Manga Atlas / Chapter research

How the worlds work.

Close readings of published comics, with chapter references for mechanics and lore. Each dossier contains the evidence and the game ideas it prompted.

01 / The class systemAwakening & progressionClass assignment, professions, attributes, experience and the rules that make new powers available.Contains chapter spoilers ↗02 / The expeditionSummons & dungeonsDamage transfer, party roles, corpse resources, difficulty changes and boss counterplay.Contains chapter spoilers ↗03 / The second lifeRegression & broken rulesWhat survives a rewind, how a demon lord breaks the playbook, and when forecasts stop being reliable.Contains chapter spoilers ↗04 / The design shelfGame LabSee how these ideas become playable systems. ↗