No. 5 (manga)

No. 5 (Japanese: ナンバーファイブ, Hepburn: Nanbā Faibu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from November 2000 to January 2005. Shogakukan compiled its chapters into eight wideban volumes.

No. 5
Cover of No. 5
ナンバーファイブ
(Nanbā Faibu)
GenreScience fiction, thriller[1]
Manga
Written byTaiyō Matsumoto
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintIkki Comix
MagazineMonthly Ikki
English magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 30, 2000 – January 25, 2005
Volumes8

In North America, Viz Media released the series' first two volumes in 2002 and 2003, but due to low sales it was discontinued. In October 2020, Viz Media announced that they will republish the manga in print and digital formats in summer 2021.

Publication

No. 5 is written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It began in the first ever issue of Shogakukan's Spirits Zōkan Ikki (re-branded as Monthly Ikki in 2003), released on November 30, 2000.[2][3] The series finished in the March 2005 issue of Monthly Ikki, published on January 25, 2005.[4] Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into eight wideban volumes, released from November 30, 2001 to February 28, 2005.[5][6] Shogakukan would later re-released the series into four deluxe volumes from November 30 to December 26, 2005.[7]

In North America, Viz Media announced the license of the series in December 2001.[8] A preview for the then forthcoming first volume was published in the January 2002 issue of Pulp.[9] Viz Media published the first volume on April 5, 2002 and the second on August 13, 2003.[10][11] After having released these two volumes, Viz Media ceased the series' publication due to low sales.[12] In 2011, the series was completely available in English language via the No. 5 app on iTunes.[13] In October 2020, Viz Media announced that they will re-publish the series in print and digital formats in summer 2021.[14]

The manga was also licensed in France by Kana, and the eight volumes were released from March 6, 2004 to April 21, 2006.[15][16] Kana re-released the series in two volumes on January 18, 2019.[17][18][19]

Volume list

Note: All chapters titles are written in English on the original Japanese release.

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 30, 2001[5]
November 21, 2001 (SE)[20]		4-09-188201-3
4-09-941191-5 (SE)		April 5, 2002[1][10]1-56931-738-0
  1. desert
  2. flowers
  1. cemetery
  2. restaurant
2 November 30, 2001[21]4-09-188202-1August 13, 2003[22][11]1-59116-056-1
  1. forest
  2. villa
  1. village
  2. park
3 March 29, 2003[23]4-09-188203-X——
  1. wonder land
  2. snow field
  1. vision
  2. many places
4 March 29, 2003[24]4-09-188204-8——
  1. fifteen years ago
  2. ten years ago
  1. gone days
  2. cottage
5 January 30, 2004[25]4-09-188205-6——
  1. mountain
  2. chase
  3. chase 2
  1. chase 3
  2. fight
6 June 30, 2004[26]4-09-188206-4——
  1. monologue
  2. darkness
  3. conference room
  1. on TV
  2. east
7 November 30, 2004[27]4-09-188207-2——
  1. a funeral
  2. ship
  3. sea
  1. in the Mike
  2. in his arms
8 February 28, 2005[6]4-09-188208-0——
  1. in the Army
  2. PAPA's Diary
  3. under stars
  1. at the table
  2. Utopia
  3. future

Reception

No. 5 was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003.[28]

References
  1. "No. 5, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. 本誌掲載作品一覧 (創刊号). Ikkist Paradise (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 3, 2002. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. スピリッツ増刊IKKIバックナンバー!!. IKKI Paradise (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 25, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. 月刊ＩＫＫＩ ３月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on March 23, 2005.
  5. ナンバーファイブ / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. ナンバーファイブ / 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ナンバーファイブ　普及版 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

    ナンバーファイブ　普及版 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

    ナンバーファイブ　普及版 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

    ナンバーファイブ　普及版 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

  8. Macdonald, Christopher (December 11, 2001). "Viz Announces "No. 5"". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  9. "Pulp January 2002". Pulp: The Manga Magazine. Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 3, 2002. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. "No. 5, Volume 1". Amazon. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  11. "No. 5, Volume 2". Amazon. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  12. Ishii, Anne (October 23, 2007). "Matsumoto's Mashup". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020. No. 5, Matsumoto’s 2001sci-fi [sic] series sold less than a thousand copies between two volumes and was immediately discontinued.
  13. Luster, Joseph. "Taiyo Matsumoto No. 5 App Lands on iPad". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

    Aoki, Deb. "No. 5 Manga Preview". About.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

    ナンバーファイブ No.5 −吾− 松本大洋 [IKKI COMiX]. iTunes (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

    "No.5 Taiyo Matsumoto [IKKI COMiX]". iTunes. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

  14. Mateo, Alex (October 16, 2020). "Viz to Release Fist of the North Star, No. 5, Sensor, Mashle, Undead Unluck, Yakuza Lover Manga in Summer 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  15. "Number Five Tome 1" (in French). Kana. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  16. "Number Five Tome 8" (in French). Kana. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  17. "Une réédition pour Number 5". manga-news.com (in French). November 12, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  18. "Number Five - Integrale Tome 1" (in French). Kana. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  19. "Number Five - Integrale Tome 2" (in French). Kana. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  20. "フィギュア　ナンバーファイブ１" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  21. ナンバーファイブ / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  22. "No. 5, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  23. ナンバーファイブ / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  24. ナンバーファイブ / 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  25. ナンバーファイブ / 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  26. ナンバーファイブ / 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  27. ナンバーファイブ / 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  28. "Manga Division – 2003 [7th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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