The Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth

The Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth (Japanese: 千年迷宮の七王子, Hepburn: Sennen Meikyū no Nana Ōji) is a Japanese manga series written by Yu Aikawa [ja] and illustrated by Haruno Atori [ja]. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's Josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum from August 2014 to May 2016, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.

The Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth
First tankōbon volume cover
千年迷宮の七王子
(Sennen Meikyū no Nana Ōji)
Genre
Manga
Written byYu Aikawa [ja]
Illustrated byHaruno Atori [ja]
Published byIchijinsha
English publisher
ImprintZero Sum Comics
MagazineMonthly Comic Zero Sum
DemographicJosei
Original runAugust 28, 2014May 28, 2016
Volumes4
Manga
Sennen Meikyū no Nana Ōji -Eikyū Kairō no Kishi-
Written byYu Aikawa
Illustrated byHaruno Atori
Published byIchijinsha
ImprintZero Sum Comics
MagazineMonthly Comic Zero Sum
DemographicJosei
Original runNovember 28, 2016April 28, 2017
Volumes1

The series was licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Publication

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Written by Yu Aikawa [ja] and illustrated by Haruno Atori [ja], The Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth was serialized in Ichijinsha's Josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum. Its first installment was published in the magazine's October 2014 issue on August 28, 2014.[a] The series finished its final installment in the July 2016 issue of Monthly Comic Zero Sum, published on May 28, 2016.[b] Ichijinsha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from January 24, 2015,[8] to June 25, 2016.[9]

The series was licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[10][11] The four volumes were published from December 27, 2016,[12] to November 28, 2017.[13] In January 2019, Seven Seas Entertainment released the manga in digital.[14] The manga has also been licensed in France by Doki-Doki.[15]

A sequel titled The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth: Knight of the Eternal Corridor[c] was serialized in Ichijinsha's josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum from November 28, 2016,[16] to April 28, 2017.[17] Ichijinsha collected its chapters alongside a spin-off titled The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth: -King of the Dawn-[d] in two volume, released on June 24, 2017.[18][19]

Volumes

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The Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 24, 2015 [20]978-4-75-805990-9December 27, 2016[21]978-1-626923-77-5
2 June 25, 2015 [22]978-4-75-803058-8March 14, 2017[23]978-1-626924-42-0
3 November 25, 2015 [24]978-4-75-803135-6July 4, 2017[25]978-1-626925-06-9
4 June 25, 2016 [26]978-4-75-803201-8November 28, 2017[27]978-1-626925-52-6

The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth: Knight of the Eternal Corridor

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No. Release date ISBN
1 June 24, 2017 [28]978-4-75-803287-2

The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth: -King of the Dawn-

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No. Release date ISBN
1 June 24, 2017 [29]978-4-75-803288-9

Reception

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In May 2020, Although the manga is a fantasy, mystery, but only two days after its arrival on the Piccoma digital comic app, was ranked third of most popular work in the action genre.[30][31]

Notes

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  1. ^ It started in the magazine's October issue of 2014 (cover date October 1),[3][4] which was released on August 28.[1][4]
  2. ^ It ended in the magazine's July issue of 2016 (cover date July 1),[5][6] which was released on May 28.[6][7]
  3. ^ Japanese: 千年迷宮の七王子 永久回廊の騎士, Hepburn: Sennen Meikyū no Nana Ōji -Eikyū Kairō no Kishi-
  4. ^ Japanese: 千年迷宮の七王子外伝 -暁の王者-

References

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  5. ^ 月刊Comic ZERO-SUM 2017年 表示号数7. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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  18. ^ 【6月24日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  19. ^ 相川有 [@aikawayou] (June 23, 2017). 明日発売の千年迷宮の七王子のコミックス「永久回廊の騎士」と外伝の「暁の王者」はアニメイトさんでそれぞれ描き下ろしのミニ漫画ペーパーが付きます。発売日の早い時間にはまだセットされてない場合がありますので、その場合はお近くにいる店員さんに問い合わせてくださればと思います。 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Twitter.
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  22. ^ 千年迷宮の七王子 Seven prince of the thousand years Labyrinth 2巻 (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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  24. ^ 千年迷宮の七王子 Seven prince of the thousand years Labyrinth 3巻 (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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  26. ^ 千年迷宮の七王子 Seven prince of the thousand years Labyrinth 4巻 (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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  30. ^ 相川有 [@aikawayou] (May 1, 2020). 「千年迷宮の七王子」ピッコマ配信今日から開始よろしくお願いいたします! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ 相川有 [@aikawayou] (May 2, 2020). ええ…ピッコマのランキング、「千年迷宮の七王子」がアクションジャンルの人気3位に!入ってる!(なぜアクション)ありがとうございます! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Twitter.
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