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Destiny Lovers

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Destiny Lovers
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Sayaka Ibu
デスラバ
(Desuraba)
GenreErotic thriller, mystery[1]
Manga
Written byKazutaka
Illustrated byKai Tomohiro
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineMagazine Pocket
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 10, 2018April 18, 2020
Volumes8
Manga
Written byKazutaka
Illustrated byKai Tomohiro
Published byKodansha
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineMagazine Pocket
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 18, 2020 – present
Volumes15

Destiny Lovers (Japanese: デスラバ, Hepburn: Desu Raba) is a Japanese web manga series written by Kazutaka and illustrated by Kai Tomohiro. It was serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket online magazine from February 2018 to April 2020, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. A sequel, also titled Destiny Lovers, began on Magazine Pocket in April 2020. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Premise

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High school student Kosuke Fujishiro is abducted and put into a prison run by women who intend to take away his virginity. However, Kosuke refuses, as he has pledged to be faithful to his childhood friend Sayaka. He and the other men there must survive by not giving into the seductions and temptations, or they will be killed. To further complicate things, the person in charge of the seduction team is Sayaka, who tells Kosuke to keep resisting.

Publication

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Destiny Lovers is written by Kazutaka and illustrated by Kai Tomohiro. It was serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket online magazine from February 10, 2018,[2][3] to April 18, 2020.[4][5] Kodansha collected its chapters in eight tankōbon volumes, released from June 8, 2018,[6] to August 5, 2020.[7]

In North America, the manga is licensed for English language release by Seven Seas Entertainment, being published under its Ghost Ship imprint for mature readers.[3]

A sequel, also titled Destiny Lovers but written Desutinī Rabāzu (デスティニーラバーズ), began on Magazine Pocket on April 18, 2020.[8][5] It serves as the original manga's last arc.[9] Kodansha released the first tankōbon volume on August 5, 2020.[10] As of January 9, 2024, 15 volumes have been released.[11]

Volumes

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1st series

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 8, 2018[6]978-4-06-511590-9December 17, 2019[12]978-1-947804-66-1
2 September 7, 2018[13]978-4-06-512320-1February 25, 2020[14]978-1-947804-68-5
3 November 6, 2018[15]978-4-06-513394-1August 25, 2020[16]978-1-947804-75-3
4 March 6, 2019[17]978-4-06-514425-1October 27, 2020[18]978-1-947804-76-0
5 July 5, 2019[19]978-4-06-515693-3January 26, 2021[20]978-1-947804-81-4
6 November 6, 2019[21]978-4-06-517300-8April 27, 2021[22]978-1-947804-90-6
7 March 6, 2020[23]978-4-06-518458-5August 17, 2021[24]978-1-638580-39-3
8 August 5, 2020[7]978-4-06-520445-0November 9, 2021[25]978-1-64827-504-3

2nd series

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No. Release date ISBN
1 August 5, 2020[10]978-4-06-520446-7
2 November 6, 2020[26]978-4-06-521267-7
3 February 5, 2021[27]978-4-06-522347-5
4 May 6, 2021[28]978-4-06-523157-9
5 July 6, 2021[29]978-4-06-524011-3
6 September 6, 2021[30]978-4-06-524821-8
7 December 6, 2021[31]978-4-06-526291-7
8 March 4, 2022[32]978-4-06-526912-1
9 June 6, 2022[33]978-4-06-528160-4
10 September 6, 2022[34]978-4-06-529145-0
11 January 6, 2023[35]978-4-06-530902-5
12 June 6, 2023[36]978-4-06-531868-3
13 September 6, 2023[37]978-4-06-532880-4
14 January 9, 2024[11]978-4-06-533939-8
15 January 9, 2024[11]978-4-06-534167-4

References

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