Blue Hole (manga)

Blue Hole
First tankōbon volume cover
ブルーホール
(Burū Hōru)
Genre
Manga
Written byYukinobu Hoshino
Published byKodansha
MagazineMr. Magazine
Original run19911992
Volumes2
Manga
Blue World
Written byYukinobu Hoshino
Published byKodansha
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runFebruary 25, 1995August 25, 1997
Volumes4

Blue Hole (Japanese: ブルーホール, Hepburn: Burū Hōru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Hoshino. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Mr. Magazine from 1991 to 1992, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes.

A sequel, titled Blue World, was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon from February 1995 to August 1997, with its chapters collected in four volumes. The story is about the discovery of a gateway in time and space deep underwater which allows for travel between the present day and the age of the dinosaurs.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yukinobu Hoshino, Blue Hole was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Mr. Magazine from 1991 to 1992.[3] Kodansha collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes, released on August 8, 1992,[4] and February 9, 1993.[5]

A sequel, titled Blue World (ブルー・ワールド, Burū Wārudo), was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from February 25, 1995,[a] to August 25, 1997.[b][10] Kodansha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from April 23, 1996,[6] to April 23, 1998.[8]

Blue Hole

No. Release date ISBN
1August 8, 1992[4]978-4-06-313299-1
2February 9, 1993[5]978-4-06-319349-7

Blue World

No. Release date ISBN
1April 20, 1996[6]978-4-06-319695-5
2March 18, 1997[11]978-4-06-319785-3
3October 21, 1997[12]978-4-06-319863-8
4April 21, 1998[8]978-4-06-319933-8

Notes

  1. ^ Debuted in the magazine's April 1995 issue,[6] released on February 25, 1995.[7]
  2. ^ Finished in the magazine's October 1997 issue,[8] released on August 25, 1997.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Critique Manga Blue hole #1". Manga Sanctuary (in French). September 5, 2021. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ De la Cruz, Bruno (February 17, 2021). "Le manga Blue Hole de Yukinobu Hoshino revient en France chez Pika". Anime News Network (in French). Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Aperçu du manga Blue Hole chez Pika". manga-news.com (in French). June 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  4. ^ a b ブルーホール 1. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b ブルーホール 2. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c ブルー・ワールド(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  7. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. February 1995 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026. […] アフタヌーン4月号(2月25日発売)誌上にて。
  8. ^ a b c ブルー・ワールド(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  9. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. August 1997 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026. […] アフタヌーン10月号(8月25日発売)誌上にて。
  10. ^ "Le manga Blue World confirmé et daté chez Pika". manga-news.com (in French). November 30, 2021. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  11. ^ ブルー・ワールド(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  12. ^ ブルー・ワールド(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.

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