| Kill Blue | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| キルアオ (Kiru Ao) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tadatoshi Fujimaki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 17, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
Kill Blue (Japanese: キルアオ, Hepburn: Kiru Ao) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in April 2023; as of January 2024, three volumes have been released.
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Plot
Juzo Ogami is a 40-year-old who works for the Z.O.O. assassin syndicate as their prized hitman. During a job taking out criminals working with the genetic manipulation company Mitsuoka Pharmaceuticals, Ogami is stung by a wasp that modifies his DNA, regressing his age to that of when he was 12. Unable to resume work as a hitman due to his stature, the head of Z.O.O. gives Ogami another assignment while they work on an antidote: attend a middle school the head's daughter is applying to and judge if it is safe. Ogami, due to having no formal education, turns out to love middle school, and must balance his time as a student and an assassin. He must also deal with Noren Mitsuoka, the heiress of Mitsuoka Pharmaceuticals, who may be the key to figuring out how to age Ogami back to normal.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, the series began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on April 17, 2023.[3][4] As of January 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes.[5]
Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[6]
Volumes
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | ||
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| 1 | September 4, 2023[7] | 978-4-08-883686-7 | ||
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| 2 | November 2, 2023[8] | 978-4-08-883737-6 | ||
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| 3 | January 4, 2024[5] | 978-4-08-883797-0 | ||
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| 4 | April 4, 2024[9] | 978-4-08-883881-6 | ||
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- 35. "The Beach Trip's End"
- 36. "Determined Noren"
- 37. "Mitsuoka Challenge Surfing Battle"
- 38. "Ladies' Match"
- 39. "Fight and Make Up, as Friends Do"
- 40. "The Disciplinarian and the Killer"
- 41. "Stuffies and Evil"
- 42. "Sentimental Ogami"
- 43. "Even if This Is the End..."
- 44. "A Ride on the Hit Man Express"
- 45. "Yoshitsune and Johnny"
- 46. "Keep Your Hands Off the Home Ec Club"
- 47. "Keep Your Hands Off the Home Ec Club, Part 2"
Reception
The series was ranked seventh in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.[10]
Kaylie Fielden of Screen Rant felt the plot was unique among other hitman manga and praised the beginning chapters.[2] Robbie Pleasant of Multiversity Comics praised the artwork and characters. Regarding the story, Pleasant felt that it has some worrying elements but nonetheless handled them well.[11] Kara Dennison of Otaku USA described the series as "Case Closed with added violence".[12]
References
- ^ Dennison, Kara (June 30, 2023). "Try These Action-Packed, Feel-Good Shonen Jump Manga". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Fielden, Kaylie (April 18, 2023). "Shonen Jump's Unique Twist on Assassin Manga Could Be Its Next Big Hit". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 2, 2023). "Food Wars, Kuroko's Basketball Authors Each Launch New Manga in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ 藤巻忠俊が描く学園アサシンやり直しコメディ、39歳の殺し屋が中学生に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 17, 2023. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ a b キルアオ 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Lada, Jenni (April 16, 2023). "Kill Blue Manga Starts in Shonen Jump". Siliconera. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ キルアオ 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ キルアオ 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ キルアオ 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ 橘オレコ「ホタルの嫁入り」が全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2024の第1位に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Pleasant, Robbie (May 31, 2023). "This Week in Shonen Jump: Week of 5/28/23". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ Dennison, Kara (April 18, 2023). "Fresh New Manga for Your Weekly Reading List". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
External links
- Official website at Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
- Kill Blue (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
This page was last edited on 7 April 2024, at 04:54