Holy Corpse Rising
Japanese manga series
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Holy Corpse Rising (Japanese: 聖骸の魔女, Hepburn: Seigai no Majo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hosana Tanaka. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's seinen manga magazine Young King OURs from October 2014 to August 2018, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes. The series was licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment
| Holy Corpse Rising | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 聖骸の魔女 (Seigai no Majo) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hosana Tanaka |
| Published by | Shōnen Gahōsha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Young King OURs |
| Original run | October 30, 2014 – August 30, 2018 |
| Volumes | 7 |
Synopsis
The story is set in an alternate fifteenth century Rome, where witches have declared war against humanity. Nikola Eskalibur (ニコラ・エスカリバ, Nikora Esukariba) is a young monk adopted by the Catholic Church, whose parents were murdered by a witch. After studying heretical tomes in the Church's secret archives, Nikola discovers the way to winning the war; he must resurrect twelve ancient witches who were locked away centuries earlier, known as the "First Witches" (最初の魔女, Saisho no Majo). To revive them, however, Nikola must form a marriage contract with each one. Nikola, thus, becomes the key to make the First Witches the Church's greatest weapons and save the world.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Hosana Tanaka, Holy Corpse Rising was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's seinen manga magazine Young King OURs from October 30, 2014,[4] to August 30, 2018.[5] Shōnen Gahōsha collected its chapters in seven tankōbon volumes, released from May 30, 2015,[6] to October 30, 2018.[7]
The series was licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[8] The seven volumes were published from November 29, 2016,[9] to May 28, 2019.[10]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30, 2015[6] | 978-4-7859-5557-1 | November 29, 2016[9] | 978-1-626923-59-1 |
| 2 | November 30, 2015[11] | 978-4-7859-5673-8 | February 28, 2017[12] | 978-1-626924-28-4 |
| 3 | May 30, 2016[13] | 978-4-7859-5788-9 | June 20, 2017[14] | 978-1-626924-92-5 |
| 4 | January 30, 2017[15] | 978-4-7859-5946-3 | November 14, 2017[16] | 978-1-626925-77-9 |
| 5 | August 30, 2017[17] | 978-4-7859-6069-8 | August 28, 2018[18] | 978-1-626927-02-5 |
| 6 | March 30, 2018[19] | 978-4-7859-6182-4 | February 19, 2019[20] | 978-1-626928-59-6 |
| 7 | October 30, 2018[7] | 978-4-06-382728-6 | May 28, 2019[10] | 978-1-642750-24-9 |