To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts

To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts
The cover of the first volume.
かつて神だった獣たちへ
(Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e)
Genre Action,[1] dark fantasy[2]
Manga
Written by Maybe
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
Original run 9 June 2014 – present
Volumes 8

To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (Japanese: かつて神だった獣たちへ, Hepburn: Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Maybe. The series is published by Kodansha in Japan and by Vertical in North America.

Release

Manga artist duo Maybe (めいびい, Meibī) launched the series in the July 2014 issue of Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on 9 June 2014.[3][4] The series took a one-month break in August 2015 (it was not published in the September issue on 8 August) before resuming serialization in the October issue on 9 September 2015.[4]

North American manga publisher Vertical announced their license to the series on 27 August 2015, scheduling the release of the first volume for May 2016.[2][1][5] Before they selected the series' current title, Vertical was originally going to publish the manga as The Abandoned Sacred Beasts.[6][2]

Volumes

Eight volumes have been released as of August 2018,[7] and the first volume was published in English in May 2016.

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 9 December 2014[8] ISBN 978-4-06-395262-917 May 2016[9] ISBN 978-1-942993-41-4
  1. "Beast Hunter" (獣（けもの）狩（が）り, Kemono Gari)
  2. "The Minotaur's Fortress (Pt. 1)" (ミノタウロスの要（よう）塞（さい） ①, Minotaurosu no Yōsai Ichi)
  3. "The Minotaur's Fortress (Pt. 2)" (ミノタウロスの要（よう）塞（さい） ②, Minotaurosu no Yōsai Ni)
  4. "March of the Behemoth (Pt. 1)" (巨獣（ベヒモス）の猛（もう）進（しん） ①, Behimosu no Mōshin Ichi)
  5. "March of the Behemoth (Pt. 2)" (巨獣（ベヒモス）の猛（もう）進（しん） ②, Behimosu no Mōshin Ni)
2 9 June 2015[10] ISBN 978-4-06-395410-416 August 2016[11] ISBN 978-1-942993-42-1
  1. "Beasts Unbound" (解（と）き放（はな）たれた獣（けもの）, Tokihanata Reta Kemono)
  2. "Gargoyle's Judgement (Pt. 1)" (ガーゴイルの断（だん）罪（ざい） ①, Gāgoiru no Danzai Ichi)
  3. "Gargoyle's Judgement (Pt. 2)" (ガーゴイルの断（だん）罪（ざい） ②, Gāgoiru no Danzai Ni)
  4. "Gargoyle's Judgement (Pt. 3)" (ガーゴイルの断（だん）罪（ざい） ③, Gāgoiru no Danzai San)
  5. "Lord of the Beasts" (獣（けもの）の王（おう）, Kemono no Ō)
3 9 December 2015[12] ISBN 978-4-06-395552-122 November 2016[13] ISBN 978-1-942993-64-3
  1. "The Dragon's Daughter" (竜（りゆう）の娘（むすめ）, Ryū no Musume)
  2. "Coup de Grace" (クーデグラース, Kū de Gurāsu)
  3. "Returning to the Road" (旅（たび）の再（さい）開（かい）, Tabi no Saikai)
  4. "Songstress of Sleep (Pt. 1)" (眠（ねむ）りの歌（うた）姫（ひめ） ①, Nemuri no Utahime Ichi)
  5. "Songstress of Sleep (Pt. 2)" (眠（ねむ）りの歌（うた）姫（ひめ） ②, Nemuri no Utahime Ni)
  6. Target (標（ひよう）的（てき）, Hyōteki)
4 9 August 2016[14] ISBN 978-4-06-395682-514 February 2017[15] ISBN 978-1-945054-03-7
  1. "The Night of the Hunt" (狩（か）りの夜（よる）, Kari no Yoru)
  2. "The Hound of Hell's Gate (Pt. 1)" (冥（めい）府（ふ）の番（ばん）犬（けん） ①, Meifu no Banken Ichi)
  3. "The Hound of Hell's Gate (Pt. 2)" (冥（めい）府（ふ）の番（ばん）犬（けん） ②, Meifu no Banken Ni)
  4. "Reunion (Pt. 1)" (再（さい）会（かい） ①, Saikai Ichi)
  5. "Reunion (Pt. 2)" (再（さい）会（かい） ②, Saikai Ni)
  6. "Reunion (Pt. 3)" (再（さい）会（かい） ③, Saikai San)
5 9 February 2017[16] ISBN 978-4-06-395836-228 November 2017[17] ISBN 978-1-945054-20-4
  1. "The Beacon of Rebellion" (反（はん）乱（らん）の狼煙（のろし）, Hanran no Noroshi)
  2. "Immortal Beast (Pt. 1)" (不（ふ）死（じ）身（み）の獣（けもの） ①, Fujimi no Kemono Ichi)
  3. "Immortal Beast (Pt. 2)" (不（ふ）死（じ）身（み）の獣（けもの） ②, Fujimi no Kemono Ni)
  4. "Immortal Beast (Pt. 3)" (不（ふ）死（じ）身（み）の獣（けもの） ③, Fujimi no Kemono San)
  5. "Immortal Beast (Pt. 4)" (不（ふ）死（じ）身（み）の獣（けもの） ④, Fujimi no Kemono Yon)
  6. "Immortal Beast (Pt. 5)" (不（ふ）死（じ）身（み）の獣（けもの） ⑤, Fujimi no Kemono Go)
6 8 September 2017[18] ISBN 978-4-06-510201-519 June 2018[19] ISBN 978-1-947194-05-2
  1. Shisha no Yōsai Ichi (死（し）者（しゃ）の要（よう）塞（さい） ①)
  2. Shisha no Yōsai Ni (死（し）者（しゃ）の要（よう）塞（さい） ②)
  3. Kūgeki no Jakujō (空（くう）隙（げき）の寂（じゃく）静（じょう）)
  4. Bōshitsu no Fukuseisha Ichi (亡（ぼう）失（しつ）の複（ふく）製（せい）者（しゃ） ①)
  5. Bōshitsu no Fukuseisha Ni (亡（ぼう）失（しつ）の複（ふく）製（せい）者（しゃ） ②)
7 9 March 2018[20] ISBN 978-4-06-511070-624 December 2018[21] ISBN 978-1-947194-53-3
8 9 August 2018[22] ISBN 978-4-06-512324-9——

Reception

The first volume of the series reached 39th place on the weekly Oricon comics rankings, with 22,468 copies sold;[23] the second volume reached 31st place, with 18,638 copies sold;[24] the third volume reached 39th place, with 28,018 copies sold;[25] and the fourth volume reached 24th place, with 32,728 copies sold.[26]

Works cited

  • Vol. 1 (ch. 1–5):  かつて神だった獣たちへ 1 (in Japanese). December 2014. ISBN 978-4-06-395262-9. and To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Vol. 1. May 2016. ISBN 978-1-942993-41-4.
  • Vol. 2 (ch. 6–10):  かつて神だった獣たちへ 2 (in Japanese). June 2015. ISBN 978-4-06-395410-4. and To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Vol. 2. August 2016. ISBN 978-1-942993-42-1.
  • Vol. 3 (ch. 11–16):  かつて神だった獣たちへ 3 (in Japanese). December 2015. ISBN 978-4-06-395552-1. and To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Vol. 3. November 2016. ISBN 978-1-942993-64-3.
  • Vol. 4 (ch. 17–22):  かつて神だった獣たちへ 4 (in Japanese). August 2016. ISBN 978-4-06-395682-5. and To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Vol. 4. November 2016. ISBN 978-1-945054-03-7.

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Scott (30 August 2015). "Vertical to Release "The Abandoned Sacred Beasts" Manga". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Vertical Comics Adds Maybe's The Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga". Anime News Network. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Manga Creator 'Maybe' Launches New Series". Anime News Network. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga Takes 1-Month Break". Anime News Network. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Luster, Joseph (28 August 2016). "Vertical Adds The Abandoned Sacred Beasts Manga". Otaku USA. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 1". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  7. ↑ 『かつて神だった獣たちへ』既刊一覧 [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts previously published list]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  8. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（１） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (1)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  10. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（２） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (2)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  12. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（３） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (3)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  14. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（４） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (4)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  16. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（５） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (5)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 5". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  18. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（６） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (6)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 6". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  20. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（７） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (7)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, 7". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  22. ↑ かつて神だった獣たちへ（８） [To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (8)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 8-14". Anime News Network. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14". Anime News Network. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13". Anime News Network. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 8-14". Anime News Network. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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