Zaregoto

Zaregoto (Japanese: 戯言; lit. 'Nonsense') is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series was published in Japan between February 2002 and November 2005 by Kodansha Books in nine volumes. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Nisio's debut in 2022, the tenth volume of the series was released on February 8, 2023. The series was followed by a seven-volume spin-off series also published by Kodansha Books, the Ningen (人間; 'Human') series, focusing on the Zerozaki clan. A second spin-off series focused on Jun Aikawa titled Saikyō (最強; 'Strongest') series was serialized in the Mephisto magazine, and was collected by Kodansha in five volumes. The first two volumes of Zaregoto were initially released in North America by Del Rey Manga, but have since been republished by Vertical, which also released the third volume. Two manga series adapting the first two volumes in the Ningen series were serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon between September 2011 and September 2016. An eight-episode original video animation series adaptation of the first volume by Shaft was released between October 2016 and September 2017.