Ex-Arm

Ex-Arm
First tankōbon volume cover
EX-ARM（エクスアーム）
GenreAction, crime, cyberpunk[1][2]
Manga
Ex-Vita
Written byShinya Komi
Published byShueisha
MagazineMiracle Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 13, 2011 – April 30, 2013
Volumes2
Manga
Written byHiRock
Illustrated byShinya Komi
Published byShueisha
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 18, 2015 – June 26, 2019
Volumes14
Further information
Novel
Ex-Arm the Novel: Deus Ex Machina
Written byAtarō Kumo
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump J-Books
DemographicMale
PublishedDecember 19, 2018
Manga
Ex-Arm EXA
Written byHiRock
Illustrated byShinya Komi
Published byShueisha
MagazineGrand Jump Mucha
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 28, 2019 – February 27, 2021
Volumes2
Manga
Ex-Arm Another Code
Written byAtarō Kumo
Illustrated byShinya Komi
Published byShueisha
MagazineUltra Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 19, 2020 – November 19, 2020
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byYoshikatsu Kimura
Produced by
  • Hiroshi Tani[a]
  • Yūki Satō
  • Yoshinori Suzuki[b]
  • Hisato Usui
  • Hidenobu Okada[c]
  • Hiroyasu Taniguchi
  • Kento Yoshida
  • Shinji Ōmori
Written byTommy Morton
Music bySō Kimura
StudioVisual Flight
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, SUN, BS Fuji
Original run January 11, 2021 – March 29, 2021
Episodes12
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Ex-Arm[d] is a Japanese science fiction manga series written by HiRock and illustrated by Shinya Komi. The series is a remake of Komi's earlier manga Ex-Vita. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Grand Jump from February 2015 to December 2017, and later on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ website from December 2017 to June 2019. Shueisha compiled its chapters into fourteen tankōbon volumes. A sequel manga titled Ex-Arm EXA was serialized in Grand Jump Mucha from August 2019 to February 2021 and compiled into two volumes.

An anime television series adaptation by Visual Flight aired from January to March 2021.

Plot

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In 2014, a high school student named Akira Natsume endures a phobia of electrical devices while also being very good at diagnosing them. He leads an average, unfulfilling life, and resolves to change himself for the better and get a girlfriend after being motivated by his older brother. Soon after, he suddenly dies in an accident. 16 years later, a young policewoman named Minami Uenozono and her android partner Alma retrieve and activate a highly advanced AI superweapon known as an "Ex-Arm" and put it into full control of their ship as a last resort. The AI turns out to be Akira's brain, now in a digital form. The series revolves around the police force's attempts to suppress and defeat adversaries using Ex-Arms for their own purposes.

Characters

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Akira Natsume (夏目 アキラ, Natsume Akira)
Voiced by: Soma Saito[3]
Minami Uezono (上園 美波, Uezono Minami)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[3]
Alma (アルマ, Aruma)
Voiced by: Akari Kitō[3]
Soushi Shiga (士牙 総司, Shiga Sōshi)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[4]
Chikage Rokuoin (鹿王院 千景, Rokuōin Chikage)
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[4]
Alisa Himegami (アリサ 姫神, Arisa Himegami)
Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa[4]
Kimura (キムラ)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro[4]
Kondō (近藤)
Voiced by: Shōmaru Zōza[4]
Shūichi Natsume (夏目 柊一, Natsume Shūichi)
Voiced by: Kōji Yusa[5]
Sōma (蒼真)
Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi[5]
Yggdrasil (ユグドラシル, Yugudorashiru)
Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[6]
Kaori Munakata (宗像 香織, Munakata Kaori)
Voiced by: Satomi Arai[6]
Elmira (エルミラ, Erumira)
Voiced by: Azumi Waki[7]
Throughhand (スルーハンド, Surūhando)
Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda[7]

Media

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Manga

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Ex-Arm is written by HiRock and illustrated by Shinya Komi. A first series, written and illustrated by Komi, titled Ex-Vita, was published in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Miracle Jump from December 13, 2011, to April 30, 2013.[8][9] Shueisha collected is chapters into two tankōbon volumes, published on August 17, 2012, and June 19, 2013.[10][11] Ex-Arm was published in Shueisha's Grand Jump from February 18, 2015 to December 6, 2017.[12][13][14][15] The series was then transferred to the Shōnen Jump+ website and app, and ran from December 20, 2017 to June 26, 2019.[16][14] Shueisha collected its chapters into fourteen tankōbon volumes, released from June 19, 2015, to August 19, 2019.[17][18]

A sequel series, titled Ex-Arm EXA, was serialized in Grand Jump Mucha from August 28, 2019, to February 27, 2021.[14][19][20][21] The first collected tankōbon volume was released on December 18, 2020.[22] The second volume was released on March 18, 2021.[23]

A manga adaptation of the novel Ex-Arm the Novel: Deus Ex Machina, titled Ex-Arm Another Code, was serialized in Shueisha's Ultra Jump from February 19 to November 19, 2020.[24][25][26][27] The two collected tankōbon volumes were released on December 18, 2020, and January 19, 2021.[28][29][30]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 19, 2015[17]978-4-08-890215-9
2 September 18, 2015[31]978-4-08-890286-9
3 December 18, 2015[32]978-4-08-890335-4
4 April 19, 2016[33]978-4-08-890403-0
5 August 19, 2016[34]978-4-08-890472-6
6 November 18, 2016[35]978-4-08-890525-9
7 April 19, 2017[36]978-4-08-890619-5
8 July 19, 2017[37]978-4-08-890694-2
9 December 19, 2017[38]978-4-08-890770-3
10 April 19, 2018[39]978-4-08-891008-6
11 August 17, 2018[40]978-4-08-891139-7
12 December 19, 2018[41]978-4-08-891158-8
13 April 19, 2019[42]978-4-08-891213-4
14 August 19, 2019[18]978-4-08-891243-1

Novel

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A novel titled Ex-Arm the Novel: Deus Ex Machina, written by Atarō Kumo, was published by Shueisha under its Jump J-Books imprint on December 19, 2018.[43]

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on the release of the manga's 12th volume on December 18, 2018.[44] The series is produced by Visual Flight and directed by Yoshikatsu Kimura, with Tommy Morton in charge of the scripts and Sō Kimura as composer.[45] The main staff of the series have no previous experience with working on anime.[46] Originally set for a July 2020 release,[47][48] the series aired from January 11 to March 29, 2021 on Tokyo MX, SUN, and BS Fuji due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[49][50][51][52] The opening theme is "Rise Again" performed by AIRFLIP, while the ending theme is "Diamonds Shine" performed by Dizzy Sunfist.[53][6]

Episodes

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No.Title [54][e]Directed by [f]Written by [f]Original air date [56]
1"Forbidden Weapon"
Transliteration: "Kindan no Heiki" (Japanese: 禁断の兵器)		Shingo KinoshitaTommy MortonJanuary 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)
2"Day of Judgement"
Transliteration: "Shinpan no Hi" (Japanese: 審判の日)		Shingo KinoshitaTommy MortonJanuary 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)
3"Angel of Murder"
Transliteration: "Satsuriku no Tenshi" (Japanese: 殺戮の天使)		Shingo KinoshitaTommy MortonJanuary 25, 2021 (2021-01-25)
4"Inheritor of Courage"
Transliteration: "Yūki Tsugu Mono" (Japanese: 勇気　継ぐ者)		Shingo KinoshitaTommy MortonFebruary 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)
5"Red-Hot Daydream!"
Transliteration: "Tokimeki Deidorīmu!" (Japanese: ときめきデイドリーム！)		Shingo KinoshitaTommy MortonFebruary 8, 2021 (2021-02-08)
6"Ex-Arm Auction"
Transliteration: "Ekusu Āmu Ōkushon" (Japanese: EX-ARMオークション)		Shingo KinoshitaTommy MortonFebruary 15, 2021 (2021-02-15)
7"Banquet of Fire"
Transliteration: "Honō no Butōkai" (Japanese: 炎の舞踏会)		Shingo KinoshitaNatsumi KemuyamaFebruary 22, 2021 (2021-02-22)
8"βeta"
Transliteration: "β 〜Bēta〜" (Japanese: β 〜ベータ〜)		Shingo KinoshitaShintarō Shimoi
Tommy Morton		March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01)
9"Fallen Messiah"
Transliteration: "“Horobi” no Kyūseishu" (Japanese: “滅び”の救世主)		Shingo KinoshitaTommy MortonMarch 8, 2021 (2021-03-08)
10"Genes of the Original Sin"
Transliteration: "Genzai no Idenshi" (Japanese: 原罪の遺伝子)		Shingo KinoshitaNatsumi KemuyamaMarch 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)
11"Proof of Humanity"
Transliteration: "Ningen no Akashi" (Japanese: 人間の証)		Shingo KinoshitaShintarō Shimoi
Tommy Morton		March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)
12"A Giant Leap"
Transliteration: "Idai na Ippo" (Japanese: 偉大な一歩)		Shingo KinoshitaTommy MortonMarch 29, 2021 (2021-03-29)

Reception

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The anime was met with backlash due to the poor quality of the computer-generated imagery (CGI) animation.[46][57][58]

Notes

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  1. ^ Unconfirmed romanization of 関谷博
  2. ^ Unconfirmed romanization of 鈴木嘉規
  3. ^ Unconfirmed romanization of 岡田秀信
  4. ^ Japanese: EX-ARM（エクスアーム）
  5. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[55]
  6. ^ a b Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

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