Fruit of the Underworld #1
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| Writer | Aya Kanno |
| Artist | Aya Kanno |
The battle for the fate of the world begins with a single bite.
All Seiji wants is to live like an ordinary high school kid. But for the past ten years, an unending stream of “accidents” have made it a daily battle to stay alive at all. So when a mysterious messenger hints that the answer to Seiji’s problems may lie in his past, he digs up a curious pomegranate he’d once found at the bottom of a well rumored to lead to the underworld and tries to get rid of it for good.
Unfortunately, that unearthly piece of fruit wasn’t all Seiji brought back with him, and his split-second solution may have just opened an ungodly ca
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7.5
Anime UK News - Demelza
Apr 15, 2026Overall, Fruit of the Underworld Volume 1 gets off to an interesting start. I like the central premise, and Seiji is a likeable protagonist (even if currently somewhat generic), but this one is going to appeal more to shonen fans than perhaps Aya Kanno’s usual audience. And your enjoyment is going to depend on how interested you are in seeing this ragtag hero fight his way to rescuing his friend in chaotic fashion. Read Full Review
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