Orion (Shirow)
| Manga | |
|---|---|
| title | Orion |
| Original title | 仙術 超 攻 殻 ORION |
| transcription | Senjutsu Chiyō Kōkaku ORION |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Masamune Shirow |
| publishing company | Seishinsha |
| First publication | December 24, 1991 |
| expenditure | 1 |
Orion ( Japanese 仙術 超 攻 殻 ORION, Senjutsu Chiyō Kōkaku ORION ) is a manga by the Japanese illustrator Masamune Shirow . In contrast to his other well-known works, he does not set in the future, but can still be assigned to the genre science fiction and action.
action
In another world, the space-time navigator Seska bursts into the middle of an incantation ceremony during a visit to her father Fuzen, a temple priest. Since incantation is a science controlled by the monarchically built state, it falls under the spell of those summoners who want to prevent a state incantation experiment.
Seska then causes a lot of mischief in a fit of megalomania, which Fuzen wants to avert with the help of the god of destruction, Susano .
Publications
Orion was released in Japan on December 24, 1991 as a single volume by Seishinsha . A new edition ( shinsōban ) was published in February 2010 .
For the German version of Feest Comics , the manga was mirrored to the "western" reading direction, enlarged and divided into three albums that appeared from 1997 to 1998. In the USA he appeared from 1992 to 1993 in six editions by Dark Horse Comics and in France 1994-1995 in two volumes by Glénat .
Web links
- Manga website (Japanese)
- Manga at Anime News Network (English)