Scum of the Brave (2026)

Original title

勇者のクズ

Genre

fantasy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 24 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A disgraced former hero uses super powers to fight crime and deal drugs in a corrupt city. The story follows his violent clashes with mafia and assassins.

darkgrittyviolentaction-packedurbananti-heroicchaoticintense

What happens

Scum of the Brave (Japanese: 勇者のクズ, Hepburn: Yūsha no Kuzu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Rocket Shokai and illustrated by Yūya Kusaka. It was initially serialized as a web novel published on Kadokawa Corporation's Kakuyomu website between February and March 2016. A single volume was published under Fujimi Shobo's Kadokawa Books imprint in December 2016. A manga adaptation illustrated by Nakashima723 initially began serialization as an independent comic in June 2018, before beginning serialization on Leed Publishing's Comic Border manga website in February 2022. A new edition of the light novel series illustrated by toi8 began publication by Shueisha under their Dash X Bunko imprint in January 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by OLM aired from January to June 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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