The Valiant Must Fall
Japanese manga series
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The Valiant Must Fall (Japanese: 勇気あるものより散れ, Hepburn: Yūki Aru Mono Yorichire) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Aida. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal since February 2021.
| The Valiant Must Fall | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 勇気あるものより散れ (Yūki Aru Mono Yorichire) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yu Aida |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Young Animal Comics |
| Magazine | Young Animal |
| Original run | February 26, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
Publication
Written and illustrated by Yu Aida, The Valiant Must Fall started in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal on February 26, 2021.[2][3] Hakusensha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 27, 2021.[4] As of November 28, 2025, eight volumes have been released.[5]
In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment (originally announced under the title Die Even More Valiantly).[6]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 27, 2021[7] | 978-4-592-16681-8 | March 28, 2023[8] | 978-1-68579-320-3 |
| 2 | March 29, 2022[9] | 978-4-592-16682-5 | August 29, 2023[10] | 978-1-68579-469-9 |
| 3 | October 28, 2022[11] | 978-4-592-16683-2 | October 1, 2024[1] | 979-8-88843-396-6 |
| 4 | May 29, 2023[12] | 978-4-592-16684-9 | February 25, 2025[1] | 979-8-89160-201-4 |
| 5 | December 27, 2023[13] | 978-4-592-16685-6 | September 23, 2025[1] | 979-8-89373-782-0 |
| 6 | July 29, 2024[14] | 978-4-592-16686-3 | February 17, 2026[1] | 979-8-89373-783-7 |
| 7 | March 28, 2025[15] | 978-4-592-16687-0 | — | — |
| 8 | November 28, 2025[5] | 978-4-592-16688-7 | — | — |
Reception
The manga received the Start Dash Award of Hakusensha's 2021 Denshi Shoseki Taishō (eBook Award), which went to the publisher's best-selling digital manga during the year.[16] It was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the print category.[17]