Kimi wa 008 explained
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from February 2018 to April 2024, with its chapters collected in 33 volumes.
Plot
Eito Akashi has somehow failed every high school entrance exam. That is because an agency has kept him from doing so, so he can enter their school for training agents. Uninterested at first, he discovers his father was an agent. Wanting to find the cause of his father's death, he enters the school, armed only with his determination.
Characters
- Eito is a normal person but is very determined and hard working. He is very selfless and will risk his life to save others. Eito joins the academy to find out more about his father, who was an agent, and to find the cause of his death. While not gifted like other students, he is very observant and quick to improvise.
- Ayame is a prodigy, often followed by her pet owl Koton. She shows little emotion and is socially awkward, but becomes cold when on missions. It is later revealed she comes from a long-line of assassins, but she was rescued by Eito's father.
Publication
Written and illustrated by, Kimi wa 008 was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from February 21, 2018,[1] [2] to April 24, 2024.[3] [4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 33 volumes, released from May 18, 2018,[5] to July 18, 2024.
Volumes
Reception
By November 2018, the manga had 170,000 copies in circulation.[6] By March 2019, the manga had 220,000 copies in circulation.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Kenjiro Hata, Shun Matsuena's New Manga Titles Revealed. Anime News Network. February 6, 2018. October 18, 2020. October 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020163019/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-06/kenjiro-hata-shun-matsuena-new-manga-titles-revealed/.127429. live.
- Web site: ja:「ケンイチ」の松江名俊が描くスパイアクション「君は008」開幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/270395. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. October 18, 2020. February 21, 2018. October 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019044735/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/270395. live.
- Web site: ja:劇場版「名探偵コナン」小冊子がサンデーに 次号青山剛昌の新プロジェクト発表. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/570713. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. April 24, 2024. ja. April 24, 2024. April 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240424033529/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/570713. live.
- Web site: ja:週刊少年サンデー 2024年22・23号. https://www.bookshop-ps.com/bsp/bsp_magcode?sha=1&sho=2066305124. Book Shop Shogakukan. Shogakukan. April 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240424154312/https://www.bookshop-ps.com/bsp/bsp_magcode?sha=1&sho=2066305124. April 24, 2024. ja. live.
- Web site: ja:エージェント養成学校で繰り広げられるスパイアクション、松江名俊の新作1巻. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/282855. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. March 3, 2023. ja. May 18, 2018. April 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420221204/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/282855. live.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series – November 2018. Anime News Network. October 18, 2020. December 2, 2018. December 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181203194819/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-02/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series-november-2018/.139661. live.
- Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. Ressler. Karen. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series – February 2019 (Updated). Anime News Network. October 18, 2020. December 2, 2018. March 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190303220510/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-03/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series-february-2019/.143286. live.
