Choujin X
Japanese manga series by Sui Ishida
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Choujin X (Japanese: 超人X, Hepburn: Chōjin Ekkusu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It has been irregularly serialized on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website since May 2021 and in Weekly Young Jump from October 2021 to February 2022.
| Choujin X | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Tokio Kurohara | |
| 超人X (Chōjin Ekkusu) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Sui Ishida |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
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| Original run | May 10, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 15 |
Synopsis
Azuma Higashi (東 アズマ, Higashi Azuma) has great fighting skills as well as a strong sense of justice, and also always gets good grades in his class. His friend Tokio Kurohara (黒原 トキオ, Kurohara Tokio) is the complete opposite of Azuma: he does not listen in class, and is a bystander when Azuma fights. Different as they might be, their bond is very strong nevertheless. They live in Yamato Prefecture, where the district has almost been destroyed by Choujin, humans with supernatural abilities. When the two are returning home, they encounter a Choujin who threatens to kill them. With no other way of escaping, the two decided to become Choujin themselves. The story centers around their adventures and struggles as they try to navigate the chaotic and often dangerous life of a Choujin.
Publication
Choujin X, written and illustrated by Sui Ishida, was first announced in November 2020.[3] With an irregular serialization, with chapters released according to Ishida's own schedule,[4][1] Choujin X began serialization on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website on May 10, 2021.[1] It was also serialized in Weekly Young Jump from October 14, 2021,[5][4] to February 4, 2022, only continuing its serialization on the website.[6] Shueisha released its first two tankōbon volumes on December 17, 2021.[7]
The series is simultaneously published in English on Viz Media's website and Shueisha's Manga Plus online platform.[1]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | December 17, 2021[8] | 978-4-08-892166-2 | February 21, 2023[9] | 978-1-9747-3669-0 | ||
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| 2 | December 17, 2021[10] | 978-4-08-892167-9 | May 16, 2023[11] | 978-1-9747-3687-4 | ||
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| 3 | May 18, 2022[12] | 978-4-08-892318-5 | August 15, 2023[13] | 978-1-9747-3759-8 | ||
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| 4 | September 16, 2022[14] | 978-4-08-892458-8 | November 21, 2023[15] | 978-1-9747-4074-1 | ||
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| 5 | January 19, 2023[16] | 978-4-08-892573-8 | February 20, 2024[17] | 978-1-9747-4303-2 | ||
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| 6 | May 19, 2023[18] | 978-4-08-892691-9 | May 21, 2024[19] | 978-1-9747-4555-5 | ||
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| 7 | September 19, 2023[20] | 978-4-08-892792-3 | September 17, 2024[21] | 978-1-9747-4873-0 | ||
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| 8 | December 19, 2023[22] | 978-4-08-893018-3 | February 18, 2025[23] | 978-1-9747-5178-5 | ||
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| 9 | April 18, 2024[24] | 978-4-08-893219-4 | June 17, 2025[25] | 978-1-9747-5567-7 | ||
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| 10 | July 18, 2024[26] | 978-4-08-893269-9 | November 18, 2025[27] | 978-1-9747-5882-1 | ||
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| 11 | November 19, 2024[28] | 978-4-08-893428-0 | February 17, 2026[29] | 978-1-9747-6213-2 | ||
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| 12 | April 17, 2025[30] | 978-4-08-893571-3 | May 19, 2026[31] | 978-1-9747-6334-4 | ||
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| 13 | August 19, 2025[32] | 978-4-08-893786-1 | — | — | ||
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| 14 | November 19, 2025[33] | 978-4-08-894014-4 | — | — | ||
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| 15 | February 19, 2026[34] | 978-4-08-894138-7 | — | — | ||
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| 16 | June 18, 2026[35] | 978-4-08-894227-8 | — | — | ||
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- The Events Leading Up to March 2003, Part 1 (2003年3月までのこと《前編》, 2003-Nen Sangatsu Made no Koto《Zenpen》)
- The Events Leading Up to March 2003, Part 2 (2003年3月までのこと《後編》, 2003-Nen Sangatsu Made no Koto《Kōhen》)
- Behold the marked
Reception
The first and second volumes sold 33,113 and 29,852 copies (respectively) in their first week;[36][37] they sold 40,141 and 36,085 copies (respectively) in their second week.[38] By December 2022, the manga had sold over 1 million copies.[39]
The series ranked 13th in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023.[40] The manga placed sixth in Rakuten Kobo's second E-book Award in the "I Want to Deliver It to the World! Top Recommended Manga" category in 2024.[41]