Little Mushroom
小蘑菇
Yi Shi Si Zhou; translators: Yu, Amixy; novel art: Ruthie (kkcoocool), kKEN; manhua: Maomao Tou studio (script Jin Yi Er)
Anzhe, a mushroom passing as human, sneaks into a walled base to reclaim his stolen spore, under the eye of an enforcer called Judge.
- Format
- novel + manhua
- Status
- novel in print (1 of 2 vols out); manhua in print, ongoing
- Volumes
- Novel · 1 vol / Manhua · 2 vols
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Our take
A sentient mushroom walks into humanity's last city in a dead man's body and meets the Judge whose job is to shoot anything that is not human. Post-apocalyptic, strange and unexpectedly tender.
Synopsis
Radiation has wrecked the Earth, and the Northern Base survives by keeping out anything that isn't human. Anzhe is a mushroom wearing a human shape, and he gets inside to take back a spore that was stolen from him, knowing discovery means death. He fools the base's scanners, but not Judge, the cold, striking officer whose job is to kill intruders.
Good to know before you buy
- Next English release: novel vol 2 8 Dec 2026.
- Also adapted: Manhua (Aloha Comics English hardcover, vol 1 ISBN 9781638380542). Chinese audio drama.
Where to read
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Novel
English publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment (deluxe hardcover novel); Aloha Comics (manhua).
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