Albus Changes the World

Albus Changes the World
Cover of the first volume
廻天のアルバス
(Kaiten no Arubasu)
Genre
Manga
Written byAkihisa Maki
Illustrated byMiki Yatsubo
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
Original runMay 15, 2024 – present
Volumes7

Albus Changes the World (Japanese: 廻天のアルバス, Hepburn: Kaiten no Arubasu) is a Japanese manga series written by Akihisa Maki and illustrated by Miki Yatsubo. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday since May 2024. As of December 2025, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into seven volumes.

Plot

In the Kingdom of Ardelia, a ceremony to commemorate the hero is being held, but the hero Albus skips it and instead picks up a priestess named Fiona in front of the castle gates and the two begin their journey together. Albus tells Fiona that he has a power that allows time to rewind to the day he departed as a hero when he dies.

Three years and six months later, having made the necessary preparations to defeat the demon lord, the two enter the demon lord's castle and are successful in defeating him. Shortly afterwards, Fiona awakens as the next demon lord, and Albus is fatally wounded. Before dying, Albus defeats Fiona and uses the ultimate dimensional magic to rewind time.

The demon lord uses a human body as a vessel and, even if defeated, can revive by taking over the body of another human. In order to prevent Fiona from becoming the demon lord, Albus begins a new journey to defeat the demon lord as fast as possible.

Production

When Akihisa Maki first started writing manga, Maki wanted their work to be serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday, but Maki struggled with drawing illustrations quickly. Eventually, Maki's editor showed Maki's storyboards to Miki Yatsubo. The two later decided to team up.[2]

Maki initially wanted to create a light-hearted comedy manga. At the time, Maki was also watching a lot of RTA videos, which led to them wanting to draw a manga where the protagonist keeps repeating events to get the fastest time. Maki did not decide the protagonist's objective until they were writing the second and third chapters.[3] In creating the illustrations, Yatsubo wanted to make the character designs unique and the backgrounds detailed, while also making sure they did not hinder the flow of the story.[3]

Publication

Written by Akihisa Maki and illustrated by Miki Yatsubo, the series began serialization in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday on May 15, 2024.[4] As of December 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes.[5]

In February 2026, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1September 18, 2024[7]978-4-09-853577-4
2December 18, 2025[8]978-4-09-853809-6
3March 18, 2025[9]978-4-09-854026-6
4April 18, 2025[10]978-4-09-854082-2
5June 18, 2025[11]978-4-09-854147-8
6September 18, 2025[12]978-4-09-854270-3
7December 18, 2025[5]978-4-09-854372-4

Reception

In the 2025 Next Manga Award, the series ranked 12th in the print manga category.[13] The series was recommended by Frieren's social media accounts.[14]

A columnist for Da Vinci liked the pacing of the story, which they felt helps create mystery and tension. They also liked the illustrations, which they felt matched the flow of the panels well.[15] A columnist for Ciatr liked the main characters and felt they were developed well. They also praised the story, which they described as being similar to Frieren but with enough differences to feel unique.[16] Comedian Akira Kawashima recommended the manga, describing it as "packed with all the current trends, but with an amazing balance".[17]

References

  1. ^ a b 廻天のアルバス. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Voyage Group. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  2. ^ スペシャルゲスト！「廻天のアルバス」原作担当・牧彰久先生が登場！ (in Japanese). Tokyo FM. July 5, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  3. ^ a b 「時間が一番大切なんだ」タイムリープを繰り返す勇者…他にはないファンタジー物語に「一気読みしました」「推し漫画」の声【漫画】. Web the TV (in Japanese). Kadokawa. April 2, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  4. ^ 時短で効率のよい冒険を！望む未来を過去から取り戻すファンタジー、サンデー新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  5. ^ a b 廻天のアルバス ７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  6. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (February 20, 2026). "Viz Media Adds Minoji Kurata's Apothecary Diaries Manga, New Series from Inio Asano, Paru Itagaki, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  7. ^ 廻天のアルバス １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 12, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  8. ^ 廻天のアルバス ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  9. ^ 廻天のアルバス ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 17, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  10. ^ 廻天のアルバス ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 9, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  11. ^ 廻天のアルバス ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 11, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  12. ^ 廻天のアルバス ６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 19, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  13. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (September 20, 2025). "Ichi the Witch, Strikeout Pitch Win Next Manga Awards 2025". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  14. ^ ヒンメルっぽさも感じる？　魔王討伐の「時短」を目指す勇者をフリーレンが「推奨」. Magmix (in Japanese). March 19, 2025. Archived from the original on May 18, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  15. ^ Chanmei (June 20, 2025). 週刊少年サンデー『廻天のアルバス』、第1巻の最後"まさかの展開"にあなたもきっと騙される！ 魔王討伐RTAの裏に隠された真実とは【書評】. Da Vinci (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 11, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  16. ^ 漫画『廻天のアルバス』をネタバレ解説！フリーレンと差別化された方向性とは. Ciatr (in Japanese). August 19, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  17. ^ シーモア×「マンガ沼」川島明＆山内健司らが生でクイズ対決　GWのオススメマンガとは. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 19, 2025. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
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