Fenrir (Japanese: フェンリル, Hepburn: Fenriru) is a Japanese manga series based on a novel by Chūgaku Akamatsu and illustrated by Mioko Onishi . It was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from August 2018 to November 2021, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.
Fenrir | |
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フェンリル (Fenriru) | |
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Genre | Historical[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Chūgaku Akamatsu |
Illustrated by | Mioko Onishi |
Published by | Square Enix |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Monthly Big Gangan |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | August 25, 2018 – November 25, 2021 |
Volumes | 4 |
Plot
editThe manga is set in 12th-century Mongolia. The Mongols are divided in several tribes and Temjin, whose father is the chief of the Kiyat clan, meets a mysterious girl by chance. Their meeting will affect the whole world.[2][3][1]
Characters
editMain
edit- Temjin (テムジン, Temujin): The son of a chieftain of the Kiyat; he works hard and has a kind heart.
- Behter (ベクテル, Bekuteru): He is the half brother of Temjin. Behter is elected the new chief of his and his brother's clan.
- Börte (ボルテ, Borute): Temjin's love interest and future wife. She is from the Ongirat tribe.
Publication
editFenrir is based on an original novel by Chūgaku Akamatsu and illustrated by Mioko Onishi . It was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from August 25, 2018,[1] to November 25, 2021.[4] Square Enix collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from November 25, 2019,[5] to January 25, 2022.[6]
In November 2021, Comikey announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c 赤松中学×大西実生子の大河ロマン、雨野さやかによる双子のファンタジーがBGで. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "フェンリル". Square Enix. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "フェンリル 1". Square Enix. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "ヤングガンガン増刊 (2021年12月号)". Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ この星を統べよ!赤松中学原作、群雄割拠の12世紀モンゴルから始まる大河ロマン. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ 【1月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 7, 2021). "Comikey Licenses 10 New Manga Including Arte, Fenrir, Hero Classroom". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Fenrir (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia