Gamerz Heaven Explained

Ja Kanji:ゲーマーズヘブン!
Ja Romaji:Gēmāzu Hebun!
Genre:Adventure, science fiction
Type:manga
Author:Maki Murakami
Publisher:Mag Garden
Magazine:Monthly Comic Blade
First:September 30, 2002
Last:2005
Volumes:4

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Murakami. It was serialized in Mag Garden's manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from 2002 to 2005 and published in four volumes.

Plot

The story follows young gamer Kaito Suzuki, who one day discovers a video game that transports the player to a different dimension. Upon reaching this strange new world, Kaito discovers a boy known as the "navigator", aptly dubbed "Nata". Kaito soon discovers that everything that happens in the game affects the real world, which. Since Gamerz Heaven is a beta version, Kaito has a limited number of saves.

Soon after starting the game, Kaito is attacked by the class president, Ogura. Ogura falls to Kaito and vanishes from the Second Zone. Afterwards, no one believes that Ogura ever existed except for Kaito's best friend Kawashima, who loves video games just as much as Kaito. Later, Kaito eventually convinces his other friends, Rio and Ren, who did not believe him until a "meteor" hits the center of Tokyo, which was actually the work of the first area boss of Gamerz Heaven, Rush.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Maki Murakami, the series began serialization in Mag Garden's manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade magazine on September 30, 2002. It completed its serialization in Monthly Comic Blade in 2005.[1] Its individual chapters were collected into four volumes.

In March 2004, ADV Manga announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[2]

Volumes

Reception

Mike Dungan of Mania praised the story, characters, and artwork, particularly the character designs.[3] Liann Cooper of Anime News Network felt that Murakami improved her character designs from Gravitation. However, Cooper felt the series was "not especially poor, not especially good...just kind of there".[4] In , Jason Thompson praised the artwork, though he felt the story was "confusing and dull".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thompson, Jason. Jason Thompson (writer). . Google Play Books. July 3, 2012. Del Rey Books. 978-0-34-553944-1. 441.
  2. ADV Manga Announces 37 Acquisitions. ADV Manga. March 30, 2004. February 21, 2024. Anime News Network.
  3. Web site: Gamerz Heaven Vol. #01. Mania. Dungan. Mike. February 27, 2005. February 21, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20091020132146/http://www.mania.com/gamerz-heaven-vol-01_article_81740.html. October 20, 2009. dead.
  4. Web site: Right Turn Only!! Minty Hippo Approved. Anime News Network. Cooper. Liann. October 26, 2004. February 21, 2024.