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Record of Ragnarok – Wikipedia

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Record of Ragnarok (終末のワルキューレ, Shūmatsu no Warukyūre, lit. “Valkyrie of the End”), is a Japanese manga series written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui and illustrated by Ajichika. It began in Coamix’s (formerly also published by Tokuma Shoten) seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Zenon in November 2017. It was licensed in North America by Viz Media in June 2021. The manga was adapted as an original net animation (ONA) by Graphinica and premiered on Netflix in June 2021. A second season has been announced.

Plot[edit]

Every 1000 years, the Gods’ Council assembles to decide the fate of humanity. After 7 million years of human history, the gods come to the decision that humans are irredeemable and must go extinct. However, the valkyrie Brunhilde proposes to give humanity one last chance to prove their worth and the gods agree to hold the battle of Ragnarok, a tournament with 13 notable humans from across history against 13 of the most powerful gods engaging in duels to the death. Humanity will be spared if their side achieves 7 victories in the competition. To even the odds, each human is granted the assistance of a valkyrie who transforms into a powerful weapon tailored for their user’s combat style called “Volund”, at the risk of losing her life if the user is killed.

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Characters[edit]

Valkyries[edit]

Brunhilde (ブリュンヒルデ, Buryunhirude)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro[1] (Japanese); Laura Post[2] (English)
The oldest and leader of the valkyries who convinced the gods to hold the Ragnarok. She despises the gods and takes advantage of the situation to enact her revenge at them.
Göll (ゲル, Geru)
Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa[1] (Japanese); Anairis Quinones[3] (English)
Brunhilde’s youngest sister who is always seen with her.
Randgriz (ランドグリーズ, Randogurīzu)
Voiced by: Aya Kawakami[1] (Japanese); Kayleigh McKee[4] (English)
Randgriz was the Fourth of the 13 Valkyrie Sisters. She became a Volund for Lu Bu during Ragnarok.

Human Representatives[edit]

Lü Bu (呂 布 奉先, Ryo Fu Hōsen)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki[1] (Japanese); Kaiji Tang[5] (English)
A military general and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of Imperial China and humanity’s representative for the first match. His weapon is the Sky Piercer, a halberd granted by the valkyrie Randgriz, whose special ability allows Lu Bu to break any armor.
Adam (アダム, Adamu)
Voiced by: Soma Saito[6] (Japanese); Jonah Scott[7] (English)
The progenitor of all humanity who fights in the second match. Designed in the image of a god, Adam can perfectly replicate any move and technique he lays his eyes upon. His weapon is a knuckleduster, granted by the valkyrie Reginleif.
Kojiro Sasaki (佐々木 小次郎, Sasaki Kojirō)
Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji[6] (Japanese); Keone Young (English)
A famous Japanese swordsman who fights in the third match. His weapon is the Monohoshizao, a two-handed nodachi granted by the valkyrie Hrist, whose special ability allowed her to transform into two weapons after the Monohoshizao was shattered.
Jack the Ripper (ジャック・ザ・リッパー, Jakku za Rippā)
An infamous British serial killer from the late 19th century who fights in the fourth match. He wears a pair of gloves granted by the valkyrie Hlökk, whose special ability allows Jack the Ripper to turn anything his gloves touch into a divine weapon capable of slaying gods.
Raiden Tameemon (雷電爲右エ門)
The highest-rated Japanese sumo wrestler from the 19th century who fights in the fifth match. He wears a mawashi granted by the valkyrie Þrúðr, which gives him complete control over his body’s muscles.
Buddha (釈迦, Shaka)
A former human who created the religion of Buddhism, known as “The Enlightened One”. Despite having attained godhood, Buddha decides to fight for the human side in the sixth match, much to the ire of the other gods. Instead of a Volund, he uses his own weapon, a staff that can assume six different forms according to his emotions.
Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇)
The founder of the Qin Dynasty and the first emperor to unify China in the 3rd century BC.
Simo Häyhä (シモ・ヘイヘ, Shimo Heihe)
Nicknamed “The White Death”, Simo is a Finnish sniper and war veteran from the 20th century who is one of the next human representatives to join Ragnarok. He is recognized as the deadliest marksman in history for killing over 500 men during the Winter War (1939–1940), which lasted less than 100 days.
Nikola Tesla
A Serbian-American inventor from the 20th century.
Souji Okita (沖田 総司, Okita Souji)
The captain of the Shinsengumi a special police force from 19th century Japan, famed for his swordsmanship.
Michel de Nostredame
A French astrologer, physician and reputed seer from the 16th century.
Sakata Kintoki
A Japanese folk hero from the Heian period.
Grigori Rasputin (グリゴリー・ラスプーチン, Gurigorī Rasupūchin)
A Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man from the early 20th century.
Leonidas I
A Spartan king from the 5th century BC, famous for his instrumental role at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Gods[edit]

Thor (トール, Tōru)
Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa[1] (Japanese); Jalen K. Cassell[8] (English)
The Norse god of thunder and a representative for the gods for the first match, armed with the hammer Mjölnir.
Zeus (ゼウス, Zeusu)
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi[1] (Japanese); Chris Edgerly[9] (English)
The supreme Greek god and chairman of the Gods’ Council who fights in the second match, fighting barehanded.
Poseidon (ポセイドン)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[6] (Japanese); Bumper Robinson (English)
The Greek god of the sea and Zeus’ older brother who fights in the third match, armed with a trident.
Heracles (ヘラクレス, Herakuresu)
A former human and Greek god of strength and heroism who fights in the fourth match by the gods’ side, armed with a magical club.
Hermes
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[6] (Japanese); Cory Yee[10] (English)
The herald of the Greek gods.
Aphrodite
Voiced by: Rie Tanaka[6] (Japanese); Reba Buhr[11] (English)
The Greek Goddess of Love. She is accompanied by a group of stone golems that she uses as a throne and to hold up her large breasts.
Ares
Voiced by: Hinata Tadakoro[6] (Japanese); Tim Friedlander[12] (English)
The Greek god of courage and war.
Shiva (シヴァ)
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[6] (Japanese); Benjamin Diskin (English)
The four-armed Hindu god of destruction and one of the three gods that make up the Trimurti who participates in the fifth match, fighting barehanded.
Bishamonten (毘沙門天)
One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism. He is a god of warriors and a punisher of evildoers who participates in the sixth match, empowering himself by absorbing the Seven Lucky Gods into his body.
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (スサノヲ, Susanowo)
The Shinto god of the sea and storms. One of the three central deities of Japanese mythology.
Odin (オーディン, Ōdin)
Voiced by: Show Hayami[6] (Japanese); Bill Butts[13] (English)
The supreme Norse god, he is Thor’s father and blood brother to Loki.
Loki (ロキ, Roki)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[6] (Japanese); Ryan Colt Levy[14] (English)
The Norse god of deceit and blood brother to Odin.
Heimdall
Voiced by: Yukihiro Nozuyama[6] (Japanese); Kellen Goff[15] (English)
A Norse god who keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök. He oversees and comments on the fights of Ragnarok.
Huginn and Muninn
Voiced by: Taisuke Nakano (Huginn), Tomohiro Yamaguchi (Muninn)[6] (Japanese); Michael Chapman (Huginn), Ben Pronsky (Muninn) (English)
A pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin.
Anubis
The Egyptian god of death, mummifying and embalment
Apollo
The Greek god of the sun.
Beelzebub
A Philistine deity portrayed as a demon in Jewish and Christian lore.

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Record of Ragnarok is written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui and illustrated by Ajichika. It began in Coamix’s (formerly also published by Tokuma Shoten) Monthly Comic Zenon on November 25, 2017.[16] Its chapters has been collected into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on May 19, 2018.[17] As of June 18, 2021, eleven volumes have been released.[18]

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On June 17, 2021, Viz Media announced that they had licensed the series for English release in North America. It will be released in digital starting in fall 2021 and in print starting in spring 2022.[19][20]

A spin-off titled Shūmatsu no Valkyrie: Ryo Fu Hō Sen Hishōden (終末のワルキューレ異聞 呂布奉先飛将伝) began in Monthly Comic Zenon on October 25, 2019.[21] Its chapters have been collected into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 20, 2020.[22] As of June 18, 2021, four volumes have been released.[18]

Volume list[edit]

Record of Ragnarok[edit]
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 19, 2018[17] 0908603917 October 26, 2021 (digital)[23]

January 18, 2022 (print)[24]		 978-1-9747-2786-5
2 September 20, 2018[25] 0908603917 — —
3 March 20, 2019[26] 0908603917 — —
4 July 20, 2019[27] 0908603917 — —
5 November 20, 2019[28] 0908603917 — —
6 April 20, 2020[22] 0908603917 — —
7 June 19, 2020[29] 0908603917 — —
8 September 19, 2020[30] 0908603917 — —
9 December 19, 2020[31] 0908603917 — —
10 March 18, 2021[32] 0908603917 — —
11 June 18, 2021[18] 0908603917 — —
Shūmatsu no Valkyrie: Ryo Fu Hō Sen Hishōden[edit]

Anime[edit]

In December 2020, it was announced that the series will receive an anime series adaptation produced by Warner Bros. Japan and animated by Graphinica. It is directed by Masao Ōkubo, with series composition by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, characters designs by Masaki Saito and music composed by Yasuharu Takanashi. Licensed by Netflix, the series premiered on June 17, 2021 on the streaming service.[33] The opening theme is “Kamigami” (KAMIGAMI-神噛-, lit. “Gods” / “God Biting”) performed by Maximum the Hormone,[34] while the ending theme is “Fukahi” (不可避, lit. “Unavoidable”) performed by SymaG.[6] In August 2021, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season.[35]

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Reception[edit]

Popularity[edit]

Record of Ragnarok ranked 5th on Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2019 ranking of Top 20 manga series for male readers.[36] The series ranked 5th on the “Nationwide Bookstore Employees’ Recommended Comics of 2018”.[37] It placed 12th on the “Nationwide Bookstore Employees’ Recommended Comics of 2020”.[38] In 2019, the manga ranked 20th on the 5th Next Manga Awards in the Print category.[39] As of March 2021, the manga had over 6 million copies in circulation.[40] As of June 2021, the manga had over 7 million copies in circulation.[41]

Controversy[edit]

In October 2020, Rajan Zed, the president of the Universal Society of Hinduism Rajan, made a statement addressed to Coamix, criticizing the depiction of Hindu deities in manga and urged the company “not to trivialize Lord Shiva and other highly revered Hindu gods and goddesses in its manga publications”.[42] The anime received backlash for its depiction of Shiva by a large group of Indian Americans, calling the series “highly disturbing to them” as it trivializes the deity.[43] To avoid further criticism, Netflix altered the trailer to remove Shiva, and later removed the anime itself from its streaming library in India.[44][45]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ @LauraPostVoice (June 17, 2021). “You can hear me as this classy-but-crude lady, Brunhilde, in the English Dub of Record of Ragnarok, out today on Netflix! Had such a great time working on this Rollercoaster Ride of a show!” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ @anairis_q (June 17, 2021). “Humanity represent Call me hand I voice Göll in Record of Ragnarok! I hope y’all enjoy this little ball of anxiety Purple heart Thanks so much to @SDIMediaGroup and @netflix for having me—and shout out to Megan and Indu for the fun sessions!! Sparkles Binge it now on Netflix! Sparkles” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  9. ^ @chrisedgerly (June 17, 2021). “Had a blast voicing the English language Zeus for this series. Check it out (it’s pretty wild)!” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @CoryYee (June 17, 2021). “Record of Ragnarok on @netflix is out now! I got to play Hermes, the totally not creepy explainer of all things. We’ve got an incredible English cast! Thanks to Megan for directing and @SamFrishmanCESD for helping me get the gig!” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  15. ^ @kellengoff (June 17, 2021). “Proud to say I play Heimdall in the English dub of #RecordofRagnarok, out on Netflix today! In the show, he’s the eccentirc WWE-esque fight announcer screaming the play-by-play for the onlookers! Thank you @bobbucholtz, Spliced Bread, and Netflix for having me on!” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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External links[edit]

  • Official website at Manga Hot (in Japanese)
  • Official website at Monthly Comic Zenon (in Japanese)
  • Record of Ragnarok on Netflix
  • Anime official website (in Japanese)
  • Record of Ragnarok (manga) at Anime News Network’s encyclopedia

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