9th Sleep
9th Sleep is a manga written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno. The manga was first published by Biblos on April 5, 2004 before being re-released by Futabasha on May 12, 2008.[3] It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its imprint, Juné, on 16 December 2009.[2]
| 9th Sleep | |
 9th Sleep Futabasha re-edition | |
| ナインススリープ | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Yaoi, Fantasy[1][2] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Tateno |
| Published by | Biblos (former) Futabasha (current) |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Published | April 5, 2004 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Reception
Christopher Nadolski of Mania.com commented that although it seems like a boys love manga, in the end there is "no actual homoerotic payoff for fans of that fare", but feels that the tale "all comes together in a satisfying story of compassion and love."[4] Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin called the tale "bromance" rather than boys love, and described the plot as the usual Tateno "usual kooky, weird, sci-fi/fantasy scenario", but found it "intriguing" how "she always puts love at the heart of her pulpy nonsense."[1]
References
- Douresseaux, Leroy (March 1, 2010). "Makoto Tateno's 9th Sleep (Yaoi)". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor.
- "9th Sleep - Juné Manga". Archived from the original on 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- "9th SLEEP" (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- Nadolski, Christopher (February 24, 2010). "9th Sleep". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012.
External links
- 9th Sleep (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia