World's End Harem

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World's End Harem
World's End Harem volume 1 cover.jpg
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Mira Suō
終末のハーレム
(Shūmatsu no Hāremu)
Genre
Manga
Written byLINK
Illustrated byKotaro Shōno
Published byShueisha
English publisher
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 8, 2016 – present
Volumes12 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byYuu Nobuta
Written byTatsuya Takahashi
Music byShigenobu Ookawa
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, BS Fuji, AT-X
Original run October 8, 2021 – scheduled
Related
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World's End Harem[Jp. 1] is a Japanese manga series written by LINK and illustrated by Kotaro Shōno. The first part of the manga was serialized on Shueisha's online magazine Shōnen Jump+ from May 2016 to June 2020, while a second part titled World's End Harem: After World,[Jp. 2] started to be published on Shōnen Jump+ in May 2021, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of August 2020. The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

The series has inspired two spin-off manga, titled World's End Harem: Fantasia and World's End Harem: Britannia Lumiére, respectively. Two audio dramas were released in May 2017 and August 2021. A virtual reality game adaptation developed by DMM Games was released in March 2019. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ is scheduled to premiere in October 2021.

Synopsis[]

In the year 2040, Reito Mizuhara is a young man who is put into cryostasis while awaiting for a life-saving treatment to be developed in order to cure the rare disease he suffers. Five years later in the year 2045, Reito awakens to discover that, in this period of time, an extremely lethal and contagious virus called the MK (Man Killer) has emerged, which mysteriously affects only males, causing the death of about 99.9% of the world's male population except for approximately one million survivors who were put into cryostasis before being infected. Much to his surprise, Reito also learns that he is one of five men in Japan who somehow developed immunity to the MK Virus and, as a result, is required to participate in a breeding program by impregnating as many women as possible so that their children can replenish the world's population. While Reito investigates the secrets surrounding the MK Virus and the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend Elisa Tachibana, the series also shows the perspective of the other men who have developed immunity to the MK Virus, each with their own circumstances.[4]

Characters[]

Reito Mizuhara (水原怜人, Mizuhara Reito)
Voiced by: Taichi Ichikawa[5]
Mira Suō (周防美来, Suō Mira)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[5]
Akane Ryūzōji (龍造寺朱音, Ryūzōji Akane)
Voiced by: Yō Taichi[5]
Sui Yamada (山田翠, Yamada Sui)
Voiced by: Aya Yamane[5]
Rea Katagiri (片桐麗亜, Katagiri Reia)
Voiced by: Keiko Watanabe[6]
Maria Kuroda (黒田マリア, Kuroda Maria)
Voiced by: Yurie Kozakai[6]
Mahiru Mizuhara (水原まひる, Mizuhara Mahiru)
Voiced by: Yukina Shūto[6]
Kyōji Hino (火野恭司, Hino Kyōji)
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi[6]
Neneko Isurugi (石動寧々子, Isurugi Neneko)
Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami[6]
Rena Kitayama (北山玲奈, Kitayama Rena)
Voiced by: Satomi Amano[6]
Shōta Doi (土井翔太, Doi Shōta)
Voiced by: Kazuki Ura[7]
Karen Kamiya (神谷花蓮, Kamiya Karen)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[7]
Yuzuki Hanyū (羽生柚希, Hanyū Yuzuki)
Voiced by: Marika Hayase[7]
Shunka Hiiragi (柊春歌, Hiiragi Shunka)
Voiced by: Haruka Michii[7]
Natsu Ichijō (一条奈都, Ichijō Natsu)
Voiced by: Arisa Aihara[7]
Akira Tōdō (東堂晶, Tōdō Akira)
Voiced by: Riho Iida[7]
Chifuyu Rehn Kuroda (黒田・レイン・ちふゆ, Kuroda Rein Chifuyu)
Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori[7]

Publication[]

Main series[]

See also: List of World's End Harem volumes

World's End Harem is written by LINK and illustrated by Kotaro Shōno.[8] The manga began its serialization on Shueisha's online magazine Shōnen Jump+ on May 8, 2016.[9][10] In May 2020, it was announced that the first part of the manga reached its climax.[11] The first part of the manga finished with its 85th chapter on June 21, 2020.[12] In March 2021, it was announced that the second part of the manga, titled World's End Harem: After World, would start to be published on Shōnen Jump+ on May 9 of that year.[13] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on September 2, 2016.[14] As of August 4, 2020, twelve volumes have been released.[15] In October 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment announced the acquisition of the manga for an English language release under its Ghost Ship imprint for mature readers.[16]

Spin-offs[]

A spin-off manga series titled World's End Harem: Fantasia, written by LINK and illustrated by SAVAN, started to be published in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump on April 19, 2018.[17] It is also being published on Shōnen Jump+ and the mobile app Young Jump!.[18] In April 2019, Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for an English language release under its Ghost Ship imprint for mature readers.[19]

Another spin-off series titled World's End Harem: Britannia Lumiére,[Jp. 3] written by LINK and illustrated by Kira Etō, started to be published on Shōnen Jump+ and the mobile app Manga Mee on June 26, 2020.[20] Shueisha also simultaneous publishes the series in English for free on Manga Plus.[21] In December 2020, the series went on hiatus after the release of its 17th chapter due to Etō's health condition, but later resumed serialization in June 2021.[22] The series officially ended on July 29, 2021 with the release of its 22nd chapter.[23]

Related media[]

Anime[]

In May 2020, it was announced that the series will receive an anime television series adaptation.[24] The series is animated by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ, with Yuu Nobuta as director and Tatsuya Takahashi as scriptwriter.[25][26] Masaru Koseki is designing the characters, while Shigenobu Ookawa is composing the series' music.[27] The anime will premiere on October 8, 2021 on Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, and AT-X.[28][29][30] H-el-ical// will perform the series' opening theme song "Just Do It", while EXiNA will perform the series' ending theme song "Ending Mirage."[31]

In August 2021, Crunchyroll announced that they had acquired the license to the anime and will stream it worldwide excluding Asian territories,[32] while Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.[33]

Audio drama[]

An audio drama based on the manga was released on the official Shōnen Jump+ website for nine consecutive days from May 28, 2017 to June 5, 2017. Due to its sexual tenor, some segments of the drama were censored, requiring a password to unlock its content.[34] Another audio drama started to be released on YouTube on August 27, 2021.[35]

Video game[]

In November 2018, it was announced that the manga would get a virtual reality game adaptation developed by DMM Games, the video game division of DMM.com.[36] Titled World's End Harem VR,[Jp. 4] the game's story was separated into three different chapters of five minutes each that reproduced popular scenes from the series, and it starred Shizuka Itō as Mira Suō, Marie Miyake as Akira Tōdō and Yū Asakawa as Akane Ryūzōji.[37] World's End Harem VR was officially released on March 4, 2019.[38]

Reception[]

Popularity[]

As of November 2018, the first seven volumes of World's End Harem had over 3 million copies in circulation.[39] As of December 2020, the manga had over 5 million copies in circulation.[40][41] As of September 2021, the manga had over 7 million copies in circulation.[42] Thanks to the manga's popularity, some of its characters have become popular cosplay themes, causing a trend in Japan where fans attempt to replicate their iconic costumes.[43] To commemorate the release of the manga's fifth volume, a collaborative event was held in Shueisha's adult magazine Weekly Playboy, in which 200 winners were selected to participate in an actual event that took place on March 17, 2018 at a bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they were able to take pictures with gravure idols cosplaying as female characters from the series.[44]

Critical response[]

The series received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its unique approach to the harem genre, while it was criticized for its semi-apocalyptic setting, with many reviewers feeling it "didn't fit the harem format".[45] Maxwell Freedman of Comic Book Resources stated, "The harem genre has long been controversial. Criticism ranges from trashy and repetitive right down to damnable and misogynistic. World's End Harem doesn't do a whole lot to counter these criticisms, but it does have some deceptive depth. As the manga goes on, it becomes increasingly psychological, exploring the dystopian ramifications of a female-only future instead of simply glorifying it as a male paradise. This doesn't change the fact that the majority of the manga's appeal is, of course, in the fanservice."[46]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Japanese: 終末のハーレム, Hepburn: Shūmatsu no Hāremu
  2. ^ 終末 (しゅうまつ)のハーレム After (アフター) World (ワールド), Shūmatsu no Hāremu Afutā Warudo
  3. ^ 終末 (しゅうまつ)のハーレム Britannia (ブリタニア) Lumiére (リュミエール), Shūmatsu no Hāremu Buritania Ryumiēru
  4. ^ 終末のハーレムVR, Shūmatsu no Hāremu VR

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