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  • Bibliography:
    49 Books
  • First Book:
    April 2017
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Book List in Order: 49 titles



  • “Choco. Wait, could it be that Choco...?”Haruhiro and his comrades have become famous due to achievements no one expected from them. With his comrades more confident, Haruhiro is still agonizing over what to do when more experienced volunteer sol...



  • The light novel fantasy epic that inspired a critically-acclaimed anime! Haruhiro awakens to darkness and amnesia, among a group of strangers who can only remember their own names...and nothing else. When they make it into the light, they discover G...



  • “Don’t scare me like that, Moguzo.” “Sorry, sorry.” Moguzo let out an embarrassed laugh and scratched the back of his head. Still, he sure is bleeding a lot, Haruhiro thought. With all that blood, it’s impossible t...



  • By the time Haruhiro comes to, he finds himself in a gamelike world filled with terrifying monsters.
    This world is called Grimgar. Armed with no more strength or ability than your average boy, Haruhiro and his fellow party members struggle to surv...



  • The light novel fantasy epic that inspired a critically-acclaimed anime! Haruhiro awakens to darkness and amnesia, among a group of strangers who can only remember their own names...and nothing else. When they make it into the light, they discover G...



  • ...So, this thing, what do you think it is? It has now been some months since the party came to the Wonder Hole. Haruhiro and his companions have been slowly but steadily improving their skills as they clear the labyrinth. One day, while exploring, t...




  • "You don't wanna die, huh? Me neither...!"By hunting goblins to earn money, Haruhiro and his party are doing all they can to survive in an unfamiliar world. But during one of their hunts, Manato, their leader and healer, falls to a goblin's dagger, a...



  • FAME & FORTUNE After defying everyone’s expectations, Haruhiro and his comrades have become quite famous. Yet even with confidence and plenty of achievements to drive them forward, Haruhiro’s still got a lotto agonize over–including...






  • Our goal is already decided, right? So what do you mean, we're turning back? The Dusk Realm that Haruhiro and the others discovered had begun to attract attention as a new hunting ground. Haruhiro and the party had also gotten to the point where they...




  • THE BITTER TASTE OF VICTORY

    The aftermath of the violent battle at Deadhead Watching Keep is hitting Haruhiro and his party hard. Though they have fallen comrades to mourn, they must soldier on"and it’s not going to get any easier. Thank...



  • Having escaped the Dusk Realm, Haruhiro and the party enter another world that is not Grimgar, one where the sun never rises. Even with no information to go on, Haruhiro still must lead his comrades. Fortunately, they discover a town where the reside...




  • By the time Haruhiro came to, he found himself in a game-like world filled with terrifying monsters. This world is called Grimgar. Armed with no more strength or ability than your average boy, Haruhiro ...



  • MYSTERY IN THE DEPTHS!

    Months have passed since Haruhiro and company began their campaign to tame the labyrinth known as the Hole of Surprises. Delving ever deeper, they discover a dangerous new path, unmapped by any adventurers before them....



  • Having overcome many trials and tribulations, Haruhiro and the others succeed in returning to Grimgar. However, though they have returned, they are a long way from the human sphere of influence. When Haruhiro and Yume go scouting, they're lucky enoug...




  • The light novel fantasy epic that inspired a critically-acclaimed anime!

    Haruhiro awakens to darkness and amnesia, among a group of strangers who can only remember their own names...and nothing else. When they make it into the light, they di...






  • As the battle against the orc Jumbo and his group Forgan descends into utter chaos, Haruhiro and the party face a crisis unlike any before: Ranta has betrayed them to join Forgan.From there, they are split up again and fight an intense retreating bat...




  • The light novel fantasy epic that inspired a critically-acclaimed anime!

    Haruhiro awakens to darkness and amnesia, among a group of strangers who can only remember their own names...and nothing else. When they make it into the light, they di...



  • There is a certain volunteer soldier in the mountains, deeply wounded and about to meet his end. On the verge of death, he remembers fragments of the world he once inhabited. And then, he questions. What is this world called "Grimgar"? Meanwhile, Har...



  • "I'll do what I have to. I'll do it. Now." Gritting his teeth, and bracing his legs, Haruhiro faces the guorella onslaught once more. He rouses himself with a sense of purpose, and tries to avert his eyes from the reality of her death. Then, when he ...



  • DON’T SPLIT THE PARTY!

    Haruhiro and his team have fought their way back to Grimgar"only to emerge in a harsh and desolate region, beset by orcs and undead! When a series of misfortunes separates them from each other, the individual membe...



  • While attempting to return to Alterna, Haruhiro and the party push through mountainous enemy territory towards the sea. Following one adventure after another, they reach the seashore at last, and they find a single ship landed there. When they go to ...



  • HERE THERE BE DRAGONS-LITERALLY!

    Still trying to find a way to return to Alterna, Haruhiro and his party fetch up on the shores of the sea. Falling in with a mysterious pirate girl named Momohina, the group ventures forth to the Emerald Arc...



  • Leaving behind Yume, who has parted ways with the rest of them, Haruhiro and the rest travel on a pirate ship to the free city of Vele. There, they decide to make their way towards the still-distant Alterna by defending the suspicious trader Kejiman'...



  • Leaving behind Yume, who has parted ways with the rest of them, Haruhiro and the rest travel on a pirate ship to the free city of Vele. There, they decide to make their way towards the still-distant Alterna by defending the suspicious trader Kejiman'...






  • By the time Haruhiro comes to, he finds himself in a gamelike world filled with terrifying monsters.This world is called Grimgar. Armed with no more strength or ability than your average boy, Haruhiro and his fellow party members struggle to survive ...



  • While Haruhiro and the others were in Parano, a major incident was happening in Grimgar... In a fast-moving world, a man hides his face beneath a mask, making his way towards Alterna alone... "Am I being true to my own heart? Well, then there's no pr...



  • By the time Haruhiro comes to, he finds himself in a gamelike world filled with terrifying monsters.This world is called Grimgar. Armed with no more strength or ability than your average boy, Haruhiro and his fellow party members struggle to survive ...



  • This isn't Grimgar. We have to get out of here.The party have been split up in Parano, the other world, where dream monsters and mages run wild. Without their trusty comrades, they can only rely on themselves.But how far can I believe that 'I' am me?...



  • "This isn't Grimgar. We have to get out of here." The party have been split up in Parano, the other world, where dream monsters and mages run wild. Without their trusty comrades, they can only rely on themselves. "But how far can I believe that 'I' a...



  • “...We can't abandon him. Or rather, I don't think we should.”Haruhiro and the others who were taken away to the unfamiliar world of Grimgar have now gained experience and are finally maturing as volunteer soldiers. In order to bring things up a ...



  • SEEING THINGS Scattered once again in Parano, the other world where dream monsters and mages run wild, Haruhiro and his comrades must push through trickery and illusions alone, without their trusty comrades by their sides. Can they make it back to G...



  • With great sacrifice, the Arabakia Kingdom Expeditionary Force succeeded in retaking Alterna, but Haruhiro finds himself crushed under the weight of what he's lost. The ambitious General Jin Mogis of the Expeditionary Force, the survivors of the Volu...



  • OLD FRIENDS, NEW TALES While Team Haruhiro is trapped in Parano, life in Grimgar continues! Far away from Alterna, Ranta struggles to survive behind enemy lines while concealing his identity behind a mask. Meanwhile, Yume trains her hardest to become...



  • “Honestly, none of this makes sense...” When they come to, Haruhiro and the others find themselves in the darkness. None of them remember much more than their own names. The only one they can rely on is Merry, who, for some reason, hasn't lost h...






  • Under the command of Jin Mogis, the Kingdom of Arabakia's Expeditionary Force declared independence as the new Frontier Army. They then formed an alliance with the king of the goblins. Now, their next move is to conquer Mount Grief, occupied by an ar...



  • HELLOS AND GOODBYESThe Arabakia Kingdom Expeditionary Force took back Alterna by the skin of its teeth, but Haruhiro is ground down by the weight of everything he's lost. When one of Haruhiro's party is taken hostage, they are forced onto a dangerous...



  • A LIFE OR DEATH BATTLEWith the Frontier Army newly independent and an alliance with the goblin king achieved, Haruhiro and his team are sent on a vital infiltration mission to disrupt the enemy from within and take Mount Grief. But despite working al...



  • After taking Mount Grief at great cost, the Frontier Army receives a visit from an envoy of the dwarven Ironblood Kingdom, now imperiled by the orcs and undead of the Southern Expedition. When Jin Mogis learns the dwarves have been resisting the enem...



  • The party has suffered crushing losses attempting to flee the Ironblood Kingdom. Kuzaku was cut down by Jumbo, and Setora was feasted upon by the orc’s great black eagle. No one had the power to prevent it. No one except the No-Life King, who has b...



  • A WORLD OF PAINThe Frontier Army has finally captured Mount Grief, but before they can mourn those they’ve lost along the way, a messenger from the dwarven kingdom comes begging for help! The dwarves are under siege in the Kurogane Mountain Ran...



  • THE ALL-CONSUMING VOIDHaruhiro’s party has suffered crushing losses attempting to flee the Ironblood Kingdom. No one had the power to prevent Jumbo’s gruesome slaughter of Kuzaku, or the orc’s great black eagle feasting upon Setora&...



  • THE LIGHT NOVEL FANTASY EPIC THAT INSPIRED A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ANIME!Haruhiro awakens to darkness and amnesia, among a group of strangers who can only remember their own names…and nothing else. When they make it into the light, they discove...



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    Our goal is already decided, right? So what do you mean, we're turning back?The Dusk Realm that Haruhiro and the others discovered had begun to attract attention as a new hunting ground. Haruhiro and the party had also gotten to the point where they ...



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    FAME & FORTUNE

    After defying everyone’s expectations, Haruhiro and his comrades have become quite famous. Yet even with confidence and plenty of achievements to drive them forward, Haruhiro’s still got a lotto agonize over"including a ...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ao Jyumonji has published 49 books.

Ao Jyumonji does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Light Novel) Vol. 20, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Ao Jyumonji, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Vol. 15, was published in April 2017.

No. Ao Jyumonji does not write books in series.