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 by Yuu Kuraishi and illustrated by Kazu Inabe. It was serialized on the manga website ''e Young Magazine'' from March 2016 to November 2018, and published in seven ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
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'' volumes.
A sequel series, titled ''Shokuryō Jinrui Re: Starving Re:velation'', started serialization on the ''Comic Days'' manga website from April 2021 to June 15 , 2023 . As of July 2023, it has been published in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes.
Publication
The series is written by Yuu Kuraishi and illustrated by Kazu Inabe. It started serialization on
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
's ''e Young Magazine'' manga website on March 11, 2016. The series finished serialization on November 5, 2018.
The series was published in seven ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...
'' volumes.
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A sequel series, titled ''Starving Anonymous Re:Velation'', started releasing on the ''Comic Days'' manga website on April 8, 2021. The sequel is also written by Yuu Kuraishi and illustrated by Kazu Inabe. As of July 2023, the sequel has been published in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes.][
In February 2018, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication digitally. Kodansha are publishing the sequel series in English on their K Manga service.
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Volume list
Main series
Sequel
Reception
Bernard Monasterolo from ''Le Monde
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'' praised the plot for its "morbid imagination", and called the art a "real success". Koiwai from Manga News also praised the first volume, calling it a "successful introduction". Erwan Lafleuriel from ''IGN
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'' also praised the plot, stating it was "carried out smoothly". Contrary to Monasterolo, Koiwai, and Lafleuriel's thoughts, Katherine Dacey from Manga Critic criticized the series, calling the story "efficient but artless" and stating the art "ranges from slickly generic to willfully ugly".
See also
* ''Fort of Apocalypse
is a Japanese manga series written by Yuu Kuraishi and illustrated by Kazu Inabe. It started serialization in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen Rival'' magazine, before moving to their manga website ''Manga Box''. It was published in ten ''tankōbon ...
'' — Another manga series by the same authors.
* '' My Wife is Wagatsuma-san'' — Another manga series written by Yuu Kuraishi.
References
External links
Official website
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{{Comic Days
2016 webcomic debuts
Dystopian anime and manga
Horror anime and manga
Kodansha manga
Science fiction anime and manga
Seinen manga
Webcomics in print