Sun Village
Manga | |
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title | Sun Village |
Original title | ひ か り の ま ち |
transcription | Hikari no machi |
country | Japan |
author | Inio Asano |
publishing company | Shogakukan |
magazine | Sunday GX |
First publication | 2004-2005 |
expenditure | 1 |
Sun Village ( Japanese ひ か り の ま ち , Hikari no Machi , Eng. "City (part) of light") is a manga by the Japanese illustrator Inio Asano , which was published in Japan in 2005. The work can be classified into the genres of drama and his .
content
The short stories of the manga take place in the high-rise complex Sun Village , which was built some time ago by a corporation for its employees. On the outside, people seem happy here, but everyday dramas take place behind the facades. This leads to a mysterious series of suicides that the police are initially perplexed by. All victims lack their cell phones. Finally, the student Tasuku turns out to be the link between all the actions: Since he always suffers from lack of money, he helps desperate residents of the neighborhood and receives their cell phone in return. Another story revolves around the petty criminal Hoichi, who, together with a friend, raises a child whose mother left them with them. When he learns that the group that controls the district has plans to do something with the district, he wants to take advantage of it and finally escape poverty.
publication
The manga first appeared between 2004 and 2005 in Sunday GX (Sunday Gene-X) magazine by Shogakukan . The chapters were combined into one volume on June 17, 2005 in Japan. A Chinese translation followed in the same year by Taiwan Tohan in Taiwan, and French, Polish and Spanish versions were added later. The volume was first published in German in 2010 by Tokyopop and in its second edition in June 2017.
Web links
- Tokyopop website for German publication
- Entry in the Incomplete Manga Guide
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)
- Review at Splashcomics