is a Japanese

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

series written and illustrated by Yasunori Mitsunaga. It was serialized in

Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''

Monthly Shōnen Sirius is a Japanese monthly ''shōnen'' manga magazine published by Kodansha, and first issued in May 2005. It is issued in perfect-bound B5 format and retails for 580 yen. The magazine also serializes manga through their ''Twi Siri'' Twitter ...

'' from December 2015 to September 2017, with its chapters collected in six ''

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

'' volumes.

Plot

When Earth is invaded by monsters, a giant named Avarth appears, defeats them, and then subjugates humanity, declaring himself a god. A boy, whose mother was killed during the chaos, rises up to lead a rebellion against Avarth.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yasunori Mitsunaga, ''Avarth'' was serialized in

's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''

'' from December 26, 2015, to September 26, 2017. Kodansha collected its chapters in six ''

'' volumes, released from May 9, 2016, to November 9, 2017.

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