Earthchild

Earthchild (Japanese: 地球の子, Hepburn: Chikyū no Ko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Shinkai. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from February to September 2022; as of October 2022, its chapters have been collected into three volumes.

Earthchild
Cover of the tankōbon volume
地球の子
(Chikyū no Ko)
Genre
Manga
Written byHideo Shinkai
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 21, 2022 – September 5, 2022
Volumes3

Publication

Written and illustrated by Hideo Shinkai, the series was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from February 21 to September 5, 2022.[1][3][4] As of October 2022, 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 the Japanese release.[6] Viz Media will begin releasing volumes digitally in Q2 2024.[7]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 June 3, 2022[8]978-4-08-883146-6
2 August 4, 2022[9]978-4-08-883194-7
3 October 4, 2022[5]978-4-08-883289-0

Reception

Ryoko Fukuda from Real Sound offered praise for the characters and artwork.[2] Steven Blackburn from Screen Rant also offered praise, calling the series emotional.[10]

References
  1. "「SOUL CATCHER(S)」の神海英雄が描く一般人と地球を守るヒーローの純愛物語". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 21, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. Fukuda, Ryoko (March 26, 2022). "繊細に描かれる人の繋がりーー少年ジャンプ新連載『地球の子』は壮大な"人情SF作品"だ". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 6, 2022). "Magu-chan Manga Ends as 2 New Manga Launch in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. Cayanan, Joanna (September 4, 2022). "Hideo Shinkai's Earthchild Manga Ends in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. 地球の子 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. Hazra, Adriana (February 21, 2022). "Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish Earthchild Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  7. Saabedra, Humberto (June 9, 2023). "One Piece: Ace's Story and More Announced in VIZ Media's Spring 2024 Slate". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  8. 地球の子 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  9. 地球の子 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  10. Blackburn, Steven (March 2, 2022). "New Manga Earthchild Is Already Shonen Jump's Most Heartbreaking Series". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
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