Manga creator sora launched a new fantasy romance series, Arethia After Oblivion, in the May 20 issue of Hana to Yume No. 12.
Sora, the manga creator known for Falling JK and the Wastrel Teacher, began a new series in the May 20 issue of Hana to Yume No. 12. The series is titled Arethia After Oblivion. It is a fantasy romance that follows Arethia, a knight who uses rare oblivion magic for trivial tasks, until an attacker threatens her.
The new series returns sora to Hana to Yume, the same magazine that published their earlier work. The premise reuses sora's established interest in morally ambiguous protagonists. No further details about the series' length or schedule have been announced.
A separate story about The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc - opening at #5 in Japan does not involve sora. That film is directed by Jimmy Stone at studio 8-Bit and features a cast that includes Yuichi Nakamura and Saori Hayami, but sora has no connection to that project.
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Manga creator sora, known for Falling JK and the Wastrel Teacher, began a new fantasy romance series titled Arethia After Oblivion in the May 20 issue of Hana to Yume No. 12. The story follows Arethia, a knight who uses rare oblivion magic for trivial tasks, until an attacker threatens her.
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