Testarotho

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Testarotho
テスタロト
(Tesutaroto)
Genre Action, Fantasy, Historical fiction
Manga
Written by Takehito Mizuki
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher United States CMX Manga
Demographic Shōnen
Original run March 2001 – November 2002
Volumes 4

Testarotho (テスタロト Tesutaroto) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe. The manga is licensed in English by CMX Manga.[1] The manga is licensed for a French-language release by Vegetal Soleil.[2]

Characters

  • Garrincha is the feared inquisitor of Neo Arsen. He tries to convert heretics to Arsenal religion.
  • Leonedus is a loyal friend of Garrincha.
  • Capria is a nun who joins the group.
  • Socrates is the healer and doctor of the group.
  • Sabati is an assassin who betrayed Arsenal to join Materia, a heretic sect. She attempts to assassinate Leonedus, her childhood friend.

Manga

Kadokawa Shoten has released 4 bound volumes of the manga between March 2001 and November 2002.[3][4] CMX Manga released the 4 bound volumes of the manga between September 1, 2005 and May 1, 2006.[5][6]

Volume listing

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 March 2001[3]ISBN 978-4-04-926166-0September 1, 2005[5]ISBN 978-1-40-120742-7
2 June 2001[7]ISBN 978-4-04-926174-5November 1, 2005[8]ISBN 978-1-40-120743-4
3 March 2002[9]ISBN 978-4-04-926194-3February 1, 2006[10]ISBN 978-1-40-120744-1
4 November 2002[4]ISBN 978-4-04-926211-7May 1, 2006.[6]ISBN 978-1-40-120745-8

Reception

Mania.com's Jarred Pine criticises the manga on relying too much on " flashy violence rather than really exploring the conflicts of the heretic inquisitions."[11]

References

  1. ↑ "New CMX Licenses". Anime News Network. 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  2. ↑ "Testarotho". manga-news.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "テスタロト (1) (ドラゴンコミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "テスタロト (4) (ドラゴンコミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Testarotho: Volume 1 (Testarotho (DC Comics)) (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Testarotho: Volume 4 (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  7. ↑ "テスタロト (2) (ドラゴンコミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  8. ↑ "Testarotho: Volume 2 (Testarotho (DC Comics)) (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  9. ↑ "テスタロト (3) (ドラゴンコミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  10. ↑ "Testarotho: Volume 3 (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  11. ↑ Pine, Jarred (December 15, 2005). "Testarotho Vol. #01". Mania.com. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 

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