Search and Destroy (manga)
Japanese manga series by Atsushi Kaneko
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Search and Destroy (Japanese: サーチアンドデストロイ, Hepburn: Sāchi Ando Desutoroi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Kaneko. The series is a science fiction retelling based on the Dororo manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka, and was serialized in Micro Magazine's Tezuka tribute manga magazine TezuComi from October 2018 to March 2020.
| Search and Destroy | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| サーチアンドデストロイ (Sāchi Ando Desutoroi) | |
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| Genre | Science fiction[1] |
| Created by | Osamu Tezuka |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Atsushi Kaneko |
| Published by | Micro Magazine |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | TC Comics |
| Magazine | TezuComi |
| Original run | October 5, 2018 – March 5, 2020 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Synopsis
The series is set in a near-future Japan, where robots named "creatures" serve Japan's upper class and attack the underprivileged. Doro, a girl who is on the run from the yakuza, meets a mysterious girl with mechanical arms named Hyaku who attacks one of the "creatures".
Publication
Written and illustrated by Atsushi Kaneko, Search and Destroy is based on the Dororo manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Micro Magazine's Tezuka tribute manga magazine TezuComi from October 5, 2018, to March 5, 2020.[2][3] Its chapters were compiled into three tankōbon volumes released from April 5, 2019, to March 27, 2020.[4][5]
In July 2023, the series was licensed for English publication by the manga-focused podcast Mangasplaining for their "Mangasplaining Extra" newsletter, with a print release by Fantagraphics initially set for February 2024.[6] The volumes were released from July 23, 2024, to November 25, 2025.[7][8]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | ||
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| 1 | April 5, 2019[4] | 978-4-89637-869-6 | July 23, 2024[9] | 978-1-68-396932-7 | ||
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| 2 | October 5, 2019[10] | 978-4-89637-938-9 | June 3, 2025[11] | 979-8-87500-052-2 | ||
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| 3 | March 27, 2020[5] | 978-4-89637-997-6 | November 25, 2025[8] | 978-1-68-396966-2 | ||
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Reception
The first volume was nominated at the Japan Society and Anime NYC's first American Manga Awards for Best Lettering in 2024;[12] the series was nominated for Best Continuing Manga Series, while its second volume were also nominated for Best Lettering and Best Translation at the second edition in 2025.[13] Library Journal listed the first volume in its Best Graphic Novels of 2024.[14] The first volume was nominated for the Eisner Award in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category in 2025.[15]