Record of Ragnarok

The Gods' Council assembles once every millennium to decide the fate of humanity, deciding that mankind's 7 million years of irredeemable history gives justification for their extinction. But the valkyrie Brunhilde proposes giving humanity one last chance to prove their worth and the gods agree to hold the tournament of Ragnarök, where humanity will be spared if they can beat the gods in seven out of thirteen matches. Humanity's representatives are the Einherjar, notable humans across history who are each granted a valkyrie who becomes a powerful weapon tailored for their user's combat style called "Volund", at the risk of losing her life if the user is killed. ==Media==

Manga Record of Ragnarok is written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui and illustrated by . It began in Coamix's (formerly also published by Tokuma Shoten) Monthly Comic Zenon on November 25, 2017. Its chapters has been collected into individual volumes. The first volume was released on May 19, 2018. The first volume was released in digital form on October 26, 2021, and in print on January 18, 2022. to November 25, 2022. Its chapters have been collected into individual volumes. The first volume was released on April 20, 2020. Its chapters have been collected into individual volumes. The first volume was released on March 20, 2023. The first volume was released on November 20, 2024. The opening theme is , performed by Maximum the Hormone, while the ending theme is , performed by SymaG. In North America, the first season has been licensed for home video release by Viz Media and was released on Blu-ray on April 4, 2023. In August 2021, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. The main staff returned from the first season, with Yumeta Company producing the series alongside Graphinica, and Yuka Yamada writing the scripts alongside Fudeyasu. The season consists of 15 episodes, with the first 10 episodes premiering on January 26, 2023, and the remaining five releasing on July 12 of the same year. The opening theme is , performed by Minami, while the ending theme is , performed by Masatoshi Ono. In March 2025, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a third season and featured a different staff than previous seasons. It was animated by Yumeta Company and Maru Animation, and directed by Koichi Hatsumi, with Yasuyuki Mutō serving as the main writer, and Yōko Tanabe and Hisashi Kawashima as new character designers. Yasuharu Takanashi returned to compose the music. The season premiered on December 10, 2025. The opening theme is "Dead or Alive", performed by Glay, while the ending theme is "Last Breath, Last Record", performed by Saori Hayami. ==Reception==

By March 2021, the manga had over 6 million copies in circulation. By June 2021, the manga had over 7 million copies in circulation. By December 2021, the manga had over 9 million copies in circulation. The manga placed sixth in Rakuten Kobo's second E-book Award in the "Long Seller Comic" category in 2024. Record of Ragnarok ranked fifth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2019 ranking of Top 20 manga series for male readers. The series ranked fifth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2018". It placed twelfth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2020". In 2019, the manga ranked 20th on the fifth Next Manga Awards in the Print category. In October 2020, Rajan Zed, the president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, 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". 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. To avoid further criticism, Netflix altered the trailer to remove Shiva, and later removed the anime itself from its streaming library in India. ==See also==