Hatesaka Ao

A country girl longing for adventure and a kid with a dragon tail set off on a rip-roaring adventure in this hot new fantasy shonen manga perfect for fans of One Piece, Soul Eater, Fairy Tail, and Gachiakuta.

In a distant corner of the Laniakea Kingdom, humans live alongside powerful beings with strange tails known as dragonfolk. A girl named Geo, whose father has forbidden her from leaving the remote island where they live, yearns to escape the confines of this quiet countryside and explore the world. Everything changes in the moment when Geo meets the mysterious Nereid, who claims to have lost all his memories. The revelations keep coming, as Geo realizes that her father’s kept her hidden because the whole world is hunting her, setting Geo and Nereid on a path to find the world’s most intrepid explorer, Yuri Holst. Could this living legend be the solution to Geo’s problems? Strange lands and uncharted waters await... Let the grand adventure begin!

Ao Hatesaka is an up-and-coming creator who made their manga debut in 2022 with GALAXIAS. GALAXIAS is their first work to be released in English.