Marine Hunter

Marine Hunter
First volume cover
マリンハンター
(Marin Hantaa)
Manga
Written byShiro Otsuka
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 8, 2007 – May 28, 2008
Volumes5

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

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, written and illustrated by Shiro Otsuka, ran in Shogakukan Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 8, 2007,[1] to May 28, 2008.[a] Shogakukan collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from October 18, 2007,[4] to August 11, 2008.[5]

The series was licensed in France by Pika Édition, and the five volumes were released from November 2, 2010 to July 6, 2011.[6][7] The series was discontinued in 2013.[8]

Volumes

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

Notes

  1. ^ The 2008–26th issue of the magazine (cover date June 11)[2] was released on May 28.[3]

References

  1. ^ 2007年08月08日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). August 8, 2007. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2021. 短期集中連載猛反響！ 海洋バトルファンタジー待望の本連載決定!! 『マリンハンター』
  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. ^ 【週刊少年サンデー】週刊少年サンデー ２６号 発売中. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ a b 『マリンハンター / 1』. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). October 18, 2007. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b 2008年08月11日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). June 18, 2008. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Marine Hunter, vol. 1" (in French). Pika Édition. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Marine Hunter, vol. 5" (in French). Pika Édition. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Paradas de marketing - Pika". manga-news.com (in French). August 19, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. ^ 2007年12月15日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). December 15, 2007. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  10. ^ 2008年03月18日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). March 18, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  11. ^ 2008年06月18日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). June 18, 2008. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2021.