Snowball Earth (manga)

Snowball Earth (Japanese: スノウボールアース, Hepburn: Sunoubōru Āsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuhiro Tsujitsugu. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits since January 2021.

Snowball Earth
First tankōbon volume cover
スノウボールアース
(Sunoubōru Āsu)
Genre
Manga
Written byYuhiro Tsujitsugu
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintBig Comics
MagazineMonthly Big Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 27, 2021 – present
Volumes7

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Yuhiro Tsujitsugu, Snowball Earth has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits since January 27, 2021.[2] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on January 30, 2021.[1] As of April 30, 2024, seven volumes have been released.[3]

In June 2023, Viz Media announced that they have licensed the manga for an English release in North America, starting in Q2 2024.[4]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 30, 2021[5]978-4-09-861107-2April 16, 2024[6]978-1-9747-4377-3
2 November 30, 2021[7]978-4-09-861187-4July 16, 2024[8]978-1-9747-4615-6
3 March 30, 2022[9]978-4-09-861263-5October 15, 2024[10]978-1-9747-4914-0
4 August 30, 2022[11]978-4-09-8613960January 21, 2025[12]978-1-9747-5164-8
5 February 28, 2023[13]978-4-09-861589-6
6 October 30, 2023[14]978-4-09-862646-5
7 April 30, 2024[3]978-4-09-862763-9

Reception

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The manga was recommended by animator and director Hideaki Anno,[1] video game creator Hideo Kojima,[15] and manga artist One.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 庵野秀明も「続きが楽しみです」と称賛、新鋭・辻次夕日郎の近未来SFサバイバル1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  2. ^ 友達のいない"救世主"と1体のロボットによる近未来SFサバイバル、月スピで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 27, 2021. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b 【4月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 30, 2024. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 10, 2023). "Viz Reveals 18 New Releases for Spring 2024 Including Tokyo These Days, Gokurakugai, Snowball Earth Manga, More". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  5. ^ 【7月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 30, 2021. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 17, 2024). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 14–20". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  7. ^ 【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 June 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Snowball Earth, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  9. ^ 【3月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Snowball Earth, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  11. ^ 【8月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Snowball Earth, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  13. ^ 【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 June 11, 2023.
  14. ^ 【10月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 30, 2023. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  15. ^ 庵野秀明や小島秀夫も絶賛! 古き良きロマンあふれるSF冒険活劇『スノウボールアース』がおもしろい. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. December 9, 2021. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  16. ^ 「スノウボールアース」3巻発売、ONEも「極寒と激アツを帯び疾走する展開」に夢中. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2022. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
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