Ousama Ranking

Ranking of Kings
王様ランキング
King Ranking

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Synopsis

The web manga centers around Bojji, a deaf, powerless prince who cannot even wield a children's sword. As the firstborn son, he strives hard and dreams of becoming the world's greatest king. However, people mutter about him behind his back as "a good-for-nothing prince" and "no way he can be king." Bojji is able to make his first ever friend, "Kage" (shadow)—a literal shadow on the ground who somehow understands Bojji well. (Kage is a survivor of the Kage assassin clan that was all but wiped out. No longer a killer, Kage now makes ends meet by stealing.) The story follows Bojji's coming-of-age as he meets various people in his life, starting with his fateful encounter with Kage.

Publication notes

Ousama Ranking began as a web comic released on Manga Hack on May 20, 2017. The series has been published in book form by Kadokawa since February 12, 2019. The series has been published digitally in English as Ranking of Kings by BookLive since February 25, 2022. After allegations that BookLive's localizer used translations from the unofficial scanlation of the manga, the volumes were taken down by BookLive and the series was later localized again by Crunchyroll.

Published

Feb 12, 2019 to ?

Authors

Tooka, Sousuke

External links

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MAL rank: #1048
Members (MAL): 12,371
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Bojji5286 fan favorites
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Bojji is the main protagonist in Ousama Ranking. Though dismissed as deaf and dumb by most of the Bosse Kingdom, Bojji is actually intelligent, empathetic, and hyper-aware of the people around him. He is kind to a fault, and extremely giving of himself, even in situations where he may be hurt or humiliated. Bojji is extremely hard-working and sincere, traits that tend to draw people to him even if they can't always understand him. (Source: Ousama Ranking Wiki)
Kage751 fan favorites
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Kage is a last surviving member of the Shadow clan and Bojji's loyal friend and protector. Years of uncertainty and abuse led him to develop a very rough exterior, pretending to be a hard-bitten thief, when in reality, Kage is empathetic and kind-hearted. After meeting Bojji, he was touched by his kindness and circumstances, then dropping his pretense around him, pledging to be his faithful friend. Kage is much more worldly and savvy than Bojji, and tends to act as both the voice of reason and resident skeptic on their adventures. (Source: Ousama Ranking Wiki)