

Ĭritical response to the story and characters has generally been positive.
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The series has sold three times more copies in France than in Japan. Volume list No.Ĭhrome, one of the series' main protagonists, is featured in the video game Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions. The series is also licensed in France by Ki-oon. At New York Comic Con 2022, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.
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In April 2019, Shueisha began publishing the series in English via their Manga Plus service, with chapters releasing simultaneously with their Japanese release. As of August 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into four tankōbon (bound) volumes. The series returned from its two-year long hiatus in August 2022, before beginning another in December 2022. In May 2020, the series was put hiatus due to the health of the author. The series' first tankōbon (bound) volume was released on July 4, 2019. Written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Takaki, the series began bi-weekly serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website on April 3, 2019. In order to achieve this, he used things from his daily life like trees, utility poles, and buildings, along with photos on the internet, particularly those of ruins or famous places as a model. Takaki initially had trouble with the setting, as he wanted it to seem futuristic at first sight, but at the same time not become pure fantasy. When writing the robots in the series, Takaki recalled being fascinated with the human-like robots from the 1982 American film Android, so he used them as a model when writing the series. After discussing this with his editor, he ultimately settled on a young girl and a robot as the main protagonists in order to have two separate viewpoints to write from. He ultimately chose to make it post-apocalyptic with robots, though he feared that it would be hard for some readers to understand. Takaki was fond of the science fiction genre, so after the completion of Black Torch, Takaki wanted to create a science fiction manga. Critical response has generally been positive, with many critics praising the characters, post-apocalyptic setting, and artwork. The series has performed well internationally, especially in France, where its sales have surpassed those of its native country.
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Takaki also used the film Android for inspiration in creating the story and various objects from his everyday life and photos of famous places in creating the setting. When creating the series, Takaki decided on using a young girl and robot as protagonists in a post-apocalyptic setting in order to write a science fiction manga that is understandable to a wide audience. As of August 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into four volumes. The series began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website in April 2019, and has been on hiatus since December 2022. Heart Gear (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Takaki.
