PLINIVS

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PLINIVS
First tankōbon volume cover, depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
プリニウス
(Puriniusu)
Manga
Written by
Published byShinchosha
ImprintBunch Comics
Magazine
  • Shinchō 45
  • Shinchō
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 18, 2013February 7, 2023
Volumes12

PLINIVS (プリニウス, Puriniusu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mari Yamazaki and Miki Tori. The series is a biography of Pliny the Elder. It was initially serialized in Shinchosha's Shinchō 45 magazine from December 2013 to September 2018. After the final issue of Shinchō 45 was published, it was later transferred to the Shinchō magazine, where it continued from December 2018 to February 2023.

The series won the 28th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2024.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Mari Yamazaki and Miki Tori, PLINIVS was initially serialized in Shinchosha's Shinchō 45 magazine from December 18, 2013, to September 18, 2018.[1][2] After the publication of the final issue of Shinchō 45, the series was transferred to the Shinchō magazine, where it continued from December 7, 2018, to February 7, 2023.[3][4] The series' chapters were collected into twelve tankōbon volumes from July 9, 2014, to July 7, 2023.[5][6]

No. Release date ISBN
1 July 9, 2014[5]978-4-10-771757-3
2 February 9, 2015[7]978-4-10-771799-3
3 September 9, 2015[8]978-4-10-771841-9
4 June 9, 2016[9]978-4-10-771899-0
5 February 9, 2017[10]978-4-10-771954-6
6 October 7, 2017[11]978-4-10-772016-0
7 July 9, 2018[12]978-4-10-772100-6
8 April 9, 2019[13]978-4-10-772176-1
9 November 9, 2019[14]978-4-10-772233-1
10 September 9, 2020[15]978-4-10-772319-2
11 July 8, 2021[16]978-4-10-772407-6
12 July 7, 2023[6]978-4-10-772620-9

Reception

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The series, alongside Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, was ranked 18th in the 2016 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for the best manga for male readers.[17] The series was also nominated for Best Comic at the 46th Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2019.[18] The series won the 28th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2024.[19]

References

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  1. ^ ヤマザキマリ×とり・みき、新潮45で新連載「プリニウス」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ 新潮45 2018年10月号 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ^ 「プリニウス」文芸誌・新潮で連載再開、創刊114年で初のマンガ連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 9, 2022). "Mari Yamazaki, Miki Tori's PLINIVS Manga Ends in 5 Chapters (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b プリニウス 1巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  6. ^ a b プリニウス 12巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  7. ^ プリニウス 2巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ^ プリニウス 3巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  9. ^ プリニウス 4巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  10. ^ プリニウス 5巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  11. ^ プリニウス 6巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  12. ^ プリニウス 7巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  13. ^ プリニウス 8巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  14. ^ プリニウス 9巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  15. ^ プリニウス 10巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  16. ^ プリニウス 11巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  17. ^ Ressler, Karen (December 10, 2015). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  18. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 3, 2019). "7 Manga Nominated for Angoulême's Top Prize". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  19. ^ Loo, Egan (April 21, 2024). "Mari Yamazaki, Miki Tori's Historical Manga PLINIVS Wins Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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