Almark

Almark (アルマーク, Arumāku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Noboru Yamada and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. It began serialization on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2019. It was later acquired by Media Factory who began publishing it under their MF Books imprint in August 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiyoto Yunoki began serialization on Kadokawa's KadoComi manga website in July 2022.

Almark
First light novel volume cover
アルマーク (Arumāku)
Genre	Classical fantasy[1]
Novel series
Written by	Noboru Yamada
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	October 19, 2019 – present
Light novel
Written by	Noboru Yamada
Illustrated by	Posuka Demizu
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	MF Books
Original run	August 25, 2022 – present
Volumes	4
Manga
Written by	Noboru Yamada
Illustrated by	Hiyoto Yunoki
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	MF Comics
Magazine	KadoComi
Original run	July 25, 2022 – present
Volumes	6

Characters

Almark (アルマーク, Arumāku)

Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (PV)^[2]

Media

Light novel

Written by Noboru Yamada, Almark began serialization on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on October 19, 2019.^[3] It was later acquired by Media Factory who began publishing it with illustrations by Posuka Demizu under their MF Books light novel imprint on August 25, 2022. Four volumes (including one released digital-only) have been released as of September 25, 2025.^[4]

In February 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.^[5]

No.	Title	Original release date	North American release date
1	The Institute for Magic 魔法学院入学編	August 25, 2022[6] 978-4-04-681088-5	August 12, 2025[7] 979-8-85-541864-4
Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Side Story
2	— 北からの暗殺者編	August 25, 2022[8] 978-4-04-681089-2	—
Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Side Story
3	— 闇の遺跡編	July 25, 2023[9] 978-4-04-682558-2	—
Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Side Story
4	— 武術大会編	September 25, 2025[4]	—
Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Side Story

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiyoto Yunoki began serialization on Kadokawa's KadoComi manga website on July 25, 2022.^[10][11] The manga's chapters have been compiled into six tankōbon volumes as of September 2025.^[12]

In February 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.^[13]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	January 23, 2023[14]	978-4-04-682070-9	July 22, 2025[15]	979-8-85-541061-7
2	July 22, 2023[16]	978-4-04-682494-3	February 24, 2026[17]	979-8-85-541063-1
3	January 23, 2024[18]	978-4-04-683210-8	—	—
4	September 21, 2024[19]	978-4-04-684035-6	—	—
5	March 22, 2025[20]	978-4-04-684609-9	—	—
6	September 22, 2025[12]	978-4-04-685196-3	—	—

Other

In commemoration of the release of the manga's first volume, a promotional video was released on January 23, 2023. The video features a voice performance from Nobunaga Shimazaki.^[2]