Chihaya-chan’s Reputation (Chihaya-chan no Hyōban ni Shinkoku na Error) story in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from 2022 to 2023. Kadokawa released the first print volume in August 2024, with illustrations by Doyou. Kadokawaw released the fifth novel volume on June 10. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the novels, and will release the first volume in January 2027 under its Airship imprint.
Source: Mag Comi‘s X/Twitter account
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