Creature!
Japanese manga series
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Creature! (Japanese: ハカイジュウ, Hepburn: Hakaijū) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shingo Honda. It was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Champion from April 2010 to June 2017 and published in 21 volumes.
- NA: Media Do (digital)
| Creature! | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ハカイジュウ (Hakaijū) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Horror, science fiction[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shingo Honda |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | April 6, 2010 – June 6, 2017 |
| Volumes | 21 |
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Shingo Honda, the series began serialization in Monthly Shōnen Champion on April 6, 2010.[2] The series completed its serialization on June 6, 2017.[3] The series' individual chapters were collected into 21 tankōbon volumes.[4]
Media Do published the series in English digitally.[5]
Volume list
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 6, 2010[6] | 978-4-25-320424-8 |
| 2 | November 8, 2010[7] | 978-4-25-320425-5 |
| 3 | March 8, 2011[8] | 978-4-25-320426-2 |
| 4 | July 8, 2011[9] | 978-4-25-320427-9 |
| 5 | November 8, 2011[10] | 978-4-25-320428-6 |
| 6 | March 8, 2012[11] | 978-4-25-320429-3 |
| 7 | July 6, 2012[12] | 978-4-25-320449-1 |
| 8 | November 8, 2012[13] | 978-4-25-320450-7 |
| 9 | March 8, 2013[14] | 978-4-25-320451-4 |
| 10 | July 8, 2013[15] | 978-4-25-320452-1 |
| 11 | November 8, 2013[16] | 978-4-25-320459-0 |
| 12 | March 7, 2014[17] | 978-4-25-320460-6 |
| 13 | July 8, 2014[18] | 978-4-25-320468-2 |
| 14 | March 6, 2015[19] | 978-4-25-320469-9 |
| 15 | July 8, 2015[20] | 978-4-25-320470-5 |
| 16 | November 6, 2015[21] | 978-4-25-322671-4 |
| 17 | March 8, 2016[22] | 978-4-25-322672-1 |
| 18 | July 8, 2016[23] | 978-4-25-322673-8 |
| 19 | November 8, 2016[24] | 978-4-25-322674-5 |
| 20 | March 8, 2017[25] | 978-4-25-322675-2 |
| 21 | July 7, 2017[4] | 978-4-25-322676-9 |
Other media
A two-minute live action short was produced to commemorate the release of the seventh volume. It was created by Hajime Ohata and Kiyotaka Taguchi.[1]
Reception
The reviewers for Anime News Network offered praise to the artwork and concept of the series, while also criticizing the plot as generic and uninspired.[5] Koiwai from Manga News had similar feelings, praising the artwork and criticizing the plot as generic.[26]
The series has sold over one million copies.[1]