The World Bows Down Before My Flames

The World Bows Down Before My Flames
First light novel volume cover
我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界
(Waga Homura ni Hirefuse Sekai)
GenreComedy, isekai[1]
Light novel
Written byHiyoko Sumeragi
Illustrated byMika Pikazo
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
ImprintKadokawa Sneaker Bunko
Original runDecember 1, 2022 – present
Volumes5
Manga
Written byHiyoko Sumeragi
Illustrated byKoyuki
Published byFujimi Shobo
ImprintDragon Comics Age
MagazineNiconico Seiga (Dra Dra Flat)
Original runAugust 10, 2023 – present
Volumes2

The World Bows Down Before My Flames (Japanese: 我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界, Hepburn: Waga Homura ni Hirefuse Sekai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hiyoko Sumeragi and illustrated by Mika Pikazo. It began publication under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko light novel imprint in December 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Koyuki began serialization on Fujimi Shobo's Niconico Seiga-based Dra Dra Flat website in August 2023.

Plot

Asahi Homura is an ordinary high school student who got reincarnated into another world to defeat a demon lord. Unfortunately, she is forced to deal with the antics of four other reincarnators who are each far from normal—an assassin, a mad scientist, a robot, and a living bioweapon. However, Homura may have to accept that she is not normal either—a pyromaniac with pyrokinesis who enjoys incinerating evildoers. What will happen when this group of over-the-top teenage girls is unleashed onto the world? Will they save it, or burn it all to the ground?

Characters

Asahi Homura (穂村朝日, Homura Asahi)
Commonly referred to as just Homura (ホムラ, Homura), she is a high school student with pyrokinesis who got reincarnated into another world after committing suicide over ostracization due to her powers. Though a bit of a chuunibyou and a lolicon, at first glance, she appears to be the "normal" one of her group. However, she later realizes and accepts that she is actually a pyromaniac who hates injustice and hypocrisy due to how she was mistreated, taking sadistic joy in incinerating evildoers.
Jin (ジン, Jin)
Real name Sakura Karasuma (烏丸桜, Karasuma Sakura), she is a katana-wielding assassin who got reincarnated into another world after being forced to commit seppuku by her clan when she refused to kill innocents. Though seemingly a cold-blooded murderer, she actually derives no joy from killing at all. Having spent her whole life following orders, she finally begins thinking for herself after reincarnating into the other world, eventually realizing that she is a battle junky who enjoys fighting strong opponents.
Saiko (才子, Saiko)
Nicknamed Psycho (サイコ, Saiko), she is a self-professed mad scientist obsessed with b movie monsters. She developed healing magic after being reincarnated into the other world, which she uses in unconventional ways by mutating her enemies into monsters under her command. A rude girl who causes trouble wherever she goes, she is arguably the companion Homura is closest to, though this unfortunately stems from the two constantly arguing with each other.
Proto (プロト, Puroto)
A mechanical being originating from outer space, she was discovered by human scientists and made to attend high school. As a robot, she possesses superhuman strength and endurance, and wields a hammer as her primary weapon. Convinced of her superiority over the "carbon-based life-forms", she is cocky and showoffish with no understanding of human customs.
Tsutsumi (ツツミ, Tsutsumi)
Codename 223, she is a failed bioweapon who got reincarnated into another world after being disposed of. Though deemed a defective product by her creators, she developed biokinesis after some fine-tuning by Saiko. Possessing a child-like appearance and personality, her companions treat her as a little sister-figure, even though she is actually around the same age as them.

Media

Light novel

Written by Hiyoko Sumeragi and illustrated by Mika Pikazo, The World Bows Down Before My Flames began publication under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko light novel imprint on December 1, 2022. Four volumes have been released as of April 1, 2025.[2]

On April 26, 2024, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series.[3]

No. Title Original release date North American release date
1The Dark Lord's Castle Goes Boom
魔王城、燃やしてみた		December 1, 2022[4]
978-4-04-112878-7		October 15, 2024[5]
979-8-8554-0023-6
2The Dark Lord's Army Goes Chop
魔王軍、ぶった斬ってみた		December 28, 2023[6]
978-4-04-113729-1		March 18, 2025[7]
979-8-8554-1044-0
3Healing Magic Hits the Max
治癒魔法、極めてみた		August 1, 2024[8]
978-4-04-115076-4		January 13, 2026[9]
979-8-8554-1768-5
4—
隣国、黙らせてみた		April 1, 2025[2]
978-4-04-115873-9		July 14, 2026[10]
979-8-8554-3020-2
5—
死霊、喰らってみた		December 27, 2025[11]
978-4-04-116965-0		—

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Koyuki began serialization on Fujimi Shobo's Niconico Seiga-based Dra Dra Flat website on August 10, 2023.[12] The manga's chapters have been collected into two tankōbon volumes as of July 2025.[13]

No. Release date ISBN
1April 8, 2024[14]978-4-04-075373-7
2July 9, 2025[13]978-4-04-075951-7

Reception

The series won the Grand Prize at the 27th annual Sneaker Awards in 2022, 12 years after the 15th Sneaker Awards in 2010.[15]

References

  1. ^ 独占インタビュー「ラノベの素」　すめらぎひよこ先生『我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界 魔王城、燃やしてみた』. ln-news.com (in Japanese). November 29, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界 ep.4 隣国、黙らせてみた (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 26, 2024). "Yen Press Licenses 9 Manga, 5 Light Novel Series for October 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  4. ^ 我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界 ep.1 魔王城、燃やしてみた (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "The World Bows Down Before My Flames, Vol. 1 (novel): The Dark Lord's Castle Goes Boom". Yen Press. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  6. ^ 我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界 ep.2 魔王軍、ぶった斬ってみた (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "The World Bows Down Before My Flames, Vol. 2 (novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  8. ^ 我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界 ep.3 治癒魔法、極めてみた (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  9. ^ "The World Bows Down Before My Flames, Vol. 3 (novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  10. ^ "The World Bows Down Before My Flames, Vol. 4 (novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  11. ^ 我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界 ep.5　死霊、喰らってみた (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  12. ^ 『我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界』のコミカライズ連載が開始. ln-news.com (in Japanese). August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  13. ^ a b 我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界 2 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  14. ^ 我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界 1 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  15. ^ 12年ぶりとなるスニーカー大賞「大賞」受賞作『我が焔炎にひれ伏せ世界 ep.1 魔王城、燃やしてみた』が12月1日発売決定. LN-news.com (in Japanese). October 19, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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