Testarotho | |
テスタロト (Tesutaroto) | |
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Genre | Action, fantasy, historical fiction |
Manga | |
Written by | Kei Sanbe |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | August 2000 – November 2002 |
Volumes | 4 |
Testarotho (テスタロト, Tesutaroto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe. The manga is licensed in English by CMX Manga. The manga is licensed for a French-language release by Vegetal Soleil.
Characters
- Garrincha is the feared inquisitor of Neo Arsen. He tries to convert heretics to the Arsenal religion.
- Leonedus is a loyal friend of Garrincha.
- Capria is a nun who joins the group.
- Socrates is the healer and doctor of the group.
- Sabati is an assassin who betrayed Arsenal to join Materia, a heretic sect. She attempts to assassinate Leonedus, her childhood friend.
Manga
Kadokawa Shoten has released four tankōbon volumes of the manga between February 2001 and November 2002. CMX Manga released the four bound volumes of the manga between September 1, 2005, and May 1, 2006.
Volume listing
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | February 27, 2001 | 978-4-04-926166-0 | September 1, 2005 | 978-1-40-120742-7 |
2 | May 30, 2001 | 978-4-04-926174-5 | November 1, 2005 | 978-1-40-120743-4 |
3 | March 25, 2002 | 978-4-04-926194-3 | February 1, 2006 | 978-1-40-120744-1 |
4 | November 28, 2002 | 978-4-04-926211-7 | May 1, 2006. | 978-1-40-120745-8 |
Reception
Mania.com's Jarred Pine criticises the manga on relying too much on " flashy violence rather than really exploring the conflicts of the heretic inquisitions."
References
- "New CMX Licenses". Anime News Network. 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- "Testarotho". manga-news.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ テスタロト(1) (in Japanese). KADOKAWA.
- ^ テスタロト4 (in Japanese). KADOKAWA.
- ^ Sanbe, Kei (2005). Testarotho: Volume 1 (Testarotho (DC Comics)) (Paperback). DC Comics. ISBN 1401207421.
- ^ Sanbe, Kei (May 2006). Testarotho: Volume 4 (Paperback). DC Comics. ISBN 1401207456.
- テスタロト 2 (in Japanese). KADOKAWA.
- Sanbe, Kei (2005). Testarotho: Volume 2 (Testarotho (DC Comics)) (Paperback). DC Comics. ISBN 140120743X.
- テスタロト3 (in Japanese). KADOKAWA.
- Kei, Sanbe (February 2006). Testarotho: Volume 3 (Paperback). DC Comics. ISBN 1401207448.
- Pine, Jarred (December 15, 2005). "Testarotho Vol. #01". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
External links
- Testarotho (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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