Gokurakugai

Gokurakugai (極楽街) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuto Sano. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square since July 2022.

Gokurakugai
First tankōbon volume cover
極楽街
Manga
Written byYuto Sano
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics SQ.
MagazineJump Square
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 4, 2022 – present
Volumes2

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yuto Sano, Gokurakugai was preceded by a one-shot chapter, titled Gokurakugai Sanban-doori no Ken (極楽街三番通の件, "The Gokuraku District's Third Avenue Incident"), published in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump SQ.Rise on January 27, 2020;[1][2] the serialization started in Shueisha's Jump Square on July 4, 2022.[2] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 4, 2022.[3] As of April 4, 2023, two volumes have been released.[4]

Viz Media started publishing the manga digitally in English, with its first six chapters, on March 2, 2023.[5] Viz Media will begin releasing the volumes in print and digital formats in Q2 2024.[6]

Volumes
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 November 4, 2022[7]978-4-08-882740-7
  • Chapter 1 : The Troubleshooters of Gokurakugai
  • Chapter 2 : Home
  • Chapter 3 : A Dud
2 April 4, 2023[4]978-4-08-883462-7
  • Chapter 4 : Ignorance is Bliss
  • Chapter 5 : Nei the Child Prodigy
  • Chapter 5.1 : A Day Off
  • Chapter 6 : Young Girl’s Yearning
3 December 4, 2023[8]978-4-08-883725-3

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

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

  • Chapter 7: Groan
  • Chapter 8: Encounter and Rampage
  • Chapter 9: The Person Who Made It Happen
  • Chapter 10: Salvation
  • Chapter 11: Boozer
  • Chapter 12: Boiling Mad

Reception

The series ranked ninth in the 2023 Next Manga Award in the print manga category.[9] It placed tenth in the seventh Tsutaya Comic Award in 2023.[10]

References
  1. ジャンプＳＱ．（ジャンプスクエア）増刊 （２０２０年２月号） - ジャンプＳＱ． ＲＩＳＥ ２０２０ ＷＩＮＴＥＲ. Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. 千錯万綜な街を舞台に、“解決屋”を営むコンビを描く新連載「極楽街」がSQ.で. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 4, 2022. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. 解決屋の2人には別の顔が？賑わいと深い闇が交錯する街を舞台に描くアクション1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. 極楽街 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. Mateo, Alex (March 3, 2023). "Viz Media Publishes Gokurakugai Manga in English". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. Saabedra, Humberto (June 9, 2023). "One Piece: Ace's Story and More Announced in VIZ Media's Spring 2024 Slate". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  7. 極楽街 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. 極楽街 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  9. 次にくるマンガ大賞2023、コミックス部門1位はむちまろ「生徒会にも穴はある！」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  10. 荒川弘「黄泉のツガイ」が「みんなが選ぶTSUTAYAコミック大賞」の大賞に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 27, 2023. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
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