:Gamerz Heaven
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Gamerz Heaven 1.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover
| ja_kanji = ゲーマーズヘブン!
| ja_romaji = Gēmāzu Hebun!
| genre = Adventure, science fiction
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Maki Murakami
| publisher = Mag Garden
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=ADV Manga}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| magazine = Monthly Comic Blade
| first = September 30, 2002
| last = 2005
| volumes = 4
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Gamerz Heaven|ゲーマーズヘブン!|Gēmāzu Hebun!|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Murakami. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from 2002 to 2005 and published in four volumes.
Plot
The story follows young gamer Kaito Suzuki, who one day discovers a video game that transports the player to a different dimension. Upon reaching this strange new world, Kaito discovers a boy known as the "navigator", aptly dubbed "Nata". Kaito soon discovers that everything that happens in the game affects the real world, which. Since Gamerz Heaven is a beta version, Kaito has a limited number of saves.
Soon after starting the game, Kaito is attacked by the class president, Ogura. Ogura falls to Kaito and vanishes from the Second Zone. Afterwards, no one believes that Ogura ever existed except for Kaito's best friend Kawashima, who loves video games just as much as Kaito. Later, Kaito eventually convinces his other friends, Rio and Ren, who did not believe him until a "meteor" hits the center of Tokyo, which was actually the work of the first area boss of Gamerz Heaven, Rush.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Maki Murakami, the series began serialization in Mag Garden's Shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade magazine on September 30, 2002.{{efn|It started in the magazine's November issue of 2002 (cover date November 1),{{cite web|script-title=ja:月刊COMIC BLADE 2002年 表示号数11|url=https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M564447|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=June 28, 2024|language=ja}}{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:もくじ|trans-title=Contents|url=https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1060167432|magazine=Monthly Comic Blade|publisher=Mag Garden|issue=November 2002 issue|access-date=June 28, 2024|language=ja|no-pp=y|page=Table of contents}} which was released on September 30.{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:もくじ|trans-title=Contents|url=https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1060167822|magazine=Monthly Comic Blade|publisher=Mag Garden|issue=October 2002 issue|access-date=June 28, 2024|language=ja|no-pp=y|page=Table of contents|quote={{lang|ja|次号11月号は 9月30日(月)発売/}}}}}} It completed its serialization in Monthly Comic Blade in 2005.{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Jason|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)|title=Manga: The Complete Guide|type=Google Play Books|date=July 3, 2012|publisher=Del Rey Books|isbn=978-0-34-553944-1|page=441}} Its individual chapters were collected into four {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.
In March 2004, ADV Manga announced that they licensed the series for English publication.{{cite press release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2004-03-30/adv-manga-announces-37-acquisitions|title=ADV Manga Announces 37 Acquisitions|publisher=ADV Manga|date=March 30, 2004|access-date=February 21, 2024|via=Anime News Network}}
=Volumes=
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|Language = Japanese
|Width = 100%
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|OriginalRelDate = April 10, 2003{{cite web|script-title=ja:ゲーマーズヘブン! 1|url=https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M236431|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=February 21, 2024|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-90-192640-9
|LicensedRelDate = November 23, 2004{{cite web|title=Gamerz Heaven Volume One|url=http://www.advfilms.com/CatalogM/MANGAMGH001.asp|publisher=ADV Films|access-date=February 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215091440/http://www.advfilms.com/CatalogM/MANGAMGH001.asp|archive-date=December 15, 2004|url-status=dead}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-41-390202-0
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|OriginalRelDate = October 10, 2003{{cite web|script-title=ja:ゲーマーズヘブン! 2|url=https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M236430|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=February 21, 2024|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-90-192682-9
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-41-390199-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|OriginalRelDate = April 10, 2004{{cite web|script-title=ja:ゲーマーズヘブン! 3|url=https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M236429|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=February 21, 2024|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-86-127032-1
|LicensedRelDate = —
|LicensedISBN =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|OriginalRelDate = April 10, 2005{{cite web|script-title=ja:ゲーマーズヘブン! 4|url=https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M236428|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=February 21, 2024|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-86-127136-6
|LicensedRelDate = —
|LicensedISBN =
}}
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Reception
Mike Dungan of Mania praised the story, characters, and artwork, particularly the character designs.{{cite web|title=Gamerz Heaven Vol. #01|url=http://www.mania.com/gamerz-heaven-vol-01_article_81740.html|website=Mania|last=Dungan|first=Mike|date=February 27, 2005|access-date=February 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020132146/http://www.mania.com/gamerz-heaven-vol-01_article_81740.html|archive-date=October 20, 2009|url-status=dead}} Liann Cooper of Anime News Network felt that Murakami improved her character designs from Gravitation. However, Cooper felt the series was "not especially poor, not especially good...just kind of there".{{cite web|title=Right Turn Only!! Minty Hippo Approved|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2004-10-26|website=Anime News Network|last=Cooper|first=Liann|date=October 26, 2004|access-date=February 21, 2024}} In Manga: The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson praised the artwork, though he felt the story was "confusing and dull".
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{anime News Network|manga|3522}}
Category:Adventure anime and manga