GE: Good Ending explained

Ja Kanji:GE~グッドエンディング~
Ja Romaji:Guddo Endingu
Genre:Romantic comedy[1]
Type:manga
Author:Kei Sasuga
Publisher:Kodansha
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Magazine
First:August 19, 2009
Last:January 9, 2013
Volumes:16

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sasuga. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2009 to January 2013, with its chapters collected in 16 volumes. The manga has been licensed for English digital release in North America by Kodansha USA.

Plot

Seiji Utsumi has a crush on schoolmate Shou Iketani, a cheerful, pretty and popular member of the tennis team. He is caught peeping at Shou by classmate Yuki Kurokawa, who gets Seiji to join the club and also coaches him on how to relate to Shou better. However, Seiji also grows to like Yuki, who is hesitant about being involved in any relationships.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kei Sasuga, a pilot one-shot chapter was published in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on April 8, 2009;[2] it was later published as a serialized manga in the same magazine from August 19, 2009,[3] until its conclusion on January 9, 2013.[4] [5] Kodansha collected its chapters in sixteen volume, released from January 15, 2010,[6] to February 15, 2013.[7]

In November 2019, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the manga in English for a digital release under their Kodansha Comics imprint;[8] [9] the sixteen volumes were released from January 14, 2020,[10] to April 13, 2021.[11]

Reception

The French edition of volume 1 received a 2/4 rating by Faustine Lillaz of planetebd.com.[12] Volume 2 received a 1/4 rating.[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:「少年マガジン」作者ブログ閉鎖 ネット批判に「心折れた」. https://www.j-cast.com/2009/12/21056688.html?p=all. j-cast.com. September 28, 2022. ja. December 21, 2009. September 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928025616/https://www.j-cast.com/2009/12/21056688.html?p=all. live.
  2. Web site: ja:週刊少年マガジン 2009年19号. http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/magazine/index.php/02065/newest/443. Kodansha. September 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20130312112546/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/magazine/index.php/02065/newest/443. March 12, 2013. ja.
  3. Web site: ja:週刊少年マガジン 2009年38号. http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/magazine/index.php/02065/newest/581. Kodansha. September 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20130312112531/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/magazine/index.php/02065/newest/581. March 12, 2013. ja.
  4. Web site: Fin de GE - Good Ending. manga-news.com. September 28, 2022. fr. December 7, 2012.
  5. Web site: ja:週マガで「エデンの檻」残り3回、「GE」は次号最終回. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/82237. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 28, 2022. ja. December 26, 2012.
  6. Web site: ja:【1月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/26368. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 28, 2022. ja. January 15, 2010. September 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930221329/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/26368. live.
  7. Web site: ja:【2月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84867. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 28, 2022. ja. February 15, 2013. August 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240802000717/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84867. live.
  8. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Kodansha Comics Announces 12 Digital Manga Licenses, 4 Manga Print Releases. Anime News Network. 2019-11-18. 2019-11-20. April 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210429201615/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-17/kodansha-comics-announces-12-digital-manga-licenses-4-manga-print-releases/.153347. live.
  9. Book: GE: Good Ending by Kei Sasuga. Kodansha. April 2, 2021. March 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307085107/https://kodanshacomics.com/series/ge-good-ending/. live.
  10. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 12–18. Anime News Network. September 28, 2022. January 14, 2020.
  11. Web site: Mateo. Alex. North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 11–17. Anime News Network. September 28, 2022. April 13, 2021. May 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220505093805/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-11-17/.171693. live.
  12. Web site: GE - good ending T1. Faustine Lillaz. 2012-09-08. 2012-09-09. planetebd.com. French. September 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913014634/http://www.planetebd.com/manga/kana/ge-good-ending/-/17554.html. live.
  13. Web site: GE - good ending T2. Faustine Lillaz. 2012-09-08. 2012-09-09. planetebd.com. French. February 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223141846/http://www.planetebd.com/manga/kana/ge-good-ending/-/17555.html. live.