Snowball Earth (manga)

Snowball Earth
First tankōbon volume cover
スノウボールアース
(Sunoubōru Āsu)
Genre
Manga
Written byYuhiro Tsujitsugu
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintBig Comics
MagazineMonthly Big Comic Spirits
Original runJanuary 27, 2021 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed by
Written byShigeru Murakoshi
Music by
StudioStudio Kai
Licensed by
Original networkNNS (Nippon TV)
Original run April 3, 2026 – scheduled

Snowball Earth (Japanese: スノウボールアース, Hepburn: Sunoubōru Āsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuhiro Tsujitsugu. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits since January 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Kai is set to premiere in April 2026.

Plot

Tetsuo, a shy boy, and his giant robot Yukio fight against monsters that threaten Earth from outer space. After the final battle, Tetsuo returns to Earth, only to find it covered in snow and ice. Tetsuo resolves to overcome his shyness and save what remains of humanity.

Characters

Tetsuo Yabusame (流鏑馬鉄男, Yabusame Tetsuo)
Voiced by: Takuto Yoshinaga[3]
Yukio (ユキオ)
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa[3]
Ao Nogi (乃木 蒼, Nogi Ao)
Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu[3]
Hagane Takimura (瀧村矧音, Takimura Hagane)
Voiced by: Konomi Tamura[3]
Isseki Sagami (相模 逸石, Sagami Isseki)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[4]
Nayuta Izumi (泉那 由他, Izumi Nayuta)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[4]
Tamiya Sakura (桜井多 見哉, Sakura Tamiya)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Ōno[4]
Yuma Uzuki (卯月 ゆま, Uzuki Yuma)
Voiced by: Manami Narahira[4]
Otoichi Kinoe (甲 乙一, Kinoe Otoichi)
Voiced by: Anna Nagase[4]
Makoto Saionji (西園寺 真琴, Saionji Makoto)
Voiced by: Chitose Morinaga[4]
Riko Akagi (赤城 莉子, Akagi Riko)
Voiced by: Maki Kawase[4]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yuhiro Tsujitsugu, Snowball Earth has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits since January 27, 2021.[5] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 30, 2021.[2] As of December 26, 2025, ten volumes have been released.[6]

In June 2023, Viz Media announced that they have licensed the manga for an English release in North America, and the first volume was released on April 16, 2024.[7][8]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1July 30, 2021[9]978-4-09-861107-2April 16, 2024[8]978-1-9747-4377-3
2November 30, 2021[10]978-4-09-861187-4July 16, 2024[11]978-1-9747-4615-6
3March 30, 2022[12]978-4-09-861263-5October 15, 2024[13]978-1-9747-4914-0
4August 30, 2022[14]978-4-09-8613960January 21, 2025[15]978-1-9747-5164-8
5February 28, 2023[16]978-4-09-861589-6April 15, 2025[17]978-1-9747-5247-8
6October 30, 2023[18]978-4-09-862646-5August 19, 2025[19]978-1-9747-5526-4
7April 30, 2024[20]978-4-09-862763-9November 18, 2025[21]978-1-9747-5904-0
8November 28, 2024[22]978-4-09-863105-6February 17, 2026[23]978-1-9747-6141-8
9July 30, 2025[24]978-4-09-863518-4——
10December 26, 2025[6]978-4-09-863660-0——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 17, 2025. The series will be produced by Studio Kai and directed by Munehisa Sakai, with Takeshi Iwata serving as assistant director, Shigeru Murakoshi handling series composition, Toshiya Kono designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Tatsuya Kato, Hiroaki Tsutsumi and Yuki Kanesaka composing the music.[25][26] It is set to premiere on April 3, 2026, on the Friday Anime Night programming block on Nippon TV and its affiliates.[3][27][28] The opening theme song is "Zero", performed by Tuki, while the ending theme song is "Ima Kono Mune ni Tagiru no wa" (今この胸に滾るのは; 'What is Surging in My Heart Now'), performed by Ai Higuchi.[29][4] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.[30]

Reception

The manga was recommended by animator and director Hideaki Anno,[2] video game creator Hideo Kojima,[31] and manga artist One.[32]

References

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