Fenrir (Japanese: フェンリル, Hepburn: Fenriru) is a Japanese manga series based on a novel by Chūgaku Akamatsu [ja] and illustrated by Mioko Onishi [ja]. It was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from August 2018 to November 2021, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.

Fenrir
First tankōbon volume cover
フェンリル
(Fenriru)
GenreHistorical[1]
Manga
Written byChūgaku Akamatsu [ja]
Illustrated byMioko Onishi [ja]
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Comikey
MagazineMonthly Big Gangan
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 25, 2018November 25, 2021
Volumes4

Plot

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The manga is set in 12th-century Mongolia. The Mongols are divided in several tribes and Temjin, whose father is the chief of the Kiyat clan, meets a mysterious girl by chance. Their meeting will affect the whole world.[2][3][1]

Characters

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Main

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  • Temjin (テムジン, Temujin): The son of a chieftain of the Kiyat; he works hard and has a kind heart.
  • Behter (ベクテル, Bekuteru): He is the half brother of Temjin. Behter is elected the new chief of his and his brother's clan.
  • Börte (ボルテ, Borute): Temjin's love interest and future wife. She is from the Ongirat tribe.

Publication

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Fenrir is based on an original novel by Chūgaku Akamatsu [ja] and illustrated by Mioko Onishi [ja]. It was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan from August 25, 2018,[1] to November 25, 2021.[4] Square Enix collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from November 25, 2019,[5] to January 25, 2022.[6]

In November 2021, Comikey announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 赤松中学×大西実生子の大河ロマン、雨野さやかによる双子のファンタジーがBGで. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "フェンリル". Square Enix. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "フェンリル 1". Square Enix. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "ヤングガンガン増刊 (2021年12月号)". Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ この星を統べよ!赤松中学原作、群雄割拠の12世紀モンゴルから始まる大河ロマン. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ 【1月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 7, 2021). "Comikey Licenses 10 New Manga Including Arte, Fenrir, Hero Classroom". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
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