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Nina the Starry Bride
First tankōbon volume cover
星降る王国のニナ
(Hoshifuru Ōkoku no Nina)
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byRikachi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineBe Love
DemographicJosei
Original runOctober 1, 2019 – present
Volumes9 (List of volumes)

Nina the Starry Bride (Japanese: 星降る王国のニナ, Hepburn: Hoshifuru Ōkoku no Nina, lit. "Nina from the Kingdom of Falling Stars") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rikachi. The series began serialization in Be Love in October 2019. As of November 2022, the series has been collected into nine tankōbon volumes.

In 2022, Nina the Starry Bride won the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Rikachi, the series began serialization in Be Love on October 1, 2019.[1] As of November 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes.[2]

In February 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[3] During their panel at Anime NYC 2022, Kodansha USA announced a print release for Fall 2023.[4]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 13, 2020[5]978-4-06-518717-3April 13, 2021 (digital)[6]978-1-63-699045-3
2 July 13, 2020[7]978-4-06-520217-3May 11, 2021 (digital)[8]978-1-63-699097-2
3 October 13, 2020[9]978-4-06-520983-7June 8, 2021 (digital)[10]978-1-63-699148-1
4 February 12, 2021[11]978-4-06-522365-9August 17, 2021 (digital)[12]978-1-63-699303-4
5 June 11, 2021[13]978-4-06-523658-1October 19, 2021 (digital)[14]978-1-63-699420-8
6 October 13, 2021[15]978-4-06-525681-7February 22, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63-699632-5
7 February 10, 2022[17]978-4-06-526769-1August 16, 2022 (digital)[18]978-1-68-491399-2
8 July 13, 2022[19]978-4-06-528572-5——
9 November 11, 2022[2]978-4-06-529878-7——

Reception

Nina the Starry Bride won the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category in 2022.[20] Yuka Shiraishi from Real Sound [ja] listed the series as the fourth Best Manga in 2021.[21]

Brianna Fox-Priest from Otaku USA praised character designs and story, and stated "There are more thrilling romance manga out, but this one has room to grow. Judging by the covers of future installments, Nina The Starry Bride has more story to unfold".[22] As part of Anime News Network's spring 2021 manga guide, Rebecca Silverman and Lynzee Loveridge reviewed the series for the website. Silverman praised the main protagonist, artwork, story, and stated "It is worth reading. The art is clean and shows some beautiful use of detail especially in the clothes, there is just enough intrigue to keep things moving". Loveridge had similar opinions about the series.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b "宿命を背負った少女を描くファンタジー、リカチの新連載「星降る王国のニナ」". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 1, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "星降る王国のニナ（９）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 22, 2021). "Kodansha Comics Licenses 'Girlfriend, Girlfriend,' Nina the Starry Bride, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Fall 2023 New Print Licensing Announcement". kodansha.us. Kodansha USA. November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "星降る王国のニナ（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Nina the Starry Bride, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "星降る王国のニナ（２）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Nina the Starry Bride, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "星降る王国のニナ（３）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Nina the Starry Bride, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "星降る王国のニナ（４）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Nina the Starry Bride, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "星降る王国のニナ（５）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "Nina the Starry Bride, Volume 5". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "星降る王国のニナ（６）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "Nina the Starry Bride, Volume 6". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  17. ^ "星降る王国のニナ（７）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "Nina the Starry Bride, Volume 7". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "星降る王国のニナ（８）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 11, 2022). "46th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  21. ^ Shiraishi, Yuka (December 22, 2021). "「2021年コミックBEST10」白石弓夏編　ヒロインをどれだけ愛せるかが推し作品のキーポイント". Real Sound [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  22. ^ Fox-Priest, Brianna (July 28, 2021). "Nina The Starry Bride [Manga Review]". Otaku USA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  23. ^ Silverman, Rebecca; Loveridge, Lynzee (May 27, 2021). "The Spring 2021 Manga Guide: Nina the Starry Bride". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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