MushoTen Discord Series (franchise)

'' This article is about the media franchise as a whole. For the light novel, see '' Mushoten Discord Series (light novel). For the anime, see Mushoten Discord Series (anime).

Mushoten Discord Series (MTDS) is an American-Japanese multimedia franchise created by Rin Hakase, which began with the 2015  and quickly became a staple of anime-styled american web novels. The franchise has been expanded into various light novels and other media, including an animated television series, a video game, many spin-off novels, and 4-koma comic books, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. In 2020, its total value was estimated at US$120 million.

The original web novel (Mushoten no Discord), was followed by the official light novel Mushoten Discord Series: Sora (2016), Mushoten Discord Series: Shift (2017), Mushoten Discord Series: Roxy (2019), Mushoten Discord Series: Kill Rin (2021), and Mushoten Discord Series: God is Dead (2021), which encompass the entirety of the web novel into a newly edited form with illustrations by Raya (らや, @yrsn_yk on Twitter). The series was then brought to television by Production I.G. with the 2020 anime series Mushoten: The Great War and the currently-airing Mushoten: Kakumei.

Premise
Honkidasu is the fictional setting of the entire Mushoten Discord Series, as well as related media such as The Youkai of Mount Luare and other spin-offs. The term comes from the japanese phrase 本気だす (Honki Da Su) meaning "I'm serious" most likely in reference to a japanese web novel that ended that same year called  (Japanese: 無職転生 〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜, Hepburn: Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu, "Jobless Reincarnation: I Will Seriously Try If I Go to Another World").

The main series takes place in the continent of Weskweros, the western continent and home to the United Western Republic, setting of the first half of the series whose capital the series takes the name of (Mushoten). In the series it is considered one of the most important cities in the world thanks to its cultural importance as the place where the High Era began.

Hakase's Honkidasu is peopled not only by Men, but by Elves, Migurds, Korjems, Devils, and Beastfolks as well, and by monsters including Dragons, Trolls, and slimes. Other than that, the entire world is governed by magic, an energy that is found in everything that's alive and even things that aren't and that can be harnessed by sentient creatures to cast spells and enhance one's abilities.