City (stylized as CITY) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. It was serialized from September 2016 to February 2021 in Kodansha's Seinen manga magazine Morning. It was published in 13 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the series is licensed by Vertical.
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Written by | Keiichi Arawi |
Published by | Kodansha |
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Magazine | Morning |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 29, 2016 – February 4, 2021 |
Volumes | 13 |
The series is written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi and began serialization in Kodansha's Morning magazine on September 29, 2016.[3][4] The series concluded on February 4, 2021.[5][6] Kodansha published the series in 13 volumes.[7] An online autograph contest was held to celebrate the final volume's release.[8]
At Anime Expo 2017, Vertical announced they licensed the series for English publication.[9]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | March 23, 2017[10] | 978-4-06-388708-2 | March 27, 2018[2] | 978-1-94-505478-5 |
2 | April 21, 2017[11] | 978-4-06-388719-8 | June 12, 2018[12] | 978-1-94-505479-2 |
3 | September 22, 2017[13] | 978-4-06-510229-9 | September 18, 2018[14] | 978-1-94-719418-2 |
4 | March 23, 2018[15] | 978-4-06-511157-4 | December 11, 2018[16] | 978-1-94-719426-7 |
5 | July 23, 2018[17] | 978-4-06-512026-2 | April 30, 2019[18] | 978-1-94-719473-1 |
6 | November 22, 2018[19] | 978-4-06-513610-2 | October 22, 2019[20] | 978-1-94-719498-4 |
7 | March 22, 2019[21] | 978-4-06-514954-6 | January 21, 2020[22] | 978-1-94-719499-1 |
8 | July 23, 2019[23] | 978-4-06-516295-8 | May 12, 2020[24] | 978-1-94-998019-6 |
9 | November 21, 2019[25] | 978-4-06-517782-2 | October 13, 2020[26] | 978-1-94-998045-5 |
10 | March 23, 2020[27] | 978-4-06-518933-7 | January 5, 2021[28] | 978-1-94-998067-7 |
11 | August 20, 2020[29] | 978-4-06-520306-4 | May 25, 2021[30] | 978-1-64-729006-1 |
12 | November 20, 2020[31] | 978-4-06-520307-1 | July 27, 2021[32] | 978-1-64-729049-8 |
13 | April 23, 2021[33] | 978-4-06-522116-7 | January 25, 2022[34] | 978-1-64-729062-7 |
At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Rob McMonigal picked the series as the best continuing series for grown-ups.[35]
The series has been praised by most critics. Sean Gaffney from A Case Suitable for Treatment gave the series praise, saying it "made him smile".[36] Ian Wolf from Anime UK News stated that he liked the series, stating that fans of Arawi's style in Nichijou will also like this series.[1] Ross Locksley from UK Anime Network felt similarly about the manga, rating it a seven and saying the rating is a nine for fans of Nichijou and a five for anyone else.[37] However, Katherine Dacey from The Manga Critic was more critical, calling the series' jokes "tired slapstick [humor]" and the characters "strenuously unpleasant".[38]