Soloist in a Cage (Japanese: 檻ノ中のソリスト, Hepburn: Ori no Naka no Sorisuto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shiro Moriya. It was serialized on the Shōnen Jump+ app and website from September 2018 to June 2021. As of September 2021, three volumes have been released.
Plot
Seven-year-old Chloe and her baby brother Rock have lived in Prison City, a literal city treated as a prison and guarded by robots, their whole lives. During a jailbreak, Chloe is forced to leave Rock behind. Eleven years later, after becoming a seasoned warrior, Chloe breaks into Prison City to try to find and rescue Rock.
Publication
The series is written and illustrated by Shiro Moriya. It started serialization on the Shōnen Jump+ manga app and website in September 2018.[3] In March 2019, the series entered hiatus due to Moriya's health.[3] It returned from hiatus on April 12, 2021.[3] In May 2021, it was announced the series was entering its climax.[4] The series published its final chapter on June 14, 2021.[5] As of September 2021, the chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes.[6][7]
In January 2019, Manga Plus launched its service, with the series being one of the titles available on the service in English at launch.[8]
In September 2022, Seven Seas Entertainment announced their licensing of the series. The first volume was released in May 2023.[9]
Jacob Parker-Dalton from Otaquest praised the series, calling it "brimming with cinematic beauty" and comparing it to Judge Dredd and The Promised Neverland.[2]
