BEWARE THE SWARM It’s all-out war as Gob-Rou—now Ogre-Rou—and his new mercenary group Parabellum intervene in the epic clash between humans and elves. But the human army has an ace up its sleeve—a strange young boy with the ability to command insects. Has Ogre-Rou finally met his match?

A young man begins life anew as a lowly goblin in this action-packed shonen fantasy manga! Tomokui Kanata has suffered an early death, but his adventures are far from over. He is reborn into a fantastical world of monsters and magic--but as a lowly goblin! Not about to let that stop him, the now renamed Rou uses his new physical prowess and his old memories to plow ahead in a world where consuming other creatures allows him to acquire their powers.

Kidnappings, sabotage, murder—that’s school life as a monster girl. But now, Ichika and the others are hoping to finally get a ghoulish graduation!

Gaming no longer only takes place as a ›closed interactive experience‹ in front of TV screens, but also as broadcast on streaming platforms or as cultural events in exhibition centers and e-sport arenas. The popularization of new technologies, forms of expression, and online services has had a considerable influence on the academic and journalistic discourse about games. This anthology examines which paratexts gaming cultures have produced - i.e., in which forms and formats and through which channels we talk (and write) about games - as well as the way in which paratexts influence the development of games. How is knowledge about games generated and shaped today and how do boundaries between (popular) criticism, journalism, and scholarship have started to blur? In short: How does the paratext change the text?

IN A CITY FULL OF PEOPLE, YET FEELING COMPLETELY ALONE... Tucked away in Ikebukuro is a little shop of curios called Sonohara-dou. While there are many intriguing items to be had at this store, one person in particular visits for Saika, the cursed sword in Anri’s possession. Although the visitor leaves empty-handed, Sonohara-dou is broken into in the middle of the night. Was anything stolen? Anri isn’t sure, but Yahiro, Kuon, and Himeka swear to help her out. Meanwhile, busy again as a courier with a mysterious new job, Celty hears about Anri’s problem. She visits the shop out of concern, only to see Akabayashi and a host of other Saika-related people… What is the mystery that lurks behind this sudden rush for control of Saika?!

Clay's gotten used to her life working in the dungeon, placing slimes and bats, manufacturing skeletons and zombies, and even learning a bit about the darker secrets surrounding its management. Now that she feels like she understands how to use her magic power properly, she decides to try to make it all the way down to level nine...what will she find?

After defeating the Luminary, Virgoski, in battle at the Fortress of Concealment, the Dark Lord also falls. Small and weakened once more, his body is retrieved by Hellfire and after a mysterious encounter, delivered to the ruins of an abandoned castle. There the Dark Lord is reunited with Slime and the Queen, but before they can celebrate their survival, humans once again descend upon the peaceful monster sanctuary. With two Luminaries among the crush of troops, the Dark Lord must once again prove himself true protector of his monster kin!