Otherworld Barbara |
Cover of the first volume of Otherworld Barbara featuring Kirya Kitakata |
バルバラ異界 (Barubara Ikai) |
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Genre |
Science fiction |
Manga |
Written by |
Moto Hagio |
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Published by |
Shogakukan |
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English publisher |
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Demographic |
Josei |
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Magazine |
Flowers |
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Original run |
September 2002 – August 2005 |
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Volumes |
4 |
Otherworld Barbara (バルバラ異界, Barubara Ikai) is a science fiction manga by Moto Hagio. It is set in a near-future Japan, and begins with a girl, Jyujo Aoba, who has been in a coma since she was nine years old, who was discovered next to her parents' bodies, with their hearts inside her stomach.[1] To discover why she killed her parents, a specialist enters her coma dreams and finds that Jyujo is dreaming about and simultaneously creating the future.[2] Otherworld Barbara was serialised in Shogakukan's Flowers between September 2002 and August 2005 and is collected in 4 volumes. Otherworld Barbara won the 2006 Nihon SF Taisho Award,[3] and was the first manga in 23 years to have won this award.[4] It is published in Traditional Chinese by Sharp Point Press.[5] The series is licensed for release in the United States by Fantagraphics Books.[6]
Volume list
No. | Release date | ISBN |
01 | 26 June 2003[9] |
ISBN 4-09-167041-5 |
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- 01. "The World Revolves Around Me" (世界の中心であるわたし)
- 02. "Sleeping Beauty Nestles in Sleeping Blood and Roses" (眠り姫は眠る血とバラの中)
- 03. "No Sword Dancing in the Park" (公園で剣舞を舞ってはならない)
- 04. "His Name Is Despair; Her Name Is Hope" (彼の名は絶望 彼女の名は希望)
- 05. "Whatever Became of Ezra?" (エズラはどこへ消えた?)
- 06. "See You in Roppongi" (六本木で会いましょう)
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02 | 26 March 2004[10] |
ISBN 4-09-167042-3 |
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- 07. "I Used to Carry You on My Shoulders" (きみに肩車してあげた)
- 08. "I'm in the Fridge. Bon Appétit!" (冷蔵庫の中のわたしを食べて)
- 09. "We Were Swimming in the Martian Sea" (火星の海で泳いでいた)
- 10. "Welcome Home, Daddy" (お父さんお帰りなさい)
- 11. "All Born October First" (お誕生日は同じ10月1日)
- 12. "The Kasasagi Bakery in Higashi-Ikebukuro" (東池袋カササギのパン屋)
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03 | 20 December 2004[11] |
ISBN 4-09-167043-1 |
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- 13. "The Long, Long Genome Story" (長い長い遺伝子(ゲノム)の物語)
- 14. "There Are Things Even Grown-ups Don't Know" (大人にだってわからない)
- 15. "The Long Way 'Round to Engaru" (遠軽への遠い道)
- 16. "And We Shall Become One" (ひとつになりましょう)
- 17. "Nobody Knows Your Name" (誰もあなたの名前を知らない)
- 18. "A First Time for Everything" (はじめてのことだから)
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04 | 26 September 2005[12] |
ISBN 4-09-167044-X |
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- 19. "I Have Always Loved You" (ずっとあなたを愛していた)
- 20. "A Message from the Dead" (死者からのメッセージ)
- 21. "The Fall of Barbara" (バルバラ崩壊)
- 22. "Hana-Koganei Hikobae Day Care Center" (花小金井ヒコバエ保育園)
- 23. "Give Me My Kiriya Back" (ぼくのキリヤをかえしてくれ)
- 24. "From a Distant Yesterday to a Distant Tomorrow" (遠い昨日から遠い明日へ)
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