To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts

To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts

The cover of the first volume.
かつて神だった獣たちへ
(Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e)
Genre Dark fantasy,[1] Action[2]
Manga
Written by Maybe
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
Original run 9 June 2014 – present
Volumes 4

To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (Japanese: かつて神だった獣たちへ Hepburn: Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Maybe. The series is published by Kodansha in Japan and by Vertical in North America.

Release

Manga artist duo Maybe (めいびい Meibī) launched the series in the July 2014 issue of Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on 9 June 2014.[3][4] The series took a one-month break in August 2015 (it was not published in the September issue on 8 August) before resuming serialization in the October issue on 9 September 2015.[4]

North American manga publisher Vertical announced their license to the series on 27 August 2015, scheduling the release of the first volume for May 2016.[1][2][5] Before they selected the series' current title, Vertical was originally going to publish the manga as The Abandoned Sacred Beasts.[6][1]

Volumes

Four volumes have been released as of August 2016,[7] and the first volume was published in English in May 2016.

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 9 December 2014[8]ISBN 978-4-06-395262-917 May 2016[9]ISBN 978-1-942993-41-4
  1. "Beast Hunter" (獣（けもの）狩（が）り Kemono Gari)
  2. "The Minotaur's Fortress (Pt. 1)" (ミノタウロスの要（よう）塞（さい） ① Minotaurosu no Yōsai Ichi)
  3. "The Minotaur's Fortress (Pt. 2)" (ミノタウロスの要（よう）塞（さい） ② Minotaurosu no Yōsai Ni)
  4. "March of the Behemoth (Pt. 1)" (巨獣（ベヒモス）の猛（もう）進（しん） ① Behimosu no Mōshin Ichi)
  5. "March of the Behemoth (Pt. 2)" (巨獣（ベヒモス）の猛（もう）進（しん） ② Behimosu no Mōshin Ni)
2 9 June 2015[10]ISBN 978-4-06-395410-416 August 2016[11]ISBN 978-1-942993-42-1
  1. "Beasts Unbound" (解（と）き放（はな）たれた獣（けもの） Tokihanata Reta Kemono)
  2. "Gargoyle's Judgement (Pt. 1)" (ガーゴイルの断（だん）罪（ざい） ① Gāgoiru no Danzai Ichi)
  3. "Gargoyle's Judgement (Pt. 2)" (ガーゴイルの断（だん）罪（ざい） ② Gāgoiru no Danzai Ni)
  4. "Gargoyle's Judgement (Pt. 3)" (ガーゴイルの断（だん）罪（ざい） ③ Gāgoiru no Danzai San)
  5. "Lord of the Beasts" (獣（けもの）の王（おう） Kemono no Ō)
3 9 December 2015[12]ISBN 978-4-06-395552-122 November 2016[13]ISBN 978-1-942993-64-3
  1. Ryū no Musume (竜（りゆう）の娘（むすめ）)
  2. Kū de Gurāsu (クーデグラース)
  3. Tabi no Saikai (旅（たび）の再（さい）開（かい）)
  4. Nemuri no Utahime Ichi (眠（ねむ）りの歌（うた）姫（ひめ） ①)
  5. Nemuri no Utahime Ni (眠（ねむ）りの歌（うた）姫（ひめ） ②)
  6. Hyōteki (標（ひよう）的（てき）)
4 9 August 2016[14]ISBN 978-4-06-395682-514 February 2017[15]ISBN 978-1-945054-03-7
  1. Kari no Yoru (狩（か）りの夜（よる）)
  2. Meifu no Banken Ichi (冥（めい）府（ふ）の番（ばん）犬（けん） ①)
  3. Meifu no Banken Ni (冥（めい）府（ふ）の番（ばん）犬（けん） ②)
  4. Saikai Ichi (再（さい）会（かい） ①)
  5. Saikai Ni (再（さい）会（かい） ②)
  6. Saikai San (再（さい）会（かい） ③)

Reception

The first volume of the series reached 39th place on the weekly Oricon comics rankings, with 22,468 copies sold;[16] the second volume reached 31st place, with 18,638 copies sold;[17] the third volume reached 39th place, with 28,018 copies sold;[18] and the fourth volume reached 24th place, with 32,728 copies sold.[19]

See also

Works cited

  • Vol. 1 (ch. 1–5):  かつて神だった獣たちへ 1 (in Japanese). December 2014. ISBN 978-4-06-395262-9.  and To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Vol. 1. May 2016. ISBN 978-1-942993-41-4. 
  • Vol. 2 (ch. 6–10):  かつて神だった獣たちへ 2 (in Japanese). June 2015. ISBN 978-4-06-395410-4.  and To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Vol. 2. August 2016. ISBN 978-1-942993-42-1. 
  • Vol. 3 (ch. 11–16):  かつて神だった獣たちへ 3 (in Japanese). December 2015. ISBN 978-4-06-395552-1.  and To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Vol. 3. November 2016. ISBN 978-1-942993-64-3. 
  • Vol. 4 (ch. 17–22):  かつて神だった獣たちへ 4 (in Japanese). August 2016. ISBN 978-4-06-395682-5.  and To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Vol. 4. November 2016. ISBN 978-1-945054-03-7. 

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vertical Comics Adds Maybe's The Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga". Anime News Network. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Green, Scott (30 August 2015). "Vertical to Release "The Abandoned Sacred Beasts" Manga". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Manga Creator 'Maybe' Launches New Series". Anime News Network. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga Takes 1-Month Break". Anime News Network. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Luster, Joseph (28 August 2016). "Vertical Adds The Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga". Otaku USA. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 1". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  7. ↑ 『かつて神だった獣たちへ』既刊一覧 [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts previously published list]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（１） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (1)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  10. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（２） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (2)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  12. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（３） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (3)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  14. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（４） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (4)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 8-14". Anime News Network. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14". Anime News Network. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13". Anime News Network. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 8-14". Anime News Network. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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