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Template:Short description Template:Infobox animanga/Header Template:Infobox animanga/Print Template:Infobox animanga/Footer Template:Nihongo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroumi Aoi. It was serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Joker from September 2016 to April 2021 and published in 11 volumes.
Premise
The series centers on Hajime Tsukiyoda, a high school film student who finds himself in the middle of a terrifying event where giant goldfish suddenly descend on the populace of Shibuya and begin feeding on people. Hajime meets with popular classmate Fukakusa whom he immediately crushes on and tries to save. However, she is revealed to be deranged and unsympathetic to his plight and, in an effort to have him "sacrifice" himself, ends up getting killed by the goldfish. Hajime tries to kill himself by jumping from a building, but ends up killing several goldfish on the way down and survives. He is soon rescued by several survivors who inform him that a giant glass bowl has been placed over Shibuya and now they must try to escape.
Publication
The series is written and illustrated by Hiroumi Aoi, and began serialization in Gangan Joker on September 21, 2016.[1] In November 2019, it was revealed the series would enter its final arc after a one-month break.[2] The series ended in Gangan Joker on April 22, 2021.[3] The series individual chapters were collected into eleven tankōbon volumes.[4]
At Anime NYC 2017, Yen Press announced they licensed the series for English publication.[5]
Volume list
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Reception
Katherine Dacey from The Manga Critic criticized the first volume for its characters and artwork.[6] Manga artist Hiroya Oku recommended the series.[7] At San Diego Comic-Con, Deb Aoki picked the series as the worst manga for anyone of any age.[8]