Minima!
| Minima! | |
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Machiko Sakurai |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Friend |
| Original run | December 13, 2006 – February 13, 2008 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Minima! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Sakurai. It was cancelled in February 2008.
Manga
The manga was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Del Rey Manga.[1] As of February 2009, Del Rey Manga had released 4 bound volumes of the manga.
Volume list
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 13, 2006[2] | ISBN 978-4-06-341499-8 | February 2008[3] | ISBN 978-0-345-50182-0 |
| 2 | March 11, 2007[4] | ISBN 978-4-06-341525-4 | May 2008[3] | ISBN 978-0-345-50407-4 |
| 3 | October 12, 2007[5] | ISBN 978-4-06-341548-3 | December 2008[3] | ISBN 978-0-345-50680-1 |
| 4 | February 13, 2008[6] | ISBN 978-4-06-341566-7 | August 2009[3] | ISBN 978-0-345-51072-3 |
Reception
Mania.com's Nadia Oxford and About.com's Deb Aoki comments on the manga's realistic portrayal of a high school girl who is a victim of bullying.[7][8] Pop Culture Shock's Katherine Dacey criticises the manga artist's artwork saying that Sakurai "has a limited repertoire of character designs, and a tendency to draw vaguely alien faces with bulging eyes and foreheads."[9] Casey Brienza at Anime News Network commends the manga's ability to seamlessly "shift from human-sized perspectives to toy-sized ones and back again".[10]
References
- ↑ "Del Rey Unveils First 2008 Titles". Anime News Network. 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "minima! 1 (1) (講談社コミックスフレンド B) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- 1 2 3 4 "Catalog: Minima! 1 - Minima! 4". Del Rey Manga. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "minima! 2 (2) (講談社コミックスフレンド B) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "minima! 3 (3) (講談社コミックスフレンド B) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "minima! 4 (4) (講談社コミックスフレンド B) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "MINIMA, VOLUME #1". Mania.com. February 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Aoki, Deb. "Minima! Volume 1". About.com. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Dacey, Katherine (March 4, 2008). "Minima!, Vol. 1". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Brienza, Casey (June 19, 2008). "Minima! GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
External links
- Official Betsufure Minima! website (Japanese)
- Minima! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia