Earthchild
| Earthchild | |
 Cover of the tankōbon volume | |
| 地球の子 (Chikyū no Ko) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hideo Shinkai |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | February 21, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
Earthchild (Japanese: 地球の子, Hepburn: Chikyū no Ko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Shinkai. It began serialization in Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump in February 2022; as of August 2022, its chapters have been collected into two volumes.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Hideo Shinkai, the series began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on February 21, 2022.[1][3] As of June 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into one tankōbon volume.[4]
Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with the Japanese release.[5]
Volume list
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 3, 2022[4] | 978-4-08-883146-6 |
| 2 | August 4, 2022[6] | 978-4-08-883194-7 |
| 3 | October 4, 2022[7] | 978-4-08-883289-0 |
Reception
Ryoko Fukuda from Real Sound offered praise for the characters and artwork.[2] Steven Blackburn from Screen Rant also offered praise, calling the series emotional.[8]
References
- ^ a b "「SOUL CATCHER(S)」の神海英雄が描く一般人と地球を守るヒーローの純愛物語". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 21, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Fukuda, Ryoko (March 26, 2022). "繊細に描かれる人の繋がりーー少年ジャンプ新連載『地球の子』は壮大な"人情SF作品"だ". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 6, 2022). "Magu-chan Manga Ends as 2 New Manga Launch in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ a b 地球の子 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (February 21, 2022). "Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish Earthchild Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ 地球の子 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ 地球の子 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ Blackburn, Steven (March 2, 2022). "New Manga Earthchild Is Already Shonen Jump's Most Heartbreaking Series". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Earthchild (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia