Gokurakugai Explained
Type: | manga |
Author: | Yuto Sano |
Publisher: | Shueisha |
Imprint: | Jump Comics SQ. |
Magazine: | Jump Square |
First: | July 4, 2022 |
Volumes: | 3 |
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuto Sano. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Jump Square since July 2022.
Premise
Tao and Alma run Gokurakugai Troubleshooter Agency, a "problem solver" agency, in Gokurakugai, a working class city district populated by humans and beastmen. The duo take up odd jobs, such as missing persons cases and retrieval of incriminating evidence for businessmen. Unease in the city grows as disappearances increase and disfigured animal corpses are found. While investigating disappearances, the duo are attacked by maga, monsters who were once human. The duo's cases continue to explore further into the hidden dark side of the city.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Yuto Sano, Gokurakugai was preceded by a one-shot chapter, titled, published in Shueisha's manga magazine Jump SQ.Rise on January 27, 2020;[1] [2] the serialization started in Shueisha's Jump Square on July 4, 2022.[2] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on November 4, 2022.[3] As of December 12, 2023, three volumes have been released.
Viz Media started publishing the manga digitally in English, with its first six chapters, on March 2, 2023.[4] Viz Media began releasing the volumes in print and digital formats in April 2024.[5]
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a volume.
- Chapter 14: "Tis Folly to Be Wise"
- Chapter 15: "'Hesitation"
- Chapter 16: "Tons of Trouble"
- Chapter 17: "Cute Girlfriend"
- Chapter 18: "Girl Trouble"
- Chapter 19: "Let's Make a Suicide Pact"
Reception
The series ranked ninth in the 2023 Next Manga Award in the print manga category.[6] It placed tenth in the seventh Tsutaya Comic Award in 2023.[7] It ranked fifth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.[8]
In North America, the first volume ranked 20th on Circana BookScan's monthly top 20 adult graphic novels list of April 2024.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: ja:ジャンプSQ.(ジャンプスクエア)増刊 (2020年2月号) - ジャンプSQ. RISE 2020 WINTER. https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-04-4910051520203. Kinokuniya. March 3, 2023. ja. September 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927210417/https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-04-4910051520203. live.
- Web site: ja:千錯万綜な街を舞台に、“解決屋”を営むコンビを描く新連載「極楽街」がSQ.で. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/484147. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. July 4, 2022. March 3, 2023. ja. September 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927210413/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/484147. live.
- Web site: ja:解決屋の2人には別の顔が?賑わいと深い闇が交錯する街を舞台に描くアクション1巻. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/500119. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. November 4, 2022. March 3, 2023. ja. September 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927210413/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/500119. live.
- Web site: Mateo. Alex. Viz Media Publishes Gokurakugai Manga in English. Anime News Network. March 3, 2023. March 3, 2023. September 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927210415/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-03/viz-media-publishes-gokurakugai-manga-in-english/.195565. live.
- Web site: Saabedra. Humberto. One Piece: Ace's Story and More Announced in VIZ Media's Spring 2024 Slate. Crunchyroll. June 9, 2023. June 9, 2023. June 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609225331/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/06/09-1/one-piece-aces-story-and-more-announced-in-viz-medias-spring-2024-slate. dead.
- Web site: ja:次にくるマンガ大賞2023、コミックス部門1位はむちまろ「生徒会にも穴はある!」. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/539186. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2023. August 31, 2023. ja. September 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230902114647/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/539186. live.
- Web site: ja:荒川弘「黄泉のツガイ」が「みんなが選ぶTSUTAYAコミック大賞」の大賞に. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/542753. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 27, 2023. September 27, 2023. ja. September 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927205335/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/542753. live.
- Web site: ja:橘オレコ「ホタルの嫁入り」が全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2024の第1位に. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/559379. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. February 1, 2024. February 4, 2024. ja. February 3, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240203093940/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/559379. live.
- Web site: Hazra. Adriana. Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 in U.S. Monthly Bookscan April List. Anime News Network. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240526223850/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-26/jujutsu-kaisen-ranks-no.1-in-u.s-monthly-bookscan-april-list/.211029. live.