Crimson-Shell

Crimson-Shell is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly GFantasy from September 2005 to February 2006 and published in a single tankōbon volume.

Crimson-Shell
Cover for the English volume
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byJun Mochizuki
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
MagazineMonthly GFantasy
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 2005 – February 2006
Volumes1

Publication

The series is written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It started serialization in Monthly GFantasy from September 2005 to February 2006.[2][3] The chapters were collected into a single tankōbon volume, which was released on March 27, 2006.[4]

In April 2009, Yen Press announced they licensed the series for English publication.[5] They released the volume on November 17, 2009.[1]

Reception

Chris Beveridge from The Fandom Post praised the art, while criticizing the plot, stating it "feels like only a taste of what [the plot] could have been".[6] Unlike Beveridge, Koiwai from Manga News offered some praise to the story, while also recommending the series to fans of the author's next work, Pandora Hearts.[7] Christel Scheja from Splash Comics shared similar opinions to Beveridge, stating that the series may appeal to new manga fans, while experienced readers may be disappointed.[8]

References
  1. "Crimson-Shell". Yen Press. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. 月刊Gファンタジー 2005年9月号. Monthly GFantasy website (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. 月刊Gファンタジー 2006年2月号. Monthly GFantasy website (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. "Crimson-shell" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. Loo, Egan (April 3, 2009). "Amazon.ca Lists Pandora Hearts, Crimson-Shell from Yen (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. Beveridge, Chris (January 18, 2019). "Crimson Shell Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. Koiwai (March 13, 2012). "Crimson Shell". Manga News (in French). Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  8. Scheja, Christel (September 19, 2014). "Comic-Besprechung - Crimson Shell". Splash Comics (in German). Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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