LAIDBACKERS: THE NOVEL

One Piece

Monkey D. Luffy has dreamed of becoming a pirate ever since he was a child, inspired by the tales of the buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks. His life takes a dramatic turn when he accidentally eats the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit, gaining a rubber-like body that can stretch but losing the ability to swim forever. Years later, Luffy sets out alone in a rowboat to find the legendary treasure known as One Piece, said to be the greatest in the world. To claim it, he must gather a loyal crew and a worthy ship, then navigate the perilous waters of the Grand Line and become the King of the Pirates.

My Hero Academia

Izuku Midoriya dreams of becoming a hero, but he was born without a quirk in a world where eighty percent of the population has special abilities. Despite the discrimination he faces, he refuses to give up on his goal and sets his sights on U.A. High School, the elite academy for hero training. His life changes after a chance encounter with All Might, the number one hero and his personal idol. All Might sees potential in the powerless boy and decides to pass on his own quirk to him. With his newfound power, Izuku enters U.A. High School and begins his difficult journey to master his abilities and prove himself worthy of becoming the successor to the greatest hero in the world.

Hunter x Hunter

Gon Freecss grew up on a small island believing his father was dead. When he learns that Ging is actually alive and one of the most legendary Hunters in the world, he decides to follow his path and discover why a profession could be worth more than family. To meet his father, Gon must pass the notoriously brutal Hunter Exam.string, a series of trials designed to push candidates beyond their limits in increasingly dangerous ways. Along the way he befriends Killua, a young assassin exhausted by his family, Kurapika, the last survivor of his clan seeking revenge, and Leorio, a man studying to become a doctor while hiding his own motivations. As the exam becomes more.ship hostile and the real

Black Clover

Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised to compete against each other to see who would become the next Wizard King. However, as they grew up, some differences between them became plain. Yuno is a genius with magic, with amazing power and control, while Asta cannot use magic at all and tries to make up for his lack by training physically. In the Clover Kingdom, once a person turns 15 years old, it is time for them to receive their Grimoire, an item allowing its wielder to use their magic to its full capacity. At the ceremony, Yuno obtains a Grimoire with a legendary four-leaf clover, indicating the exceptional stren

Dorohedoro

In a city so dismal it is known only as the Hole, magic users cross over from their own world to prey on the powerless locals. They use the inhabitants as test subjects for brutal experiments, leaving the district's hospital full of mutilated victims. The strong dominate the weak, and death is an everyday occurrence. Caiman is a man with a reptile head and no memory of his past. Together with Nikaido, who runs the restaurant Hungry Bug, he hunts magic users in the Hole. Immune to their spells, he bites into their heads hoping to find the one who cursed him and learn what the figure inside his mouth has to say. When En, the head of the magic users, hears that a lizard-man is slaughtering hi

Fullmetal Alchemist

In a world where alchemy is both a science and an art, practitioners are bound by the Law of Equivalent Exchange: to obtain something, one must sacrifice something of equal value. Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric learn this lesson in the cruelest way when they attempt the forbidden act of human transmutation to bring their mother back to life. The ritual fails, and the price is devastating. Edward loses his left leg, then sacrifices his right arm to bind Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor, leaving his younger brother without a physical body. Determined to restore what they have lost, Edward becomes a state alchemist and sets out with Alphonse to find the legendary Philosopher's Stone, sai