Tengai Retrogical (Japanese: 天外レトロジカル, Hepburn: Tengai Retorojikaru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rin Asano. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from 2002 to 2006 and published in seven volumes.
| Tengai Retrogical | |
| 天外レトロジカル (Tengai Retorojikaru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rin Asano |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Blade |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 2002 – 2006 |
| Volumes | 7 |
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by Rin Asano, the series began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine in 2002. It completed its serialization in Monthly Comic Blade in 2006.[1] Its individual chapters were collected into seven tankōbon volumes.[2]
In March 2004, ADV Manga announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[3]
Volumes
edit| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 9, 2002[4] | 978-4-90-192617-1 | December 14, 2004[5] | 978-1-41-390208-2 |
| 2 | March 10, 2003[6] | 978-4-90-192649-2 | — | — |
| 3 | January 10, 2004[7] | 978-4-86-127007-9 | — | — |
| 4 | November 10, 2004[8] | 978-4-86-127089-5 | — | — |
| 5 | December 10, 2005[9] | 978-4-86-127221-9 | — | — |
| 6 | September 9, 2006[10] | 978-4-86-127309-4 | — | — |
| 7 | March 10, 2007[2] | 978-4-86-127382-7 | — | — |
Reception
editMike Dungan of Mania described the manga as "a very enjoyable story that is equal parts action, horror, fantasy, science fiction, historical drama, and comedy." He commended the manga's characterization, stating there was an "air of confidence in both the art and the storytelling".[11] In Manga: The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson praised the artwork, though he felt the plot was too vague and withheld too much information from the reader.[1] Liann Cooper of Anime News Network described the characters as "generic" and the environments as "bland". He concluded by describing the manga as "so unimpressive that just ends up being incredibly boring".[12]
See also
edit- Deaimon, another manga series by the same author
References
edit- ^ a b c Thompson, Jason (July 3, 2012). Manga: The Complete Guide (Google Play Books). Del Rey Books. p. 1207. ISBN 978-0-34-553944-1.
- ^ a b 天外レトロジカル 7 (7) (BLADE COMICS) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 486127382X.
- ^ "ADV Manga Announces 37 Acquisitions" (Press release). ADV Manga. March 30, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Anime News Network.
- ^ 天外レトロジカル 1 (1) (BLADE COMICS) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4901926179.
- ^ Tengai-Retrogical Volume 1 [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback). ISBN 1413902081.
- ^ 天外レトロジカル 2 (2) (BLADE COMICS) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4901926497.
- ^ 天外レトロジカル 3 (3) (BLADE COMICS) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4861270073.
- ^ 天外レトロジカル 4 (4) (BLADE COMICS) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4861270898.
- ^ 天外レトロジカル 5 (5) (BLADE COMICS) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4861272211.
- ^ 天外レトロジカル 6 (6) (BLADE COMICS) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4861273099.
- ^ Dungan, Mike (October 6, 2004). "Tengai Retrogical Vol. #01". Mania. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- ^ Cooper, Liann (November 8, 2004). "Right Turn Only!! Is That A Kiba In Your Pocket..." Anime News Network. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Tengai Retrogical (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia