Summary
Strain (Japanese: ストレイン, Hepburn: Sutorain) is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 1996 to 1998, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes. It was licensed in North America by Viz Media and serialized in Pulp from 1997 to 2000, while the five collected volumes were released from 1999 to 2002.
| Strain | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ストレイン (Sutorain) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Buronson |
| Illustrated by | Ryoichi Ikegami |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Big Comic Superior |
| English magazine | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1996 – 1998 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Plot edit
Mayo is a professional assassin who is hired by the "Organization" to kill the mother of a young prostitute, Shion. Shion pleads with Mayo, and convinces him to give up on his mission. As Mayo takes pity on Shion and her mother, who offer him more money, the leaders of the Organization pronounce a death sentence on him.
Publication edit
Written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, Strain was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 1996 to 1998.[2] Shogakukan collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from June 30, 1997,[3] to September 30, 1998.[4]
In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media. It was published in their Pulp manga magazine from the December 1997 to the February 2001 issue.[5] The five collected volumes were released from January 5, 1999,[6] to January 9, 2002.[6]
Volumes edit
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 30, 1997[3] | 4-09-184531-2 | January 5, 1999[7] | 1-56931-319-9 |
| 2 | October 30, 1997[8] | 4-09-184532-0 | January 5, 2000[9] | 1-56931-381-4 |
| 3 | February 26, 1998[10] | 4-09-184533-9 | April 1, 2000[11] | 1-56931-469-1 |
| 4 | July 30, 1998[12] | 4-09-184534-7 | May 6, 2001[13] | 1-56931-541-8 |
| 5 | September 30, 1998[4] | 4-09-184535-5 | January 9, 2002[6] | 1-56931-682-1 |
References edit
- ^ "October 1999: Strain" (Press release). Viz Communications. October 15, 1999. Archived from the original on September 29, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ 『原作者・武論尊、もしくは史村翔』 (3). Manga-Gai (in Japanese). Ginnansha. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "ｓｔｒａｉｎ / 1". s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 31, 2003. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "ｓｔｒａｉｎ / 5". s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 31, 2003. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "Back Issues". J-pop.com. Viz Communications. Archived from the original on January 22, 1998. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c Buronson; Ikegami, Ryoichi (January 9, 2002). Strain, Vol. 5. Viz Media. ISBN 1-56931-682-1.
- ^ Buronson; Ikegami, Ryoichi (January 5, 1999). Strain, Vol. 1. Viz Media. ISBN 1-56931-319-9.
- ^ "ｓｔｒａｉｎ / 2". s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 31, 2003. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Buronson; Ikegami, Ryoichi (January 5, 2000). Strain, Vol. 2. Viz Media. ISBN 1-56931-381-4.
- ^ "ｓｔｒａｉｎ / 3". s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 31, 2003. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Buronson; Ikegami, Ryoichi (April 1, 2000). Strain, Vol. 3. Viz Media. ISBN 1-56931-469-1.
- ^ "ｓｔｒａｉｎ / 4". s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2003. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Buronson; Ikegami, Ryoichi (May 6, 2001). Strain, Vol. 4. Viz Media. ISBN 1-56931-541-8.
Further reading edit
- Narita, Hyoe. "Untranslated Pick of the Month: Strain". J-pop.com. Viz Communications. Archived from the original on February 14, 1998.
External links edit
- Strain at Anime News Network's encyclopedia