A.I. Revolution

A.I. Revolution (Japanese: A·Iレボリューション, Hepburn: A·I Reboryuushon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Asami. It began serialization in Princess in June 1995. The individual chapters were collected and published in 17 tankōbon volumes by Akita Shoten with the first volume released in July 1995; the last volume was released in October 2003.[1][2]

A.I. Revolution
The volume of the English release of A.I. Revolution, published by Go! Comi on December 13, 2007
A·Iレボリューション
(A. I Reboryuushon)
Manga
Written byYuu Asami
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
MagazinePrincess
DemographicShōjo
Original runJune 1995 – 2003
Volumes17

The series is licensed for an English-language release in North America by Go! Comi[3] and for a Spanish-language release by Mangaline Comics.[4]

Plot

The series focuses on Sui, the daughter of a genius engineer, and Vermillion, a new high tech robot created by her father that looks, talks, and acts like a human teenage boy. Sui is tasked with teaching him what it means to be human, not expecting to find herself falling in love.

Media

Volume listing
No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 July 1995[1]978-4-253-07929-7December 13, 2007[5]978-1-933617-64-0
2 February, 1996[6]978-4-253-07930-3March 3, 2008[7]978-1-933617-65-7
3 June, 1996[8]978-4-253-07931-0April 14, 2008[9]978-1-933617-72-5
4 December, 1996[10]978-4-253-07932-7June 6, 2008[11]978-1-933617-73-2
5 June, 1997[12]978-4-253-07933-4August 15, 2008[13]978-1-933-61779-4
6 September, 1997[14]978-4-253-07954-9——
7 March, 1998[15]978-4-253-07955-6——
8 September, 1998[16]978-4-253-07933-4——
9 March, 1999[17]978-4-253-07960-0——
10 September, 1999[18]978-4-253-07961-7——
11 April, 2000[19]978-4-253-07962-4——
12 November, 2000[20]978-4-253-07963-1——
13 June, 2001[21]978-4-253-07964-8——
14 December, 2001[22]978-4-253-19204-0——
15 June 27, 2002[23]978-4-253-19205-7——
16 March 27, 2003[24]978-4-253-19206-4——
17 October 30, 2003[2]978-4-253-19207-1——

Reception

Pop Culture Shock's Katherine Dacey compares the manga's artwork to those of Keiko Nishi’s "with its slightly stylized character designs, delicate linework, and sparing use of screentone."[25] Michelle Smith compares the episodic nature of the manga to InuYasha, where "most of the nefarious doings can be traced back to the same culprit."[26] Manga Life's Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane commends the manga for its "detailed and very easy to follow" artwork.[27] Mania.com's Sakura Eries criticises the manga for its "not very compelling" protagonists.[28] Later reviews by Sakura Eries criticises the manga, which was published in 1996, for its "futuristic anachronism" of the story that is set in 2021. Eries comments that the scenarios would seem dated in the post 9/11 world. She also criticised the manga for its unrealistic plot.[29][30]

gollark: Yes you do. They just use mind control to make you *think* you don't.
gollark: They're only visible if you wear Google Glass, which is why the government banned that.
gollark: To fake gravity, obviously, and disappear people they don't like.
gollark: That's not gravity. It's the government's tractor beams faking gravity by pulling you down.
gollark: It would have been nice if we ended up with P2P 802.11whatever (WiFi) instead of Bluetooth, since at least then there would be fewer protocols to deal with.

References
  1. "A·Iレボリューション (1)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  2. "A·Iレボリューション (17)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  3. "Go! Comi Starts A.I Revolution, CMX Offers Presents". Anime News Network. Westmount, Quebec. June 25, 2007.
  4. "Planetacomic: Cómics - A.I Revolution". Planetacomic.net. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  5. "A-I Revolution - Volume 1". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  6. "A·Iレボリューション (2)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  7. "A-I Revolution - Volume 2". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  8. "A·Iレボリューション (3)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  9. "A-I Revolution - Volume 3". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
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  11. "A-I Revolution - Volume 4". Go! Comi. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
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  13. "A-I Revolution Volume 5 (A.I. Revolution) (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
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  24. "A·Iレボリューション (16)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  25. Dacey, Katherine (March 4, 2008). "A.I. Revolution, Vol. 1". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  26. Smith, Michelle (May 4, 2009). "A.I. Revolution, Vol. 5". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  27. MacFarlane, Ysabet Reinhardt. "A.I. Revolution v1-3". Manga Life. Silver Bullet Comics. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  28. Eries, Sakura (March 20, 2008). "A.I. Revolution Vol. #01". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  29. Eries, Sakura (May 6, 2008). "A.I. Revolution Vol. #02". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  30. Eries, Sakura (July 21, 2008). "A.I. Revolution Vol. #03". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
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