samurai anime
09. I
started using this show as kind of a "start the day with an easy episode of X" thing.
Then the arc with Phoenix Ikki as the Big Bad started up and I remember thinking that was hype. It . was a cool brother against brother story with simple,
significant stakes. The later stories about the silver saints and the various
battles over the Saggitarius Cloth were also quite good. It was sad that the Saints present for the Galaxian Wars who weren't slated as main cast members disappeared during this period, but I
overlooked that.
[80] Ichijinsha published light novel adaptations from Comic Yuri Hime works and original
yuri novels under their shōjo light novel line Ichijinsha Bunko Iris starting in July 2008. [81] Once Comic Yuri Hime helped establish the market,
several other yuri anthologies were released, such as Yuri Koi Girls Love Story [ja], Mebae,[82] Yuri Drill,[83] Yuri + Kanojo,[84] and Eclair. [85] Houbunsha and Shinshokan also published their own yuri magazines, Tsubomi and Hirari respectively, with Tsubomi running from February 2009 to December 2012 for a total of 21 issues,[86][87] and Hirari running from April 2010 to July 2014 for a total of 14 issues. [88][89] After a successful crowdfunding campaign, the creator-owned yuri anthology magazine Galette was launched in 2017. [90][91] Outside of Japan[edit] The first company to release lesbian-themed manga in North America was Yuricon's publishing arm ALC Publishing. [92] Their works include Rica Takashima's Rica 'tte Kanji!? (1995–1996) and their annual yuri manga anthology Yuri Monogatari, both of which were published in 2003. [92] The latter collects stories by American, European, and Japanese creators, including Akiko Morishima, Althea Keaton, Kristina Kolhi, Tomomi Nakasora, and Eriko Tadeno. [93][94] These works range from fantasy stories to more realistic tales dealing with themes such as coming out and sexual orientation. [94] Besides ALC Publishing, the Los Angeles-based Seven Seas Entertainment has also incurred in the genre, with the English version of well known titles such as Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl (2004–2007) and Strawberry Panic! (2003–2007). [9] On October 24, 2006, Seven Seas announced the launch of their specialized yuri manga line, which includes titles such as Strawberry Panic!, The Last Uniform (2004–2006),[9] and Comic Yuri Hime's compilations such as Voiceful (2004–2006) and First Love Sisters (2003–2008). [53] Between 2011 and 2013, the now-defunct JManga released several yuri titles to its digital subscription platform, before terminating service on March 13, 2013.
Releases[] Original version (1995 - 2013)[] The series was collected in 48 tankōbon volumes between 1995 and 2013. These volumes have been rereleased in several languages.
Volume Original (Japanese) Tokyopop (English) ComiXology (English) Sharp Point Press (Chinese) Kazé (French) Volume 01 November 6th 1995 May 21st 2002 April 17th 2019 January 1st 1998 March 26th 2009 Volume 02 February 6th 1996 July 16th 2002 February 1st 1998 March 26th 2009 Volume 03 May 8th 1996 October 22nd 2002 March 1st 1998 May 28th 2009 Volume 04 August 6th 1996 January 14th 2003 April 1st 1998 August 27th 2009 Volume 05 December 6th 1996 April 15th 2003 May 1st 1998 October 8th 2009 Volume 06 February 6th 1997 June 17th 2003 June 1st 1998 December 10th 2009 Volume 07 June 6th 1997 August 5th 2003 July 1st 1998 February 25th 2010 Volume 08 September 5th 1997 October 7th 2003 August 1st 1998 April 22nd 2010 Volume 09 December 5th 1997 December 9th 2003 September 1st 1998 June 17th 2010 Volume 10 February 6th 1998 February 4th 2004 October 1st 1998 August 26th 2010 Volume 11 May 7th 1998 April 6th 2004 November 1st 1998 October 21st 2010 Volume 12 August 6th 1998 June 1st 2004 December 1st 1998 December 9th 2010 Volume 13 November 6th 1998 August 3rd 2004 February 1st 1999 March 10th 2011 Volume 14 March 5th 1999 October 12th 2004 May 1st 1999 June 9th 2011 Volume 15 May 7th 1999 December 14th 2004 July 1st 1999 September 3rd 2011 Volume 16 August 6th 1999 February 8th 2004 December 15th 1999 December 8th 2011 Volume 17 December 22nd 1999 April 12th 2005 May 10th 2000 March 21st 2012 Volume 18 April 6th 2000 June 7th 2005 September 10th 2000 June 20th 2012 Volume 19 August 4th 2000 August 9th 2005 November 15th 2000 September 12th 2012 Volume 20 December 26th 2000 November 8th 2005 March 22nd 2001 December 19th 2012 Volume 21 May 1st 2001 February 7th 2006 June 27th 2001 February 13th 2013 Volume 22 September 6th 2001 May 9th 2006 November 9th 2001 May 22nd 2013 Volume 23 December 26th 2001 August 1st 2006 February 18th 2002 October 23rd 2013 Volume 24 June 6th 2002 October 31st 2006 August 2nd 2002 February 12th
2014 Volume 25 November 6th 2002 January 30th 2007 December 26th 2002 April 23rd 2014 Volume 26 March 6th 2003 May 1st 2007 April 25th 2003 June 11th 2014 Volume 27 September 5th 2003 August 14th 2007 September 26th 2003 August 6th 2014 Volume 28 March 5th 2004 November 6th 2007 April 9th 2004 October 15th 2014 Volume 29 August 6th 2004 February 5th 2008 September 16th 2004 January 14th 2015 Volume 30 November 29th 2004 May 6th 2008 January 4th 2005 May 20th 2015 Volume 31 June 6th 2005 August 5th 2008 June 6th 2005 September 16th 2015 Volume 32 November 22nd 2005 October 12th 2008 January 21st 2006 January 20th 2016 Volume 33 August 4th 2006 January 13th 2009 October 21st 2006 September 21st 2016 Volume 34 November 27th 2006 April 7th 2009 (Unreleased) March 20th 2007 March 15th 2017 Volume 35 May 2nd 2007 Unreleased due to expiry of license August 13th 2007 September 6th 2017 Volume 36 October 5th 2007 December 18th 2007 February 14th 2018 Volume 37 April 28th 2008 May 28th 2008 November 7th 2018 Volume 38 December 26th 2008 January 21st 2009 March 13th 2019 Volume 39 July 6th 2009 July 20th 2019 August 21st 2009 October 16th 2019 Volume 40 December 26th 2009 February 12th 2010 March 4th 2020 Volume 41 August 6th 2010 September 15th 2010 October 21st 2020 Volume 42 January 6th 2011 February 18th 2011 February 24th 2021 Volume 43 July 6th 2011 September 9th 2011 October 20th 2021 Volume 44 January 6th 2012 March 22nd 2012 January 19th 2022 Volume 45 June 6th 2012 August 4th 2012 May 11th 2022 Volume 46 January 4th 2013 March 7th 2013 September 21st 2022 Volume 47 August 6th 2013 September 24th 2013 January 11th 2023 Volume 48 November 6th 2013 January 16th 2014 March 24th 2023 New edition (2020 - 2021)[] In 2020 Kodansha announced the release of a new edition of Initial D, to tie in with the series' 25th anniversary. This is a 2-in-1 version, with each volume featuring two of the original volumes. There are 24 volumes. Volume Release Date Volume 1 November 6th 2020 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 December 4th 2020 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 7 January 6th 2021 Volume 8 Volume 9 Volume 10 February 5th 2021 Volume 11 Volume 12 Volume 13 March 5th 2021 Volume 14 Volume 15 Volume 16 April 6th 2021 Volume 17 Volume 18 Volume 19 May 6th 2021 Volume 20 Volume 21 Volume 22 June 4th 2021 Volume 23 Volume 24 Gallery[] Original Release[] Japanese Covers[] Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9Volume 10Volume 11Volume 12Volume 13Volume 14Volume 15Volume 16Volume 17Volume 18Volume 19Volume 20Volume 21Volume 22Volume 23Volume 24Volume 25Volume 26Volume 27Volume 28Volume 29Volume 30Volume 31Volume 32Volume 33Volume 34Volume 35Volume 36Volume 37Volume 38Volume 39Volume 40Volume 41Volume 42Volume 43Volume 44Volume 45Volume 46Volume 47Volume 48 Tokyopop Covers[] Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9Volume 10Volume 11Volume 12Volume 13Volume 14Volume 15Volume 16Volume 17Volume 18Volume 19Volume 20Volume 21Volume 22Volume 23Volume 24Volume 25Volume 26Volume 27Volume 28Volume 29Volume 30Volume 31Volume 32Volume 33 ComiXology Covers[] Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9Volume 10Volume 11Volume 12Volume 13Volume 14Volume 15Volume 16Volume 17Volume 18Volume 19Volume 20Volume 21Volume 22Volume 23Volume 24Volume 25Volume 26Volume 27Volume 28Volume 29Volume 30Volume 31Volume 32Volume 33Volume 34Volume 35Volume 36Volume 37Volume 38Volume 39Volume 40Volume 41Volume 42Volume 43Volume 44Volume 45Volume 46Volume 47Volume 48 Kazé Covers[] Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9Volume 10Volume 11Volume 12Volume 13Volume 14Volume 15Volume 16Volume 17Volume 18Volume 19Volume 20Volume 21Volume 22Volume 23Volume 24Volume 25Volume 26Volume 27Volume 28Volume 29Volume 30Volume 31Volume 32Volume 33Volume 34Volume 35Volume 36Volume 37Volume 38Volume 39Volume 40Volume 41Volume 42Volume 43Volume 44Volume 45 New Edition[] Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9Volume 10Volume 11Volume 12Volume 13Volume 14Volume 15Volume 16Volume 17Volume 18Volume 19Volume 20Volume 21Volume 22Volume 23Volume 24 Adaptations[] Anime[] Initial D was adapted into an 11 part anime between 1998 and 2021.