My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered

My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! (即死チートが最強すぎて、異世界のやつらがまるで相手にならないんですが.), commonly known simply as Instant Death, is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsuyoshi Fujitaka. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website, which the author closed on December 10, 2023, before being published in print with illustrations by Chisato Naruse by Earth Star Entertainment from October 2016 to March 2023 for 14 volumes. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hanamaru Nanto, began serialization in Comic Earth Star in March 2018. As of January 2026, the series' individual chapters have been collected into thirteen volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Okuruto Noboru aired from January to March 2024.

Plot

While heading to a school field trip, Yogiri Takatou's school bus is summoned to another world by a Sage who shows just how horrible she and this world is by killing the adults for petty reasons and telling the students they are to be trained as sages to fight demons and complete missions. She only takes the gifted ones, leaving the rest (including Yogiri and his classmate Tomochika Dannora) to die.

With no choice but to continue, Yogiri and Tomochika search for a way back to their own world, but Yogiri's unnatural calm apathy towards the oddity unnerves Tomochika. In truth, Yogiri is not an ordinary kid...he can kill anything or anyone he wishes just by willing it.

Characters

• Yogiri Takatou (高遠 夜霧)
• A seemingly normal high-school student who is transported to another world with his classmates during a field trip. As one of the few students who did not obtain a special ability, Yogiri is left to die by sage Sion. However, he does have a secret power that allows him to kill anything instantly at will, and because of it, he is raised in a secret lab where he was put under observation by the government.
• His foster mother installed in him the restraint of not using his power on inconveniences and only when he or a loved one is in danger. Despite this, he prefers to intimidate obviously weak willed people by showing off his power on objects.
• The anime gives him tufts of hair subtly resembling devil horns.
• Tomochika Dannoura (壇ノ浦 知千佳)
• Yogiri's classmate who was also left behind by Sage Sion for not having obtained a special power. She befriends Yogiri and accompanies him in his quest to look for a way back to their original world. Her family runs a martial arts dojo. It is implied Yogiri might have a crush on her.
• Mokomoko Dannoura (壇ノ浦 もこもこ)
• The guardian spirit of the Dannoura family who watches over Tomochika who is originally from the Heian period. She is the one responsible for Tomochika not having obtained a special power because she was wary of it. Mokomoko also encourages Tomochika to get into a relationship with Yogiri so he could marry into the Dannoura family in order to always protect her, although Tomochika isn't sure if she has feelings for him.
• Sion (シオン)
• Sion is one of the many sages in the other world and was responsible for summoning Takato and his classmates. Sion is known as the strongest sage in the other world and as such is very arrogant and believes herself to be invincible. It is revealed later on that in the past she herself was summoned to the other world from Japan as well and eventually became a powerful sage.
• Lain (レイン)
• Lain is one of the many sages of the other world. She is also a vampire and is immortal, due to this she is impossible to kill normally. Lain attempted to kill Takatou, but was killed by him instead.
• Daimon Hanakawa (花川 大門)
• Daimon is one of the sage candidates, like his classmates he willingly abandoned Takatou, Tomochika, and two of his classmates on their school bus. He and two of his classmates attempted to kill Takatou and enslave Tomochika, but his two classmates were killed and he was spared. It is revealed that this was actually the second time that he had been summoned to that other world and was sent back after accomplishing his duties.
• Yuuki Tachibana (橘 裕樹)
• [3]
• Tachibana was also a classmate of Takatou’s. His class was dominator which allowed him to enslave anyone or anything, which in turn raised his level. By the time he reunited with Takatou and Tomochika he had enslaved five girls, he attempted to recruit Tomochika but she refused. He was eventually killed by Takatou after attempting to kill him and Tomochika.
• Asaka Takatou (高遠 朝霞)
• Asaka was Takatou’s caretaker and adoptive mother, she allowed him to use her last name as his own. Asaka was the reason that Takatou placed limiters on his powers and refrained from killing indiscriminately. In the past, Asaka was kidnapped by another organization to use her as a hostage, but they were all massacred by Takatou.
• Rick (リック)
• Rick was a sage candidate and met Takatou and Tomochika during the Sword Master trials. He ended up killing Vahanato and became the new sword master after the death of the previous one.
• Lynel (ライニール)
• Lynel was first shown during the sword master trials, he is shown to have extremely bad luck and almost always gets injured.
• Theodisia (テオディジア)
• Theodisia is a half-demon and was first introduced during the sword master trials. She met Takatou and Tomochika and asked for their help as she was currently searching for her sister Euphemia. Theodisia was responsible for killing the first sword master after learning that he had been experimenting on her people.
• Sora Akino (秋野 蒼空)
• [4]
• Sora Akino was also one of Takatou’s classmates and a sage candidate. In their previous world, she was known as an idol, and after being summoned to the other world, she took leadership of her class.
• Ryōko Ninomiya (二宮 諒子)
• [4]
• Ryouko is a sage candidate, her class being samurai in the other world. Ryouko is a spy that was sent by the Japanese government to keep an eye on Takatou, she is aware of his abilities and as such is careful not to get on his bad side. Ryouko has a program on her phone that lets her keep taps on Takatou’s powers and lets her know if any of his seals have been opened. After reuniting, Ryouko immediately pledged her allegiance to Takatou and became one of his allies.
• Carol S. Lane (キャロル・S・レーン)
• [4]
• Carol is a sage candidate, her class is ninja, which she claims doesn’t fit her. Carol is revealed to be a spy sent by America to keep an eye on Takatou. However, Carol was naive when it came to Takatou as she thought they could take Tomochika hostage to use against him. However, Ryouko warned her against doing this as this would guarantee her demise. After witnessing Takatou’s abilities she decided to remain on his good side and became one of his allies.
• Haruto Ōtori (鳳 春人)
• Haruto was a sage candidate and a minor antagonist. He was the one that helped his classmates reach their true potential in their respective classes. Haruto was eventually tasked by Sion to kill Takatou, but this backfired as he not only managed to escape his trap, but he killed the evil god as well.
• Suguru Yazaki (矢崎 卓)
• Suguru was a sage candidate and was responsible for abandoning Takatou, Tomochika, and his two classmates on the bus. Suguru was shown to be frustrated as Sora Akino took leadership of their class as he believed himself to be a general. Suguru during the death match attempted to kill Sora Akino, but was killed by her instead.
• Ayaka Shinozaki (篠崎 綾香)
• [5]
• Ayaka was one of Takatou’s classmates and was summoned to the other world as a sage candidate. However, she along with Takatou, Tomochika, and one of her classmates was abandoned on the bus as the four of them did not receive the power of the system. Ayaka was presumed dead after being killed by a dragon, but later on she was revealed to be alive. It was revealed that Ayaka was actually a highly advanced artificial human, that was created to be used against Takatou. Ayaka consumed the remains of the dragon that killed her and gained its powers, she proceeded to use them to get revenge against her classmates who abandoned her. In total, she managed to kill nine of her classmates, before being killed by Takatou himself.

Media

See also

• The Expression Amrilato, a visual novel featuring character designs by Chisato Naruse
• Kaze no Stigma, a light novel series illustrated by Hanamaru Nanto
• Magic Stone Gourmet: Eating Magical Power Made Me the Strongest!, another light novel series illustrated by Chisato Naruse

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