The Clevatess Manga

The Clevatess Manga, Written and illustrated by Yuji Iwahara, The Clevatess Manga is a dark fantasy seinen manga first serialized in Monthly Comic Alive in 2020. Media Factory later compiled it all into beautifully detailed tankōbon volumes that earned steady praise for its intricate worldbuilding and sharp character designs. Eventually, it grew a loyal fanbase for its mature themes and morally ambiguous storytelling, and by 2022 international licensing discussions had enabled the series to escape Japan in full force with many readers discovering Alicia.

Set in a war-torn world that has existed in an endless cycle of hatred and conquest, humans seek to destroy powerful beast-lords. It tells the story of Alicia, a plucky young hero who is chosen to kill the dread beast king Clevatess, whose overwhelming might has laid waste to entire armies. But when their fates intersect, the cliché of triumph turns into something much more tragic and unpredictable, with both sides forced to reckon with uncomfortable realities.

All of this sends Alicia off into a brutal fight for survival and sense of purpose. But as tenuous alliances build and the reality of vengeance sets in, her beliefs are challenged at every corner. “In between political plots, changing loyalties and the destruction of numerous battlefields, she has to debate if the title hero actually belongs him, or the one whom she swore to destroy.” With humanity’s future hanging by a thread, and Clevatess shackled by motives deeper than mere malice, the series wrestles with questions of power and responsibility, as well as whether any understanding could ever emerge from limitless war.

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