Light Novel 'Ryuuou no Oshigoto!' Ends with 21st Volume

by Vindstot
Jan 4, 9:02 PM | 10 Comments

The GA Fes 2026: GA 20th Anniversary event announced on Sunday that Shirow Shiratori's Ryuuou no Oshigoto! (The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!) light novel will end its nearly 11-year-run with the 21st volume, subtitled Shirayukihime to Ryuuou no Kekkon (Snow White and the Dragon King's Marriage), set to be released on July 17.

Shiratori began penning the light novel under the GA Bunko label in September 2015, featuring illustrations by Shirabi (Musaigen no Phantom World, 86). The 20th volume went on sale on July 12 last year. The light novel has a cumulative 2.5 million copies of its volumes in print.

Young Gangan serialized a manga adaptation by Kogetaokoge from September 2015 to August 2019. Square Enix released the tenth and the final volume that same month.

Project No.9 produced a 12-episode television anime adaptation in Winter 2018. Crunchyroll simulcasted the anime with multiple subtitles, with Animax Asia broadcasting it in Southeast Asia.

BookWalker Global publishes the light novel digitally in English and released the 18th volume in November 2024.

Synopsis
Shogi, a Japanese game similar to chess, is one of the most popular board games in the country, played by everyone from children to the elderly. Some players are talented enough to take the game to a professional level. The title of Ryuuou, meaning "the dragon king," is only awarded to the person who reaches the pinnacle of competitive shogi.

Yaichi Kuzuryuu has just become the youngest Ryuuou after winning the grand championship. However, the shogi community is unwelcoming to his victory, some even calling him the worst Ryuuou in history. Moreover, he forgets about the agreement he made with Ai Hinatsuru, a little girl he promised to coach if he won. After she shows up at his doorstep, he reluctantly agrees to uphold his promise and makes Ai his disciple.

Together, they aim to improve and exceed the limits of their shogi prowess: Ai, to unlock her hidden talents; Yaichi, to prove to the world that he deserves his accomplishments. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Novel special site: https://ga.sbcr.jp/sp/ryuoh/
Official X: @Ryuoshi_PR

Source: GA Bunko on X

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Plenty of blue haired girls have won before. There's a whole manga and anime about a winning blue haired girl that has "blue" in the title and the girl herself is named "Aoi" (blue). Also there's Hinata from little-known series Naruto.

Just because Rem fans are bitter their overrated shortstack isn't winning doesn't mean "blue girl doesn't win" is a thing.

Jan 6, 1:33 AM by ZettaiRyouiki

@Piromysl

bro, they started dating in vol.12 iirc wdym safe route?

Jan 5, 11:27 PM by _Ako_

@Piromysl only way the blue-haired girl can win, I guess.

Jan 5, 9:34 PM by BatoKusanagi

I really enjoyed this series as a shogi sports/board game anime, too bad that it only had one season. The manga probably got discontinued so that option is out of the window, and I am not a fan of reading LN.

At least based on the title of the final volume, we get a conclusive ending on the romance aspect.

Jan 5, 8:27 PM by ToG25thBaam

Not a lot to go off of compared to others, but I'll keep an eye out for it.

Jan 5, 4:50 PM by Retro8bit

And still no new season of this peak. Sad

Jan 5, 10:31 AM by Yubisoft

She's the best girl tho, by far.

Jan 5, 8:18 AM by Half_Bl00d

@BatoKusanagi Looks like author took the "safe" route.

Jan 5, 8:03 AM by Piromysl

BatoKusanagi said:
So, which loli does he end up with?

Unfornutately, volume's name spoilers it and

Jan 5, 12:10 AM by Rakiko