Manchuria Opium Squad

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Manchuria Opium Squad
First tankōbon volume cover
満州アヘンスクワッド
(Manshū Ahen Sukuwaddo)
Genre
Manga
Written byTsukasa Monma
Illustrated byShikako
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • US: Kodansha
Magazine
  • Comic Days (April 9, 2020–September 9, 2021)
  • Weekly Young Magazine (September 18, 2021–present)
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 9, 2020 – present
Volumes15

Manchuria Opium Squad (Japanese: 満州アヘンスクワッド, Hepburn: Manshū Ahen Sukuwaddo) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsukasa Monma and illustrated by Shikako. It was serialized on Kodansha's Comic Days app from April 2020 to September 2021, when it was transferred to Weekly Young Magazine.

Plot[edit]

Characters[edit]

Isamu Higata (日方 勇, Higata Isamu)
Originally a soldier for the Kwantung Army, Isamu becomes the breadwinner of his mother and two siblings. After his mother catches the plague, Isamu becomes a manufacturer of opium to afford medicine. Isamu has extensive knowledge on chemistry and plants, which gives him the skills to create pure opium. After the death of his mother, Isamu vows to give his siblings a better life. Isamu befriends Li Hua, a former member of the Green Gang, and begins his infiltration of the opium trade in Manchuria. After some obstacles and hardships, Isamu's morals change for the worse. His opium causes an increase in addiction and death, which Isamu claims is a necessary cost for a better life. Eventually, Isamu becomes the Emperor of the criminal underworld, a complete change to the man he was in the past.

Publication[edit]

Written by Tsukasa Monma and illustrated by Shikako, Manchuria Opium Squad started on Kodansha's app Comic Days on April 9, 2020.[3] Its latest exclusive chapter on the platform was published on September 9, 2021,[4] and the series was transferred to Weekly Young Magazine on September 18 of the same year.[5] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 11, 2020.[1] As of January 9, 2024, 15 volumes have been released.[6]

Kodansha publishes the series in English on their K Manga service.[7]

Volumes[edit]

No. Release date ISBN
1 August 11, 2020[8]978-4-06-520467-2
2 November 11, 2020[9]978-4-06-521342-1
3 February 10, 2021[10]978-4-06-522292-8
4 May 12, 2021[11]978-4-06-523340-5
5 August 11, 2021[12]978-4-06-524339-8
6 November 5, 2021[13]978-4-06-525875-0
7 February 4, 2022[14]978-4-06-526827-8
8 April 6, 2022[15]978-4-06-527477-4
9 June 6, 2022[16]978-4-06-528107-9
10 September 6, 2022[17]978-4-06-529116-0
11 December 6, 2022[18]978-4-06-530032-9
12 March 6, 2023[19]978-4-06-531057-1
13 June 6, 2023[20]978-4-06-532030-3
14 September 6, 2023[21]978-4-06-533013-5
15 January 9, 2024[6]978-4-06-534301-2

Reception[edit]

The manga was nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2023.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 病気の母を救うためにアヘン密造に手を染めた青年を描くクライムサスペンス1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 11, 2020. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Découvrez un extrait du manga Manchuria Opium Squad". manga-news.com (in French). November 15, 2021. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  3. ^ 満州の地で兵士がアヘンに手を染めるクライムサスペンス「満州アヘンスクワッド」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 9, 2020. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  4. ^ ＃６４ 漢人からの礼品. Comic Days (in Japanese). Kodansha. September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  5. ^ 劇薬級のクライムサスペンス、第1〜64話まで9日間無料開放！. yanmaga.jp (in Japanese). Kodansha. September 18, 2021. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. ^ a b 【1月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 9, 2024. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kodansha's K Manga app launches with 60 English simupubs among 400 titles". Sora News 24. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  8. ^ 【8月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 11, 2020. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  9. ^ 【11月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 11, 2020. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  10. ^ 【2月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 10, 2021. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  11. ^ 【5月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 12, 2021. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  12. ^ 【8月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 11, 2021. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  13. ^ 【11月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 5, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  14. ^ 【2月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 4, 2022. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  15. ^ 【4月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 6, 2022. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  16. ^ 【6月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 6, 2022. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  17. ^ 【9月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  18. ^ 【12月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 6, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  19. ^ 【3月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 6, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  20. ^ 【6月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 6, 2023. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  21. ^ 【9月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  22. ^ 第47回講談社漫画賞、最終候補作15作品を発表. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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