Fenrir (manga)

Fenrir
First tankōbon volume cover
フェンリル (Fenriru)
Genre	Historical[1]
Manga
Written by	Chūgaku Akamatsu [ja]
Illustrated by	Mioko Onishi [ja]
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA: Comikey
Magazine	Monthly Big Gangan
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 25, 2018 – November 25, 2021
Volumes	4

Fenrir (Japanese: フェンリル, Hepburn: Fenriru) is a Japanese manga series based on a novel by Chūgaku Akamatsu [ja] and illustrated by Mioko Onishi [ja]. It was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from August 2018 to November 2021, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.

Plot

The manga is set in 12th-century Mongolia. The Mongols are divided in several tribes and Temjin, whose father is the chief of the Kiyat clan, meets a mysterious girl by chance. Their meeting will affect the whole world.[2][3][1]

Characters

Main

• Temjin (テムジン, Temujin): The son of a chieftain of the Kiyat; he works hard and has a kind heart.
• Behter (ベクテル, Bekuteru): He is the half brother of Temjin. Behter is elected the new chief of his and his brother's clan.
• Börte (ボルテ, Borute): Temjin's love interest and future wife. She is from the Ongirat tribe.

Publication

Fenrir is based on an original novel by Chūgaku Akamatsu [ja] and illustrated by Mioko Onishi [ja]. It was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from August 25, 2018,[1] to November 25, 2021.[4] Square Enix collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from November 25, 2019,[5] to January 25, 2022.[6]

In November 2021, Comikey announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[7]

References

1. 赤松中学×大西実生子の大河ロマン、雨野さやかによる双子のファンタジーがBGで. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
2. "フェンリル". Square Enix. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
3. "フェンリル 1". Square Enix. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
4. "ヤングガンガン増刊 （２０２１年１２月号）". Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2022.
5. この星を統べよ！赤松中学原作、群雄割拠の12世紀モンゴルから始まる大河ロマン. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
6. 【1月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 7, 2021). "Comikey Licenses 10 New Manga Including Arte, Fenrir, Hero Classroom". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Fenrir (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia