is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ippatu. Initially released in July 2019 in France, the series began serialization in Kodansha's ''

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'' in January 2021. As of June 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into five volumes.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Ippatu, the series was first published in France by

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on July 4, 2019. On January 25, 2021, the series began serialization in Kodansha's ''

''. As of June 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into five ''

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'' volumes. At

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2022,

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announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

Volume list

Reception

Erkael and Koiwai from Manga News liked the story; they also favorably compared the artwork to that of

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. Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD praised the artwork as realistic and the characters and setting as charismatic and intriguing. In the 2022 edition of the ''

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'' guidebook, the series ranked 20th on the list of the top manga for male readers.

References

External links

* * {{Weekly Young Magazine - 2020–2029 Adventure anime and manga Kodansha manga Seinen manga