Masaki Kawakami

Life isn’t going well for veteran adventurer Nick. Despite his loyalty to his party, he was betrayed by a teammate who accused him of embezzlement, then kicked out by his mentor. On top of that, his girlfriend dumped him too! Tired, heartbroken, and looking for a drink, Nick chances upon a few kindred spirits who are as jaded as he...

A party of adventurers, beaten down by a cruel world, tied together not by trust or love but by necessity. A description of Nick and the Survivors that could fit just as well for Leon, Claudine, and the Iron Tiger Troop! So when Nick steps into the ring and raises his fists, he's grappling with a giant tiger-man and with...

Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World, Vol. 4 (manga) by Shinta Fuji, Susumu Kuroi, Masaki Kawakami, and Luke Hutton continues the thrilling journey of Nick and his party. They have conquered the labyrinth and claimed the holy Sword of Bonds—quite the feat for a group united by their pasts full of traumatic betrayals! But maybe, just maybe, the party...

Tiana and Nick's visit to the casino was only intended as a way to blow off some steam, but when Tiana runs into a certain wealthy young lady getting taken for a ride by her loser boyfriend, she has a chance to show off and do some good at the same time! Meanwhile, Leon stews in his defeat and imprisonment....

Nick and his ragtag band of jaded adventurers have managed to carefully establish a system of rules that can make them all comfortable despite the scars of betrayal each of them carries. When a party relies on checks and balances rather than fellowship and love, dungeon delving for the legendary trust-powered Sword of Bonds is the last thing you would...

Unjustly expelled from his last party, adventurer Nick and his crew of similarly burned adventurers—a once-noble mage, excommunicated priest, and dragonian lady knight—have conquered the slimes of the first beginner labyrinth, and they now set out toward the Goblin Forest. Taking down some goblins? That you can do alone! But trust and teamwork are their only hope to defeat the...