Xenon (manga)

Xenon
重機甲兵ゼノン
(Jūki Kōhē Zenon)
Genre Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Manga
Written by Masaomi Kanzaki
Published by Tokuma Shoten (1986)
Kodansha (2000)
English publisher
Eclipse Comics (1987)
Viz Communications (1992)
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Monthly Comic Ryū
Original run March 1986 – March 1987
Volumes 4

Xenon (重機甲兵ゼノン Jūki Kōhē Zenon, lit. "Heavy Metal Warrior Xenon") (aka. Bio Diver Xenon) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Masaomi Kanzaki. The manga was published in 1986 by Shogakukan and 2000 by Kodansha.[1] It was serialised in seinen magazine Monthly Comic Ryū.[2] The manga was licensed by Eclipse Comics in 1987 and by Viz Communications in 1992. The manga is licensed for a French-language release in France by Génération Comics and Semic,[3][4] licensed for a German-language release in Germany by Planet Manga,[5] and licensed in Taiwan by Taiwan Tohan.[6]

Manga

Kodansha published the manga's 4 bound volumes between March 1986 and March 1987.[7][8]

Reception

The French Manga-News regarded the first volume as "a good action manga if you like the author or the genre, but dispensable for others".[9] While praising the art, the Manga-News reviewer felt the story was unoriginal.[10] He felt that the "non-stop action" prevented the series from sinking into caricatures,[11] and noted that the fanbase of the manga kept the manga going into a fourth volume, and found the last volume "most interesting".[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Jyukikohei XENON (1) BIO DIVER XENON (1)". Kodansha. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  2. ↑ "Japan's Comic Ryū to Include Free Galactic Heroes Film". Anime News Network. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Xenon" (in French). Panini Comics. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Xenon" (in French). animint.com. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  5. ↑ "XENON" (in German). mangaguide.de. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  6. ↑ 重機甲兵捷諾 1 (in Chinese). books.com.tw. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  7. ↑ 重機甲兵ゼノン 1 (1) (少年ビッグコミックス) (新書) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  8. ↑ 重機甲兵ゼノン 4 (4) (少年ビッグコミックス) (新書) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  9. ↑ "Bio Xenon Vol.1" (in French). manga-news.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Bio Xenon Vol.2" (in French). manga-news.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Bio Xenon Vol.3" (in French). manga-news.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Bio Xenon Vol.4" (in French). manga-news.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.

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