Build King
Build King (stylized as BUILD KING) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It originated as a one-shot that was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in April 2018, before becoming a full series that was serialized in the same magazine from November 2020 to April 2021. It was compiled into three tankōbon volumes.
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Genre | Fantasy[1] |
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Manga | |
Written by | Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | November 16, 2020 – April 12, 2021 |
Volumes | 3 |
Publication
The series is written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It originated as a one-shot that was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 23, 2018.[2] On November 8, 2020, it was announced the one-shot will become a full series. The full series was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 16, 2020, to April 12, 2021.[3][4] Three tankōbon volumes were released from April 2 to September 3, 2021.[5][6] The third and final volume included extra content that did not appear during its serialization.[4]
Viz Media published the original one-shot in their digital magazine Weekly Shonen Jump.[7] Viz Media, along with Manga Plus, also published chapters of the full series simultaneously with the Japanese release.[8]
Volume list
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | April 2, 2021[5] | 978-4-08-882648-6 | July 26, 2022 (digital)[9] | 978-1-9747-2587-8 |
2 | June 4, 2021[10] | 978-4-08-882683-7 | July 26, 2022 (digital)[11] | 978-1-9747-3347-7 |
3 | September 3, 2021[6] | 978-4-08-882761-2 | July 26, 2022 (digital)[12] | 978-1-9747-3348-4 |
References
- "BUILD KING:「トリコ」島袋光年 4年ぶり「ジャンプ」新連載 "建築バトル"ファンタジー". Mantan Web (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. November 9, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 7, 2018). "Toriko's Shimabukuro Pens New 'Build King' 1-Shot". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 8, 2020). "Shonen Jump Launches 2 New Manga, Including New Series by Toriko's Shimabukuro (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 11, 2021). "Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's Build King Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- "BUILD KING 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- "BUILD KING 3" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- Ressler, Karen (April 16, 2018). "Viz's Shonen Jump to Publish Toriko Author Shimabukuro's New 1-Shot". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- Hazra, Adriana (November 16, 2020). "Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's Build King Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- "Build King, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- "BUILD KING 2" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- "Build King, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- "Build King, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
External links
- Official website at Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
- Build King (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia