Flat is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsu Aogiri [ja]. It was serialized in Mag Garden's shōjo magazine Comic Blade Avarus from December 2007 until its conclusion in January 2014, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of February 2014.

Flat
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre
Manga
Written byNatsu Aogiri [ja]
Published byMag Garden
English publisher
MagazineComic Blade Avarus
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 2007January 2014
Volumes8

Publication

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The one-shot stories flat and its sequel flat;andante, written and drawn by Natsu Aogiri [ja], were initially published in the Mag Garden's shōjo magazine Comic Blade Avarus in the December 2007 and February 2008 issues; serialization was started in the April issue published in March 2008.[3] [4] The series finished in the January 2014 issue of Comic Blade Avarus, published on December 14, 2013.[5][6] The individual chapters were collected and published in eight tankōbon by Mag Garden, with the first volume released on September 10, 2008, and the final volume released on February 15, 2014.[7][8]

In North America, the series was published in English language by Tokyopop,[2] in Italy by GP Manga and J-Pop,[9][1] and in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing.[10]

Volume list

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No. Release date ISBN
1 September 10, 2008[7]978-4-86127-533-3
2 May 9, 2009[11]978-4-86127-628-6
3 January 9, 2010[12]978-4-86127-690-3
4 September 15, 2010[13]978-4-86127-775-7
5 August 12, 2011[14]978-4-86127-882-2
6 July 14, 2012[15]978-4-80000-027-9
7 May 15, 2013[16]978-4-80000-162-7
8 February 15, 2014[17]978-4-80000-265-5

Reception

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The manga remained in the top weekly Japanese ranking chart whenever a manga volume debuted.[18][19][20][21][22] The fourth volume ranked eleventh among the top-selling manga in Japan during September 13–19, 2010, selling a total of 161,948 copies after ranking third the previous week with 108,853 copies.[23][24]

The seventh volume ranked twenty-sixth among the top-selling manga in Japan during May 20–26, 2013, selling a total of 135,395 copies after ranking fifth the previous week with 88,498 copies.[25][26] The eighth volume ranked seventh among the top-selling manga in Japan during February 17–23, 2014, selling a total of 109,955 copies after ranking twenty-first the previous week with 20,288 copies.[27][28] By June 2013, the manga had over 2 million copies in circulation.[29]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Flat 001". J-Pop (in Italian). Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Manry, Gia (February 22, 2011). "Amazon Lists 3 New Manga Series from Tokyopop". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. ^ 人気読切作品、再登場!. avarus.blog.drecom.jp (in Japanese). Mag Garden. January 7, 2008. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. ^ flat、シリーズ化決定!. avarus.blog.drecom.jp (in Japanese). Mag Garden. February 24, 2008. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  5. ^ 「flat」完結!後日談やインタビュー収録のCD画集を制作. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 15, 2013. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  6. ^ アヴァルスで壱村仁の新作、青桐ナツ「flat」は12月完結. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "flat 1" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  8. ^ 【2月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 15, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ci salutano Love Button di Maki Usami e Flat di Natsu Aogiri". AnimeClick (in Italian). October 16, 2013. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "【心得】flat 友情平均值" (in Chinese). gamer.com.tw. August 1, 2009. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "flat 2" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "flat 3" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "flat 4" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "番狗―ナンバー― 5" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "番狗―ナンバー― 6" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  16. ^ "flat 7" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  17. ^ "flat 8" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  18. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 29–June 4". Anime News Network. January 20, 2010. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 11–17 (Updated)". Anime News Network. May 20, 2009. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  20. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 4–10". Anime News Network. May 13, 2009. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  21. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 22–28". Anime News Network. August 31, 2011. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  22. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 27-June 2". Anime News Network. June 5, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  23. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 20–26". Anime News Network. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  24. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 13–19". Anime News Network. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  25. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13–19". Anime News Network. May 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  26. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 20–26". Anime News Network. May 29, 2013. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  27. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17–23". Anime News Network. February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  28. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10–16". Anime News Network. June 5, 2013. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  29. ^ "Cover of the July 2013 issue of the monthly Comic Blade Avarus". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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