Seraph of the End (Japanese: 終わりのセラフ, Hepburn: Owari no Serafu, also known as Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto, with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya.

The series is set in a world that allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a "human-made" virus, ravaging the global populace and leaving only children under the age of thirteen untouched.

A series of light novels focused on Yu's superior, Guren Ichinose, has been written by Kagami and illustrated by Yamamoto.

In North America, Viz Media licensed the series for an English language release, and it ran in Weekly Shonen Jump.

In 2012, the world allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a "man-made" virus, ravaging the global populace and leaving only children under the age of thirteen untouched.

They sweep the earth and claim it in a single violent stroke, subjugating the remnants of humanity and leading them beneath the surface to safety.

At the age of twelve, Yūichirō and his friend and fellow orphan Mikaela plotted to escape along with the children in Hyakuya Orphanage.

[3] A voice comic (vomic) was also produced and published by Shueisha, and its first episode was featured by Sakiyomi Jum-Bang!

[6] The manga is licensed in North America by Viz Media, who added it to its Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine lineup.

[13] A manga adapting the Guren Ichinose light novel series was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine from June 6, 2017[14] to February 4, 2022.

Written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto, it consists of seven volumes and was published by Kodansha from January 2013 to December 2016.

[21] A drama CD was released on October 30, 2015, bundled with volume 6 of the light novel and is written by Takaya Kagami.

[38] On March 11, 2019, Vertical announced that it has licensed the novels for a northern American release, saluted for December 2019.

[46] The series premiered on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11 at their respective time slots.

[47] On March 31, 2015, it was announced that Funimation has licensed the series for streaming and its home video release in North America.

[51][52] An OAD bundled with volume 11 of the original manga titled Seraph of the End: Vampire Shahal (終わりのセラフ 吸血鬼シャハル, Owari no Serafu: Kyūketsuki Shaharu) was released on May 2, 2016.

[54] A PlayStation Vita strategy game, titled Owari no Seraph: Unmei no Hajimari (終わりのセラフ 運命の始まり), was released by Bandai Namco Entertainment and Activision on December 17, 2015.