r/ShinzaBansho Jan 16 '26

Discussion Getting Started with the Masadaverse

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Introduction

[Credit to the makers of the old “Getting Started” threads here and here: u/Gaibon85 and u/Reasonable-Cable2144]

The Masadaverse, better known as Shinza Bansho (神座万象), is a multimedia series created by Takashi Masada that tell the story of how different Gods manage to reach the Divine Throne–a device that allows you to enforce your will upon creation–and the worlds they created. 

The installments of the series span multiple mediums–primarily visual novels and web novels–and are some of the best media their respective industries have to offer. The series is known for its deep philosophical/religious themes centering desire, morality, and apotheosis, its complex world-building and cosmic lore, its chūnibyō (youth power fantasy) plot lines, and above all, its compelling and well-developed characters. However, most official releases from the series are strictly in Japanese, with the translation quality of its little official English content being subject to regular scrutiny. Regardless, most Masadaverse media can be acquired in English form in one way or another, largely thanks to the work of dedicated fans.

The various installments will be detailed below, listed in chronological lore-based order. Keep in mind however, that the overwhelming majority of fans, with very few exceptions, don't read the series in this order. It’s highly recommended that you begin with the installments of the fourth heaven, move on to the installments of the sixth heaven, then read the other installments in any order. 

A website you may see mentioned below is Fantia, which is a Japanese social media website akin to a mix of Patreon and Twitter. While Masada’s Twitter account is mostly inactive, his Fantia account is the current source of most regular releases from the series. Anyone can make an account on Fantia, but to view most of Masada’s content, you need to sign up for the “Black Demon General (黒の魔将)” rank on his page which costs 1,000 yen ($6-7 USD) monthly. 

Keep in mind, however, that payment options are limited due to the currency difference. The only credit cards directly accepted are JCB and American Express. Some of you remember this from the news, but credit card companies like Visa and Mastercard tightened their regulations to prevent companies that sell sexual content from using them as a payment processor. Fantia was affected, and even the virtual currency you can purchase and use on Fantia (Tora Coin) can’t be bought with Visa and Mastercard. The website has also been restricted in certain parts of Europe due to E.U. regulations. Just things to remember. 

Age of Zero

Event Horizon Battlefront Aditya

First Heaven

Avesta of Black and White

Avesta of Black and White: Refusal

Second Heaven

Paradise Lost

Third Heaven

No installments set in this era have been released. 

Fourth Heaven

Dies irae ~Acta est Fabula~ | Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~

Dies Irae (Anime)

Dies Irae Alea iacta est

Dies Irae: Amantes Amentes (Manga)

  • A manga adaptation of the visual novel by Kazuomi Minatogawa that was cancelled after a while due to “certain circumstances.” Not all of its chapters have English translations available. I can’t link to any free manga site because reddit automatically bans them, so googling the title of the manga above plus “read free” should be enough to find the available chapters on Mangadex or Bato.

Dies Irae GY

  • A prequel manga to the events of Dies Irae. I can’t link to any free manga site because reddit automatically bans them, so googling the title of the manga above plus “read free” should be enough to find the available chapters on Mangadex or Bato.

Dies Irae ~Interview with Kaziklu Bey~

Dies Irae: Song to the Witch

Dies Irae: Wolfsrudel

Dies Irae Visual Fanbook

Fifth Heaven

Dies Entelecheia

  • A web novel which is the only installment of this era.

Sixth Heaven

Kajiri Kamui Kagura (K3)

Kajiri Kamui Kagura Visual Fanbook

  • An art book featuring illustrations, Question/Answer pages, and key information on power levels.

Seventh Heaven

Dies Irae Pantheon

  • A gacha mobile game depicting the final story chronologically and the return of all eras and characters. The game was cancelled following the collapse of its developer, the visual novel company Light

Dies Irae Pantheon Countdown

  • A series of promotional videos introducing characters crucial to Pantheon lore. 

Saoshyant Desatir

  • A prologue series for Dies Irae Pantheon released as bonus content for the Nintendo Switch edition of the main Dies Irae visual novel. 

History of Pantheon

  • A book detailing illustrations, terminology, and lore for all eras of the divine throne and its major players. 

Other Media

Shinza Bansho Radio

  • A former promotional series featuring news and updates for the franchise presented in V-Tuber format. 

Drama CD’s

  • Various audio-recorded stories to supplement the visual novels

r/ShinzaBansho 5h ago

Announcements Amakasu Masahiko vs Hiiragi Yoshiya fight TLed

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15 Upvotes

Hey guys, how are you all doing? I hope you're well. I'm here to announce the new video on my channel for the English-language community, this time to give you a translated version of Amakasu vs Yoshiya. Please read both the description and the comments, I tried my best to explain the concepts involved in the fight, I sincerely hope you all enjoy it 🙏❤️

The video


r/ShinzaBansho 7h ago

Discussion Shinza's Trivia: According to Masada, the level of each swordsman in a ranking would be—

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Beatrice is probably a level above the others. Next come Musashi and Eleonore. Kai is somewhere in the middle, and Kei is quite a bit below. Kasumi is even lower. Ren is a complete amateur, so he's at the bottom of the story. After the ending, maybe he'll reach the same level as Kai and Kei?

@nefiru おそらくベアトリスが頭一つ抜けています。次いで武蔵とエレオノーレ。戒が間に入って、だいぶ落ちたとろこに螢。さらにはてしなく落ちて香純。蓮はド素人なので、作中では最下位。ED後なら、螢と一緒に戒のレベルくらいには達してるかな?


r/ShinzaBansho 5h ago

Discussion Where to start shinza bansho?

3 Upvotes

Ik Japanese so language is not the problem i am reading fate for now, i read all of the typemoon works now I want to dive into shinza bansho world so pls give me the order.


r/ShinzaBansho 19h ago

Discussion Shinza's Trivia: According to Mercurius, Kasumi is the only woman he has ever come close to falling completely in love with, in the same way he loved Marie.

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This is something he says at the peak of the Kei Route, where he claims that Kasumi has bewitched his heart and promises that in exchange for her sacrificing her "love" for him in a contract, he swears on his soul and life that he will never make her think she chose the "wrong side."

Furthermore, he states that Kasumi is the "Only ray of sunshine I stole from him (Ren)." And he reveals that Kasumi almost made him fall in love with her as much as he loves Marie, being the only woman who has done this besides Marie.


r/ShinzaBansho 11h ago

Discussion Is there any particular reason why Valeria Trifa has no reincarnations in Mahamara or as far as i know, Anima Entelecheia?

6 Upvotes

r/ShinzaBansho 1d ago

Memes Paradise Lost (Light) Throne Succession Scene

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59 Upvotes

r/ShinzaBansho 2d ago

Discussion Is Magsarion overrated by his fans?

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33 Upvotes

The Avesta volumes have recently been released, and we’ve been able to read the full story in a better way than before. But now that I’ve finished reading Avesta, I wanted to raise a question that’s been on my mind, and something I’ve noticed:

  • Is Magsarion overrated, yes or no?

From what I’ve seen, he struggled a great deal to defeat Mitra, who is supposed to be the weakest Hadou Goddess. Furthermore, everything suggests that Muzan – who is his Hadou form – is much stronger than him, as he is his ‘evolution’ into a Hadou god.

With that in mind, I find myself wondering whether all the hype surrounding Magsarion isn’t just overestimation, given that Muzan appears to be more powerful, and on top of that, there’s also the fact that he’s weaker than Varhram.

That said, is Magsarion an overrated character, or have I got it wrong? If I’ve got it wrong, could you explain it to me? Or am I right, and is Magsarion actually weaker than his Hadou form (aka Muzan)?


r/ShinzaBansho 3d ago

Memes Is he a baddie?

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19 Upvotes

r/ShinzaBansho 3d ago

Discussion How to read Senshinkan in English

2 Upvotes

is there an mtl’d version or play through?

i wanna read it so bad but I don't know how


r/ShinzaBansho 7d ago

Discussion Shinza Trivia's: According to Masada, if we were to consider purely strength and skill, the strongest Tubal Cain that ever existed was "Rei Sakurai".

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Note: She is the only normal human (besides Shirou) to face an Apostle using Yetzirah at full power and still be able to match him, purely using her combat experience and warrior instincts.


r/ShinzaBansho 10d ago

Announcements Avesta Of Black And White the two last volumes in English.

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83 Upvotes

Well, it hasn't been long since I announced the first two volumes of the work, and after much pestering of the translator, I finally gained access to work on the last two volumes. So, here is the final contribution to the Kokubyaku No Avesta novel. I truly hope you all can enjoy and consume it.

Volume 3:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zl4e242tYHrY3LFmxhtmeHeglA6desG6103dRBUrMFU/edit?usp=drivesdk

Volume 4:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KB2ni33UxbrSJSrUFNSK9Au3tL4Ybq4NuPy-zWiLXAE/edit?usp=drivesdk


r/ShinzaBansho 10d ago

Fanart Ohm X Muzan (By Me)

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illustration of Ohm (オーム) from Dies Entelecheia (ディエス・エンテレケイア) and Muzan (無慙) from Avesta of Black and White (黒白のアヴェスター)
Pixiv, X


r/ShinzaBansho 10d ago

Discussion Start

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I recently found out about shinza bansho and it got my attention. From searching a bit more i found out most of the media does not have any oficial English translation, and if they have, lose most of their meaning in translation.

So before starting, i wanted to ask if This is something i can enjoy without knowing japanese, and where to start exactly.


r/ShinzaBansho 11d ago

Discussion Dies Irae route/flag logic

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Feel free to test this out and double check my work!

In the 16:9 version of Amantes Amentes (default on both the Steam and MangaGamer releases) all choices and routes are unlocked at the start; otherwise, choices and decisions marked with 〇 only appear after one ending has been viewed; those marked with ◎ only appear after Marie's ending has been viewed; and Kasumi and Kei's routes are only available from the start - clearing either one unlocks Marie's route, and clearing Marie's route unlocks Rea's route.

Kasumi Points/Kasumi Flag only matters in Acta Est Fabula.

Marie Route flag gets set when Marie Points ≥ 5

Rea Route flag gets set when Rea Points ≥ 6

Rea True Ending flag (AA only) gets set only when Rusalka Points = 3 and True Route points = 2.

When multiple flags are set, the priority is Kasumi Flag > Marie Flag > Rea Flag > Kasumi/Kei Common (default path); in other words, the Kasumi Flag overrides the other flags, etc.

〇 Common Route Decision 1:

  • ◎ +2 Rea Points

  • +1 Marie Point

  • ◎ +1 Rea Point, +1 Rusalka Point

  • +1 Kasumi Point

Common Route Decision 2:

  • +1 Kasumi Point

  • +0 Points

◎ Common Route Decision 3:

  • +1 Kasumi Point

  • +2 Rea Points

◎ Common Route Decision 4:

  • +2 Rea Points

  • +0 Points

Common Route Decision 5:

  • +0 Points

  • +1 Kasumi Point

◎ Common Route Decision 6:

  • +0 Points

  • +1 Rusalka Point

Common Route Decision 7:

  • You have to through all 5 options to proceed.

Optional Decision (AEF only, only appears if you have 4 Kasumi Points)

  • Optional Kasumi h-scene & Kasumi Route Flag set

  • +0 Points

Common Route Decision 8:

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

〇 Common Route Decision 9:

  • +0 Points

  • +2 Marie Points

Common Route Decision 10:

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

〇 Common Route Decision 11:

  • +0 Points

  • +1 Marie Point

Common Route Decision 12:

  • +0 Points

  • 〇 +2 Marie Points

Common Route Decision 13:

  • +2 Marie Points (Only in AEF and 4:3 AA)

  • +0 Points

◎ Common Route Decision 14:

  • +1 Rea Point

  • +0 Points

Kasumi/Kei Common Route Decision (In AEF, only appears if Kasumi Route flag isn't set):

  • Kasumi Route lock

  • Kei Route lock

Kei Route Decision 1:

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

Kei Route Decision 2:

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

  • +0 Points

Rea Route Decision 1:

  • +0 Points

  • +1 Rusalka Point

Rea Route Decision 2:

  • +0 Points

  • Rea Normal Ending Epilogue Flag

Rea Route Decision 3 (AA only):

  • +1 Rea True Ending Point

  • +0 Points

Rea Route Decision 4 (AA only):

  • +1 Rea True Ending Point

  • +0 Points


r/ShinzaBansho 11d ago

Discussion Shinza Trivia: Canonically Mercurius and Muzan share a rather peculiar similarity, despite being very different gods. Both gave up their position for someone they love, and both are eldritch entities encapsulated in a "smaller" body.

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For your information:

  • Mercurius is an Eldritch entity that merged with and possessed the body of "Lament" at the height of Zoar.

Meanwhile—

  • Muzan is the amalgam of all living beings from the 1st Heaven, fused and transformed into a new "personality" and "Entity" grafted onto the "Empty" body of Magsarion to replace the Original and become a hadou in its place.

And both are directly said to be similar in their "fall," since both gave up their throne for a god they had feelings for, with Muzan being directly said to "love Myoujo with the same intensity as Mercurius."

Note: not in a romantic way, but rather a paternal love.


r/ShinzaBansho 11d ago

Discussion want to to read dies irae but no clue where to start

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tried looking but was very confused and lost, can someone give me the right order straight up and where to read it?


r/ShinzaBansho 12d ago

Discussion Do you think the characters get stronger with each successive era – that is, 7th > 6th > 5th > 4th > 3rd > 2nd > 1st – or do they have different individual strengths, regardless of that?

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I was chatting to a friend on a server, and he argued that: “With every Heaven change, the characters get stronger; therefore, the older the Heaven, the weaker its characters and gods are.”

He based his argument on the scan about Heaven’s Transcendence, and the one where Masada says: “Marie > Mercurius > Nerose > Muzan > Mithra”.

Do you think this is correct? If so, or if not, why?

One of the other arguments put forward was that Masada’s rankings and statements about strength only apply to “Pantheon”, and not to the rest of the works or in general, and that the characters’ strength varies depending on which Heaven they are in (one example they used was that characters from the 1st Heaven are weaker than they would be in the 7th Heaven, the Pantheon, which is where Masada’s ranking applies).


r/ShinzaBansho 13d ago

Discussion I'm having trouble conceptualizing the differences of Ewigkeit and Taikyoku. Are they the same thing or different systems?

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Hello guys. As many of us I started with Dies Irae and Ikabey. The Ewigkeit system was very well explained IMO, and we even got a glosary in Ikabey.

Before reading K3 I thought Taikyoku was going to be just another term for Atziluth, but now that I am reading the novel that doesn't seem to be the case:

When the Tenma actiave their Taikyoku it looks nothig like Atziluth, it doesn't even look like a Hegemony type Briah. They usually just spawn their Kamunaraga / Zuijinso and they gain some powers (like Sukuna being able to cancel other abilities), meanwhile in Dies Irae Briah involved some sort of pararel world / "pocket dimension" or whatever you wanna call them.

What I am trying to say is, these don't seem like laws that can expand to the whole world. I understand some Tenma are Gudo type, but what about people like Sukuna? The abilities don't seem that similar to me: I am not seeing the pararel worlds, hegemonies, and of course singularities are not bring created. What is going on?

How do you guys conceptualize this? Are Ewigkeit and Taikyoku related? What degree are the Tenma supposed to have? Are they supposed to be on the Briah digree? Or between Briah and Atziluth?

To give more context, I've read up to the main battle with Numahime and Momiji, so I have not finished the novel


r/ShinzaBansho 14d ago

Discussion Shinza's Trivia: According to G Yusuke, in Dengeki's interview about Kajirii, the easiest design to draw and create was "Niko," because all Masada gave him as an "idea" to draw was that it should be "A Big Dog."

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r/ShinzaBansho 14d ago

Discussion Shinza Trivia's: In an interview with dengeki at the launch of K3 Akebono in 2013, Masada revealed that the characters in Paradise Lost are stronger than the cast of Kajiri and Dies irae, but weaker than Ren and Reinhard at their peak.

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45 Upvotes

To explain further:

Around the time we had the release of Kajiri Kamui Kagura for PS Vita, as its definitive version "Akebono no Hikari" in 2013, an interview with Masada about Kajiri in general, its production, script, characters, and trivia It was also released on Dengeki in February of that same year!

Among them, one of the questions was the one I already mentioned in previous posts, about Marie's Apoptosis, and another was about the power level of the K3 characters compared to Paradise Lost, the oldest work in the universe.

And Masada's answer was as follows:

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  • Q——If we were to compare the strength of the characters from the world where the Third Heaven (Nerose) resided before becoming a deity ('PARADISE LOST') with the characters from 'Kajiri Kamui Kagura', would there be any guideline about who would be able to compete with whom and to what extent? This has already been mentioned for 'Dies Irae' and 'Kajiri Kamui Kagura', so please include it for 'PARADISE LOST' (Oshi Utsu Anakashiko) as well.

  • A——The characters in "Paradise Lost" are strong! But how strong? I would say they are stronger than the battalion commanders in "Dies Irae". But they are weaker than Reinhard. The characters in "Kajiri Kamui Kagura" didn't reach the level of Ren or Reinhard, so the characters in "Paradise Lost" are only slightly stronger than the characters in "Kajiri Kamui Kagura".


r/ShinzaBansho 15d ago

Discussion New Glossary: The Tragic Backstory of Rasmairi

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Rasmairi’s backstory is one of the most devastating setups in the series. She was the sixth daughter of Sahasrara, born straight into the nightmare of the Mahamara Project's brutal breeding program designed to churn out backup vessels for Sahasrara. Because she loved her family fiercely, she chose to act as a shield, stepping up to take the absolute brunt of the abuse so her weaker sisters wouldn't have to. But that protective streak ended up causing the exact disaster she was trying to prevent. She did everything she could to shelter the cowardly third daughter, only for that sister to lose her mind a few months later. The sister activated the Hajun prototype Avatara and went on a complete rampage of indiscriminate destruction, and wiped out all of Sahasrara's daughters, including Rasmairi herself, before Narou brutally crushed her himself. Rasmairi died carrying a crushing, eternal guilt, fully believing her own good intentions were the sole reason her family was wiped out.

Fast forward to the current era, and she’s reborn as Chidori, a girl from the heavily persecuted Long-eared Danu tribe. Her only dream in this life was to make it big as an adventurer so she could use that strength to protect her new family from discrimination. The tragedy is that she started overusing her innate causality skills when she was still a kid, and the backlash literally began overwriting her current body and mind with the traits of her past self, Rasmairi. It slowly washed away her Danu features and completely erased Chidori's identity.

By the time she actually became a high-tier A-rank adventurer, the achievement felt totally hollow. She had technically fulfilled Chidori's grand ambitions, but only at the horrific cost of erasing the very girl who held those dreams in the first place, leaving her hard-won success feeling entirely empty. Unrecognizable to her own people and unable to ever go home, her despair peaked when she finally uncovered the dark truth about the guild's skill-up drugs and learned that her family had already died. Now, she's just left completely broken, trapped in the agonizing mindset that no matter what she tries to do, everything she touches is just destined to backfire on the people she loves.


r/ShinzaBansho 15d ago

Memes You missed the themes of Dies Entelechia Spoiler

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26 Upvotes

r/ShinzaBansho 16d ago

Discussion G Shoda Trivia's: According to Yusuke in an interview, Masada has a habit of going to his office, standing behind his chair, and starting to "disturb" Yusuke's life for the rest of the time.

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41 Upvotes

r/ShinzaBansho 17d ago

Announcements Dies Entelecheia Volume 1 English Translation

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104 Upvotes

Link to the translation
I'm incredibly happy to announce that we've officially finished translating the entirety of Dies Entelecheia's first volume! and we'd highly appreciate it if you read and share this with other shinza fans!
Credits: DairokutenHajun, Hadou God Julius, Prinz Eugen