Land (manga)

Land
First tankōbon volume cover
ランド
(Rando)
Manga
Written byKazumi Yamashita
Published byKodansha
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 13, 2014 – July 9, 2020
Volumes11
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Land (Japanese: ランド, Hepburn: Rando) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazumi Yamashita. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from March 2014 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 11 tankōbon volumes.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kazumi Yamashita, Land serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from March 13, 2014,[1] to July 9, 2020.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in eleven tankōbon volumes, released from October 23, 2014,[3] to September 18, 2020.[4]

In August 2024, Yamashita confirmed on her Twitter account that an English version is being planned.[5]

Reception

Land placed 13th on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! ranking of top 20 manga for male readers in 2016.[6] The series ranked 50th, alongside What Did You Eat Yesterday?, on Da Vinci magazine's 17th annual "Book of the Year" 2017 list.[7] In December 2019, Brutus magazine included the series on their "Most Dangerous Manga" list, which included works with the most "stimulating" and thought-provoking themes.[8] The series won the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Grand Prize in 2021.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ 「柳沢教授」の山下和美、モーニング新連載は久々続きもの. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 13, 2014. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Morning [@morningmanga] (July 9, 2020). 【モーニング32号本日発売！】山下和美氏が描く大好評月イチ連載『 #ランド 』は最終話「人間」！杏とアン、双子が突き進んだ先にあるものは…？現代日本への不安を描いた意欲作、ついに最終回！単行本①～⑩巻は絶賛発売中、最終⑪巻は9月18日(金)発売予定です！ (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ 【10月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  4. ^ 【9月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 18, 2020. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Tai, Anita (August 15, 2024). "Kazumi Yamashita Announces Upcoming English Release for Land Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Ressler, Karen (December 10, 2015). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 6, 2016). "March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2nd Year". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  8. ^ Morrissy, Kim (December 18, 2019). "Spy×Family Included in Brutus Magazine's 'Most Dangerous Manga' of 2019 List". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  9. ^ Loo, Egan (February 25, 2021). "Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Promised Neverland Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  10. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 27, 2021). "Land, Frieren, Demon Slayer Manga Win Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

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