Gamerz Heaven
| Gamerz Heaven | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ゲーマーズヘブン! (Gēmāzu Hebun!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, science fiction[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Maki Murakami |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Blade |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | September 30, 2002 – 2005 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Gamerz Heaven (Japanese: ゲーマーズヘブン!, Hepburn: Gēmāzu Hebun!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Murakami. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from 2002 to 2005 and published in four volumes.
Plot
[edit]The story follows young gamer Kaito Suzuki, who one day discovers a video game that transports the player to a different dimension. Upon reaching this strange new world, Kaito discovers a boy known as the "navigator", aptly dubbed "Nata". Kaito soon discovers that everything that happens in the game affects the real world, which. Since Gamerz Heaven is a beta version, Kaito has a limited number of saves.
Soon after starting the game, Kaito is attacked by the class president, Ogura. Ogura falls to Kaito and vanishes from the Second Zone. Afterwards, no one believes that Ogura ever existed except for Kaito's best friend Kawashima, who loves video games just as much as Kaito. Later, Kaito eventually convinces his other friends, Rio and Ren, who did not believe him until a "meteor" hits the center of Tokyo, which was actually the work of the first area boss of Gamerz Heaven, Rush.
Publication
[edit]Written and illustrated by Maki Murakami, the series began serialization in Mag Garden's Shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade magazine on September 30, 2002.[a] It completed its serialization in Monthly Comic Blade in 2005.[1] Its individual chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes.[5]
In March 2004, ADV Manga announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6]
Volumes
[edit]| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 10, 2003[7] | 978-4-90-192640-9 | November 23, 2004[8] | 978-1-41-390202-0 |
| 2 | October 10, 2003[9] | 978-4-90-192682-9 | February 22, 2005[10] | 978-1-41-390199-3 |
| 3 | April 10, 2004[11] | 978-4-86-127032-1 | — | — |
| 4 | April 10, 2005[5] | 978-4-86-127136-6 | — | — |
Reception
[edit]Mike Dungan of Mania praised the story, characters, and artwork, particularly the character designs.[12] Liann Cooper of Anime News Network felt that Murakami improved her character designs from Gravitation. However, Cooper felt the series was "not especially poor, not especially good...just kind of there".[13] In Manga: The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson praised the artwork, though he felt the story was "confusing and dull".[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ It started in the magazine's November issue of 2002 (cover date November 1),[2][3] which was released on September 30.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Thompson, Jason (July 3, 2012). Manga: The Complete Guide (Google Play Books). Del Rey Books. p. 441. ISBN 978-0-34-553944-1.
- ^ 月刊COMIC BLADE 2002年 表示号数11. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ もくじ [Contents]. Monthly Comic Blade (in Japanese). No. November 2002 issue. Mag Garden. Table of contents. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ もくじ [Contents]. Monthly Comic Blade (in Japanese). No. October 2002 issue. Mag Garden. Table of contents. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
次号11月号は 9月30日(月)発売/
- ^ a b ゲーマーズヘブン! 4. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "ADV Manga Announces 37 Acquisitions" (Press release). ADV Manga. March 30, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Anime News Network.
- ^ ゲーマーズヘブン! 1. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Gamerz Heaven Volume One". ADV Films. Archived from the original on December 15, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ ゲーマーズヘブン! 2. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Dungan, Mike (February 27, 2005). "Gamerz Heaven Vol. #02". Mania. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ ゲーマーズヘブン! 3. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Dungan, Mike (February 27, 2005). "Gamerz Heaven Vol. #01". Mania. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Liann (October 26, 2004). "Right Turn Only!! Minty Hippo Approved". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gamerz Heaven (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia