Undead Unluck

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Undead Unluck
Undead Unluck, volume 1 cover.jpg
Cover of the first volume of Undead Unluck, released in Japan on April 3, 2020 by Shueisha
アンデッドアンラック
(Andeddo Anrakku)
Genre
Manga
Written byYoshifumi Tozuka
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 20, 2020 – present
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
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Undead Unluck[Jp. 1] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by  [jp]. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since January 2020, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of July 2021.

Synopsis[]

After being saved from suicide by Undead (Andy), Fuuko Izumo (Fuuko, also known as Unluck) and Andy end up participating in a team whose missions are proposed by a book called Apocalypse,[Jp. 2] which has supernatural powers. There are people with the ability to negate the rules of the world called Negators.[Jp. 3] The Union[Jp. 4] is an organisation of Negators specialized in the hunting of UMA,[Jp. 5] or Unidentified Mysterious Animals, creatures created by God in order to complete the quests of Apocalypse, and they also must defeat a group of Negators that opposes the Union called Under.[Jp. 6]

Characters[]

Andy (アンディ, Andi)
He is obsessed with finding a way to kill himself and takes an Interest in Fuuko for her Unluck. His Negator ability "Undead" prevents him from dying and he can uses his regenerative abilities to do a multitude of things, such as firing his finger like a bullet. He has a card in his head that, when removed, releases a second personality called Victhor. A running gag is his clothes being destroyed, as he can not regenerate them, but this stopped when he tamed the UMA Clothes.
Fuuko Izumo (出雲 風子, Izumo Fūko)
She was a suicidal girl at the start of the story, but was saved by Andy. When she was a kid, her Negator ability awakened and she accidentally killed her parents, along with other people, in a plane crash. Her Negator ability, "Unluck" causes whoever touches her skin-to-skin to die after losing all of their luck.

The Union[]

Juiz (ジュイス, Juisu)
The leader and founder of the Union. Her Negator ability "Unjustice" allows her to control whoever she looks at by manipulating their "justice". She has tamed the UMA Move, which is the Union's main mode of transportation. After the Unbelievable arc, she reveals that the world is stuck in a time loop and she keeps her memories by using a artifact called "Ark".
Shen (シェン)
A Chinese martial artist who is very perky. His former Negator ability, "Untruth" allowed him to make his opponents do the opposite of what they do, so long as he was looking at them and he liked them. He also carries a "Nyon-Kinko Staff" artifact which can extend and contract to reach space. After his battle with his master resulted in his death, Mui used an artifact to revive him as a Jiangshi, he lost his negator abilities, but kept his natural martial arts skills.
Mui (ムイ)
Shen's subordinate. Before she was a normal human who was in love with Shen. Though she had not ability, she made up for it by using Artifacts and Martial Arts. After Shen's death, Untruth was transferred to her.
Tatiana (タチアナ, Tachiana)
A young Russian girl who cares for her teammates greatly. When she gained her Negator ability, her powers accidentally destroyed her village, including her parents. She was to be sold on the black market, before being saved by Billy. She is in a spherical robot suit, as her Negator ability "Untouchable" creates a powerful barrier that crushes everything around it.
Top (トップ, Toppu)
A short-tempered Brazilin 15-year old. His Negator ability, "Unstoppable" makes him move at incredible speeds, but he has to be injured to stop. In the past, he was a poor boy who intended to lose a race so his friends could have a better life. However, "Unstoppable" was transferred to him when she slowed down, resulting in him killing two of his friends and injuring the other by crashing into them. He joined the Union afterwards.
Isshin (一心)
An elderly man in a large suit of armor. Anything he forges is indestructible, thanks to his ability "Unbreakable".
Phil (フィル, Firu)
A boy with a body made of artifacts. His ability is "Unfeel", which negates his sense of touch.
Nico Vorgeil (ニコ゠フォーゲイル, Nico Fōgeiru)
The union's top inventor.
Chikara Shigeno (重野 力, Shigeno Chikara)
A recently awakened Negator. He is somewhat cowardly and tends to panic, but will show courage when he needs to. His ability is "Unmove" which negates the movement of whoever he looks at, as long as he himself is not moving.
Gina (ジーナ, Jīna)
A former member. She is an elderly woman who makes herself look younger who had feelings for Andy. Her ability "Unchange" allows her to negate change in the air creating barriers. She was killed by Andy so Fuuko could join, but she died peacefully after Andy kissed her and said she was beautiful, even after her true age was revealed.
Void (ボイド, Boido)
A former member. He has no qualms with murder, and believes the Negators who are not part of the Union are "UMA Freaks". His Negator ability, "Unavoidable" negated the ability to dodge. Andy killed him with his Parts bullets after he found out he can not negate his regeneration.

Under[]

Billy (ビリー, Birī)
Originally a member of the union, but later revealed to be a traitor. He has the ability to copy other Negator abilities.
Rip (リップ, Rippu)
A former surgeon turned killer. His Negator ability, "Unrepair", negates the ability to heal. He also has the "Blade Runner" artifact, which creates blades when he kicks. He is apparently killed by Andy, but is resurrected in a younger body through Feng's use of an artifact, and is later restored to his true age by Anno Un.
Latla (ラトラ, Ratora)
Rip's closest friend. She has a Negator ability that allows her to redirect attacks.
Feng (ファン, Fan)
A Chinese marital artist who always wears a hood, later revealed to be Shen's old mentor. Obsessed with being the "strongest in all of creation," Feng took on disciples to raise, including Shen and his sister, but intended kill them so he may get stronger. Feng is responsible for the death of Shen's sister, the catalyst for Shen's quest for strength. Though an old man when he meets Shen, he restores his youth through use of an artifact, which he also uses to resurrect Rip. His ability increases the force of his attacks.
Creed (クリード, Kurīdo)
A Negator who specializes in weaponry. His Negator ability, "Undecrease," allows him to fire weapons without reloading, though he has to completely run out of ammo to activate it.
Backs
A child-like member who wears a bunny costume, hence his nickname "Bunny". His unnamed Negator ability allows him to trap objects in eggs.

Tella: Tella was Billy's Radioman during their Mercenary days. He has the power to create invisible walls.

Sean Datz
A thug with the power of "Unseen" which turns him invisible when he closes his eyes. He was forcibly recruited by Rip, but when he tried to kill Fuuko, Andy sliced him in half.

Other[]

Akira Kuno (久能 明, Kunō Akira)
A manga artist who wrote To You, From Me. Akira is a Negator with the ability "Unknown", which causes his entire existence to be unnoticed. He has a G-Pen artifact that allows him to bring his drawings to life.
Clothes (クローゼス, Kurōzesu)
Andy's tamed UMA. He takes the form of clothes that regenerate on Andy's body.
Victor (ヴィクトル, Vikutōru)
The second personality within Andy. Unlike Andy, he is ruthless and kills without a hint of mercy. He has a better mastery of "Undead" and is hinted to exist before the world was created. He has a history with Juiz and it is hinted he loved her at one point.


Publication[]

Undead Unluck is written and illustrated by Yoshifumi Tozuka. A one-shot chapter was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in January 2019.[2] The manga started its serialization in the 2020 8th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on January 20, 2020.[3][2] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on April 3, 2020.[4] As of July 2, 2021, seven volumes have been published.[5]

The manga is digitally serialized by Viz Media on its Shonen Jump website.[6] In October 2020, Viz Media announced the print and digital publication of the manga and the first volume will be published on May 4, 2021.[7][8]

Volume list[]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 3, 2020[4]978-4-08-882310-2May 4, 2021[8]978-1-9747-1926-6
  1. "Undead and Unluck"
  2. "Union"
  3. "What Do You Negate?"
  4. "How to Use My Unluck"
  1. "Which One Are You?"
  2. "You Haven’t Changed At All"
  3. "Let’s Bring in Some Change"
2 June 4, 2020[9]978-4-08-882330-0July 6, 2021[10]978-1-9747-2350-8
  1. "Do You Love the Change in Me?"
  2. "United We Negate"
  3. "This is the Costume I Want"
  4. "Longing"
  5. "Spoil"
  1. "Revenge"
  2. "Dream"
  3. "Truth"
  4. "Victhor"
3 September 4, 2020[11]978-4-08-882404-8September 7, 2021[12]978-1-9747-2465-9
  1. "Exam"
  2. "Return"
  3. "Result"
  4. "Keep Your Hands Off Planet Earth"
  5. "So Long as You’re in There, I’ll Never Give Up"
  1. "Which is Better?"
  2. "It Won’t Repair Till I Die"
  3. "Someone Irreplaceable"
  4. "If We Can Have Normal Bodies"
4 December 4, 2020[13]978-4-08-882472-7November 2, 2021[14]978-1-9747-2466-6
  1. "Not So Much as a Finger"
  2. "The Only One Dying Is You"
  3. "Crimson Bullet"
  4. "Under"
  5. "So, Please Allow Me"
  1. "Revolution"
  2. "Unbelievable"
  3. "Unluck on Our Side"
  4. "This World Will Always Be"
5 March 4, 2021[15]978-4-08-882549-6January 4, 2022978-1-9747-2712-4
  1. "This World Is"
  2. "I Wasn’t Alone"
  3. "Undead + Unluck"
  4. "Anno Un"
  5. "Don’t Need a Left Hand to Draw Manga"
  1. "Andy?"
  2. "Couldn’t Care Less About Pain"
  3. "As Long as They Don’t Forget"
  4. "Deadline"
6 April 30, 2021[16]978-4-08-882596-0March 1, 2022978-1-9747-2849-7
  1. "Undead vs. Undead"
  2. "Unluck Bullet"
  3. "See You in the Here and Now"
  4. "Akira Kuno"
  5. "A Story I Won’t See Coming"
  1. "It’s All Ours”
  2. "It’s Up to You Now"
  3. "Hero"
  4. "To You, From Me"
7 July 2, 2021[5]978-4-08-882713-1——
  1. "Have Any Black Tea?"
  2. "Hope"
  3. "Use Your Rules"
  4. "Because You Believe"
  5. "Jìngcái"
  1. "Eyes of the Dragon"
  2. "Tetsuzanko"
  3. "Truth"
  4. "Interest"
8 October 4, 2021[17]978-4-08-882796-4——

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format[]

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in issues of Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump and its English digital version published by Viz Media and in Manga Plus by Shueisha.

  1. "Undead and Untruth"
  2. "Who I Love So Much"
  3. "As It Stands, I Am"
  4. "You Have My Thanks"
  5. "That is the Truth"
  6. "Fireworks"
  7. "Be Back Soon"
  8. "I’m Going to Uncover It"
  9. "Spring"
  10. "To Love"
  11. "Sincere"
  12. "That's Fine by Me"
  13. "Let's Get This Plan Started"
  14. "Do It Up"
  15. "Reach the Speed of Light"
  16. "On Your Mark"
  17. "Get Set, Go"
  18. "In Spite of That, I"

Reception[]

In 2020, Undead Unluck won the 6th Next Manga Award, placing 1st out of the 50 nominees with 31,685 votes.[18][19][20] The manga ranked #14 on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers.[21] The series ranked #6 on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website.[22][23]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Japanese: アンデッドアンラック, Hepburn: Andeddo Anrakku
  2. ^ 黙示録, Apokaripuso
  3. ^ 否定者, Hitei-sha
  4. ^ ユニオン, Yunion
  5. ^ ユーマ, Yūma
  6. ^ アンダー, Andā

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Official Website for Undead Unluck". Viz Media. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Sherman, Jennifer (January 3, 2020). "3 New Manga Launch in Shonen Jump in Early 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ 死を求める男と不運を与える少女のピカレスクヒーローものがジャンプで. Natalie (in Japanese). January 20, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b アンデッドアンラック 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b アンデッドアンラック 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 18, 2020). "Viz Media Moves Up Time for Release of Shonen Jump Manga, Adds Undead Unluck Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 16, 2020). "Viz to Release Fist of the North Star, No. 5, Sensor, Mashle, Undead Unluck, Yakuza Lover Manga in Summer 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Undead Unluck, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  9. ^ アンデッドアンラック 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Undead Unluck, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  11. ^ アンデッドアンラック 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Undead Unluck, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  13. ^ アンデッドアンラック 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  14. ^ "Undead Unluck, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  15. ^ アンデッドアンラック 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  16. ^ アンデッドアンラック 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  17. ^ アンデッドアンラック 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  18. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (June 19, 2020). "Nominees Announced For Reader-Chosen Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  19. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 19, 2020). "Shonen Jump's Undead Unluck Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  20. ^ コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. Tsugi Manga (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  21. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 17, 2020). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2021 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  22. ^ 全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2021. Honya Club com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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