Re:Anima Vol. 01

Re:Anima Vol. 01

It’s the near future in Tokyo, and the average temperature is around 170 degrees. Humanity lives underground to escape the deadly heat, only seeing the surface through the eyes of remote-controlled robots called Re:Anima. Shinano and Kara are members of the Enforcement Bureau, policing surface crime and illegal Re:Anima mods. But Kara has a secret: He lives on the surface full-time, in his real body!

An all-original climatepunk action series from the artist behind the Gate of Nightmares manga!

Halloween in Tokyo, and the weather is relatively mild: 76.2 degrees Celsius, or 169 degrees Fahrenheit. Earth is bathed in deadly UV radiation, driving humans underground. But the surface isn’t deserted. Citizens use neural links to control hardy, robot versions of themselves called Re:Anima. The organization maintaining order in this new urban landscape is the Enforcement Bureau. Shinano uses her exceptionally strong and agile Re:Anima to catch the bad guys. Kara is quick and able, too–but his body is flesh and blood!

How did the Earth become a wasteland? What’s the secret of Kara’s special body? Pick up this new print edition of the Kodansha Reader Portal original series and find out!

Biographical Notes:

A prolific shonen artist, Yoshinori Matsuoka’s most recent completed series is the manga adaptation of the game Gate of Nightmares. His new series, Re:Anima, was created for the English-speaking market and is premiering online at Kodansha.us.

Title Notes:

The surface of the Earth is too hot for humans, who can only experience by jacking into robots. In a clever twist, this manga is packed with Matrix-style cyberpunk action, except this “cyberspace” is the surface of the real world!

The creator is a protege of Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima, and fans of stylish, dystopian shonen manga like Fire Force and Soul Eater

This series was developed specifically for the American market and is “streaming” on Kodansha’s website. It will release in the U.S. before being published in Japan.