Wilderness (manga)

Wilderness
First tankōbon volume cover
ワイルダネス
(Wairudanesu)
GenreAction[1]
Manga
Written byAkihiro Ito
Published byShogakukan
ImprintSunday GX Comics
MagazineMonthly Sunday Gene-X
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 19, 2000 – present
Volumes8

Wilderness (Japanese: ワイルダネス, Hepburn: Wairudanesu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihiro Ito. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X since August 2000. The manga went on hiatus in June 2009, and following a nearly 12-year hiatus, it resumed publication in May 2021.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Akihiro Ito, Wilderness started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X on August 19, 2000.[a] Following the 68th chapter, published on June 19, 2009,[4] Ito put the manga on hiatus due to a sickness that rendered him unable to use his dominant right hand for drawing.[5][6] After a nearly twelve-year hiatus, the manga resumed in the magazine on May 19, 2021.[7][8][9][10] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on September 19, 2001.[11] As of December 19, 2022, eight volumes have been released.[12]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 September 19, 2001[11]978-4-09-157071-0
2 December 12, 2002[11]978-4-09-157072-7
3 April 19, 2004[11]978-4-09-157073-4
4 July 19, 2005[11]978-4-09-157074-1
5 November 17, 2006[11]978-4-09-157070-3
6 December 19, 2007[11]978-4-09-157116-8
7 May 19, 2009[11]978-4-09-157175-5
8 December 19, 2022[12]978-4-09-157716-0

Notes

  1. ^ It began in the second ever issue of the magazine (cover date September 2000),[2] released on August 19, 2000.[3]

References

  1. ^ "WILDERNESS" (in French). Pika Édition. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2022. Une nouvelle série 100 % action qui vous coupera littéralement le souffle !
  2. ^ WILDERNESS ワイルダネス. Sunday GX Official Website (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 12, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. ^ サンデーGENE-X. Sunday GX Official Website (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved April 9, 2022. 創刊第2号／9月号 8月19日（土）発売
  4. ^ 月刊サンデーGX(ジェネックス) 2009年7月号. Neowing (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 21, 2020). "Akihiro Itou's Wilderness Manga Resumes in 2021". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. ^ 伊藤明弘氏『ワイルダネス』復活！約13年ぶりに最新刊が発売!! (in Japanese). Shogakukan. December 20, 2022. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Pineda, Rafael (March 22, 2021). "Wilderness Manga Resumes in May". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Reprise du manga Wilderness". Manga News (in French). May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  9. ^ 伊藤明弘「ワイルダネス」連載再開、島本和彦「吼えろペンRRR」新作も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  10. ^ 月刊 サンデーＧＸ 2021年6月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h ワイルダネス (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  12. ^ a b 伊藤明弘「ワイルダネス」13年ぶり新刊！利き手ではない左手で執筆、無料公開施策も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 19, 2023. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.