A.I. Revolution
{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Yuu Asami}}
{{For|the hypothetical scenario|AI takeover}}
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| image = A.I. Revolution Vol 1.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first English-language volume of A.I. Revolution, published by Go! Comi
| ja_kanji = A・Iレボリューション
| ja_romaji = A.I. Reboryūshon
| genre = Science fiction
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = {{ill|Yuu Asami|ja|浅見侑}}
| publisher = Akita Shoten
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher |NA=Go! Comi}}
| demographic = Shōjo manga
| imprint = Princess Comics
| magazine = Princess
| first = {{start date|1994}}
| last = {{end date|2003|06|06}}
| volumes = 17
| volume_list = #Volume listing
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{{nihongo|A.I. Revolution|A・Iレボリューション|A.I. Reboryūshon|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Asami. It was serialized in Princess magazine from 1994 to June 2003.{{cite web |title=Go! Comi Announces 5 New Manga Licenses |url=https://icv2.com/print/article/10873 |website=ICv2 |access-date=October 3, 2020 |date=July 8, 2007 |quote=Studio Ironcat originally announced Yuu Asami's A.I. Revolution, a 17-volume shojo series that began in 1994 in Princess Magazine, but never got around to publishing it ... Now Go! Comi has scored the license, which is good news for shojo fans.}}{{cite web |script-title=ja:プリンセス 2003年7月号 |url=https://www.akitashoten.co.jp/princess/2003/7 |website=Akita Shoten |access-date=September 26, 2020 |language=Japanese}} The final chapter of A.I. Revolution is listed in the table-of-contents of Princess magazine's July 2003 issue, released on June 6, 2003. The individual chapters were collected and published in 17 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes by Akita Shoten, with the first volume released in July 1995; the last volume was released in October 2003. The series was licensed for an English-language release by Go! Comi{{cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |title=Go! Comi Starts A.I Revolution, CMX Offers Presents |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-25/go-comi-starts-a.i-revolution-cmx-offers-presents |website=Anime News Network |access-date=September 26, 2020 |date=June 25, 2007}} and for a Spanish-language release by Mangaline Comics.{{cite web|url=http://www.planetacomic.net/comics_listado.aspx?cat=1779|title=Cómics – A.I Revolution|website=PlanetaComic.net|language=Spanish|access-date=2012-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218151435/http://www.planetacomic.net/comics_listado.aspx?cat=1779|archive-date=2012-02-18|url-status=dead}}
Plot
The series focuses on Sui, the daughter of a genius engineer, and Vermillion, a new high tech robot created by her father that looks, talks, and acts like a human teenage boy. Sui is tasked with teaching him what it means to be human, not expecting to find herself falling in love.
Media
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalRelDate = July 1995{{cite book |title=A·Iレボリューション (1) |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4253079296|country=jp}} }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-253-07929-7
| LicensedRelDate = December 13, 2007{{cite web |url=http://www.gocomi.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=56 |title=A-I Revolution - Volume 1|publisher=Go! Comi|access-date=2009-01-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426114903/http://www.gocomi.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=56 |archivedate=2009-04-26 }}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-933617-64-0
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| OriginalRelDate = February, 1996{{cite book |title=A·Iレボリューション (2) |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|425307930X|country=jp}} }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-253-07930-3
| LicensedRelDate = March 3, 2008{{cite web |url=http://www.gocomi.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=69 |title=A-I Revolution - Volume 2|publisher=Go! Comi|access-date=2009-01-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426113747/http://www.gocomi.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=69 |archivedate=2009-04-26}}
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| OriginalRelDate = June, 1996{{cite book |title=A·Iレボリューション (3) |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4253079318|country=jp}} }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-253-07931-0
| LicensedRelDate = April 14, 2008{{cite web |url=http://www.gocomi.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=80 |title=A-I Revolution - Volume 3|publisher=Go! Comi|access-date=2009-01-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426113750/http://www.gocomi.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=80 |archivedate=2009-04-26 }}
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| VolumeNumber = 4
| OriginalRelDate = December, 1996{{cite book |title=A·Iレボリューション (4) |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4253079326|country=jp}} }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-253-07932-7
| LicensedRelDate = June 6, 2008{{cite web |url=http://www.gocomi.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=90 |title=A-I Revolution - Volume 4|publisher=Go! Comi|access-date=2009-01-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426120329/http://www.gocomi.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=1_17&products_id=90 |archivedate=2009-04-26 }}
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| VolumeNumber = 5
| OriginalRelDate = June, 1997{{cite book |title=A·Iレボリューション (5) |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4253079334|country=jp}} }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-253-07933-4
| LicensedRelDate = August 15, 2008{{cite book|title=A-I Revolution Volume 5 (A.I. Revolution) (Paperback)|isbn=978-1933617794|last1=Asami|first1=Yuu|date=February 4, 2009|publisher=Go! Media Entertainment LLC }}
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| VolumeNumber = 6
| OriginalRelDate = September, 1997{{cite book |title=A·Iレボリューション (6) |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4253079547|country=jp}} }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-253-07954-9
| LicensedRelDate = October 15, 2008{{cite book|title=A-I Revolution Volume 6 (A.I. Revolution) (Paperback)|isbn=978-1933617800|last1=Asami|first1=Yuu|date=October 2008}}
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| VolumeNumber = 7
| OriginalRelDate = March, 1998{{cite book |title=A·Iレボリューション (7) |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4253079555|country=jp}} }}
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| VolumeNumber = 8
| OriginalRelDate = September, 1998{{cite book |title=A·Iレボリューション (8) |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4253079563|country=jp}} }}
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| OriginalRelDate = March, 1999{{cite book |title=A·Iレボリューション (9) |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4253079601|country=jp}} }}
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Reception
Pop Culture Shock's Katherine Dacey compares the manga's artwork to Keiko Nishi's artwork "with its slightly stylized character designs, delicate linework, and sparing use of screentone".{{Cite web|first=Katherine |last=Dacey |url=http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/weekly-recon-super-sized-shōjo-spectacular/#airevolution1 |title=A.I. Revolution, Vol. 1 |work=Pop Culture Shock |date=March 4, 2008 |access-date=2009-02-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426121714/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/weekly-recon-super-sized-sh%C5%8Djo-spectacular/ |archivedate=April 26, 2009 |url-status=usurped}} Michelle Smith compares the episodic nature of the manga to Inuyasha, where "most of the nefarious doings can be traced back to the same culprit".{{Cite web|first=Michelle |last=Smith |url=http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-5409/ |title=A.I. Revolution, Vol. 5 |work=Pop Culture Shock |date=May 4, 2009 |access-date=2013-12-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114065736/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-5409/ |archivedate=January 14, 2011 |url-status=usurped}} Manga Life's Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane commends the manga for its "detailed and very easy to follow" artwork.{{Cite web |first=Ysabet Reinhardt |last=MacFarlane |url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/A.I.Revolutionv1-3.htm |title=A.I. Revolution v1–3 |work=Manga Life |publisher=Silver Bullet Comics |access-date=2009-03-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624030657/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/A.I.Revolutionv1-3.htm |archivedate=June 24, 2008}} Mania.com's Sakura Eries criticizes the manga for its "not very compelling" protagonists.{{Cite news |first=Sakura |last=Eries |url=http://www.mania.com/ai-revolution-vol-01_article_83772.html |title=A.I. Revolution Vol. #01 |work=Mania.com |publisher=Demand Media |date=March 20, 2008 |access-date=2009-03-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306043351/http://www.mania.com/ai-revolution-vol-01_article_83772.html |archivedate=March 6, 2009 |url-status=dead}} Later reviews by Sakura Eries criticizes the manga, which was published in 1996, for its "futuristic anachronism" of the story that is set in 2021. Eries comments that the scenarios would seem dated in the post 9/11 world. She also criticized the manga for its unrealistic plot.{{Cite news |first=Sakura |last=Eries |url=http://www.mania.com/ai-revolution-vol-02_article_83813.html |title=A.I. Revolution Vol. #02 |work=Mania.com |publisher=Demand Media |date=May 6, 2008 |access-date=2009-05-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226233301/http://www.mania.com/ai-revolution-vol-02_article_83813.html |archivedate=December 26, 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |first=Sakura |last=Eries |url=http://www.mania.com/ai-revolution-vol-03_article_83783.html |title=A.I. Revolution Vol. #03 |work=Mania.com |publisher=Demand Media |date=July 21, 2008 |access-date=2009-05-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226232713/http://www.mania.com/ai-revolution-vol-03_article_83783.html |archivedate=December 26, 2013 |url-status=dead}}
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