The Golden Sheep
Japanese manga series
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The Golden Sheep (Japanese: 金のひつじ, Hepburn: Kin no Hitsuji) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Ozaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon from September 2017 to February 2019, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. It was licensed in North America for English release by Vertical.
| The Golden Sheep | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 金のひつじ (Kin no Hitsuji) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Kaori Ozaki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
| Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
| Original run | September 25, 2017 – February 25, 2019 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Plot
Publication
Written and illustrated by Kaori Ozaki, The Golden Sheep was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon from September 25, 2017, to February 25, 2019.[1][2][3] Kodansha collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from March 23, 2018, to April 23, 2019.[4][5]
In North America, Vertical licensed the series for English release in 2018.[6] The three volumes were released from September 24, 2019, to March 10, 2020.[7][8]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | March 23, 2018[4] | 978-4-06-511126-0 | September 24, 2019[7] | 978-1-94719-480-9 | ||
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| 2 | September 21, 2018[9] | 978-4-06-512769-8 | December 10, 2019[10] | 978-1-94719-488-5 | ||
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| 3 | April 23, 2019[5] | 978-4-06-515183-9 | March 10, 2020[8] | 978-1-94998-012-7 | ||
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Reception
The Golden Sheep was one of twelve manga series to make the 2021 Young Adult Library Services Association's top 126 graphic novels for teenagers list.[11]
See also
- The Gods Lie, another manga series by the same author