Giganto Maxia
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ギガントマキア (Gigantomakia) | |
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Written by | Kentaro Miura |
Published by | Hakusensha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jets Comics |
Magazine | Young Animal |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | November 22, 2013 – March 14, 2014 |
Volumes | 1 |
Giganto Maxia (Japanese: ギガントマキア, Hepburn: Gigantomakia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. It was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from November 2013 to March 2014, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume.
Plot
The story is set 100 million years in the future after an event called the Great Destruction. Colossal bugs-like monsters roam the wastelands, used by the Empire of Olympus in their epic war against Alcyoneus and his nether-forces. The gladiator Delos, the mystic Prome, and the titan Gohra are tasked to end the bloodshed and heal the planet.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura, Giganto Maxia was Miura's first completely original work in 24 years since Berserk.[3] It was serialized for six chapters in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from November 22, 2013, to February 14, 2014.[4][5] A bonus chapter was published on March 14, 2014.[6][7] Hakusensha collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on July 29, 2014.[8]
In North America, the series was licensed for English release by Dark Horse Comics.[9] The collected volume was released on February 3, 2016.[10]
Volume
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | July 29, 2014[8] | 978-4-592-14001-6 | February 3, 2016[10] | 978-1-61655-947-2 |
References
- ^ a b "Manga Monday: From The Creator Of Berserk-- Giganto Maxia!". Dark Horse Comics. February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Giganto Maxia Debuts This Winter At Dark Horse". Dark Horse Comics. August 25, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ ギガントマキア:「ベルセルク」作者が24年ぶり完全オリジナル新作 22日から短期集中連載. Mantan Web (in Japanese). November 8, 2013. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (November 3, 2013). "Berserk Manga to Resume After Miura Runs 6-Chapter Mini-Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
三浦建太郎の集中連載が始動、1億年後が舞台のSFロマン. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ 「3月のライオン」約5カ月ぶり連載再開、付録は下敷き. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 14, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (February 17, 2014). "Berserk's Miura Draws Bonus Giganto Maxia Chapter". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ 酉川宇宙のアニマル新連載、エロゲ制作会社で働く美少女. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ a b ギガントマキア (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 16, 2015). "Dark Horse Adds Giganto Maxia, RG Veda, Danganronpa, I Am a Hero Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Giganto Maxia TPB". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
Further reading
- Kobayashi, Takuma (August 20, 2014). 天才が中ニ病をこじらせるとこうなる!ベルセルク作者24年ぶりの新作『ギガントマキア』が買わずにいられないッ!!. Manga Honz (in Japanese). Honz. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015.
- Thompson, Jason Bradley (April 6, 2016). "[Review] Giganto Maxia". Otaku USA.
External links
- Giganto Maxia official website at Young Animal (in Japanese)
- Giganto Maxia at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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