Xenon (manga)

Xenon (重機甲兵ゼノン, Jūki Kōhē Zenon, lit. "Heavy Metal Warrior Xenon"; aka. Bio Diver Xenon) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Masaomi Kanzaki. The manga was published in 1986 by Shogakukan and 2000 by Kodansha.[1] The manga was licensed by Eclipse Comics in 1987 and by Viz Communications in 1992. The manga is licensed for a French-language release in France by Génération Comics and Semic,[2][3] licensed for a German-language release in Germany by Planet Manga,[4] and licensed in Taiwan by Taiwan Tohan.[5] A 2006 sequel Xenon -199X R- was serialised in Tokuma Shoten's seinen magazine Monthly Comic Ryū.[6]

Xenon
重機甲兵ゼノン
(Jūki Kōhē Zenon)
GenreAction, Fantasy, Science fiction
Manga
Written byMasaomi Kanzaki
Published byShogakukan (1986)
Kodansha (2000)
English publisher
Eclipse Comics (1987)
Viz Communications (1992)
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 1986 – March 1987
Volumes4
Manga
Xenon -199X R-
Written byMasaomi Kanzaki
Published byTokuma Shoten
MagazineMonthly Comic Ryū
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 2007 – July 2011
Volumes8

Manga

Kodansha published the manga's 4 bound volumes between March 1986 and March 1987.[7][8]

Reception

The French Manga-News regarded the first volume as "a good action manga if you like the author or the genre, but dispensable for others".[9] While praising the art, the Manga-News reviewer felt the story was unoriginal.[10] He felt that the "non-stop action" prevented the series from sinking into caricatures,[11] and noted that the popularity of the manga kept the manga going into a fourth volume, and found the last volume "most interesting".[12]

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References
  1. "Jyukikohei XENON (1) BIO DIVER XENON (1)". Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  2. "Xenon" (in French). Panini Comics. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  3. "Xenon" (in French). animint.com. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  4. "XENON" (in German). mangaguide.de. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  5. 重機甲兵捷諾 1 (in Chinese). books.com.tw. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  6. "Japan's Comic Ryū to Include Free Galactic Heroes Film". Anime News Network. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  7. 重機甲兵ゼノン 1 (1) (少年ビッグコミックス) (新書) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  8. 重機甲兵ゼノン 4 (4) (少年ビッグコミックス) (新書) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  9. "Bio Xenon Vol.1" (in French). manga-news.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  10. "Bio Xenon Vol.2" (in French). manga-news.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  11. "Bio Xenon Vol.3" (in French). manga-news.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  12. "Bio Xenon Vol.4" (in French). manga-news.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.


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