Aliens Area
| Aliens Area | |
| Genre | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Fusai Naba |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 6, 2022 – present |
Aliens Area (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fusai Naba. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in June 2022.
Plot
High schooler Tatsumi Tatsunami lost his parents at a young age and now works multiple part-time jobs to support himself and his younger siblings. However, it turns out his right arm holds a very powerful piece of alien technology, and other aliens want it. However, after being saved by the strange man, Hajime Sharaku, Tatsuami is offered the chance of a lifetime: to work with him at Section 5 of the Foreign Affairs Division and help protect earth from extra terrestrial threats. To support his sibling, Tatsumi takes it, starting his adventure.
Characters
- Tatsumi Tatsunami
- One of the main protagonists. He lost his parents in a fire and needs to work multiple part-time jobs to support his siblings. In his right arm holds an advanced form of alien technology, which allows him to change and alter his arm's shape.
- Hajime Sharaku
- One of the main protagonists. He is an investigator for Section 5. He has a cane that doubles as a taser, and a wrist brace that grants him anti-gravity abilities.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Fusai Naba, the series began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on June 6, 2022.[1][2]
Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing chapters of the series in English simultaneously with their Japanese release.[3]
Volume list
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 4, 2022[4] | 978-4-08-883257-9 |
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- "Tatsumi Tatsunami" (立浪辰己, Tatsunami Tatsumi)
- "Hajime Sharaku" (写楽一, Sharaku Hajime)
- "Section 5, Foreign Affairs Division, Public Security Bureau, Police Department" (警視庁公安部外事第五課, Keishichō Kōan Bugaiji Daigoka)
- "The Plot" (企み, Takurami)
- "Exile" (亡命, Bōmei)
- "Gnaw Gnaw" (がじがじ, Gaji Gaji)
- "Equipment 2" (第二兵装, Daini Heisō)
- "It's So Hot" (あっちいな, Acchiina)
- "Break the Silence!" (破れ…！ 沈黙！の巻, Yabure...! Chinmoku! no Maki)
- "Convenient Space Goods" (宇宙の便利グッズ, Uchū no Benri Guzzu)
- "You Can See Me?!" (拙者の姿が見えるのか…！？, Sessha no Sugata ga Mieru no ka...!?)
- "Akabane, Kita Ward, Tokyo" (東京都北区赤羽, Tōkyō-to Kita-ku Akabane)
Reception
Todd Petrella from Screen Rant felt the pilot chapter was rushed, though noted that it was likely done to try to avoid early cancellation. Despite that, he offered praise to the overall premise.[5]
Further reading
- Petrella, Todd (June 8, 2022). "Shonen Jump's New Manga Steals Luffy's First One Piece Devil Fruit Power". Screen Rant.
- Green, Marcel (June 17, 2022). "Shonen Jump's New Series Has its Own Ultra-Powerful Men in Black". Screen Rant.
References
- ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 30, 2022). "Fusai Naba, Masaoki Shindō Each Launch New Manga in Shonen Jump in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ 地球を守るために戦う人々のコズミックアクションファンタジーがジャンプで始動. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (June 6, 2022). "Manga Plus, Viz Media Publish Fusai Naba's Aliens Area Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "ALIENS AREA 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ Petrella, Todd (June 9, 2022). "Shonen Jump's New Series Shows How Early Cancellation Is Changing Manga". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
External links
- Official website at Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
- Official website at Viz Media
- Aliens Area (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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