The Ride-On King

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The Ride-On King
Cover of the first volume
ライドンキング
(Raidonkingu)
GenreAction, isekai[1]
Manga
Written byYasushi Baba
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 26, 2018 – present
Volumes11 (List of volumes)

The Ride-On King (Japanese: ライドンキング, Hepburn: Raidonkingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasushi Baba. It serves as a spin-off to Baba's previous series Golosseum [ja]. It began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine in May 2018. As of November 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eleven volumes.

Plot[edit]

The story is about judoka Alexander Purchinov, president for life of the country of Pursia. He rides a variety of exotic animals in the defense of his country.

Publication[edit]

Written and illustrated by Yasushi Baba, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine on May 26, 2018.[2] As of October 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eleven tankōbon volumes.[3]

At Anime Expo 2019, Sol Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[4] They released one volume before going defunct.

Volume list[edit]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 9, 2019[5]978-4-06-514210-3July 6, 2019[6]978-1-94-883823-8
2 May 9, 2019[7]978-4-06-515493-9——
3 October 9, 2019[8]978-4-06-517260-5——
4 April 23, 2020[9]978-4-06-519224-5——
5 December 9, 2020[10]978-4-06-521698-9——
6 May 7, 2021[11]978-4-06-523248-4——
7 October 7, 2021[12]978-4-06-525121-8——
8 April 7, 2022[13]978-4-06-527578-8——
9 October 7, 2022[14]978-4-06-529469-7——
10 April 7, 2023[15]978-4-06-531326-8——
11 October 6, 2023[3]978-4-06-533422-5——
12 March 8, 2024[16]978-4-06-535278-6——

Reception[edit]

In the 2019 Next Manga Award, the series ranked ninth in the print manga category.[17] In the 2020 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked twelfth on the list of the top manga targeted at a male audience.[18] Employees of the Japanese bookstore Honya Club ranked the series as the tenth best manga of 2020.[19]

The series has sold 1.3 million copies.[20]

Koiwai from Manga News praised the illustrations and story, especially for its use of the main character quirkiness.[21] Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD liked the fight scenes and humor, though she worried that the series would have little overarching plot.[22] The columnist for Manga Sanctuary liked the characters and their designs, the action sequences, and the setting, calling it unique among fantasy works.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b MassLunar (May 1, 2021). "Critique Manga The Ride-On King #1". Manga Sanctuary (in French). Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Pineda, Rafael (April 4, 2018). "Golosseum's Yasushi Baba Launches Ride On King Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  3. ^ a b ライドンキング（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 7, 2019). "Sol Press Releases How to Treat a Lady Knight Right, Ride-On King Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  5. ^ ライドンキング（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Ride-On King Vol. 1". Sol Press. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  7. ^ ライドンキング（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  8. ^ ライドンキング（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  9. ^ ライドンキング（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  10. ^ ライドンキング（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  11. ^ ライドンキング（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  12. ^ ライドンキング（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  13. ^ ライドンキング（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  14. ^ ライドンキング（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  15. ^ ライドンキング（１０） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  16. ^ ライドンキング（１２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  17. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 22, 2019). "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  18. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 11, 2019). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2020 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  19. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 1, 2020). "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga for 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  20. ^ Monthly Shōnen Sirius [@shonen_sirius] (March 25, 2022). 本日発売 #月刊少年シリウス5月号 ／ 単行本累計130万部突破 最新巻は4/7発売 ＼ 世界が注目する乗ろう系大統領 表紙で登場 『#ライドンキング』 #馬場康誌 @88yasushi #シリウス5月号 無料お試し読み (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ Koiwai (March 11, 2021). "The Ride-on King Vol.1". Manga News (in French). Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  22. ^ Lillaz, Faustine (April 25, 2021). "The Ride-On King T1". Planete BD (in French). Retrieved August 9, 2022.

External links[edit]

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