Terra Formars Explained

Ja Kanji:テラフォーマーズ
Ja Romaji:Tera Fōmāzu
Type:manga
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Young Jump Comics
First:January 13, 2011
Type:manga
Terrafo Police
Author:Manpuku Dou
Illustrator:Kaito Shibano
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Young Jump Comics
Magazine:Jump X
First:May 10, 2014
Last:October 10, 2014
Volumes:1
Type:manga
Terra Formars wa Oyasumi Desu
Author:Shouta Hattori
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Young Jump Comics
Magazine:Tonari no Young Jump
First:May 10, 2014
Last:November 18, 2016
Volumes:6
Type:manga
Oshiete! Michelle Kyōkan
Author:Ryousangata Serebi
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Young Jump Comics
Magazine:Tonari no Young Jump
First:May 10, 2014
Last:November 19, 2014
Volumes:1
Type:ova
Director:Hiroshi Hamasaki
Terra Formars: Bugs 2 Arc
Music:Shūsei Murai
Studio:Liden Films
First:August 20, 2014
Last:November 28, 2014
Runtime:24–29 minutes
Episodes:2
Episode List:List of Terra Formars episodes#OVAs
Type:tv series
Director:Hiroshi Hamasaki
Music:Shūsei Murai
Studio:Liden Films
Network:Tokyo MX, ABC, CBC, TV Asahi Channel 1, BS11
First:September 26, 2014
Last:December 19, 2014
Episodes:13
Episode List:List of Terra Formars episodes#Terra Formars
Type:manga
Terra Formars Gaiden Rain Hard
Author:Satoshi Kimura
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Young Jump Comics
Magazine:Ultra Jump
First:October 18, 2014
Last:February 19, 2015
Volumes:1
Type:manga
Terra Formars Gaiden Asimov
Author:Boichi
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Young Jump Comics
Magazine:Grand Jump
First:November 4, 2015
Last:June 15, 2016
Volumes:2
Type:manga
Terra Formars Gaiden Keiji Onizuka
Author:Nonoyama Saki
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Young Jump Comics
Magazine:Miracle Jump
First:December 15, 2015
Last:April 19, 2016
Volumes:1
Type:manga
Terraho-kun
Author:Forbidden Shibukawa
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Young Jump Comics
Magazine:Weekly Young Jump
First:January 7, 2016
Last:April 14, 2016
Volumes:1
Type:tv series
Terra Formars: Revenge
Director:Michio Fukuda
Music:Michio Fukuda
Network:Tokyo MX, TVA, ABC, BS11, TV Asahi Channel 1
First:April 1, 2016
Last:June 24, 2016
Episodes:13[1]
Episode List:List of Terra Formars episodes#Terra Formars: Revenge
Type:ova
Terra Formars: Earth Arc
Director:Michio Fukuda
Music:Takafumi Wada
First:August 17, 2018
Last:November 19, 2018
Runtime:25–28 minutes
Episodes:2
Episode List:List of Terra Formars episodes#Terra Formars: Earth Arc (OVA)
Live-action film
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is a Japanese manga series written by and illustrated by . It was originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Miracle Jump from January to December 2011, and was transferred to Weekly Young Jump in April 2012. Its chapters have been collected in 23 volumes as of 2024. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media.

A two-episode original video animation (OVA), abridging the Bugs 2 arc, was released in 2014, and an anime television series, covering the Annex 1 arc, was broadcast as well in that same year. A live action film adaptation directed by Takashi Miike was released in 2016.

Plot

In an attempt to colonize Mars, 21st century scientists are tasked with terraforming the planet. Their goal is to seed the planet with a modified algae to absorb sunlight and purify the atmosphere, and cockroaches, whose corpses spread the algae across the planet as they feed.

Five hundred years later, the first crewed ship to Mars lands and its six crew members are attacked by giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength, later labeled "Terraformars"; the crew is wiped out after sending a warning back to Earth. Two years later, BUGS II, a multinational expedition of genetically modified humans, is sent to collect 10 samples of both sexes of roaches, and exterminate the mutated bugs to take control of the red planet. Only two survivors manage to return to Earth, one swearing to return and avenge their fallen companions. As a third expedition is assembled questions are raised about the true origin of the Terraformars and their connection with an unknown disease afflicting mankind, the Alien Engine Virus, or A.E. Virus. To fight the Terraformars' strength and agility, members of the second and third expedition undergo genetic modification to inherit the characteristics of other organisms, only possible after having a special organ implanted with a 36% chance of surviving the surgery itself.

The third expedition ends with most of its crew members killed as well, be it by fighting the Terraformars, or among themselves in the multi-sided conflict between the various factions aboard the ship, each with its own opposing interests. Despite that, the few survivors manage to collect enough samples for the research on a cure to the A.E. Virus and return home. However, a new fight against the Terraformars begins when it is revealed that the creatures arrived on Earth long before. After multiplying at an alarming rate and adapting themselves far better to their new environment than they did on their homeworld, they start their plan to take over the planet.

Media

Manga

Written by and illustrated by, Terra Formars was first serialized in Shueisha's Miracle Jump magazine from January 13 to December 13, 2011.[2] [3] It later moved to Weekly Young Jump starting on April 26, 2012.[4] The manga entered an indefinite hiatus in December 2018;[5] it resumed in the magazine on April 4, 2024.[6] [7] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on April 19, 2012. As of July 18, 2024, 23 volumes have been released.

In North America, the manga has been licensed by Viz Media.[8]

Spin-offs

The series has inspired seven spin-off manga:

Volumes

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Anime

A 13-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Liden Films,[23] was broadcast from September 26 to December 19, 2014. The anime is licensed in the United Kingdom by Kazé UK and in North America by Viz Media. Madman Entertainment acquired the series for release in Australia and New Zealand.[24]

A sequel to the anime titled Terra Formars: Revenge was announced in November 2015, with changes to the series' main staff and the main cast returning to reprise their roles. Liden Films and TYO Animations produced the sequel. The anime premiered on April 2, 2016.[25]

An OVA adaptation of the manga's Earth Arc was planned for a May 2017[26] release, but was delayed to an August 2018 release instead.[27]

Film

A live-action film adaptation, directed by Takashi Miike, was announced in February 2015.[28] It was released on April 29, 2016.[29]

Novel

A light novel series based on Terra Formars was released on January 7, 2016, titled Terra Formars Lost Mission I by Akira Higashiyama. Another novel titled Terra Formars Lost Mission II by Yumeaki Hirayama, begun on January 19, 2016, in Miracle Jump.[30]

Terra Formars The Outer Mission I was published on November 21, 2014 and written by Kenichi Fujiwara. A follow-up novels titled Terra Formars The Outer Mission II and Terra Formars The Outer Mission III were later also released. The novels followed Tohei Tachibana and Elizabeth Rooney.

Games

A Nintendo 3DS game titled Terra Formars: Akari Hoshi no Gekitou was released on April 2, 2015, developed by FuRyu. A pachislot/pachinko game machine was developed by KYORAKU and released in 2016 in Japan.

Reception

The sixth volume reached the number one place on the Oricon weekly manga chart in the week of August 19–25, 2013, with 317,248 copies.[31] As of February 2015, the 11 first volumes of Terra Formars had over 10 million copies in circulation.[32] [33] As of August 2015, the series had sold 13 million copies.[34] As of April 2018, the manga had over 16 million copies in print.[35] As of November 2018, the manga had over 21 million copies in print.[36]

Terra Formars was number one on the 2013 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey.[37] It was placed second in the 2013 Zenkoku Shotenin ga Eranda Osusume Comic, a ranking of the top 15 manga recommended by Japanese bookstores.[38] It was also nominated for the sixth Manga Taishō in the same year.[39]

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Notes and References

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  12. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Kyō no Terraformars wa Oyasumi Desu Comedy Manga Ends on Wednesday. Anime News Network. November 6, 2023. October 10, 2016. July 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230727024045/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-10/kyo-no-terraformars-wa-oyasumi-desu-comedy-manga-ends-on-wednesday/.107450. live.
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  15. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Terra Formars' Reinhard Gets His Own Spinoff Manga. September 6, 2014. Anime News Network. October 24, 2015. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924233636/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-06/terra-formars-reinhard-gets-his-own-spinoff-manga/.78464. live.
  16. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Terra Formars Manga Spinoff About Reinhard Ends in February. January 17, 2015. Anime News Network. October 24, 2015. September 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916043616/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-17/terra-formars-manga-spinoff-about-reinhard-ends-in-february/.83373. live.
  17. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Terra Formars Gets Asimov Spinoff Manga by Sun-Ken Rock's Boichi. October 20, 2015. Anime News Network. October 24, 2015. October 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151023001149/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-20/terra-formars-gets-asimov-spinoff-manga-by-sun-ken-rock-boichi/.94340. live.
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  19. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Terraformars Gets Keiji Onizuka Spinoff Manga by Saki Nonoyama. Anime News Network. November 6, 2023. November 16, 2015. May 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220525001059/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-16/terraformars-gets-keiji-onizuka-spinoff-manga-by-saki-nonoyama/.95425. live.
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