Saturn Return (Japanese: サターンリターン, Hepburn: Satān Ritān) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Torikai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from January 2019 to October 2022, with its chapters collected in 10 tankōbon volumes.
| Saturn Return | |
_vol._1.png) First tankōbon volume cover | |
| サターンリターン (Satān Ritān) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akane Torikai |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | January 21, 2019 – October 31, 2022 |
| Volumes | 10 |
Publication edit
Written and illustrated by Akane Torikai, Saturn Return was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from January 21, 2019,[1] to October 31, 2022.[2][3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 10 tankōbon volumes, released from June 28, 2019,[4] to February 28, 2023.[5]
Volumes edit
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 28, 2019[6] | 978-4-09-860314-5 |
| 2 | November 29, 2019[7] | 978-4-09-860487-6 |
| 3 | April 27, 2019[8] | 978-4-09-860598-9 |
| 4 | September 30, 2019[9] | 978-4-09-860742-6 |
| 5 | March 30, 2021[10] | 978-4-09-861008-2 |
| 6 | November 30, 2021[11] | 978-4-09-861147-8 |
| 7 | July 29, 2022[12] | 978-4-09-861384-7 |
| 8 | October 28, 2022[13] | 978-4-09-861454-7 |
| 9 | February 28, 2023[5] | 978-4-09-861587-2 |
| 10 | February 28, 2023[5] | 978-4-09-861590-2 |
Reception edit
Saturn Return was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020.[14] The series has been nominated for the 28th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2024.[15]
See also edit
- Sensei's Pious Lie, another manga series by the same author
References edit
- ^ 鳥飼茜の新連載がスピリッツで開幕、「闇金ウシジマくん」は残り5話で完結. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (October 10, 2022). "Akane Torikai's Saturn Return Manga Ends in 2 Chapters". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ 「絶滅動物物語」の作者が描く、癒やしてほぐす中年メンテナンス物語がスピで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 31, 2022. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ 鳥飼茜が“喪失”テーマに描く「サターンリターン」1巻、帯に村田沙耶香らコメント. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 28, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c 【2月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ 【6月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 28, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ 【11月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 29, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ 【4月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 27, 2019. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ 【9月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ 【3月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2021. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ 【11月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ 【7月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 29, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ 【10月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 28, 2022. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Manga Division – 2020 [23rd] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (February 19, 2024). "Oshi no Ko, Ikoku Nikki Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
Further reading edit
- 自死した友人の謎を追う書けない小説家の行く末は――？ 「死」と「喪失」をテーマに描く鳥飼茜『サターンリターン』. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. July 21, 2019.
- Tsukasa, Taki (October 26, 2020). 大切な人の死ーー喪失の先にあるものは？ 鳥飼茜『サターンリターン』が突きつける感情. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd.
External links edit
- Official website at Big Comic Bros (in Japanese)