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Child of the Kingdom
王国の子
(Ōkoku no Ko)
Manga
Written byBikke [ja]
Published byKodansha
ImprintKCx
MagazineItan [ja]
DemographicJosei
Original runSeptember 22, 2011 – June 7, 2018
Volumes9 (List of volumes)

Child of the Kingdom (Japanese: 王国の子, Hepburn: Ōkoku no Ko) is a josei manga series written and drawn by Bikke [ja]. It was serialized from September 22, 2011, to June 7, 2018, in Kodansha's magazine Itan [ja], and has since been collected in nine tankōbon volumes.

Premise

The kingdom of Zentoren,[a] currently under attack by the large northern country Neruto,[b][1] traditionally appoints a body double for those in line to the throne, and so the squire William Cecil[c] looks for a suitable candidate as the body double for Princess Elizabeth,[d] who is third in the line of succession. At a small theater he finds Robert,[e] a young man playing a female character, who looks so similar to Elizabeth that William at first mistakes him for a woman. Robert is reluctant to take the job, but accepts on the condition that his sickly brother will be cared for. After the death of the king, Elizabeth's brother takes the throne, but is poisoned.[2] Robert and Elizabeth grow closer as they work together to survive the schemes, conspiracies and court politics that follow.[2][3]

Production and release

Child of the Kingdom was written and drawn by Bikke [ja],[4] who was inspired to write the story by the period drama film Elizabeth (1998), and by her love for fiction set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history.[5] The manga premiered in issue 6 of Kodansha's josei manga magazine Itan [ja] on September 22, 2011,[6][7] and was serialized until the magazine's final issue on June 7, 2018.[8] Kodansha also released it across nine collected tankōbon volumes from August 7, 2012,[9] to August 7, 2018,[10] under their imprint KCx.[11] At the time of Itan's discontinuation, Kodansha said that they were preparing plans to continue the serialization of Child of the Kingdom,[12] but the series was eventually concluded with a final chapter published in the ninth collected volume.[13] In addition to the original Japanese release, the series has been published in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing,[14] and in Thai by Luckpim Publishing [th].[15]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 August 7, 2012[9]978-4063805840
  • 1. "Kagemusha Kōho" (影武者候補, "Body-Double Candidate")
  • 2. "Ketsudan" (決断, "Decision")
  • 3. "Betsuri" (別離, "Parting")
  • 4. "Mō Hitotsu no Kage" (もう１つの影, "Another One's Shadow")
2 April 5, 2013[16]978-4063806212
  • 5. "Akumu no Hajimari" (悪夢の始まり, "The Beginning of a Nightmare")
  • 6. "Kurayami no Ashioto"" (暗闇の足音, "The Sound of Footsteps in the Dark")
  • 7. "Giwaku" (疑惑, "Suspicion")
3 November 7, 2013[17]978-4063806540
  • 8. "Ore o Miro" (俺を見ろ, "Look at Me")
  • 9. "Namida Ame" (涙雨, "Light Rain")
  • 10. "Sore ga Nakereba Tatteirarenai Kigashita Kara" (それがなければ立っていられない気がしたから, "I Felt Like I Couldn't Stand Up Without It")
4 June 6, 2014[18]978-4063806960
  • 11. "Futari no Joō" (二人の女王, "The Two Queens")
  • 12. "Kage no Yakuwari" (影の役割, "The Role of the Shadow")
  • 13. "Shōjo no Unmei" (少女の運命, "The Girl's Fate")
  • 14. "Anata ni Mune o Haritai No" (あなたに胸を張りたいの, "The Desire to Throw Out My Chest at You")
5 December 5, 2014[19]978-4063807370
  • 15. "Joō no Enkon" (女王の怨恨, "The Queen's Grudge")
  • 16. "Onna-tachi" (女たち, "Women")
  • 17. "Fukushūki no Tanjō" (復讐鬼の誕生, "Birth of a Vengeful Person")
  • 18. "Jane no Ketsui" (ジェインの決意, "Jane's Decision")
6 August 7, 2015[20]978-4063807912
  • 19. "Elizabeth no Akumu" (エリザベスの悪夢, "Elizabeth's Nightmare")
  • 20. "Kusuburu Hidane" (燻る火種, "Smoldering Coal")
  • 21. "Yurusanai" (許さない, "Disallowed")
  • 22. "Shi no Tō e" (死の塔へ, "To the Tower of Death")
7 August 5, 2016[21]978-4063808711
  • 23. "Chimamire Joō" (血まみれの女王, "The Bloodstained Queen")
  • 24. "Shokeidao no Ue no Shinjitsu" (処刑台の上の真実, "The Truth on the Gallows")
  • 25. "Hishō" (飛翔, "Flight")
  • 26. "Yakusoku" (約束, "Promise")
8 September 7, 2017[22]978-4063809459
  • 27. "Futari no Onna to Hitori no Otoko" (二人の女と一人の男, "Two Women and One Man")
  • 28. "Mōshin" (妄信, "Blind Acceptance")
  • 29. "Maboroshi" (まぼろし, "Vision")
  • 30. "Kieyuku Hi" (消えゆく灯, "A Fading Light")
  • 31. "Jidai no Hajimari to Owari" (時代の始まりと終わり, "The Beginning and End of an Era")
9 August 7, 2018[10]978-4065128602
  • 32. "Ōke no Kage" (王家の影, "The Shadow of the Royal Family")
  • 33. "Zentoren no Shin Joō (ゼントレンの新女王, "Zentoren's New Queen")
  • 34. "Ō no Shi" (王の死, "Death of the Monarch")
  • 35. "Chikai" (誓い, "Oath")
  • "Saishūwa: Elizabeth" (最終話　エリザベス, "Final Chapter: Elizabeth")

Reception

In 2013, it won the sixth annual TV Bros. [ja] Comic Award grand prize.[4][23]

Newtype liked the depiction of the darkness in the Zentoren royal family, calling Bikke an extraordinary storyteller.[24]

[2] [3] [25] [1] [26]

Notes

  1. ^ Zentoren (ゼントレン)
  2. ^ Neruto (ネルト)
  3. ^ William Cecil (ウィリアム・セシル, Wiriamu Seshiru)
  4. ^ Elizabeth (エリザベス, Erizabesu)
  5. ^ Robert (ロバート, Robāto)

References

  1. ^ a b Fujimi, Dai (2015-07-09). "7月9日はイングランド王ヘンリー8世が、4番目の妻との離婚を宣言した日　『王国の子』を読もう！ 【きょうのマンガ】" [Comic of the Day: July 9 was the day when King Henry VIII of England announced his divorce from his fourth wife. Let's Read Child of the Kingdom!]. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  2. ^ a b c "美しき感情を描いた『極彩の家』の作者「びっけ」特集！オススメ漫画５選" [Feature on Bikke, who portrayed beautiful emotions in Gokusai no Ie! We recommend five of her comics]. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 2020-12-12. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  3. ^ a b "華麗なる王宮の裏側……謀略の目撃者になれ!" [The other side of the great royal palace... Witness the intrigues!]. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 2016-11-17. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  4. ^ a b "びっけ" [Bikke]. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  5. ^ Fujimoto, Eri (2013-11-12). "初心者むけ"進撃"講座も！「ブロスコミックアワード2013」大賞は「王国の子」" [A primer on Attack on Titan is also included! Bros. Comic Award 2013's grand prize goes to Child of the Kingdom]. Otajo (in Japanese). Tokyo Sangyo Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  6. ^ "王国の子（１）" [Child of the Kingdom #1] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  7. ^ "ITAN2011年6" [Itan 2011/6]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  8. ^ "「昭和元禄落語心中」など輩出したITANが休刊、連載作はコミックDAYSに移籍" [Itan, which published Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju among others, is discontinued, as serializations are transferred to Comic Days]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2018-06-07. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  9. ^ a b "【8月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [August 7: List of tankōbon volumes releasing today]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2012-08-07. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  10. ^ a b "【8月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [August 7: List of tankōbon volumes releasing today]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2018-08-07. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  11. ^ "王国の子 1" [Child of the Kingdom 1]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  12. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2018-06-07). "Itan Manga Magazine's Print Edition Goes on Hiatus". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  13. ^ Bikke (2018-08-07). 王国の子 [Child of the Kingdom] (in Japanese). Vol. 9. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4065128602.
  14. ^ "王國之子#1" [Child of the Kingdom #1] (in Chinese). Tong Li Publishing. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  15. ^ "update หนังสือออกใหม่ ครึ่งเดือนแรก เดือนสิงหาคม 2564" [Update: New books releasing in early August 2021] (in Thai). Luckpim Publishing. 2022-02-24. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  16. ^ "【4月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [April 5: List of tankōbon volumes releasing today]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2013-04-05. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  17. ^ "【11月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [November 7: List of tankōbon volumes releasing today]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2013-11-07. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  18. ^ "【6月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [June 6: List of tankōbon volumes releasing today]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2014-06-06. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  19. ^ "【12月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [December 5: List of tankōbon volumes releasing today]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2014-12-05. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  20. ^ "【8月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [August 7: List of tankōbon volumes releasing today]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2015-08-07. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  21. ^ "【8月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [August 5: List of tankōbon volumes releasing today]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2016-08-05. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  22. ^ "【9月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [September 7: List of tankōbon volumes releasing today]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2017-09-07. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  23. ^ "今年のブロスマンガ大賞は、びっけのITAN連載「王国の子」" [This year's Bros. comics grand prize goes to Bikke's Itan serialization Child of the Kingdom]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2013-11-06. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  24. ^ "王国の子" [Child of the Kingdom]. Newtype (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. October 2012. p. 187.
  25. ^ "【ランキング オンナ編】 夏に"ほっこり"なんてぜいたくかも!?　8月の「このマンガがすごい！」ランキング（6/1～6/30発売）" [Women's ranking: Feeling "warm" in the summer might be a luxury!? The August edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! ranking (June 1–30)]. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. 2014-07-22. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  26. ^ Uzuki, Ayu (2014-06-23). "【日刊マンガガイド】 『王国の子』第4巻 びっけ" [The Daily Comics Guide: Child of the Kingdom volume 4 by Bikke]. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

External links

  • Official website
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