Marine Hunter

Marine Hunter (Japanese: マリンハンター, Hepburn: Marin Hantaa) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shiro Otsuka. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 2007 to June 2008, and its chapters were collected in five tankōbon volumes.

Marine Hunter
The cover of Shōnen Sunday, featuring Marine Hunter
マリンハンター
(Marin Hantaa)
Manga
Written byShiro Otsuka
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 22, 2007 – June 11, 2008
Volumes5

Plot

At the end of the 21st century, the Earth is almost entirely covered by water. Human/fish hybrids known as "Fish-Halves" inherit the earth.

Characters
Shark (シャーク, Shāku)
A sixteen-year-old Fish-Half that is part human, part great white shark, he has a tendency to go berserk whenever he smells blood, killing any humans that happen to be nearby. He is battling against the navy, as he tries to free himself from their influence.
Guppy (グッピー, Guppī)
A fourteen-year-old girl who was captured by the navy and rescued by Shark.
Shijimi (シジミ)
A young Fish-Half that is part human, part shellfish. Her island was attacked by the navy, causing her to join up with Shark.
Blue Whale (ブルー・ホエール, Burū Hoēru)
As his name implies, he is a Fish-Half that is half human, half blue whale. He is also a rear admiral in the navy that Shark is fighting against.

Publication

Marine Hunter is written and illustrated by Shiro Otsuka. The series ran in Shogakukan Weekly Shōnen Sunday, from the 2007 combined 36th–37th issue, released on August 22, 2007, to the 2008 26th issue, released on June 11, 2008.[1][2] Shogakukan collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from October 17, 2007 to August 11, 2008.[3][4]

The series was licensed in France by Pika Édition, and the five volumes were released from November 2, 2010 to July 6, 2011.[5][6] The series was discontinued in 2013.[7]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 17, 2007[3]978-4-09-121206-1
2 December 15, 2007[8]978-4-09-121249-8
3 March 18, 2008[9]978-4-09-121300-6
4 June 18, 2008[10]978-4-09-121410-2
5 August 11, 2008[4]978-4-09-121459-1

References
  1. 週刊少年サンデー　2007/08/22・8/29合併　表示号数36・37. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. 週刊少年サンデー　2008/06/11　表示号数26. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. マリンハンター　１ (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  4. マリンハンター　５ (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  5. "Marine Hunter, vol. 1" (in French). Pika Édition. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. "Marine Hunter, vol. 5" (in French). Pika Édition. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  7. "Paradas de marketing - Pika". manga-news.com (in French). August 19, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  8. マリンハンター　２ (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. マリンハンター　３ (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  10. マリンハンター　４ (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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