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| ShortSummary = Seika reveals when designing her second life she gave herself the power to fix what is broken. She restores Reia’s missing arm but cannot fix her status screen. Reia convinces herself Seika has an ugly face when she is crying, allowing Reia to run away without killing. Shigeru prevents her blinding herself so she can’t see attractive women. Instead he offers to curse her eyesight, which still blinds her but doesn’t require hurting herself. Reia accepts but chooses to start a new life on her own. Shigeru advises Seika not to use her power again as it makes her a target for evil people. Shigeru agrees to always protect her and Seika insists on shaking hands. Not wanting to ruin the moment Shigeru shakes her hand, enduring the pain of his Female Allergy. Shigeru surprises Reeze by asking her to write down exactly what it says on Seiji’s status screen, revealing he thinks Seiji has the potential to become king so he needs to know if Aldean has any weakness Shigeru needs to protect him from. They encounter monsters and Seiji tries to become Aldean but fails as he can’t make himself righteously angry for no reason. Eventually he manages to transform and defeat the monsters before turning back. Seika doesn’t realise Aldean is Seiji and starts hero worshipping him, making it awkward. Shigeru struggles to remember why he wanted Seiji to become king.

| ShortSummary = Seika reveals when designing her second life she gave herself the power to fix what is broken. She restores Reia’s missing arm but cannot fix her status screen. Reia convinces herself Seika has an ugly face when she is crying, allowing Reia to run away without killing. Shigeru prevents her blinding herself so she can’t see attractive women. Instead he offers to curse her eyesight, which still blinds her but doesn’t require hurting herself. Reia accepts but chooses to start a new life on her own. Shigeru advises Seika not to use her power again as it makes her a target for evil people. Shigeru agrees to always protect her and Seika insists on shaking hands. Not wanting to ruin the moment Shigeru shakes her hand, enduring the pain of his Female Allergy. Shigeru surprises Reeze by asking her to write down exactly what it says on Seiji’s status screen, revealing he thinks Seiji has the potential to become king so he needs to know if Aldean has any weakness Shigeru needs to protect him from. They encounter monsters and Seiji tries to become Aldean but fails as he can’t make himself righteously angry for no reason. Eventually he manages to transform and defeat the monsters before turning back. Seika doesn’t realise Aldean is Seiji and starts hero worshipping him, making it awkward. Shigeru struggles to remember why he wanted Seiji to become king.

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| ShortSummary = The group arrives in Valleria, which Shigeru is disappointed has an unemployment centre. Shigeru laments it will be almost impossible for the others to earn a living adventuring so they will need to find normal jobs. Seiji decides to visit a casino to gather information. Seika gambles away R20,000 so casino manager Kajita approaches, believing Seika is rich. He offers her membership to the casino’s Extra Stage for the extremely wealthy but Shigeru warns her to ask Seiji first. Reeze reveals Kajita’s status screen shows he is immune to lies, hates rich people and delights in bankrupting them. Seiji notices the casino routinely posts high paying job offers at the unemployment centre, yet never hires anyone. The one exception was a man who was hired to identify potential rich people, except that man has now gone missing. Reeze also reveals a man leaving from the back of the casino accidentally dropped a human finger. Seika decides to accept the Extra Stage membership so she can investigate undercover. Reeze warns Shigeru Kajita might even be dangerous to him as his status screen shows if he is lied to he becomes able to use additional skills, plus his status screen is unnatural, like multiple screens smashed together at random. Seika goes undercover after learning from Shigeru how to avoid telling lies without actually telling the truth.

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Japanese web novel series

Light novel volume cover
Genre Isekai[1]
Written by Ryō Hiromatsu
Published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run February 19, 2015 – present
Written by Ryō Hiromatsu
Illustrated by Osamu Kozuki
Published by Square Enix
English publisher
Imprint Big Gangan Comics
Magazine Monthly Big Gangan
Original run November 25, 2017 – December 25, 2020
Volumes 6
Written by Ryō Hiromatsu
Illustrated by Akira Banpai
Published by Kobunsha
Imprint Kobunsha Light Books
Published May 18, 2018
Volumes 1
Written by Ryō Hiromatsu
Illustrated by Osamu Kozuki
Published by Square Enix
Imprint Big Gangan Comics
Magazine Monthly Big Gangan
Original run December 25, 2024 – present
Volumes 1
Directed by Toshiyuki Sone
Written by Kenta Ihara
Music by Ryo Kawasaki
Studio White Fox
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS Fuji, AT-X
Original run July 6, 2025 – present
Episodes 11
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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 premiered in July 2025.

Shigeru Yoshioka (吉岡 しげる, Yoshioka Shigeru)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[2]
The main protagonist, an ugly man who sacrificed his looks to gain superhuman strength and skills as the party’s fighter. He was a salesman who ended up being framed for molesting a woman that led him to losing his job that led him to become fearful of women. In order to gain more bonus points, he gave himself multiple weaknesses, including the effect of taking damage when touched by women.
Seika (聖華)
Voiced by: Konomi Inagaki[3]
The mage of the party. She is originally a 17-year-old girl who is pretty despite having a low stat for looks. Before she was sent to the other world, she was very sickly and couldn’t even walk. Because of this, she enjoys the new world, but is somewhat naive.
Seiji (誠司)
Voiced by: Kento Shiraishi [ja][3]
The hero of the party. He is a handsome man who can transform into Aldean that makes him invincible. He was the CEO of a company Shigeru used to work with before it collapsed due to an AI accident.
Reeze (リーズ, Rīzu)
Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[3]
The hunter of the party. Her real name is never revealed and goes by the name Reeze that was given by Seika. She is Seiji’s younger sister and has the power to read the Special Notes from other adventurers.

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.[4]

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.[1][5] The manga’s chapters were collected into six tankōbon volumes released from April 25, 2018 to February 25, 2021.[6][7]

The manga is published in English on Square Enix’s Manga Up! Global app.[8]

A sequel manga also illustrated by Kozuki, titled Busamen Gachi Fighter SSS, began serialization in the same magazine on December 25, 2024.[2] The sequel is set to end serialization on September 25, 2025.[9] The sequel’s chapters have been collected into a single tankōbon volume as of June 2025.[10]

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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.[15]

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 18, 2024.[2] The series is produced by Egg Firm, animated by White Fox and directed by Toshiyuki Sone, with Kenta Ihara handling series composition, Miki Matsumoto designing the characters, and Ryo Kawasaki composing the music.[17] It premiered on July 6, 2025 on Tokyo MX and other networks.[18] The opening theme song is “My Way” performed by TEMPEST, while the ending theme song is “Bansōkō” (Bandage) performed by Miyu Kaneko.[19] Crunchyroll will stream the series.[20] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia’s YouTube channel.[21]

  1. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  1. ^ a b 「クズの本懐」その後を描くスピンオフ連載開幕、ブサメンによる異世界冒険譚も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 25, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Cayanan, Joanna (November 18, 2024). “Ryo Hiromatsu’s ‘Uglymug, Epicfighter’ Novel Gets TV Anime”. Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Loo, Egan (March 14, 2025). “‘Uglymug, Epicfighter’ Anime Announces 3 Cast Members”. Anime News Network. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  4. ^ ブサメンガチファイター (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ 月刊ビッグガンガン 2021 Vol.01. BookWalker (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ a b ブサメンガチファイター 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  7. ^ a b ブサメンガチファイター 6（完） (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  8. ^ “Uglymug, Epicfighter”. Manga Up! Global. Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 11, 2025). “Busa-men Gachi-Fighter SSS Sequel Manga Listed to End With 2nd Volume in October (Updated)”. Anime News Network. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  10. ^ a b ブサメンガチファイターSSS (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  11. ^ ブサメンガチファイター 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  12. ^ ブサメンガチファイター 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  13. ^ ブサメンガチファイター 4 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  14. ^ ブサメンガチファイター 5 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  15. ^ 光文社による新レーベル「光文社ライトブックス」が2018年5月18日に創刊へ　第一弾タイトルに『ブサメンガチファイター』. LN-news.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  16. ^ ブサメンガチファイター. Rakuten (in Japanese). Kobunsha. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  17. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 21, 2025). “‘Uglymug, Epicfighter’ Anime’s 1st Video Reveals Staff, July Debut”. Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  18. ^ Loo, Egan (May 1, 2025). “‘Uglymug, Epicfighter’ Anime’s Ad Announces July 6 Premiere”. Anime News Network. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  19. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (June 11, 2025). “‘Uglymug, Epicfighter’ Anime’s 2nd Video Reveals Theme Songs, July 6 Debut”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  20. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 1, 2025). “Crunchyroll to Stream Mr. Osomatsu Season 4, Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 2, Tougen Anki Anime”. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  21. ^ “🌻#Medialink July 2025 New Anime Line-Up🌻🔥Uglymug, Epicfighter is coming to Ani-One Asia!”. Ani-One Asia. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ “『Busa-men Gachi-Fighter』” 『ブサメンガチファイター』 [『Uglymug, Epicfighter』]. busamen-gachi-fighter.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  23. ^ “Uglymug, Epicfighter”. Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  24. ^ “『Busa-men Gachi-Fighter』” 『ブサメンガチファイター』 [『Uglymug, Epicfighter』]. busamen-gachi-fighter.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2025.

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