Heterogenia Linguistico: An Introduction to Interspecies Linguistics (ヘテロゲニア リンギスティコ ~異種族言語学入門~, Heterogenia Ringisutiko ~ Ishuzoku Gengogaku Nyūmon ~) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Salt Seno. It began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up manga website in March 2018.
Synopsis Hakaba, a rookie researcher, is entrusted with fieldwork in the demon world in place of an injured professor. With Susuki, a young girl who is a demi-human, as his guide, he continues his journey while trying to communicate with the monsters, who do not speak his language.
Publication Written and illustrated by Salt Seno, Heterogenia Linguistico: An Introduction to Interspecies Linguistics began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up manga website on March 9, 2018. Its chapters have been compiled into seven tankōbon volumes as of August 2026. The series is licensed in English by Yen Press.
Reception The series' first volume was recommended by Mafia Kajita. The series, alongside Sweat and Soap and Dr. Stone, was ranked seventeenth in the 2020 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for the best manga for male readers. The series was also nominated for the sixth Next Manga Awards in the web category in 2020.
References
Further reading "The Fall 2020 Manga Guide - Heterogenia Linguistico". Anime News Network. November 16, 2020.
External links Official manga website (in Japanese) Heterogenia Linguistico (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

