Wilderness (manga)

Wilderness
First tankōbon volume cover
ワイルダネス
(Wairudanesu)
GenreAction[1]
Manga
Written byAkihiro Ito
Published byShogakukan
ImprintSunday GX Comics
MagazineMonthly Sunday Gene-X
Original runAugust 19, 2000July 18, 2025
Volumes9

Wilderness (Japanese: ワイルダネス, Hepburn: Wairudanesu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihiro Ito. It started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X in August 2000; it went on hiatus in June 2009, resuming after a nearly 12-year hiatus in May 2021, and finished in August 2025. Its chapters were collected in nine tankōbon volumes.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Akihiro Ito, Wilderness started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X on August 19, 2000.[a] Following the 68th chapter, published on June 19, 2009,[4] Ito put the manga on hiatus due to a sickness that rendered him unable to use his dominant right hand for drawing.[5][6] After a nearly 12-year hiatus, the manga resumed in the magazine on May 19, 2021.[7][8][9][10] The series finished on July 18, 2025.[11] Shogakukan collected its chapters in nine tankōbon volumes, released from September 19, 2001, to October 17, 2025.[12][13]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1September 19, 2001[12]978-4-09-157071-0
2December 12, 2002[12]978-4-09-157072-7
3April 19, 2004[12]978-4-09-157073-4
4July 19, 2005[12]978-4-09-157074-1
5November 17, 2006[12]978-4-09-157070-3
6December 19, 2007[12]978-4-09-157116-8
7May 19, 2009[12]978-4-09-157175-5
8December 19, 2022[14]978-4-09-157716-0
9October 17, 2025[13]978-4-09-157897-6

Notes

  1. ^ It began in the second issue of the magazine (cover date September 2000),[2] released on August 19, 2000.[3]

References

  1. ^ "WILDERNESS" (in French). Pika Édition. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2022. Une nouvelle série 100 % action qui vous coupera littéralement le souffle !
  2. ^ WILDERNESS ワイルダネス. Sunday GX Official Website (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 12, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. ^ 月刊サンデーGX [バックナンバー]. s-book.net (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 17, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  4. ^ 月刊サンデーGX(ジェネックス) 2009年7月号. Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved April 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 21, 2020). "Akihiro Itou's Wilderness Manga Resumes in 2021". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. ^ 伊藤明弘氏『ワイルダネス』復活!約13年ぶりに最新刊が発売!! (in Japanese). Shogakukan. December 20, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 22, 2021). "Wilderness Manga Resumes in May". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Reprise du manga Wilderness". Manga News (in French). May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  9. ^ 伊藤明弘「ワイルダネス」連載再開、島本和彦「吼えろペンRRR」新作も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  10. ^ 月刊 サンデーGX 2021年6月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved April 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ^ 「BLACK LAGOON」GXに最新話掲載 創刊25周年を記念し付録に16種のステッカー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 18, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h ワイルダネス (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved April 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ^ a b 連載開始から25年「ワイルダネス」完結巻発売 7巻分無料で読めるキャンペーンも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 17, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ^ 伊藤明弘「ワイルダネス」13年ぶり新刊!利き手ではない左手で執筆、無料公開施策も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 19, 2023. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.