Centuria (manga)
Centuria is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Tohru Kuramori. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website since April 2024, with its chapters collected in seven volumes as of January 2026.
Plot
Julian is a young boy who, after killing the blacksmith his mother sold him to, flees as a stowaway in a slave ship. Once discovered, he becomes a slave himself but is welcomed into a close group of slaves who support each other, especially Mira, a pregnant woman who shares her food with him and takes him under her wing. After trouble aboard the ship, the slaves are slaughtered by the indebted captain, but this accidentally calls forward an eldritch sea entity who, for the blood of the 100 killed slaves, including Mira, gifts Julian with their combined strength and their 100 lives. Now empowered and indebted to the 100 slaves killed protecting him and Mira's newborn daughter, Diana, he sets off to a new country to raise her.Characters
Julian's group
;Julian;Diana
;Angvall Selma / Amber
;Titi
;Lukas
;Lacrima Balkar
;Zana
The Village
;Joseph;Marie
;Joseph's father
;Ravenna
The 100 Slaves
;Mira;Hillars
;Ninith
The Kingdom
;The King;Elstri
;Zira
;Guillaume
;Eire Balkar
;Balbad
;Liu
;Trozo
;Atoria
Iris Stratum
;Arkos Balkar / Altus;Helem
;Veselka
;Lalawag
;Ceodric
;Nightshade
;Dragon Kin
;Holy Grail
Ladies of Midnight
;Roche;Elise
;Berta
;Madeleine
Gods and Monsters
;Sea God;Demonic Beast
;Vulja / Deity of the Night
Publication
Centuria is written and illustrated by Tohru Kuramori. It began serialization in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website on April 8, 2024. Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on July 4, 2024. As of January 2026, seven volumes have been released.The series is simultaneously published in English on Shueisha's Manga Plus platform. In June 2025, Viz Media announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in Q2 2026.
Chapters not yet in ''tankōbon'' format
These chapters have yet to be published in a volume.Reception
Vanessa Piña of Screen Rant highlighted the significant influence of Berserk on Centuria, particularly praising its art and monster designs.The manga was nominated for the 2024 Next Manga Awards in the Best Web Manga category and ranked seventh out of 69 nominees. It was also nominated for the 2025 edition in the same category and ranked second.
The series has been recommended by manga creators Tatsuki Fujimoto and Yukinobu Tatsu.