Heavenly Delusion
Heavenly Delusion | |
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天国大魔境 (Tengoku Daimakyō) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Masakazu Ishiguro |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Afternoon KC |
Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 25, 2018 – present |
Volumes | 5 |
Heavenly Delusion (Japanese: 天国大魔境, Hepburn: Tengoku Daimakyō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon since January 2018.
Publication[]
Heavenly Delusion is written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 25, 2018.[2] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 23, 2018.[3] A promotional video directed by Tasuku Watanabe for the first volume was released on July 23, 2018.[4] As of December 23, 2020, five volumes have been released.[5]
In North America, the series is licensed for English language release by Denpa.[6] The first volume was released on December 31, 2019.[1]
Volume list[]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | July 23, 2018[3] | 978-4-06-511976-1 | December 31, 2019[1] | 978-1-63442-940-5 |
2 | March 22, 2019[7] | 978-4-06-514744-3 | September 7, 2021[8] | 978-1-63442-944-3 |
3 | October 23, 2019[9] | 978-4-06-517266-7 | — | — |
4 | May 22, 2020[10] | 978-4-06-519470-6 | — | — |
5 | December 23, 2020[5] | 978-4-06-521725-2 | — | — |
Reception[]
The first volume of the manga had 130,000 copies in circulation as of December 2018.[11] Heavenly Delusion ranked #1 on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2019 ranking of Top 20 manga series for male readers.[12] In December 2019, Brutus magazine listed Heavenly Delusion on their "Most Dangerous Manga" list, which included works with the most "stimulating" and thought-provoking themes.[13]
See also[]
- And Yet the Town Moves — Another manga series by the same author.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Heavenly Delusion, Volume 1". Denpa. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (November 24, 2017). "Mushishi, And Yet the Town Moves, Genshiken Creators Each Launch New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
アフタヌーン 2018年3月号. Monthly Afternoon. Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
石黒正数が18年ぶりにアフタに帰還、少年少女の冒険譚「天国大魔境」始動. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 天国大魔境(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 23, 2018). "Masakazu Ishiguro's Tengoku Dai Makyō Manga Gets 30-Second Animated Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 天国大魔境(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (November 17, 2018). "Denpa Licenses Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion, You Someya's Pleasure & Corruption Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ 天国大魔境(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Heavenly Delusion, Volume 2". Denpa. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ 天国大魔境(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ 天国大魔境(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 1, 2019). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - December 2018". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 10, 2018). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Morrissy, Kim (December 18, 2019). "Spy×Family Included in Brutus Magazine's 'Most Dangerous Manga' of 2019 List". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
Further reading[]
- 「天国大魔境」特集 石黒正数インタビュー. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 23, 2018.
- 「このマンガがすごい!2019」オトコ編第1位!『天国大魔境』誕生秘話 (in Japanese). Kodansha. March 7, 2019.
- Moore, Caitlin (July 17, 2020). "Heavenly Delusion GN 1 - Review". Anime News Network.
External links[]
- Heavenly Delusion official website at Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese)
- Heavenly Delusion at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2018 manga
- Adventure anime and manga
- Kodansha manga
- Mystery anime and manga
- Science fiction anime and manga
- Seinen manga