Period (manga)

Period
First wideban volume cover
Manga
Written bySakumi Yoshino
Published byShogakukan
ImprintIkki Comix
MagazineMonthly Ikki
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 25, 2003September 25, 2014
Volumes5

Period (stylized as period) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakumi Yoshino. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from June 2003 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in five wideban volumes. Period is Yoshino's last manga series, who died in April 2016.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Sakumi Yoshino, Period debuted in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine on June 25, 2003.[1] After a four-year hiatus from June 25, 2010,[2] the series resumed publication on April 25, 2014,[3] and finished on September 25 of the same year,[4][5] when the magazine ceased its publication.[6] Shogakukan collected its chapters in five wideban volumes, released from May 28, 2004,[7] to November 28, 2014.[8] Period is Yoshino's last manga series, who died on April 20, 2016, at 57.[9][10] Its five volumes were digitally available on MangaONE from July 21–24, 2016.[11]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 28, 2004[7]978-4-09-188491-6
2 August 30, 2005[7]978-4-09-188492-3
3 January 30, 2009[12]978-4-09-188437-4
4 July 30, 2010[13]978-4-09-188524-1
5 November 28, 2014[14]978-4-09-188670-5

References

  1. ^ 月刊IKKI 8月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. ^ 哲学し続けるマンガ家いがらしみきお最新作はIKKIで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 25, 2010. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. ^ 吉野朔実「period」IKKIで4年ぶり再開、ふみふみこ読切も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. ^ 月刊IKKI最終号が発売、新雑誌に東村アキコら. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  5. ^ 月刊IKKI 2014年11月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 30, 2014). "Monthly Ikki Magazine's Individual Series' Plans Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c period 2件中1~2件. s-book.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  8. ^ 吉野朔実「period」4年ぶりの新刊にして完結巻が刊行. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  9. ^ 吉野朔実が病気のため逝去. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Pineda, Rafael (May 3, 2016). "Period Manga Creator Sakumi Yoshino Passes Away at 57". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ^ 吉野朔実、追悼企画で「period」全巻をマンガワンで一挙公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  12. ^ period / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  13. ^ 【7月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 30, 2010. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  14. ^ 【11月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.