No. 5 (manga)

No. 5
First volume cover
ナンバーファイブ
(Nanbā Faibu)
GenreScience fiction, thriller[1]
Manga
Written byTaiyō Matsumoto
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintBig Comics Ikki
MagazineMonthly Ikki
English magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 30, 2000 – January 25, 2005
Volumes8

No. 5 (Japanese: ナンバーファイブ, Hepburn: Nanbā Faibu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from November 2000 to January 2005. Shogakukan compiled its chapters into eight wideban volumes.

In North America, Viz Media released the series' first two volumes in 2002 and 2003, but due to low sales it was discontinued. Viz Media republished the series in a four-volume omnibus edition from July 2021 to April 2022.

Publication

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No. 5, written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto, began in the first ever issue of Shogakukan's Spirits Zōkan Ikki (re-branded as Monthly Ikki in 2003), released on November 30, 2000.[2][3] The series finished on January 25, 2005.[4] Shogakukan collected its chapters into eight wideban volumes, released from November 30, 2001,[5] to February 28, 2005.[6] Shogakukan would later re-released the series into four deluxe volumes from November 30 to December 26, 2005.[7][8][9][10]

In North America, Viz Media announced the license of the series in December 2001.[11] A preview for the then forthcoming first volume was published in the January 2002 issue of Pulp.[12] Viz Media published the first volume on April 5, 2002,[13] and the second on August 13, 2003.[14] After having released these two volumes, Viz Media ceased the series' publication due to low sales.[15] In 2011, the series was completely available in English language via the No. 5 app on iTunes.[16][17][18][19] In October 2020, Viz Media announced that they would re-publish the series in a four-volume deluxe edition, in print and digital formats,[20] released from July 20, 2021,[1] to April 19, 2022.[21]

The manga was also licensed in France by Kana.[22]

Volumes

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Note: All chapters titles are written in English on the original Japanese release.

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 30, 2001[5]
November 21, 2001 (SE)[23]		4-09-188201-3
4-09-941191-5 (SE)		April 5, 2002 (1st edition)[13]
July 20, 2021 (2nd edition)[1]		978-1-56931-738-9 (1st edition)
978-1-9747-2076-7 (2nd edition)
  1. desert
  2. flowers
  1. cemetery
  2. restaurant
2 November 30, 2001[24]4-09-188202-1August 13, 2003 (1st edition)[14]
July 20, 2021 (2nd edition)[1]		978-1-59116-056-4 (1st edition)
978-1-9747-2076-7 (2nd edition)
  1. forest
  2. villa
  1. village
  2. park
3 March 29, 2003[25]4-09-188203-XOctober 19, 2021[26]978-1-9747-2077-4
  1. wonder land
  2. snow field
  1. vision
  2. many places
4 March 29, 2003[27]4-09-188204-8October 19, 2021[26]978-1-9747-2077-4
  1. fifteen years ago
  2. ten years ago
  1. gone days
  2. cottage
5 January 30, 2004[28]4-09-188205-6January 18, 2022[29]978-1-97472-078-1
  1. mountain
  2. chase
  3. chase 2
  1. chase 3
  2. fight
6 June 30, 2004[30]4-09-188206-4January 18, 2022[29]978-1-97472-078-1
  1. monologue
  2. darkness
  3. conference room
  1. on TV
  2. east
7 November 30, 2004[31]4-09-188207-2April 19, 2022[21]978-1-9747-2079-8
  1. a funeral
  2. ship
  3. sea
  1. in the Mike
  2. in his arms
8 February 28, 2005[6]4-09-188208-0April 19, 2022[21]978-1-9747-2079-8
  1. in the Army
  2. PAPA's Diary
  3. under stars
  1. at the table
  2. Utopia
  3. future

Reception

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No. 5 was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003.[32]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "No. 5, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ 本誌掲載作品一覧 (創刊号). Ikkist Paradise (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. ^ スピリッツ増刊IKKIバックナンバー!!. IKKI Paradise (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 25, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. ^ 月刊ＩＫＫＩ 2005年3月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on March 25, 2005.
  5. ^ a b ナンバーファイブ / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. ^ a b ナンバーファイブ / 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on March 20, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ^ ナンバーファイブ 普及版 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. ^ ナンバーファイブ 普及版 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  9. ^ ナンバーファイブ 普及版 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. ^ ナンバーファイブ 普及版 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (December 11, 2001). "Viz Announces "No. 5"". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Pulp January 2002". Pulp: The Manga Magazine. Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 3, 2002. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Matsumoto, Taiyo (April 5, 2002). No. 5, Volume 1. Viz Media. ISBN 1569317380.
  14. ^ a b Matsumoto, Taiyo (August 13, 2003). No. 5, Volume 2. Viz Media. ISBN 1591160561.
  15. ^ Ishii, Anne (October 23, 2007). "Matsumoto's Mashup". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020. No. 5, Matsumoto's 2001sci-fi [sic] series sold less than a thousand copies between two volumes and was immediately discontinued.
  16. ^ Luster, Joseph. "Taiyo Matsumoto No. 5 App Lands on iPad". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  17. ^ Aoki, Deb. "No. 5 Manga Preview". About.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  18. ^ ナンバーファイブ No.5 −吾− 松本大洋 [IKKI COMiX]. iTunes (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  19. ^ "No.5 Taiyo Matsumoto [IKKI COMiX]". iTunes. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 16, 2020). "Viz to Release Fist of the North Star, No. 5, Sensor, Mashle, Undead Unluck, Yakuza Lover Manga in Summer 2021". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  21. ^ a b c "No. 5, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  22. ^ "Une réédition pour Number 5". manga-news.com (in French). November 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  23. ^ "フィギュア ナンバーファイブ１" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  24. ^ ナンバーファイブ / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  25. ^ ナンバーファイブ / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  26. ^ a b "No. 5, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  27. ^ ナンバーファイブ / 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  28. ^ ナンバーファイブ / 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  29. ^ a b "No. 5, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  30. ^ ナンバーファイブ / 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  31. ^ ナンバーファイブ / 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  32. ^ "Manga Division – 2003 [7th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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