PPPPPP (manga)

PPPPPP is a Japanese musical manga series written and illustrated by Maporo 3-Gō. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump since September 2021. The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media.

PPPPPP
Genre
Manga
Written byMaporo 3-Gō
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 17, 2021 – present

Synopsis

Lucky Otogami is one of seven children who all love the piano. However, after a divorce, Lucky was left with only his mother while his father took his siblings. They became the prodigies known as the "Otogami Sextuplet Pianists", while he lived was forced to live an abusive life in a relative's home after his mother fell into a coma. When his mother wakes up, he believes everything is right with the world, until he discovers she only has one year to live. Lucky decides to become a professional pianist so his mother can see him perform with his siblings.

Publication

PPPPPP is written and illustrated by manga artist Maporo 3-Gō.[2] The manga was first announced in the 41st issue of Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on September 11, 2021.[3] The series began its serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump in the 42nd issue published on September 18, 2021.[4]

PPPPPP has been licensed for simultaneous publication in North America as it is released in Japan, with its chapters being digitally launched by Viz Media on its Shonen Jump website. Shueisha also simulpublishes the series in English for free on the Manga Plus app and website.[5]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 January 4, 2022[6]978-4-08-883006-3

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  1. "Mediocre Lucky" (ボンサイラッキー, Bonsai Rakkī)
  2. "Life Expectancy" (ライフエクスペクタンシー, Raifu Ekusupekutanshī)
  3. "Dadamon Battle" (ダダモンバトル, Dadamon Batoru)
  4. "Re" (レ)
  5. "Titan" (タイタン, Taitan)
  6. "Joy" (歓喜, Kanki)
  7. "Ovation" (喝采, Kassai)
  8. "'La' for Everything" (すべてはラに, Subete wa Ra ni)
  9. "・・・ーーー・・・"
  10. "Shooting" (シューティング, Shūtingu)
  11. "Star" (スター, Sutā)
  12. "-1P" (-1P, Mainasu 1 Pī)
  13. "Reijiro" (レイジロウ, Reijirō)

Reception

Reviewing the first chapter of PPPPPP, Steven Blackburn of Screen Rant wrote that the conflicts seen in the manga are characteristic of successful shōnen series like Yūki Tabata's Black Clover and Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto, while commenting that there are other factors that "further hint at PPPPPP's likelihood of success", such as the incorporation of supernatural elements; Blackburn also stated, "In true shōnen-like fashion, this new [Weekly] Shōnen Jump manga doesn't rely on the reader's imagination to capture the power of music. Maporo 3-Gō makes it so that a moving melody can cause people to have visions."[7]

References
  1. 凡才の少年がピアノの天才たちに挑む、新連載「PPPPPP」ジャンプで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. "Manga Musings 09/17/2021". Viz Media. September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 12, 2021). "Shonen Jump Launches Mapollo 3's PPPPPP Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. 凡才の少年がピアノの天才たちに挑む、新連載「PPPPPP」ジャンプで開幕 (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. Hazra, Adriana (September 18, 2021). "Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish PPPPPP Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. PPPPPP 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  7. Blackburn, Steven (September 19, 2021). "Shonen Jump's Newest Manga PPPPPP Explores Failure Through Music". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
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