The Voynich Hotel

The Voynich Hotel
Cover of the first volume
ヴォイニッチホテル
Genre
Manga
Written bySeiman Douman [ja]
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
MagazineYoung Champion Retsu [ja]
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 17, 2006 – March 17, 2015
Volumes3 (List of volumes)

The Voynich Hotel (ヴォイニッチホテル) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seiman Douman. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Young Champion Retsu magazine from October 2006 to March 2015 and published in three volumes.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Seiman Douman, the series began serialization in Akita Shoten's Young Champion Retsu magazine on October 17, 2006.[3] It completed its serialization on March 17, 2015.[4] The series' individual chapters were collected into three tankōbon volumes.[5]

In September 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 19, 2010[7]978-4-25-325571-4July 24, 2018[8]978-1-62-692820-6
2 February 20, 2013[9]978-4-25-325572-1October 16, 2018[10]978-1-62-692929-6
3 May 20, 2015[5]978-4-25-325573-8January 29, 2019[11]978-1-62-692987-6

Reception

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network praised the characters and setting, though she noted the series "often feels too deliberately weird". Silverman also praised Seven Seas Entertainment's allusion to the Eagles' 1977 song "Hotel California" on the back of the book.[12] A columnist for Manga News praised the use of horror and comedy in the story. He also compared it to the works of Kōji Kumeta and Tim Burton.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Hôtel Voynich Vol.1". Manga News (in French). December 9, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "The Voynich Hotel". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ ヤングチャンピオン烈 2006年Volume.03 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. ^ フクイタクミがYC烈にホラー読切、道満晴明「ヴォイニッチホテル」は完結. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  5. ^ a b ヴォイニッチホテル 第3巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Ressler, Karen (September 12, 2017). "Seven Seas Licenses Seiman Douman's The Voynich Hotel Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  7. ^ ヴォイニッチホテル 第1巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "The Voynich Hotel Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  9. ^ ヴォイニッチホテル 第2巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "The Voynich Hotel Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "The Voynich Hotel Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Silverman, Rebecca (August 12, 2018). "Review: The Voynich Hotel GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2023.