Ghost Reaper Girl[Jp. 1] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akissa Saiké. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ service since July 2020, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes as of March 2022.
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![]() Cover of the first tankōbon volume of Ghost Reaper Girl, featuring Kai Iod (top; seen in both his human and scythe forms) and Chloé Love (middle) | |
GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Akissa Saiké |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | July 13, 2020 – present |
Volumes | 4 |
Publication
editGhost Reaper Girl is written and illustrated by Akissa Saiké.[2] The manga began its serialization in Shueisha's online magazine Shōnen Jump+ service on July 13, 2020.[3] The series went on an indefinite hiatus on May 31, 2022 due to Saike's poor health.[4] It resumed publication on October 31, 2023,[5] until March 25, 2024 where the manga take indefinite hiatus again due to Saike's poor health. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 4, 2020.[6]
The manga is the author's third series. And it is his first new manga series since he changed his manga artist name from Akihisa Ikeda to Akissa Saiké.[7][8] It has been serialized biweekly, about 6 years after, following the ending of his previous manga series Rosario + Vampire on April 19, 2014.[9] For the names of the characters, etc. are based on names from the Cthulhu Mythos.[10][11]
The series has been licensed for simultaneous publication in North America as it is released in Japan, with its chapters being digitally launched by Viz Media on its Shonen Jump website.[12] Viz Media is publishing the manga in left-to-right format at Saiké's request.[13][14] Shueisha also simulpublishes the series in English for free on the Manga Plus app and website. Viz Media has begun releasing physical volumes with the first volume on June 7, 2022.[15][12]
Volume list
editNo. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | December 4, 2020[16] | 978-4-08-882507-6 | June 7, 2022[15] | 978-1-9747-2976-0 | ||
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2 | March 4, 2021[17] | 978-4-08-882625-7 | September 6, 2022[18] | 978-1-9747-3407-8 | ||
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3 | September 3, 2021[19] | 978-4-08-882783-4 | December 6, 2022[20] | 978-1-9747-3408-5 | ||
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4 | March 4, 2022[21] | 978-4-08-882889-3 | March 7, 2023[22] | 978-1-9747-3473-3 | ||
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
editThese chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- "Night-gaunt" (ナイトゴーント, Naito Gōnto)
- "Opener of the Gate" (
扉 を開 く者 , Tobira o Hiraku Mono) - "Advisor" (
参謀 , Sanbō) - "Dreamlands" (
夢幻 郷 , Mugenkyō) - "Negotiation with an Evil God" (
邪神 との交渉 , Jashin to no Kōshō)
Reception
editReviewing Ghost Reaper Girl, Steven Blackburn of Screen Rant compared the manga to other Japanese series that he says involve "some type of creature entering the hero's body and granting the host powers", such as Parasyte, Kaiju No. 8, Dragon Ball GT and Jujutsu Kaisen; Blackburn claimed that Ghost Reaper Girl is a refreshing take of this trope, commenting that "there isn't really anything like Ghost Reaper Girl".[23]
Notes
editExplanatory notes
edit- ^ Chapter 29 at the time of web posting is as follows. "Feeling Good" (
爽快 な気分 , Sōkai na Kibun)
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Official Website for Ghost Reaper Girl". Viz Media. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ El, Ashanti (October 12, 2021). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator's Marvel Heroes Manga Gets English Translation". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (July 16, 2020). "Viz Media's Shonen Jump Publishes Rosario + Vampire Creator's Ghost Reaper Girl Manga in Left-to-Right Format". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 31, 2023). "Akissa Saiké's Ghost Reaper Girl Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Health". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 31, 2023). "Akissa Saiké's Ghost Reaper Girl Manga Resumes Publication". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ 「ロザバン」
作者 がアラサー女優 主人公 に描 くオカルティックアクションコメディ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 4, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2021. - ^
紗 池 晃久 「GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール」1巻 2020年 12月4日 発売 !. collabo-cafe.com (in Japanese). Collabo Cafe, Inc. November 25, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2022. - ^ Akissa Saiké(Akihisa Ikeda) [@GRG_RV_official] (28 June 2021). "The reason I changed my pen name is that Akihisa Ikeda is my real name.There were a lot of inconveniences in my daily life when I work under my real name.I also didn't like the feeling that life and work were inseparable" (Tweet). Japan. Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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武富 智 の新作 読切 がSQ.19に、「ロザバン」の後日 談 も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 19, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2022. - ^
童顔 アラサー女優 が魔法 少女 に変身 !? パートナーは彼女 の大 ファンというイケメンゴースト!. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. July 6, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022. - ^ Akissa Saiké (Akihisa Ikeda) [@akissa_saike] (23 July 2021). これらは
全 て、ラブクラフト作品 に登場 する人名 や地名 に由来 しています。-紗 池 晃久 Akissa Saiké @ ゴーストガール GHOST GIRL (Tweet) (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Twitter. - ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 9, 2021). "Viz Announces Summer 2022 Book Releases Including Junji Ito's The Liminal Zone, Takashi Shiina's Yashahime Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Llanes, Jeric (April 11, 2021). "Shonen Jump Chapters 04/11/2021". Viz Media. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Egenolf, Kodie (June 6, 2021). "Shonen Jump Chapters 6/6/2021". Viz Media. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ghost Reaper Girl, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Ghost Reaper Girl, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Ghost Reaper Girl, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "Ghost Reaper Girl, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ Blackburn, Steven (July 17, 2021). "Ghost Reaper Girl Revolutionizes Heroic Host Trope in Manga". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
External links
edit- Ghost Reaper Girl official website at Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese)
- Ghost Reaper Girl on Manga Plus
- Ghost Reaper Girl (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia