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Versus (Japanese: バーサス, Hepburn: Bāsasu) is a Japanese manga series written by One, illustrated by Kyōtarō Azuma [ja], and composed by Bose. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius since November 2022.

Publication

Written by One, illustrated by Kyōtarō Azuma [ja], and composed by Bose, Versus started in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius on November 26, 2022. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 7, 2023. As of May 9, 2024, three volumes have been released.

Kodansha started publishing the series digitally in English on their K Manga service in October 2023; in November of that same year, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the manga for print release in North America starting in 2024.

Volumes

No.

Original release date

Original ISBN

English release date

English ISBN

April 7, 2023

978-4-06-530578-2

October 15, 2024

979-8-88-877137-2


1. “Last Hope” (最後の望み, Saigo no Nozomi) 2. “Humanity Caught In-Between” (挟まれる人類, Hasamareru Jinrui)	3. “Fused Worlds” (融合した世界, Yūgō Shita Sekai) 4. “A Ray of Light” (一筋の光明, Hitosuji no Kōmyō)

November 9, 2023

978-4-06-533522-2

January 14, 2025

979-8-88-877265-2


5. “Humanity’s Allied Forces” (全人類連合軍(前編), Zen Jinrui Rengō-gun) 6. “Hero Ario” (勇者アリオ, Yūsha Ario) 7. “Before Plan Hallow is Executed” (ハロゥ作戦決行前, Harō Sakusen Kekkō Mae)	8. “Confronting the Titans” (巨人族との対峙, Kyojin-zoku to no Taiji) 9. “Titans vs. The Neo-Humans” (巨人族VS.新人類, Kyojinzoku VS. Shinjinrui)

May 9, 2024

978-4-06-535448-3

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10. “Defending the Humans’ Base” (人類拠点防衛戦, Jinrui Kyoten Bōeisen) 11. “Invaders from Space” (宇宙からの侵略者, Uchū kara no Shinryakusha) 12. “Demons vs Aliens” (魔族VS.宇宙人, Mazoku VS Uchūjin)	13. “The Massive Existence” (大存在, Dai Zonsai) 14. “Inherited Life” (繋ぐべき命, Tsunagubeki Inochi)

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

15. “Human Imitation” (ニンゲンの真似事, Ningen no Manegoto)
16. “Parasitic Threat” (パラサイトの脅威, Parasaito no Kyōi)

Reception

The manga was nominated for the 2023 Next Manga Award in the print category.

バーサス (Bāsasu)
Versus
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre	Heroic fantasy Isekai
Manga
Written by	One (story) Bose (composition)
Illustrated by	Kyōtarō Azuma [ja]
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Sirius
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 26, 2022 – present
Volumes	3
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