Tank Chair

Tank Chair
First tankōbon volume cover
戦車椅子－ＴＡＮＫ ＣＨＡＩＲ－
(Sensha Isu -Tanku Cheā-)
Genre
Manga
Written byManabu Yashiro
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintSirius KC
Magazine
  • Magazine Pocket
  • Monthly Shōnen Sirius (November 26, 2024 – present)
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 5, 2022 – present
Volumes7

Tank Chair (戦車椅子－ＴＡＮＫ ＣＨＡＩＲ－, Sensha Isu -Tanku Cheā-) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Manabu Yashiro. It began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app in November 2022.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Manabu Yashiro, Tank Chair began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app on November 5, 2022.[3] The series was transferred to the Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine on November 26, 2024.[4] Its chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of October 2024.[5]

During their panel at New York Comic Con 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication in Q4 2024.[6] Kodansha is also publishing the series in English on their K Manga service.[7]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 January 6, 2023[8]978-4-06-529923-4September 17, 2024[9]979-8-88-877135-8
  • Targets 1–4
2 March 9, 2023[10]978-4-06-530885-1December 10, 2024[11]979-8-88-877136-5
  • Targets 5-12
3 May 9, 2023[12]978-4-06-531501-9March 11, 2025[13]979-8-88-877151-8
  • Targets 13-20
4 August 8, 2023[14]978-4-06-532456-1June 10, 2025[15]979-8-88-877210-2
  • Targets 21-28
5 December 7, 2023[16]978-4-06-533825-4——
  • Targets 29-35
6 May 9, 2024[17]978-4-06-535447-6——
  • Targets 36-42
7 October 8, 2024[5]978-4-06-536993-7——
  • Targets 43-48

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  • Targets 49–51

Reception

The series was nominated for the ninth Next Manga Awards in the digital category in 2023.[18] The series was also nominated for the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2024.[19]

References

  1. ^ 必要なのはとびきりの“殺意”、殺し屋の兄妹を描くバトルアクション「戦車椅子」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 6, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tank Chair". Kodansha USA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  3. ^ 【TARGET01】. Magazine Pocket (in Japanese). Kodansha. November 5, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  4. ^ @magapoke (November 25, 2024). #シリウス 2025年01月号最新話入りました!!✨連載再開!!🎉✨『 戦車椅子-TANK CHAIR- 』やしろ学 (@yashiro_manabu) 車椅子の殺し屋による バイオレンス・リハビリアクション！一挙、3話[49-1・49-2・49-3、50、51]配信!! ➡️https://s.magazinepocket.com/ldg?t=1916 📘単行本1～7巻 大好評発売中！#戦車椅子 (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b 戦車椅子－ＴＡＮＫ　ＣＨＡＩＲ－（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 14, 2023). "Kodansha USA Licenses Blue Lock -Episode Nagi-, Tank Chair, He's Expecting Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 19, 2023). "K MANGA Adds 7 Simulpub Manga Titles; Launches 2 New Manga Simultaneously in Japan, U.S." Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  8. ^ 戦車椅子－ＴＡＮＫ　ＣＨＡＩＲ－（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Tank Chair 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  10. ^ 戦車椅子－ＴＡＮＫ　ＣＨＡＩＲ－（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "Tank Chair 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  12. ^ 戦車椅子－ＴＡＮＫ　ＣＨＡＩＲ－（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  13. ^ "Tank Chair 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  14. ^ 戦車椅子－ＴＡＮＫ　ＣＨＡＩＲ－（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "Tank Chair 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  16. ^ 戦車椅子－ＴＡＮＫ　ＣＨＡＩＲ－（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  17. ^ 戦車椅子－ＴＡＮＫ　ＣＨＡＩＲ－（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  18. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (June 25, 2023). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  19. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 8, 2024). "48th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2024.