''Build King'' (stylized as ''BUILD KING'') is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It originated as a

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that was published in

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's ''

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'' in April 2018, before becoming a full series that was serialized in the same magazine from November 2020 to April 2021. It was compiled into three ''

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'' volumes.

Publication

The series is written and illustrated by

. It originated as a

that was published in ''

'' on April 23, 2018. On November 8, 2020, it was announced the one-shot will become a full series. The full series was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from November 16, 2020, to April 12, 2021. Three ''

'' volumes were released from April 2 to September 3, 2021. The third and final volume included extra content that did not appear during its serialization.

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published the original one-shot in their digital magazine ''

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''. Viz Media, along with ''

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'', also published chapters of the full series simultaneously with the Japanese release.

Volume list

References

External links

Official website
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