Bloody Cross
First tankōbon volume cover
ブラッディ・クロス
(Buraddi Kurosu)
Genre
Manga
Written byShiwo Komeyama
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Gangan
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 12, 2009 – July 10, 2015
Volumes12 (List of volumes)

Bloody Cross (Japanese: ブラッディ・クロス, Hepburn: Buraddi Kurosu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shiwo Komeyama. It originated as a one-shot published in 2007. It later became a full series, which was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan from February 2009 to July 2015. The chapters of the series were collected into twelve volumes.

Publication

The series is written and illustrated by Shiwo Komeyama. It started as a one-shot published by Komeyama, under the pen name Aoi Mizuki, in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine on June 12, 2007.[3][4] The manga was serialized in the same magazine from February 12, 2009, to July 10, 2015.[5][4] The series was collected into twelve tankōbon volumes.[6]

In April 2013, Yen Press announced they licensed the series for English publication.[7]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 22, 2009[8]978-4-75-752584-9December 17, 2013[9]978-0-31-632238-6
2 November 21, 2009[10]978-4-75-752721-8March 25, 2014[11]978-0-31-637115-5
3 April 22, 2010[12]978-4-75-752844-4June 24, 2014[13]978-0-31-637116-2
4 October 22, 2010[14]978-4-75-753023-2September 23, 2014[15]978-0-31-637117-9
5 April 22, 2011[16]978-4-75-753195-6December 16, 2014[17]978-0-31-637118-6
6 October 22, 2011[18]978-4-75-753387-5March 24, 2015[19]978-0-31-637119-3
7 April 21, 2012[20]978-4-75-753550-3June 23, 2015[21]978-0-31-637120-9
8 November 22, 2012[22]978-4-75-753779-8September 22, 2015[23]978-0-31-637121-6
9 July 22, 2013[24]978-4-75-754000-2December 15, 2015[25]978-0-31-635216-1
10 March 22, 2014[26]978-4-75-754241-9March 22, 2016[27]978-0-31-639357-7
11 November 22, 2014[28]978-4-75-754411-6June 28, 2016[29]978-0-31-639360-7
12 September 19, 2015[6]978-4-75-754735-3October 25, 2016[30]978-0-31-654537-2

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the first volume for its action and plot, while criticizing the art for being "too bright" and stating that it "lacks backgrounds".[1] Reviewing for Otaku USA, Jason Thompson also praised the action and compared it to that of D.Gray-man, while criticizing the story and character, calling the story "repetitive" and stating the characters "[only have] four moods: snark, angst, fighting, and making out".[2] Like Silverman and Thompson, Sean Gaffney from A Case Suitable for Treatment also praised the action, while also criticizing the plot, stating that he "couldn't get a handle on the story".[31] Contrary to other reviewers, Mathew Warner from The Fandom Post praised the plot, stating it "can be a lot of fun" and calling the series over a "fairly enjoyable read".[32] Erkael from Manga News also offered praise for the action, while also criticizing the art for being generic.[33]

References

  1. ^ a b c Silverman, Rebecca (March 1, 2014). "Bloody Cross GN 1 Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Jason (April 2014). "Otaku USA April 2014". Otaku USA. p. 31.
  3. ^ 少年ガンガン7月号 6月12日発売！. Gangan NET (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 14, 2015). "Shiwo Komeyama Ends Bloody Cross Manga Next Month". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. ^ 月刊少年ガンガン3月号(2月12日発売). Gangan NET (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  6. ^ a b ブラッディ・クロス 12 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Loo, Egan (April 27, 2013). "Yen Press Licenses Vampire/Angel Manga Bloody Cross". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  8. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  10. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  12. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  13. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  14. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 4 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  16. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 5 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  17. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  18. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 6 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  19. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 6". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  20. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 7 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  21. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 7". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  22. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 8 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  23. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 8". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  24. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 9 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  25. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 9". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  26. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 10 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  27. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 10". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  28. ^ ブラッディ・クロス 11 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  29. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 11". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  30. ^ "Bloody Cross, Vol. 12". Yen Press. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  31. ^ Gaffney, Sean (December 26, 2013). "Bloody Cross, Vol. 1". A Case Suitable for Treatment. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  32. ^ Warner, Mathew (February 14, 2014). "Bloody Cross Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  33. ^ Erkael (May 11, 2012). "Bloody Cross Vol.1". Manga News (in French). Retrieved July 3, 2021.

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