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To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (Japanese : かつて神だった獣たちへ , Hepburn : Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e ) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Maybe. The series is published by Kodansha in Japan and by Vertical in North America.
Release
Manga artist duo Maybe (めいびい , Meibī ) launched the series in the July 2014 issue of Kodansha 's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on 9 June 2014.[3] [4] The series took a one-month break in August 2015 (it was not published in the September issue on 8 August) before resuming serialization in the October issue on 9 September 2015.[4]
North American manga publisher Vertical announced their license to the series on 27 August 2015, scheduling the release of the first volume for May 2016.[2] [1] [5] Before they selected the series' current title, Vertical was originally going to publish the manga as The Abandoned Sacred Beasts .[6] [2]
Volumes
Eight volumes have been released as of August 2018[update] ,[7] and the first volume was published in English in May 2016.
No.
Original release date
Original ISBN
English release date
English ISBN
1 9 December 2014[8] 978-4-06-395262-9 17 May 2016[9] 978-1-942993-41-4
"Beast Hunter" (獣( ) 狩( ) り , Kemono Gari ) "The Minotaur's Fortress (Pt. 1)" (ミノタウロスの要( ) 塞( ) ① , Minotaurosu no Yōsai Ichi ) "The Minotaur's Fortress (Pt. 2)" (ミノタウロスの要( ) 塞( ) ② , Minotaurosu no Yōsai Ni ) "March of the Behemoth (Pt. 1)" (巨獣( ) の猛( ) 進( ) ① , Behimosu no Mōshin Ichi ) "March of the Behemoth (Pt. 2)" (巨獣( ) の猛( ) 進( ) ② , Behimosu no Mōshin Ni )
2 9 June 2015[10] 978-4-06-395410-4 16 August 2016[11] 978-1-942993-42-1
"Beasts Unbound" (解( ) き放( ) たれた獣( ) , Tokihanata Reta Kemono ) "Gargoyle's Judgement (Pt. 1)" (ガーゴイルの断( ) 罪( ) ① , Gāgoiru no Danzai Ichi ) "Gargoyle's Judgement (Pt. 2)" (ガーゴイルの断( ) 罪( ) ② , Gāgoiru no Danzai Ni ) "Gargoyle's Judgement (Pt. 3)" (ガーゴイルの断( ) 罪( ) ③ , Gāgoiru no Danzai San ) "Lord of the Beasts" (獣( ) の王( ) , Kemono no Ō )
3 9 December 2015[12] 978-4-06-395552-1 22 November 2016[13] 978-1-942993-64-3
"The Dragon's Daughter" (竜( ) の娘( ) , Ryū no Musume ) "Coup de Grace" (クーデグラース , Kū de Gurāsu ) "Returning to the Road" (旅( ) の再( ) 開( ) , Tabi no Saikai ) "Songstress of Sleep (Pt. 1)" (眠( ) りの歌( ) 姫( ) ① , Nemuri no Utahime Ichi ) "Songstress of Sleep (Pt. 2)" (眠( ) りの歌( ) 姫( ) ② , Nemuri no Utahime Ni ) Target (標( ) 的( ) , Hyōteki )
4 9 August 2016[14] 978-4-06-395682-5 14 February 2017[15] 978-1-945054-03-7
"The Night of the Hunt" (狩( ) りの夜( ) , Kari no Yoru ) "The Hound of Hell's Gate (Pt. 1)" (冥( ) 府( ) の番( ) 犬( ) ① , Meifu no Banken Ichi ) "The Hound of Hell's Gate (Pt. 2)" (冥( ) 府( ) の番( ) 犬( ) ② , Meifu no Banken Ni ) "Reunion (Pt. 1)" (再( ) 会( ) ① , Saikai Ichi ) "Reunion (Pt. 2)" (再( ) 会( ) ② , Saikai Ni ) "Reunion (Pt. 3)" (再( ) 会( ) ③ , Saikai San )
5 9 February 2017[16] 978-4-06-395836-2 28 November 2017[17] 978-1-945054-20-4
"The Beacon of Rebellion" (反( ) 乱( ) の狼煙( ) , Hanran no Noroshi ) "Immortal Beast (Pt. 1)" (不( ) 死( ) 身( ) の獣( ) ① , Fujimi no Kemono Ichi ) "Immortal Beast (Pt. 2)" (不( ) 死( ) 身( ) の獣( ) ② , Fujimi no Kemono Ni ) "Immortal Beast (Pt. 3)" (不( ) 死( ) 身( ) の獣( ) ③ , Fujimi no Kemono San ) "Immortal Beast (Pt. 4)" (不( ) 死( ) 身( ) の獣( ) ④ , Fujimi no Kemono Yon ) "Immortal Beast (Pt. 5)" (不( ) 死( ) 身( ) の獣( ) ⑤ , Fujimi no Kemono Go )
6 8 September 2017[18] 978-4-06-510201-5 19 June 2018[19] 978-1-947194-05-2
Shisha no Yōsai Ichi (死( ) 者( ) の要( ) 塞( ) ① ) Shisha no Yōsai Ni (死( ) 者( ) の要( ) 塞( ) ② ) Kūgeki no Jakujō (空( ) 隙( ) の寂( ) 静( ) ) Bōshitsu no Fukuseisha Ichi (亡( ) 失( ) の複( ) 製( ) 者( ) ① ) Bōshitsu no Fukuseisha Ni (亡( ) 失( ) の複( ) 製( ) 者( ) ② )
7 9 March 2018[20] 978-4-06-511070-6 24 December 2018[21] 978-1-947194-53-3
8 9 August 2018[22] 978-4-06-512324-9 — —
Reception
The first volume of the series reached 39th place on the weekly Oricon comics rankings, with 22,468 copies sold;[23] the second volume reached 31st place, with 18,638 copies sold;[24] the third volume reached 39th place, with 28,018 copies sold;[25] and the fourth volume reached 24th place, with 32,728 copies sold.[26]
Works cited
References
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^ a b c "Vertical Comics Adds Maybe's The Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga" . Anime News Network . 28 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016 .
^ "Manga Creator 'Maybe' Launches New Series" . Anime News Network . 2 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2016 .
^ a b "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga Takes 1-Month Break" . Anime News Network . 22 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016 .
^ Luster, Joseph (28 August 2016). "Vertical Adds The Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga" . Otaku USA . Retrieved 1 March 2016 .
^ "The Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 1" . Penguin Random House . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016 .
^ 『かつて神だった獣たちへ』既刊一覧 [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts previously published list]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2017 .
^ かつて神だった獣たちへ(1) [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (1)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2016 .
^ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 1" . Penguin Random House . Retrieved 21 February 2016 .
^ かつて神だった獣たちへ(2) [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (2)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2016 .
^ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 2" . Penguin Random House . Retrieved 21 February 2016 .
^ かつて神だった獣たちへ(3) [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (3)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2016 .
^ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 3" . Penguin Random House . Retrieved 28 February 2016 .
^ かつて神だった獣たちへ(4) [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (4)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 July 2016 .
^ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 4" . Penguin Random House . Retrieved 10 June 2016 .
^ かつて神だった獣たちへ(5) [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (5)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2017 .
^ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 5" . Penguin Random House . Retrieved 20 October 2017 .
^ かつて神だった獣たちへ(6) [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (6)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2017 .
^ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 6" . Penguin Random House . Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ かつて神だった獣たちへ(7) [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (7)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2018 .
^ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 7" . Penguin Random House . Retrieved 7 August 2018 .
^ かつて神だった獣たちへ(8) [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (8)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2018 .
^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 8-14" . Anime News Network . 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016 .
^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14" . Anime News Network . 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016 .
^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13" . Anime News Network . 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016 .
^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 8-14" . Anime News Network . 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016 .
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