Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (Japanese: ペリリュー -楽園のゲルニカ-, Hepburn: Periryū - Rakuen no Gerunika -) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda. It was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from February 2016 to April 2021 and has been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. A spin-off manga titled Peleliu Gaiden has been announced. An anime adaptation has also been announced.

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise
Cover of Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise volume 1 by Hakusensha
ペリリュー -楽園のゲルニカ-
(Periryū - Rakuen no Gerunika -)
GenreWar[1]
Manga
Written byKazuyoshi Takeda
Published byHakusensha
MagazineYoung Animal
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 12, 2016 – April 9, 2021
Volumes11
Manga
Peleliu Gaiden
Published byHakusensha
MagazineYoung Animal
DemographicSeinen
Anime

Media

Manga

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise is written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda. The series was published in Hakusensha's Young Animal from February 12, 2016 to April 9, 2021.[2][3] The series has been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes as of July 2021.

A spin-off, titled Peleliu Gaiden, was announced at the end of the series in April 2021.[4]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 July 29, 2016[5]978-4-592-14187-7
2 January 27, 2017[6]978-4-592-14188-4
3 July 28, 2017[7]978-4-592-14189-1
4 February 28, 2018[8]978-4-592-14190-7
5 July 27, 2018[9]978-4-592-16215-5
6 January 29, 2019[10]978-4-592-16216-2
7 July 29, 2019[11]978-4-592-16217-9
8 January 29, 2020[12]978-4-592-16218-6
9 July 29, 2020[13]978-4-592-16219-3
10 January 29, 2021[14]978-4-592-16220-9
11 July 29, 2021[15]978-4-592-16365-7

Anime

In April 2021, it was announced at the end of the manga's final chapter that the series will receive an anime adaptation.[4]

Reception

In 2017, Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise was ranked at #12 in the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers.[16] The series also won the Excellence Award at the 46th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.[4] In 2021, it was nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[17]

See also

References
  1. 終戦後も“戦場”は続く──『ペリリュー』10巻の壮絶な展開に「ああ、ついに…」「やっぱり泣けた」と反響続出. DaVinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. February 16, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. アニマルで羽海野チカ×新房昭之の対談、「さよならタマちゃん」作者の新作も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 12, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. 「ペリリュー」完結＆アニメ化！太平洋戦争末期、戦場を生きる若者の日常. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 8, 2021). "Kazuyuki Takeda's Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise Manga Gets Anime, Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 1 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  6. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 2 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 3 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 4 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  9. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 5 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  10. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 6 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  11. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 7 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  12. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 8 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  13. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 9 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  14. ペリリュー ―楽園のゲルニカ― 10 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  15. ペリリュー　―楽園のゲルニカ― 11 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  16. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  17. Loo, Egan (February 25, 2021). "Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Promised Neverland Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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