Moeyo Ken (Japanese: 燃えよ剣, 'Burn, O Sword') is a Japanese manga series adapted from the novel of the same name by Ryōtarō Shiba. The manga written by Emeru Komatsu and illustrated by Yoshiki Kanata, it started in serialized in Shinchosha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Bunch in October 2021. After the magazine's ended its final issue in March 2024, Moeyo Ken was transferred to the renewed Comic Bunch Kai, where it has been serialized since May 2024, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes as of August 2023.
| Moeyo Ken | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 燃えよ剣 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical fantasy[1][2] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | |
| Illustrated by | Yoshiki Kanata |
| Published by | Shinchosha |
| Imprint | Bunch Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 21, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
Publication
editOriginally written by Ryōtarō Shiba based on his Moeyo Ken novel with a script by Emeru Komatsu and illustrated by Yoshiki Kanata, started in Shinchosha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Bunch on October 21, 2021.[1][3] After the magazine's ended its final issue on March 21, 2024, Moeyo Ken was transferred to the renewed Comic Bunch Kai, where it has been serialized since May 10, 2024.[4][5] Shinchosha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on May 9, 2022.[6] As of August 8, 2023, four volumes have been released.[7]
Volumes
edit| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 9, 2022[8] | 978-4-10-772491-5 |
| 2 | December 8, 2022[9] | 978-4-10-772548-6 |
| 3 | August 8, 2023[7] | 978-4-10-772630-8 |
Reception
editThe series was acclaimed by many manga authors such as Blade of the Immortal's Hiroaki Samura and Record of Ragnarok's Shinya Umemura. Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem's Eiji Hashimoto called the series "an immortal masterpiece", while Tsuwamonogatari's Tadataka Hosokawa commented that the story of the series is full of sadness, weakness and conflict.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b 歴史小説の最高峰『燃えよ剣』のコミカライズ、10月21日連載スタート！ (Press release) (in Japanese). Shinchosha. October 21, 2021. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024 – via PR Times.
- ^ 歴史小説の最高峰『燃えよ剣』の初の漫画化！ 待望のコミックス第1巻は5月9日発売！ (Press release) (in Japanese). Shinchosha. May 9, 2022. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024 – via PR Times.
- ^ 誰よりも武士に憧れた男・土方歳三の青春譚「燃えよ剣」コミカライズがバンチで始動. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 21, 2021. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ 月刊コミックバンチがWeb雑誌・コミックバンチKaiにリニューアル、4月26日オープン. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 21, 2024. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ 第二十三話 新選組① 2024年05月10日. Comic Bunch Kai (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ 【5月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 9, 2022. Archived from the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ a b 燃えよ剣 3巻 [Moeyo Ken Vol. 3] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ 燃えよ剣 1巻 [Moeyo Ken Vol. 1] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ 燃えよ剣 2巻 [Moeyo Ken Vol. 2] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ 「燃えよ剣」初のコミカライズが単行本化、沙村広明や梅村真也らがお祝いコメント. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 9, 2022. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
Further reading
edit- 土方歳三が敵の刀をバク転で回避？司馬遼太郎の名作コミカライズの“遊び心”とは (in Japanese). bizspa.jp. October 9, 2022. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- 司馬遼太郎の名作をコミカライズした作者に聞いた、仕事への向き合いかた (in Japanese). bizspa.jp. October 12, 2022. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
External links
edit- Official manga website at Comic Bunch Kai (in Japanese)
- Moeyo Ken (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia