The Ride-On King
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| The Ride-On King | |
 Cover of the first volume | |
| ライドンキング (Raidon Kingu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, isekai[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yasushi Baba |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sirius |
| Original run | May 26, 2018 – October 24, 2025 |
| Volumes | 16 |
The Ride-On King (Japanese: ライドンキング, Hepburn: Raidon Kingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasushi Baba. It serves as a spin-off to Baba's previous series Golosseum. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine from May 2018 to October 2025. As of November 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected into 16 volumes.
The story is about judoka Alexander Purchinov, president for life of the country of Pursia. He rides a variety of exotic animals in the defense of his country.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Yasushi Baba, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine on May 26, 2018.[2] The series ended serialization on October 24, 2025.[3] As of November 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected into 16 tankōbon volumes.[4]
At Anime Expo 2019, Sol Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[5] They released one volume before going defunct.
Volume list
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 9, 2019[6] | 978-4-06-514210-3 | July 6, 2019[7] | 978-1-94-883823-8 |
| 2 | May 9, 2019[8] | 978-4-06-515493-9 | — | — |
| 3 | October 9, 2019[9] | 978-4-06-517260-5 | — | — |
| 4 | April 23, 2020[10] | 978-4-06-519224-5 | — | — |
| 5 | December 9, 2020[11] | 978-4-06-521698-9 | — | — |
| 6 | May 7, 2021[12] | 978-4-06-523248-4 | — | — |
| 7 | October 7, 2021[13] | 978-4-06-525121-8 | — | — |
| 8 | April 7, 2022[14] | 978-4-06-527578-8 | — | — |
| 9 | October 7, 2022[15] | 978-4-06-529469-7 | — | — |
| 10 | April 7, 2023[16] | 978-4-06-531326-8 | — | — |
| 11 | October 6, 2023[17] | 978-4-06-533422-5 | — | — |
| 12 | March 8, 2024[18] | 978-4-06-535278-6 | — | — |
| 13 | August 7, 2024[19] | 978-4-06-536683-7 | — | — |
| 14 | January 8, 2025[20] | 978-4-06-538021-5 | — | — |
| 15 | June 9, 2025[21] | 978-4-06-539069-6 | — | — |
| 16 | November 7, 2025[4] | 978-4-06-541372-2 | — | — |