“Protagonist's childhood friend disappears in a string of mysterious vanishings rumored to be isekai reincarnations. His classmate drags him into investigating.”
Starting an RPG with the Demonlord
魔王とはじめるRPG
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Synopsis
Protagonist's childhood friend disappears in a string of mysterious vanishings rumored to be isekai reincarnations. His classmate drags him into investigating.
A string of mysterious disappearances has been making headlines. Rumor has it that all the missing people have been "reincarnated into another world." Yoshimichi, the protagonist, dismisses the gossip as nonsense until one day, even his childhood friend, Yuma, suddenly vanishes without a trace. His classmate Otogi insists that Yuuma's disappearance must be an isekai reincarnation and excitedly declares that she wants to go to another world too! Before Yoshimichi can stop her, she drags him into a suspicious building...!? (Source: Overlap, translated)
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Starting an RPG with the Demonlord begins and ends here.
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- Published Sep 2025 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M87198 catalog