Ice Blade

Ice Blade

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Ice Blade


caption = Jiraishin
ja_name = 地雷震
ja_name_trans = Jiraishin
genre = Action, Detective fictionInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Tsutomu Takahashi
publisher = flagicon|Japan Kodansha
publisher_en = flagicon|Canada flagicon|United States Tokyopop (Dropped)
publisher_other = flagicon|France flagicon|Quebec flagicon|Switzerland Generation Comics flagicon|Germany Carlsen Comics flagicon|Italy Edition Star Comics flagicon|South Korea Haksan Publishing flagicon|Thailand Siam Inter Comics
demographic = Seinen
magazine = flagicon|Japan Afternoon (Former) good! Afternoon
flagicon|Canada flagicon|United States MixxZine
first = 1992
last = 1999
volumes = 19

nihongo|"Ice Blade"|地雷震|Jiraishin|lit. "Earth-Lightning-Quake" is manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi, published in Kodansha's "Afternoon" magazine from 1992 to 1999. It was announced by Afternoon's October magazine that Jiraishin would be republished in the magazine "good! afternoon" and would be known as "Jiraishin diablo" [ [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-25/takahashi-ice-blade-manga-to-relaunch-in-japan Takahashi's Ice Blade Manga to Relaunch in Japan.] Retrieved on August 25, 2008.] .

The story follows Kyoya Iida, a plainclothes police officer, and his colleagues at the Shinjuku Police Department.

Plot

Most chapters revolve around the life and the adventures of homicide detective Kyoya Iida. The plot reflects on Kyoya Iida and his colleagues and the interactions between and with the criminal underworld.

Characters

;Kyoya IidaA homicide detective who prefers to solve cases by using his Glock 17 pistol.

;Tsuyoshi YamakiKyoya's first partner, shot to death by an armed Chinese juvenile delinquent.

;Director NaritaHead officer of Shinjuku's homicide division. He was a friend of Kyoya's father.

;Eriko AizawaKyoya's second partner. Her husband was killed by her stalker after their wedding. Speaks fluent English, Chinese, and Spanish.

Publication

The manga was serialized in Afternoon KC and compiled into 19 volumes (tankōbon) published by Kodansha.

* "Jiraishin 1" (1993/10) ISBN 4-06-314071-7
* "Jiraishin 2" (1994/02) ISBN 4-06-314077-6
* "Jiraishin 3" (1994/08) ISBN 4-06-314087-3
* "Jiraishin 4" (1994/12) ISBN 4-06-314099-7
* "Jiraishin 5" (1995/03) ISBN 4-06-314108-X
* "Jiraishin 6" (1995/07) ISBN 4-06-314115-2
* "Jiraishin 7" (1996/01) ISBN 4-06-314125-X
* "Jiraishin 8" (1996/06) ISBN 4-06-314133-0
* "Jiraishin 9" (1996/12) ISBN 4-06-314143-8
* "Jiraishin 10" (1997/03) ISBN 4-06-314148-9
* "Jiraishin 11" (1997/08) ISBN 4-06-314161-6
* "Jiraishin 12" (1997/12) ISBN 4-06-314168-3
* "Jiraishin 13" (1998/03) ISBN 4-06-314172-1
* "Jiraishin 14" (1998/06) ISBN 4-06-314181-0
* "Jiraishin 15" (1998/09) ISBN 4-06-314188-8
* "Jiraishin 16" (1998/12) ISBN 4-06-314192-6
* "Jiraishin 17" (1999/07) ISBN 4-06-314212-4
* "Jiraishin 18" (2000/01) ISBN 4-06-314227-2
* "Jiraishin 19" (2000/01) ISBN 4-06-314228-0

Kodansha also released a high quality collector's edition (bunkobon) of the manga in 10 volumes.

* "Jiraishin Bunko 1" (2003/05) ISBN 4-06-360212-5
* "Jiraishin Bunko 2" (2003/05) ISBN 4-06-360213-3
* "Jiraishin Bunko 3" (2003/06) ISBN 4-06-360562-0
* "Jiraishin Bunko 4" (2003/06) ISBN 4-06-360563-9
* "Jiraishin Bunko 5" (2003/07) ISBN 4-06-360564-7
* "Jiraishin Bunko 6" (2003/07) ISBN 4-06-360565-5
* "Jiraishin Bunko 7" (2003/08) ISBN 4-06-360566-3
* "Jiraishin Bunko 8" (2003/08) ISBN 4-06-360567-1
* "Jiraishin Bunko 9" (2003/09) ISBN 4-06-360568-X
* "Jiraishin Bunko 10" (2003/09) ISBN 4-06-360569-8

The North American version of the manga, retitled "Ice Blade", was serialized in Tokyopop's "MixxZine" [ [http://www.ex.org/2.5/29-manga_mixxzine.html mixxzine.] Retrieved on May 19, 2008.] but discontinued after three volumes. The series has also been translated into German, Italian, Korean and Thai.

North American censoring

When Jiraishin was serialized as "Ice Blade" in MixxZine, there were instances of censorships in some of its panels as it was a new magazine when it was released and didn't wish to offend potential distributors [ [http://www.crysania.com/jiraishin/about.html About Jiraishin.] Retrieved on May 19, 2008.] .

Reception

Cassiel Kelner of Aesthesticism.com praised the manga as a study on human nature, "reminding [readers] just what people really are capable of" [cite web | url = http://www.aestheticism.com/Visitors/manga/jiraishin/jiraishin.htm | title = "Jiraishin" review | last = Kelner | first = Cassiel | publisher = Aestheticism] . Serdar Yegulalp of Advanced Media Network compares Jiraishin to Miami Vice as the "blood, grit, and sin spatter so thickly that it’s a miracle you don’t get your fingers dirty when you turn the pages" [cite web | url = http://anime.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=4888 | title = What You're Missing, April 2008: Jiraishin | last = Yegulalp | first = Serdar | publisher = Advanced Media Network] .

A Gaijin Power review notes that Jiraishin "hits hard, rarely has 'happy endings' and is definitely not for everyone." as the manga goes deep in terms of plot and its themes of violence and sex and does not show a happy ending for most of its stories [ [http://gaijinpower.blogspot.com/2008/01/weekly-manga-review-2-jiraishin.html Weekly Manga Review #2 - Jiraishin.] Retrieved on May 19, 2008.] .

References

External links

* [http://www.tokyopop.com/shop/1007/IceBlade/ "Ice Blade" page on TOKYOPOP]
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