The Valiant Must Fall

The Valiant Must Fall (Japanese: 勇気あるものより散れ, Hepburn: Yūki Aru Mono Yorichire) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Aida. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal since February 2021.

The Valiant Must Fall
First tankōbon volume cover
勇気あるものより散れ (Yūki Aru Mono Yorichire)
Genre	Action[1] Historical[1] Supernatural[1]
Manga
Written by	Yu Aida
Published by	Hakusensha
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine	Young Animal
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	February 26, 2021 – present
Volumes	6

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yu Aida, The Valiant Must Fall started in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal on February 26, 2021.^[2][3] Hakusensha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 27, 2021.^[4] As of July 29, 2024, six volumes have been released.^[5]

In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment (originally announced under the title Die Even More Valiantly).^[6]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	August 27, 2021[7]	978-4-592-16681-8	March 28, 2023[8]	978-1-68579-320-3
2	March 29, 2022[9]	978-4-592-16682-5	August 29, 2023[10]	978-1-68579-469-9
3	October 28, 2022[11]	978-4-592-16683-2	October 1, 2024[1]	979-8-88843-396-6
4	May 29, 2023[12]	978-4-592-16684-9	February 25, 2025[1]	979-8-89160-201-4
5	December 27, 2023[13]	978-4-592-16685-6	—	—
6	July 29, 2024[5]	978-4-592-16686-3	—	—

Reception

The manga received the Start Dash Award of Hakusensha's 2021 Denshi Shoseki Taishō (eBook Award), which went to the publisher's best-selling digital manga during the year.^[14] It was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the print category.^[15]

References

1. "The Valiant Must Fall". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
2. Pineda, Rafael (January 11, 2021). "Gunslinger Girl's Yu Aida Launches New Manga on February 26". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
3. 「GUNSLINGER GIRL」の相田裕が描く明治浪漫譚、ヤングアニマルで新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 26, 2021. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
4. 「GUNSLINGER GIRL」の相田裕が不死の少女を描く明治浪漫譚、最新作1巻. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. August 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
5. 【7月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
6. Pineda, Rafael (February 10, 2022). "Seven Seas Licenses Qualia the Purple Light Novel & Manga, Les Misérables Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
7. 【8月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 27, 2021. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
8. Mateo, Alex (March 28, 2023). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 26–April 1". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
9. 【3月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 29, 2022. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
10. Mateo, Alex (August 29, 2023). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 27–September 2". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
11. 【10月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 28, 2022. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
12. 【5月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 29, 2023. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
13. 【12月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 27, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
14. 白泉社の電子書籍大賞は2年連続で「暁のヨナ」！新設の賞に「追放悪役令嬢の旦那様」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 28, 2022. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
15. Morrissy, Kim (June 23, 2022). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

Further reading

• 相田裕最新作『勇気あるものより散れ』――時は明治、会津武士の生き残りが不死の少女に仕え母殺しという修羅道をゆく！. Da Vinci (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. October 12, 2021. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• The Valiant Must Fall (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia