Blood on the Tracks (manga)

Blood on the Tracks (Japanese: 血の轍, Hepburn: Chi no Wadachi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine since February 2017, with its chapters collected into ten tankōbon volumes as of January 2021.

Blood on the Tracks
Cover of the first manga volume
血の轍
(Chi no Wadachi)
GenreSuspense[1]
Manga
Written byShūzō Oshimi
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineBig Comic Superior
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 24, 2017 – present
Volumes10

As of May 2020, Blood on the Tracks had over 1 million copies in circulation.

Publication

Blood on the Tracks, written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi, began in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior on February 24, 2017.[2][3] According to Oshimi, the Bob Dylan album of the same name inspired the title for the series, but was not a major influence on the story.[4] Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on September 8, 2017.[5] As of January 29, 2021, ten volumes have been published.[6]

In July 2019, Vertical announced that they have licensed the manga for an English language release in North America.[7] The first volume was published on February 25, 2020.[8] In July 2020, Kodansha USA announced the digital release of the manga.[9]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 8, 2017[5]978-4-09-189623-0February 25, 2020[8]978-1-949980-13-4
2 December 27, 2017[10]978-4-09-189706-0September 29, 2020[11]978-1-64729017-7
3 March 27, 2018[12]978-4-09-189863-0November 17, 2020[13]978-1-94998078-3
4 September 28, 2018[14]978-4-09-860081-6January 12, 2021[15]978-1-94998079-0
5 February 28, 2019[16]978-4-09-860229-2March 16, 2021[17]978-1-64729000-9
6 August 30, 2019[18]978-4-09-860386-2——
7 December 26, 2019[19]978-4-09-860535-4——
8 April 27, 2020[20]978-4-09-860601-6——
9 August 28, 2020[21]978-4-09-860701-3——
10 January 29, 2021[6]978-4-09-860791-4——

Reception

As of May 2020, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation.[22] The series ranked 9th on Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'s top 20 manga for male readers 2018.[23]

References
  1. “全巻即買いすべき傑作”伊集院光も絶賛、押見修造「血の轍」新刊発売. Natalie (in Japanese). December 26, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  2. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 9, 2017). "Flowers of Evil's Shūzō Oshimi Launches Chi no Wadachi Manga in February". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. 「惡の華」の押見修造、美しい母と男子中学生の関係描く新連載「血の轍」. Natalie (in Japanese). February 24, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  4. 【インタビュー】押見修造『血の轍』「これを描いたら引退してもいい」!?　読者に衝撃をあたえた、あのシーンの秘話も!? [Shūzō Oshimi’s Blood on the Tracks. "Once I’m done with this, I can retire happily"!? Ready for the story behind that stunning scene!?]. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! WEB (Interview) (in Japanese). May 3, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2020. これはボブ・ディランのアルバム『血の轍』からです。[It’s named after the Bob Dylan album Blood on the Tracks.]
  5. 血の轍　１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. 血の轍　１０ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  7. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 6, 2019). "Vertical Licenses A Trail of Blood, Daily Lives of High School Boys Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  8. "Blood on the Tracks, volume 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  9. Mateo, Alex (July 4, 2020). "Kodansha Comics to Release A Sign of Affection Manga in Print, Blood on the Tracks Manga Digitally". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  10. 血の轍　２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  11. "Blood on the Tracks, volume 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  12. 血の轍　３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  13. "Blood on the Tracks, volume 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  14. 血の轍　４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  15. "Blood on the Tracks, volume 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  16. 血の轍　５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  17. "Blood on the Tracks, volume 5". Penguin Random House. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  18. 血の轍　６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  19. 血の轍　７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  20. 血の轍　８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  21. 血の轍　９ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  22. 累計部数、ついに100万部突破！　究極の毒親とその息子を描く『血の轍』8巻発売！. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. May 19, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  23. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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