''Period'' (stylized as ''period'') is a Japanese

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

series written and illustrated by Sakumi Yoshino. It was serialized in

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

Monthly Ikki was a monthly ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It tended to specialize in underground or alternative manga, but it had its share of major hits as well. The magazine started in 2000 as a spin-off of Shogakukan's ''Weekly Big ...

'' from June 2003 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in five volumes. ''Period'' is Yoshino's last manga series, who died in April 2016.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Sakumi Yoshino, ''Period'' debuted in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine on June 25, 2003. After a four-year hiatus from June 25, 2010, the series resumed publication on April 25, 2014, and finished on September 25 of the same year, when the magazine ceased its publication. Shogakukan collected its chapters in five volumes, released from May 28, 2004, to November 28, 2014. ''Period'' is Yoshino's last manga series, who died on April 20, 2016, at 57. Its five volumes were digitally available on ''MangaONE'' from July 21–24, 2016.

Volumes

References

External links

* * {{Monthly Ikki Seinen manga Shogakukan manga