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series written and illustrated by

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. It started serialization in

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's ''

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'' in September 2013. As of November 2018, the individual chapters have been collected into three volumes.

Publication

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'' on September 18, 2013. As of November 2018, the individual chapters have been collected into three ''

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'' volumes. At

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2017,

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announced they licensed the series for English publication.

Volume list

Reception

Che Gilson from ''

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'' praised the plot, setting, and artwork of the first volume, comparing it to ''

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''. Sarah from Anime UK News concurred with Gilson, praising the plot and artwork of the first volume. Melina Dargis from The Fandom Post concurred with Gilson and Sarah, praising the artwork and plot, and comparing it to ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{Monthly GFantasy Gangan Comics manga Science fantasy anime and manga Shōnen manga Yen Press titles