Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (Japanese: ペリリュー -楽園のゲルニカ-, Hepburn: Periryū -Rakuen no Gerunika-) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda. It was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from February 2016 to April 2021 and has been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. A spin-off manga titled Peleliu Gaiden began serialization in Young Animal in July 2021. An anime adaptation has been announced.

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise
First tankōbon volume cover
ペリリュー -楽園のゲルニカ-
(Periryū -Rakuen no Gerunika-)
GenreWar[1]
Manga
Written byKazuyoshi Takeda
Published byHakusensha
MagazineYoung Animal
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 12, 2016 – April 9, 2021
Volumes11
Manga
Peleliu Gaiden
Written byKazuyoshi Takeda
Published byHakusensha
MagazineYoung Animal
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 21, 2021 – present
Volumes2
Anime

Synopsis

The story is set on the island of Peleliu taking part in the Battle of Peleliu during World War II and follows Private Tamaru during the summer of 1944. Unfortunately for Tamaru, a young soldier simply wishing to become a mangaka, he will quickly find himself in the heart of a terrible battlefield, where 10,000 Japanese soldiers will do their best to resist the onslaught of 40,000 American soldiers. Their only instruction: resist until the last.

Media

Manga

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise is written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda. The series was published in Hakusensha's Young Animal from February 12, 2016, to April 9, 2021.[2][3] The series has been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes as of July 2021.

A spin-off, titled Peleliu Gaiden, was announced at the end of the series in April 2021.[4] It began serialization in Young Animal on July 21, 2021.[5]

Volumes
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 July 29, 2016[6]978-4-592-14187-7
2 January 27, 2017[7]978-4-592-14188-4
3 July 28, 2017[8]978-4-592-14189-1
4 February 28, 2018[9]978-4-592-14190-7
5 July 27, 2018[10]978-4-592-16215-5
6 January 29, 2019[11]978-4-592-16216-2
7 July 29, 2019[12]978-4-592-16217-9
8 January 29, 2020[13]978-4-592-16218-6
9 July 29, 2020[14]978-4-592-16219-3
10 January 29, 2021[15]978-4-592-16220-9
11 July 29, 2021[16]978-4-592-16365-7

Peleliu Gaiden
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 July 29, 2022[17]978-4-592-16366-4
2 July 28, 2023[18]978-4-592-16367-1

Anime

In April 2021, it was announced at the end of the manga's final chapter that the series will receive an anime adaptation.[4]

Reception

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise was one of the Manga division's Jury Selections at the 20th and 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2017 and 2018.[19][20] The series was ranked at #12 in the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers.[21] The series also won the Excellence Award at the 46th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.[4] In 2021, it was nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and was ranked at #9 in the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers.[22][23] The manga was again nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022.[24]

See also

References
  1. 終戦後も“戦場”は続く──『ペリリュー』10巻の壮絶な展開に「ああ、ついに…」「やっぱり泣けた」と反響続出. DaVinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. February 16, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. アニマルで羽海野チカ×新房昭之の対談、「さよならタマちゃん」作者の新作も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 12, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. 「ペリリュー」完結＆アニメ化！太平洋戦争末期、戦場を生きる若者の日常. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 8, 2021). "Kazuyuki Takeda's Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise Manga Gets Anime, Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. Kazuyoshi Takeda (July 20, 2021). "本日発売のヤングアニマルに『ペリリュー-外伝-』が掲載されます。". Twitter. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 1 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 2 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 3 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  9. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 4 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  10. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 5 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  11. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 6 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  12. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 7 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  13. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 8 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  14. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 9 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  15. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 10 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  16. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 11 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  17. ペリリュー ―外伝― 1 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  18. ペリリュー ―外伝― 2 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  19. "Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise | Jury Selections | Manga Division | 2017 [20th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  20. "Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise | Jury Selections | Manga Division | 2018 [21st] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  21. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  22. Loo, Egan (February 25, 2021). "Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Promised Neverland Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  23. Mateo, Alex (December 29, 2021). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2022 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  24. Pineda, Rafael (February 20, 2022). "Oshi no Ko, Kaiju No. 8, Jojolion, Peleliu Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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