Ze (manga)
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Ze
| image = Ze manga volume 1.png
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Cover of the first volume of the manga Ze by Yuki Shimizu, as published by Shinshokan in 2004
| ja_kanji = 是
| genre = Yaoi
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title =
| author = Yuki Shimizu
| illustrator =
| publisher = Shinshokan
| publisher_en = 801 Media
| demographic =
| imprint =
| magazine = Dear+{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/mag/de200601/ |script-title=ja:ディアプラス 2006年01月号 |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 |language=ja }}
| first = 2004
| last = 2011
| volumes = 11
| volume_list =
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{{Nihongo|Ze|是ーZEー}} is a yaoi manga series by Yuki Shimizu. It is published in Japanese by Shinshokan and in English by 801 Media.{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/4-403-66099-1/ |title=是ーZEー (1) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 |language=ja }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.801media.com/?view=107 |title=Ze |publisher=801 Media |access-date=February 26, 2011 }} It has been adapted into a drama CD.{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/dvdcd/4560219320772/ |title=ドラマCD 「是-ZE-」 (1) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 }}
Plot
Shichikawa Raizô is a student who, after the death of his grandmother, who was his only family, finds himself living in a large house that is as unfamiliar to him as its occupants. He meets the other tenants, each stranger than the last. But there's one boy in particular, whose even stranger to him. His name is Kon, and for the time being, Raizô will have to share a room with him. As an apprentice cook, Raizô will be in charge of preparing meals for the whole house, and he'll be putting all his heart and soul into making sure everyone likes him. But it's going to be a long, hard road, especially in a house where some people appear mysteriously, as if straight out of an old Japanese tale, and others spend their time satisfying each other's carnal desires. But Raizô decides to stay to protect Kon, who, unlike the others, is always alone and seems to be much more fragile and cute than he lets on.{{Cite web |title=Ze |url=https://www.nautiljon.com/mangas/ze.html#:~:text=Synopsis,les%20uns%20que%20les%20autres.}}{{Cite web |title=是-ZE 1 |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38374._ZE_1?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}
Volume list
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalRelDate = December 20, 2004
| OriginalISBN = 4-403-66099-1
| LicensedRelDate = February 11, 2009{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/556/ |title=ZE Vol. 1 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129326
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| OriginalRelDate = August 27, 2005{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/4-403-66118-1/ |title=是ーZEー (2) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 }}
| OriginalISBN = 4-403-66118-1
| LicensedRelDate = April 8, 2009{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/557/ |title=ZE Vol. 2 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129333
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| OriginalRelDate = February 25, 2006{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/4-403-66133-5/ |title=是ーZEー (3) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 }}
| OriginalISBN = 4-403-66133-5
| LicensedRelDate = August 5, 2009{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/558/ |title=ZE Vol. 3 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129340
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| VolumeNumber = 4
| OriginalRelDate = October 27, 2006{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/4-403-66154-8/ |title=是ーZEー (4) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 }}
| OriginalISBN = 4-403-66154-8
| LicensedRelDate = March 20, 2010{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/559/ |title=ZE Vol. 4 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129357
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| VolumeNumber = 5
| OriginalRelDate = June 30, 2007{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/978-4-403-66172-3/ |title=是ーZEー (5) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-403-66172-3
| LicensedRelDate = June 23, 2010{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/560/ |title=ZE Vol. 5 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129364
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| VolumeNumber = 6
| OriginalRelDate = December 20, 2007{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/978-4-403-66189-1/ |title=是ーZEー (6) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-403-66189-1
| LicensedRelDate = February 1, 2011{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/561/ |title=ZE Vol. 6 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129371
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| VolumeNumber = 7
| OriginalRelDate = October 27, 2008{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/978-4-403-66227-0/ |title=是ーZEー (7) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-403-66227-0
| LicensedRelDate = September 25, 2013{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/1109/ |title=ZE Vol. 7 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129692
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| VolumeNumber = 8
| OriginalRelDate = July 28, 2009{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/978-4-403-66252-2/ |title=是ーZEー (8) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-403-66252-2
| LicensedRelDate = March 26, 2014{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/1110/ |title=ZE Vol. 8 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
April 8, 2014{{Cite book |title=Ze Volume 8 |isbn=978-1934129708 |last1=Shimizu |first1=Yuki |date=April 2014 |publisher=801 Media, Incorporated }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129708
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| VolumeNumber = 9
| OriginalRelDate = March 30, 2010{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/book/978-403-66271-3/ |title=是ーZEー (9) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-403-66271-3
| LicensedRelDate = August 27, 2014{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/1354/ |title=Ze Vol. 9 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
October 7, 2014{{Cite book |title=Ze Volume 9 (Yaoi Manga) |isbn=978-1934129821 |last1=Shimizu |first1=Yuki |date=September 9, 2014 |publisher=801 Media, Incorporated }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129821
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| VolumeNumber = 10
| OriginalRelDate = December 29, 2010{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/978-4-403-66295-9/ |title=是ーZEー (10) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=February 26, 2011 |language=ja }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-403-66295-9
| LicensedRelDate = January 28, 2015{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/1355/ |title=Ze Vol. 10 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=May 24, 2015 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129838
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| VolumeNumber = 11
| OriginalRelDate = July 30, 2011{{Cite web |url=http://www.shinshokan.co.jp/comic/978-4-403-66317-8/ |title=是ーZEー (11) |publisher=新書館 [Shinshokan] |access-date=July 29, 2011 |language=ja }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-403-66317-8
| LicensedRelDate = May 27, 2015{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/1356/ |title=Ze Vol. 11 |work=Digital Manga |access-date=November 17, 2016 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781934129845
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Reception
"The art conveys that ZE is tense and dramatic without being overly melodramatic, and the story emphasizes character over sex as much as any other yaoi I’ve ever read." — Leroy Douresseaux, Comic Book Bin.{{Cite web|last=Douresseaux|first=Leroy|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/ze001.html|title=Yuki Shimizu's ZE: Volume 1 (Yaoi)|work=Comic Book Bin|date=March 20, 2009|publisher=Toon Doctor|access-date=February 26, 2011}}
"While ZE has its flaws, I ultimately found it to be enjoyable and thought it improved in the second volume." — Michelle Smith, Pop Culture Shock.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Michelle|url=http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/ze-vols-1-2/|title=ZE, Vols. 1-2|work=Pop Culture Shock|date=May 6, 2009|access-date=February 26, 2011|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624075035/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/ze-vols-1-2/|archive-date=June 24, 2011}}
"The art style is engaging, with varied characters, and fun. It’s deliciously risqué but doesn’t sacrifice the tenderness between characters either when the moment turns romantic and not only erotic." — Rachel Bentham, activeAnime.{{Cite web|last=Bentham|first=Rachel|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2009/04/29/ze-vol-1/|title=Ze Vol. 1|work=activeAnime|date=April 29, 2009|access-date=February 26, 2011}}
References
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External links
- {{Anime News Network|manga|8084}}
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