The 36th tankoubon volume of the Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja: Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sara ni Tsuyoku Naru Tame ni Tensei Shimashita (Marked for Failure, the World’s Strongest Sage Reincarnates for a Do-Over! Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja/ 失格紋の最強賢者~世界最強の賢者が更に強くなるために転生しました~) manga by Kansho and Hyoko (Friendly Land) has been listed as the final volume in the series. The 36th volume is scheduled for release on September 11th, 2026.
Kansho and Hyoko (Friendly Land) started the manga in July 2017 in Square Enix’s Gangan Online, and Square Enix published the manga’s first volume in December 2017. The manga’s 35th volume was released on June 11th, 2026.
Square Enix Manga& Books releases the manga in English under the name The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest, and it released the manga’s 31st volume on July 14th 2026. Square Enix described the story below:
“His strength limited by the magical crest with which he was born, Mathias, the world’s most powerful sage, decides reincarnation is necessary to become the strongest of all. Upon his rebirth as a young boy, Mathias is thrilled to discover he’s been born with the optimal crest for magical combat on his first try! Unfortunately, the world he’s been born into has abysmally poor standards when it comes to magic, and everyone thinks he’s still marked for failure! Now it’s up to Mathias to prove everyone wrong…world’s strongest sage-style!”
The manga is an adapation of the light novel series by Shinkoshoto and Kazabana Huuka. Author Shinkoshoto started the original story on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website, and SB Creative’s GA Novel imprint published the first novel with illustrations by Kazabana in May 2017. The series’s 21st novel was released in June 2025.
The franchise received a TV anime adaptation in January 2022. The anime is available to stream on Crunchyroll under the name The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest.
