Parallel Paradise

Parallel Paradise (Japanese: パラレルパラダイス, Hepburn: Parareru Paradaisu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine magazine since March 2017, and collected into twelve tankōbon volumes as of November 2020.

Parallel Paradise
Cover of the first manga volume
パラレルパラダイス
(Parareru Paradaisu)
Genre
Manga
Written byLynn Okamoto
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 18, 2017 – present
Volumes12

In North America, the manga has been licensed for an English language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in August 2019.

Plot

Youta Tada is an ordinary high school student who holds deep feelings for his childhood friend. One day during class, he is suddenly attacked and seemingly killed by a mysterious scarecrow-like being. Youta then wakes up and finds himself in an alternate world with castles, dragons and two colored moons in a purple sky. Here he meets paladin girl Lumi and a three-legged bird named Genius and quickly learns that he got into a women-only world where he is the first man that appeared in centuries. Thanks to that, females in this world have absolutely no resistance towards him and his single touch makes Lumi incredibly aroused. Genius then orders him to mate with her and all other girls in this fantastical world.

Characters
Youta Tada (太多 陽太, Tada Yōta)
An ordinary high school student who holds deep feelings for his childhood friend. He is pretty skilled in kendo, which he learned on a suggestion of his father.
Lumi (ルーミ, Rūmi)
A paladin of the Caesar Kingdom. She is not very smart, but very kind and after their first encounter, she helps Youta to hide his identity before others. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese.
Genius (ジーニアス, Jīniasu)
A little bird with three legs. According to Lumi, he is God. He explains and reveals various secrets of an alternate world to Youta.
Lilia (リリア, Riria)
Strongest Archer of the Caesar Kingdom. She appears as a quiet diligent girl. But actually, she is very perverted and for a long time dreams about mating with a man. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese.
Misaki (ミサキ, Misaki)
The Strider. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese.
Momo (もも, Momo)
The Lancer. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese.
Haru (ハル, Haru)
The Guardian. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese.
Mona (モナ, Mona) and Lisa (リザ, Riza)
A pair of twins, that appear in the city of Meese. They are brutally honest.
Sayuri (サユリ, Sayuri)
A elf that runs a store where she sell various mysterious goods.
Nishina (仁科, Nishina)
Youta's childhood friend for which he holds deep feelings.

Publication

Parallel Paradise, written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto, began in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on March 18, 2017.[3][4] Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on August 4, 2017.[5] As of November 6, 2020, twelve volumes have been released.[6]

Seven Seas Entertainment announced the acquisition of the manga in August 2019.[7] It is being released under their Ghost Ship imprint, and the first volume was published on March 31, 2020.[8]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 4, 2017[5][9]978-4-06-510095-0
978-4-06-510223-7 (LE)		March 31, 2020[8]978-1-947804-71-5
2 November 17, 2017[10][11]978-4-06-510351-7
978-4-06-510826-0 (LE)		August 18, 2020[12]978-1-947804-72-2
3 March 19, 2018[13][14]978-4-06-511039-3
978-4-06-511496-4 (LE)		October 27, 2020[15]978-1-947804-80-7
4 July 6, 2018[16]978-4-06-512025-5January 5, 2021[17]978-1-947804-86-9
5 October 5, 2018[18]978-4-06-513146-6April 27, 2021[19]978-1-947804-96-8
6 February 6, 2019[20][21]978-4-06-514568-5
978-4-06-514977-5 (LE)		——
7 June 6, 2019[22]978-4-06-516134-0——
8 October 4, 2019[23][24]978-4-06-517233-9
978-4-06-517234-6 (LE)		——
9 February 6, 2020[25]978-4-06-518218-5——
10 May 7, 2020[26]978-4-06-519551-2——
11 August 5, 2020[27]978-4-06-520460-3——
12 November 6, 2020[6][28]978-4-06-521373-5
978-4-06-521374-2 (LE)		——

Controversy

In July 2020, the manga became one of seven titles to be removed from Books Kinokuniya in Australia for claims of promoting child pornography.[29]

References
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  2. "Parallel Paradise". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. Ressler, Karen (March 5, 2017). "Cage of Eden's Yamada, Brynhildr in the Darkness' Okamoto Both Launch New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  4. 岡本倫のファンタジーほかヤンマガ新連載の陣容発表！次号に山田恵庸の新作. Natalie (in Japanese). March 6, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  5. パラレルパラダイス（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  6. パラレルパラダイス（１２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  7. "Seven Seas' Ghost Ship Imprint Licenses Parallel Paradise Mature-Rated Manga Series by Lynn Okamoto". Seven Seas Entertainment via Anime News Network. August 4, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  8. "Parallel Paradise Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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  19. "Parallel Paradise Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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  21. パラレルパラダイス（６）特装版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  22. パラレルパラダイス（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  23. パラレルパラダイス（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  24. パラレルパラダイス（８）特装版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  25. パラレルパラダイス（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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  27. パラレルパラダイス（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  28. パラレルパラダイス（１２）特装版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  29. Morrissy, Kim (July 21, 2020). "Books Kinokuniya Sydney Removes 7 Manga After Lawmaker's 'Child Pornography' Complaint". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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