Earthchild
Japanese manga series
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Earthchild (Japanese: 地球の子, Hepburn: Chikyū no Ko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Shinkai. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from February to September 2022; as of October 2022, its chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes.
| Earthchild | |
Cover of the tankōbon volume | |
| 地球の子 (Chikyū no Ko) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hideo Shinkai |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | February 21, 2022 – September 5, 2022 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Publication
Written and illustrated by Hideo Shinkai, the series was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from February 21 to September 5, 2022.[1][3][4] As of October 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes.[5]
Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with the Japanese release.[6] Viz Media will begin releasing volumes digitally in Q2 2024.[7]
Volumes
| No. | Release date | ISBN | ||
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| 1 | June 3, 2022[8] | 978-4-08-883146-6 | ||
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| 2 | August 4, 2022[9] | 978-4-08-883194-7 | ||
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| 3 | October 4, 2022[5] | 978-4-08-883289-0 | ||
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Reception
Ryoko Fukuda from Real Sound offered praise for the characters and artwork.[2] Steven Blackburn from Screen Rant also offered praise, calling the series emotional.[10]