Ghost Reaper Girl
Cover of the first tankōbon volume of Ghost Reaper Girl, featuring Kai Iod (top; seen in both his human and scythe forms) and Chloé Love (middle)
GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール
Genre
Manga
Written byAkissa Saiké
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 13, 2020 – present
Volumes4 (List of volumes)

Ghost Reaper Girl[Jp. 1] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akissa Saiké. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ service since July 2020, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes as of March 2022.

Publication

Ghost Reaper Girl is written and illustrated by Akissa Saiké.[2] The manga began its serialization in Shueisha's online magazine Shōnen Jump+ service on July 13, 2020.[3] The series went on an indefinite hiatus on May 31, 2022 due to Saike's poor health.[4] It resumed publication on October 31, 2023.[5] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 4, 2020.[6]

The manga is the author's third series. And it is his first new manga series since he changed his manga artist name from Akihisa Ikeda to Akissa Saiké.[7][8] It has been serialized biweekly, about 6 years after, following the ending of his previous manga series Rosario + Vampire on April 19, 2014.[9] For the names of the characters, etc. are based on names from the Cthulhu Mythos.[10][11]

The series has been licensed for simultaneous publication in North America as it is released in Japan, with its chapters being digitally launched by Viz Media on its Shonen Jump website.[12] Viz Media is publishing the manga in left-to-right format at Saiké's request.[13][14] Shueisha also simulpublishes the series in English for free on the Manga Plus app and website. Viz Media has begun releasing physical volumes with the first volume on June 7, 2022.[15][12]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 4, 2020[16]978-4-08-882507-6June 7, 2022[15]978-1-9747-2976-0
  1. "May I Come In?"
  2. "Soul Predator Noel" (魂喰いのノエル, Tamashī kui no Noeru)
  1. "Arkham Bullet" (アーカムバレット, Ākamu Baretto)
  2. "Crawling Chaos" (這い寄る混沌, Haiyoru Konton)
2 March 4, 2021[17]978-4-08-882625-7September 6, 2022[18]978-1-9747-3407-8
  1. "Catfight"
  2. "Code Name" (コードネーム, Kōdo Nēmu)
  3. "Level Up"
  4. "Game of the Dead" (死体遊戯, Shitai Yūgi)
  5. "The Killing Doll" (殺戮人形, Satsuriku Ningyō)
  1. "Like Magic" (魔法みたいに, Mahō Mitai ni)
  2. "Changes"
  3. "Despite the Scary Parts" (怖いこともあるけど, Kowai Koto mo Arukedo)
  4. "Run Chloé Run" (ラン・クロエ・ラン, Ran Kuroe Ran)
3 September 3, 2021[19]978-4-08-882783-4December 6, 2022[20]978-1-9747-3408-5
  1. "Ranking" (ランキング, Rankingu)
  2. "Nest" (ネスト, Nesuto)
  3. "Battlefield"
  4. "Call of 'C'"
  5. "Re-Animator"
  1. "Sea God" (海神, Kaijin)
  2. "Power Game" (パワーゲーム, Pawā Gēmu)
  3. "The Price" (代償, Daishō)
  4. "I'm Sorry" (ごめんね, Gomen ne)
  5. "The Day to Become a Hero" (英雄になる日, Eiyū ni Naru Hi)
4 March 4, 2022[21]978-4-08-882889-3March 7, 2023[22]978-1-9747-3473-3
  1. "Red Carpet" (レッドカーペット, Reddo Kāpetto)
  2. "Secret" (シークレット, Shīkuretto)
  3. "Cat's Philosophy" (猫の哲学, Neko no Tetsugaku)
  4. "Absolute Justice" (絶対正義, Zettai Seigi)
  5. "True Master" (本当のあるじ, Hontō no Aruji)
  1. "—" (災厄のめざめ, Saiyaku no Mezame)[a]
  2. "Silver Key" (銀の鍵, Gin no Kagi)
  3. "Like Bonnie and Clyde" (ボニーとクライドみたいに, Bonī to Kuraido Mitai ni)
  4. "Declaration of War" (宣戦布告, Sensen Fukoku)

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  1. "Night-gaunt" (ナイトゴーント, Naito Gōnto)
  2. "Opener of the Gate" (扉を開く者, Tobira o Hiraku Mono)
  3. "Advisor" (参謀, Sanbō)
  4. "Dreamlands" (夢幻郷, Mugenkyō)

This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.

Reception

Reviewing Ghost Reaper Girl, Steven Blackburn of Screen Rant compared the manga to other Japanese series that he says involve "some type of creature entering the hero's body and granting the host powers", such as Parasyte, Kaiju No. 8, Dragon Ball GT and Jujutsu Kaisen; Blackburn claimed that Ghost Reaper Girl is a refreshing take of this trope, commenting that "there isn't really anything like Ghost Reaper Girl".[23]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ Chapter 29 at the time of web posting is as follows. "Feeling Good" (爽快な気分, Sōkai na Kibun)

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Official Website for Ghost Reaper Girl". Viz Media. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. ^ El, Ashanti (October 12, 2021). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator's Marvel Heroes Manga Gets English Translation". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 16, 2020). "Viz Media's Shonen Jump Publishes Rosario + Vampire Creator's Ghost Reaper Girl Manga in Left-to-Right Format". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 31, 2023). "Akissa Saiké's Ghost Reaper Girl Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Health". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 31, 2023). "Akissa Saiké's Ghost Reaper Girl Manga Resumes Publication". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  6. ^ 「ロザバン」作者がアラサー女優主人公に描くオカルティックアクションコメディ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 4, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  7. ^ 紗池晃久「GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール」1巻 2020年12月4日発売!. collabo-cafe.com (in Japanese). Collabo Cafe, Inc. November 25, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  8. ^ Akissa Saiké(Akihisa Ikeda) [@GRG_RV_official] (June 27, 2021). "The reason I changed my pen name is that Akihisa Ikeda is my real name.There were a lot of inconveniences in my daily life when I work under my real name.I also didn't like the feeling that life and work were inseparable" (Tweet). Japan. Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ 武富智の新作読切がSQ.19に、「ロザバン」の後日談も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 19, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  10. ^ 童顔アラサー女優が魔法少女に変身!? パートナーは彼女の大ファンというイケメンゴースト！. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. July 6, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  11. ^ Akissa Saiké (Akihisa Ikeda) [@akissa_saike] (July 23, 2021). これらは全て、ラブクラフト作品に登場する人名や地名に由来しています。- 紗池晃久 Akissa Saiké @ ゴーストガール GHOST GIRL (Tweet) (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 9, 2021). "Viz Announces Summer 2022 Book Releases Including Junji Ito's The Liminal Zone, Takashi Shiina's Yashahime Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  13. ^ Llanes, Jeric (April 11, 2021). "Shonen Jump Chapters 04/11/2021". Viz Media. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  14. ^ Egenolf, Kodie (June 6, 2021). "Shonen Jump Chapters 6/6/2021". Viz Media. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Ghost Reaper Girl, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  16. ^ GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  17. ^ GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  18. ^ "Ghost Reaper Girl, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  19. ^ GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  20. ^ "Ghost Reaper Girl, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  21. ^ GHOST GIRL ゴーストガール 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  22. ^ "Ghost Reaper Girl, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  23. ^ Blackburn, Steven (July 17, 2021). "Ghost Reaper Girl Revolutionizes Heroic Host Trope in Manga". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

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