Marionette Generation
Marionette Generation (マリオネット ジェネレーション, Marionetto Jenereeshon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto. The manga was serialised in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype beginning in 1989,[1] and was later collected into five tankōbon volumes which were published between July 1989 and March 1998.[2][3] The series was licensed in North America by Viz Media,[4] who serialized it in Animerica Extra.[5] The manga is also licensed in France by Panini Comics' Planet Manga imprint.[6]
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Cover of the first volume. | |
マリオネット ジェネレーション (Marionetto Jenereeshon) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy |
Manga | |
Written by | Haruhiko Mikimoto |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Newtype |
English magazine | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | July 1989 – March 1998 |
Volumes | 5 |
Manga
Kadokawa Shoten released the manga's five tankōbon volumes between July 1989 and March 1998.[2][3] Viz Media released the five volumes between July 6, 2001 and April 7, 2004.[7][8] Individual chapters are called "part"s.
No. | Title | Original release date | English release date | ||
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1 | Entrances | July 1989[2] 978-4-04-852221-2 | July 6, 2001[7] 1-56931-558-2 | ||
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2 | Pulling Strings | August 1991[9] 978-4-04-852225-0 | February 9, 2002[10] 1-56931-708-9 | ||
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3 | Manipulations | April 1994[11] 978-4-04-852480-3 | July 6, 2002[12] 1-59116-024-3 | ||
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4 | Improvisations | April 1997[13] 978-4-04-852588-6 | August 31, 2003[14] 1-59116-055-3 | ||
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5 | Finale | March 1998[3] 978-4-04-852803-0 | April 7, 2004[8] 1-59116-200-9 | ||
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Reception
Animefringe's Patrick King commends Mikimoto's artwork, saying that he has "an undeniable knack for illustrating characters that clearly convey their emotions".[15] In a later review, King commends the series for its "sheer imagination and artistic brilliance" and comments that the manga's romance has "less panty shots and more drama than usual, and with the addition of a talking doll there's really no way you can go wrong here".[16]
References
- "Marionette Generation". Anime News Network. 2000-09-19. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- マリオネットジェネレーション 1: 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation 1: Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- マリオネットジェネレーション (5) (ニュータイプ100%コミックス): 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation (5) (Newtype 100% Comics): Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- "Viz April Releases". Anime News Network. 2000-12-22. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- "Viz announces plans for 2000 at Katsucon 6". Anime News Network. 2000-02-15. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- "Le nostre collane" (in Italian). Panini Comics. Archived from the original on 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- "Marionette Generation, Vol. 1: Entrances". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- "Marionette Generation, Vol. 5: Finale". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- マリオネットジェネレーション 2: 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation 2: Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- "Marionette Generation, Vol. 2: Pulling Strings". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
- マリオネットジェネレーション (3) (ニュータイプ100%コミックス): 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation (3) (Newtype 100% Comics): Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- "Marionette Generation, Vol. 3: Manipulations". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
- マリオネットジェネレーション (4) (ニュータイプ100%コミックス): 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation (4) (Newtype 100% Comics): Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- "Marionette Generation, Vol. 4: Improvisations". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
- King, Patrick (April 2002). "Marionette Generation Vol. 2: Pulling Strings". Animefringe. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- King, Patrick (June 2004). "Marionette Generation Vol. 5: Finale". Animefringe. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
External links
- Marionette Generation (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia