Uglymug, Epicfighter

Uglymug, Epicfighter
Light novel volume cover
ブサメンガチファイター (Busamen Gachi Faitā)
Genre	Isekai[1]
Novel series
Written by	Ryō Hiromatsu
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	February 19, 2015 – October 15, 2022
Manga
Written by	Ryō Hiromatsu
Illustrated by	Osamu Kozuki
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA: Square Enix
Imprint	Big Gangan Comics
Magazine	Monthly Big Gangan
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	November 25, 2017 – December 25, 2020
Volumes	6
Light novel
Written by	Ryō Hiromatsu
Illustrated by	Akira Banpai
Published by	Kobunsha
Imprint	Kobunsha Light Books
Demographic	Male
Published	May 18, 2018
Manga
Busamen Gachi Fighter SSS
Written by	Ryō Hiromatsu
Illustrated by	Osamu Kozuki
Published by	Square Enix
Magazine	Monthly Big Gangan
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 25, 2024 – present
Anime television series
Studio	White Fox

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.

Characters

Shigeru Yoshioka (吉岡 しげる, Yoshioka Shigeru)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[2]

Media

Web novel

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

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, began 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

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

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

1. 「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. 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. ブサメンガチファイター 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
6. 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.

External links

• Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
• Manga official website (in Japanese)
• Sequel manga official website (in Japanese)
• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Uglymug, Epicfighter (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia