History of the Kingdom of the Orcsen: How the Barbarian Orcish Nation Came to Burn Down the Peaceful Elfland
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Alternate titles: Orukusen Okoku Shi Yabanna Oak No Kuni Ha, Ika Ni Shite Heiwana Elf No Kuni Wo Ni Itatta Ka, オルクセン王国史 ~野蛮なオークの国は、如何にして平和なエルフの国を焼き払うに至ったか~
Author: Tarumi Kyouichirou
Artist: THORES Shibamoto
Publisher: Hifumi Shobo (Saga Forest)
Volumes: 1 (released December 2023)Synopsis: Gone are the days of swordsmanship and chivalry. Now is the age of gunpowder and war.
Our story has two players. The first is Orcsen, a unified nation with many demonic races, led by the oft-reviled orcs. And the second is Elfind, the kingdom ruled by the beautiful yet vainglorious elves.
Dineru, chieftain of the dark elves, has been forced to flee her homeland from enemies she had once trusted as friends. In the midst of their forced diaspora, she has a fated encounter with the leader of Orcsen, the orc king Gustav...
Comments: Honestly, I always had an eye on this due to the artwork, but the first chapter of the manga has been
scanslatedshown to me and, honestly, I'm down with the concept. It already tries to go full Youjo Senki by switching to more modern warfare, and while a bit simplified, I like the political setup. It could be, dare I say, a good warfare story?