- Source: Uglymug, Epicfighter
Uglymug, Epicfighter (ブサメンガチファイター, Busamen Gachi Faitā) is a Japanese web novel series written by Ryō Hiromatsu. It was serialized online from February 2015 to October 2022 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. A manga adaptation with art by Osamu Kozuki was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from November 2017 to December 2020 and was collected in six tankōbon volumes. A light novel version with illustrations by Akira Banpai was published under Kobunsha's Kobunsha Light Books imprint in May 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by White Fox has been announced.
Characters
Shigeru Yoshioka (吉岡 しげる, Yoshioka Shigeru)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
Media
= Web novel
=Written by Ryō Hiromatsu, Uglymug, Epicfighter was serialized as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from February 19, 2015, to October 15, 2022.
= Manga
=A manga adaptation illustrated by Osamu Kozuki was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from November 25, 2017 to December 25, 2020. The manga's chapters were collected into six tankōbon volumes released from April 25, 2018 to February 25, 2021.
The manga is published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global app.
A sequel manga illustrated by an unnamed illustrator, titled Busamen Gachi Fighter SSS, is set to begin serialization in the same magazine on December 25, 2024.
= Light novel
=A light novel version with illustrations by Akira Banpai was released under Kobunsha's then-newly launched Kobunsha Light Books imprint on May 18, 2018.
= Anime
=An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 18, 2024. The series is produced by Egg Firm and animated by White Fox.
References
External links
Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
Manga official website (in Japanese)
Anime official website (in Japanese)
Uglymug, Epicfighter (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
