Minima! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Sakurai. It was cancelled in February 2008.

Minima!
GenreComedy
Manga
Written byMachiko Sakurai
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineBessatsu Friend
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 13, 2006February 13, 2008
Volumes4

Manga

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The manga was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Del Rey Manga.[1] As of February 2009, Del Rey Manga had released 4 bound volumes of the manga.

Volume list

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 13, 2006[2]978-4-06-341499-8February 2008[3]978-0-345-50182-0
2 March 11, 2007[4]978-4-06-341525-4May 2008[3]978-0-345-50407-4
3 October 12, 2007[5]978-4-06-341548-3December 2008[3]978-0-345-50680-1
4 February 13, 2008[6]978-4-06-341566-7August 2009[3]978-0-345-51072-3

Reception

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Mania.com's Nadia Oxford and About.com's Deb Aoki comments on the manga's realistic portrayal of a high school girl who is a victim of bullying.[7][8] Pop Culture Shock's Katherine Dacey criticises the manga artist's artwork saying that Sakurai "has a limited repertoire of character designs, and a tendency to draw vaguely alien faces with bulging eyes and foreheads."[9] Casey Brienza at Anime News Network commends the manga's ability to seamlessly "shift from human-sized perspectives to toy-sized ones and back again".[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Del Rey Unveils First 2008 Titles". Anime News Network. 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ minima! 1 (1) (講談社コミックスフレンド B) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 406341499X.
  3. ^ a b c d "Catalog: Minima! 1 - Minima! 4". Del Rey Manga. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  4. ^ minima! 2 (2) (講談社コミックスフレンド B) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4063415252.
  5. ^ minima! 3 (3) (講談社コミックスフレンド B) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4063415481.
  6. ^ minima! 4 (4) (講談社コミックスフレンド B) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 406341566X.
  7. ^ "MINIMA, VOLUME #1". Mania.com. February 18, 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  8. ^ Aoki, Deb. "Minima! Volume 1". About.com. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  9. ^ Dacey, Katherine (March 4, 2008). "Minima!, Vol. 1". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on July 8, 2010. Retrieved 2009-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ Brienza, Casey (June 19, 2008). "Minima! GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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