Gokurakugai

Gokurakugai
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Alma (front) and Tao (back)
極楽街
Genre
Manga
Written byYuto Sano
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics SQ.
MagazineJump Square
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 4, 2022 – present
Volumes4

Gokurakugai (極楽街, lit. 'Paradise District') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuto Sano. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square since July 2022.

Premise

Tao and Alma run Gokurakugai Troubleshooter Agency, a "problem solver" agency, in Gokurakugai, a working class city district populated by humans and beastmen. The duo take up odd jobs, such as missing persons cases and retrieval of incriminating evidence for businessmen. Unease in the city grows as disappearances increase and disfigured animal corpses are found. While investigating disappearances, the duo are attacked by maga, monsters who were once human. The duo's cases continue to explore further into the hidden dark side of the city.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yuto Sano, Gokurakugai was preceded by a one-shot chapter, titled Gokurakugai Sanban-doori no Ken (極楽街三番通の件, lit. 'Paradise District's Third Avenue Incident'), published in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump SQ.Rise on January 27, 2020;[2][3] the serialization started in Shueisha's Jump Square on July 4, 2022.[3] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 4, 2022.[4] As of September 4, 2024, four volumes have been released.[5]

Viz Media started publishing the manga digitally in English, with its first six chapters, on March 2, 2023.[6] Viz Media began releasing the volumes in print and digital formats in April 2024.[7][8]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 4, 2022[9]978-4-08-882740-7April 16, 2024[8]978-1-9747-4356-8
  • Chapter 1: "The Troubleshooters of Gokurakugai"
  • Chapter 2: "Home"
  • Chapter 3: "A Dud"
2 April 4, 2023[10]978-4-08-883462-7June 18, 2024[11]978-1-9747-4579-1
  • Chapter 4: "Ignorance is Bliss"
  • Chapter 5: "Nei the Child Prodigy"
  • Chapter 5.1: "A Day Off"
  • Chapter 6: "Young Girl’s Yearning"
3 December 4, 2023[12]978-4-08-883725-3November 19, 2024[13]978-1-9747-4976-8
  • Chapter 7: "Groan"
  • Chapter 8: "Encounter and Rampage"
  • Chapter 9: "The Person Who Made It Happen"
  • Chapter 10: "Salvation"
  • Chapter 11: "Boozer"
  • Chapter 12: "Boiling Mad"
  • Chapter 13: "Reunion"
4 September 4, 2024[5]978-4-08-884042-0——
  • Chapter 14: "Tis Folly to Be Wise"
  • Chapter 15: "'Hesitation"
  • Chapter 16: "Tons of Trouble"
  • Chapter 17: "Cute Girlfriend"
  • Chapter 18: "Girl Trouble"
  • Chapter 19: "Let's Make a Suicide Pact"

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  • Chapter 20: "Take My Love!"

Reception

The series ranked ninth in the 2023 Next Manga Award in the print manga category.[14] It placed tenth in the seventh Tsutaya Comic Award in 2023.[15] It ranked fifth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.[16]

In North America, the first volume ranked 20th on Circana BookScan's monthly top 20 adult graphic novels list of April 2024.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Official Website for Gokurakugai". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ^ ジャンプＳＱ．（ジャンプスクエア）増刊 （２０２０年２月号） - ジャンプＳＱ． ＲＩＳＥ ２０２０ ＷＩＮＴＥＲ. Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b 千錯万綜な街を舞台に、“解決屋”を営むコンビを描く新連載「極楽街」がSQ.で. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 4, 2022. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ 解決屋の2人には別の顔が？賑わいと深い闇が交錯する街を舞台に描くアクション1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ a b 極楽街 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 3, 2023). "Viz Media Publishes Gokurakugai Manga in English". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Saabedra, Humberto (June 9, 2023). "One Piece: Ace's Story and More Announced in VIZ Media's Spring 2024 Slate". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Gokurakugai, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  9. ^ 極楽街 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  10. ^ 極楽街 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "Gokurakugai, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  12. ^ 極楽街 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  13. ^ "Gokurakugai, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  14. ^ 次にくるマンガ大賞2023、コミックス部門1位はむちまろ「生徒会にも穴はある！」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  15. ^ 荒川弘「黄泉のツガイ」が「みんなが選ぶTSUTAYAコミック大賞」の大賞に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 27, 2023. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  16. ^ 橘オレコ「ホタルの嫁入り」が全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2024の第1位に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2024. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  17. ^ Hazra, Adriana (May 26, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 in U.S. Monthly Bookscan April List". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2024.