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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Japanese manga series</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox" style="width: 22em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Billy_bat_first_cover.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="385" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">First <span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon" title="Tankōbon">tankōbon</a></i></span> volume cover, featuring Kevin Yamagata</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mystery_fiction" title="Mystery fiction">Mystery</a><sup id="cite_ref-end_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-end-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">Science fiction</a><sup id="cite_ref-end_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-end-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background:#CCF; font-weight:bold;">Manga</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naoki_Urasawa" title="Naoki Urasawa">Naoki Urasawa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Takashi_Nagasaki" title="Takashi Nagasaki">Takashi Nagasaki</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Illustrated by</th><td class="infobox-data">Naoki Urasawa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Published by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kodansha" title="Kodansha">Kodansha</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Imprint</th><td class="infobox-data">Morning KC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Magazine</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Morning_(magazine)" title="Morning (magazine)">Morning</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Demographic</th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Seinen_manga" title="Seinen manga">Seinen</a></i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original run</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">October 16, 2008</span> – <span class="nowrap">August 18, 2016</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Volumes</th><td class="infobox-data">20</td></tr> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Billy Bat</b></i> (stylized in <a href="/wiki/All_caps" title="All caps">all caps</a>) is a Japanese <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> series written by <a href="/wiki/Naoki_Urasawa" title="Naoki Urasawa">Naoki Urasawa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Takashi_Nagasaki" title="Takashi Nagasaki">Takashi Nagasaki</a> and illustrated by Urasawa. It was serialized in the weekly magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Morning_(magazine)" title="Morning (magazine)">Morning</a></i> from October 2008 to August 2016, with its chapters collected into 20 <span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon" title="Tankōbon">tankōbon</a></i></span> volumes by <a href="/wiki/Kodansha" title="Kodansha">Kodansha</a>. The story follows the comic book artist Kevin Yamagata as he draws the popular detective series "Billy Bat". When he learns he may have unconsciously copied the character from an image he saw while serving in occupied Japan, he returns to Japan to get permission to use it from its original creator. Upon arriving there, however, he becomes embroiled in a web of murder, cover-ups, and prophecy that all leads back to Billy Bat. </p><p><i>Billy Bat</i> won the 2012 <a href="/wiki/Lucca_Comics_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucca Comics Award">Lucca Comics Award</a> for Best Series and the 2014 <a href="/wiki/Max_%26_Moritz_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Max & Moritz Prize">Max & Moritz Prize</a> for Best International Comic. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premise">Premise</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Premise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The story begins in 1949 and follows <a href="/wiki/Japanese_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese American">Japanese-American</a> comic book artist Kevin Yamagata, who creates the popular <a href="/wiki/Talking_animal" title="Talking animal">talking animal</a> detective series <i>Billy Bat</i>. After learning that he may have unconsciously copied the character from an image he saw while in occupied Japan, he returns there to get permission to use the character from its original creator. In Japan, he becomes embroiled in a web of murder, cover-ups, and prophecy that all leads back to the image of a bat. The truth is far larger than Kevin could ever have guessed, spanning across millennia and the world. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characters">Characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_characters">Main characters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Main characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Kevin Yamagata</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ケヴィン・ヤマガタ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kevin Yamagata</i></span>)</span> : Kevin Yamagata is the first protagonist of the story in 1949. He is a <a href="/wiki/Nisei" title="Nisei">nisei</a> Japanese-American comic book artist drawing the popular detective series <i>Billy Bat</i>. When he learns he may have unconsciously copied the character from an image he saw while serving in occupied Japan, he returns to Japan to get permission to use Billy Bat from its original creator. Kevin's comics mostly feature anthropomorphized animal characters, such as dogs or mice. Later on, his Billy Bat comics become a kind of prophecy, its various plotlines precisely predicting future world events. Kevin's Japanese name is <b>Kinji Yamagata</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">山縣金持</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Yamagata Kinji</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>. He is said by others to resemble actor <a href="/wiki/Ry%C5%8D_Ikebe" title="Ryō Ikebe">Ryō Ikebe</a> in both looks and personality. He was born and raised in <a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange County, California</a> on November 26, 1923, while his parents were both originally from <a href="/wiki/Niigata_Prefecture" title="Niigata Prefecture">Niigata</a>.</li> <li><b>Jacky Momochi</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ジャッキー・モモチ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Jakkī Momochi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> : A <a href="/wiki/Nisei" title="Nisei">nisei</a> Japanese-American University girl in New York who was unwittingly influenced by Billy Bat. She is the descendant of the Momochi Clan of <a href="/wiki/Iga-ry%C5%AB" title="Iga-ryū">Iga-ryū</a>. She later goes to Japan to uncover the truth about Francis Xavier's first Japanese disciple, Yajirō.</li> <li><b>Kevin Goodman</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ケヴィン・グッドマン</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kevin Guddoman</i></span>)</span>: Tony and Diane's little son and the second protagonist of this story. He plays a role in JFK assassination, where he was saved by Kevin Yamagata from being shot. As a result of Yamagata's actions, the assassin's bullet hit and killed JFK instead. Like other characters, the boy can also see the Bat and his scribblings reveal insight into the future JFK Assassination and the Momochi Clan's connection to the Scroll. He eventually grew up and his adventure begins in 1981 during his days as a university student of Princeton, New Jersey.</li> <li><b>Agent Smith</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">スミス</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Sumisu</i></span>)</span>: A mysterious man who claims to work for the CIA, and is investigating the <a href="/wiki/Shimoyama_incident" title="Shimoyama incident">Shimoyama incident</a>. He helps Kevin investigate the myth of the Bat. While trying to save Kevin from an unknown assassin, he disappears. He reappears in 1981, elderly, and missing his left eye, saving Kevin Goodman from a fake police officer that was about to shoot Kevin.</li> <li><b>Kiyoshi Kurusu</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">来栖清志</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kurusu Kiyoshi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>: A mysterious character working for a company called East Asian Industries. He is Finney's rival in the search for the legendary Scroll of Momochi. He and Finney presumably are the masterminds behind both the Shimoyama incident and the JFK Assassination, though it is later clarified they both work for rival organizations who want the scroll for themselves. In Zōfū's manga, he makes an appearance as the character Karate Chop Man. He is seen again in 1981, with even Billy Bat mentioning he is unsure of Kurusu's full role in the scheme of things. It revealed Kiyoshi once meet Zofu as a child after the death of his father.</li> <li><b>Captain Finney</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">フィニー大尉</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Finī Taii</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> : A portly, pale-eyed man who claims to work with the GHQ Special Investigation Unit. He and Kurusu are searching for the Scroll of Momochi. By the 1960s, he has apparently begun working for the fake Chuck Culkin.</li> <li><b>Timmy Charles Sanada</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ティミー・チャールズ・サナダ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Timī Chāruzu Sanada</i></span>)</span>: The illegitimate son of the fake Chuck Culkin, and chose by Kevin Goodman to be his successor. It is later revealed the "voice" he hears isn't Billy, but the delusions of his father, guiding him to the end of the world. He soon usurps control of Chuck Culkin Enterprises.</li> <li><b>Billy Bat</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ビリーバット</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Birī Batto</i></span>)</span>: Ostensibly, a talking anthropomorphic bat that is the star of several detective comic book series throughout the 20th Century. His true nature and purpose comprise the central mystery of the plot. Francis Xavier himself once mentioned the Bat, unsure if the entity was an angel, demon or perhaps both. Zōfū, on the other hands, claims there are two bats, one white and the other black. When The White Bat appears, it always says confusing things, and when The Black Bat appears, it manipulates people to do bad things; however, Albert Einstein later states that the White Bat is not to be trusted, and will destroy all who it "helps".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_characters">Secondary characters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Secondary characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Chuck Culkin</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">チャック・カルキン</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Chakku Karukin</i></span>)</span>: Kevin Yamagata's assistant in 1949. He was left in charge of drawing the Billy Bat series when Kevin left for Japan.</li> <li><b>"Chuck Culkin"</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">「チャック・カルキン」</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">"Chakku Karukin"</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>: An imposter who has taken on the public persona of Chuck Culkin, and is the head of Chuck Culkin Enterprises, the company that owns the rights to Billy Bat. He has the real Chuck Culkin cooped up in his mansion, producing new Billy Bat comics that prove explosively popular. He bears similarity to <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a>, both in appearance and personality. A former Nazi soldier, he was personally tasked with traveling to the United States and popularizing the image of Billy Bat by Adolf Hitler.</li> <li><b>Charlie Ishizuka</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">チャーリー・イシヅカ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Chārī Ishizuka</i></span>)</span>: A Japanese man who works for GHQ, acting as an interpreter for L.T. Colonel Chagnon of the Civil Transportation Section (CTS) who was Kevin's longtime friend. He owned a copy of the Scroll made by Hattori Hanzo, but after he is found dead the ancient text went missing.</li> <li><b>Shizuka</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">シヅカ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shizuka</i></span>)</span>: A Japanese prostitute who fell in love with Kevin and sheltered him when he was first pursued by Kurusu. She was injured as a result of the scuffle and was rendered unable to work for a time. When she finally did start working again, she was fatally wounded by someone she called the Karate Chop Man, and died in Kevin's arms.</li> <li><b>Zōfū Karama</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">唐麻雑風</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Karama Zōfū</i></span>)</span>: A Japanese manga artist who has been drawing the Billy Bat character (in his "Boy Bat" incarnation) since the <a href="/wiki/Taish%C5%8D_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Taishō period">Taishō period</a>. Bears similarity to Shichima Sakai, the mentor of <a href="/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka" title="Osamu Tezuka">Osamu Tezuka</a>.</li> <li><b>Tony and Diane Goodman</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">トニーとダイアン・グッドマン</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Tonī to Daian Guddoman</i></span>)</span>: A married mixed-race American couple. Tony is the caucasian heir to the Golden Cola Company, and Diane is a black worker at the facility Tony supervised. They fell in love, but the objections of both of their families forced Diane to run away from the wedding. During her flight, Diane rode a taxi driven by Randy Momochi, and their subsequent conversation convinced Diane not to give up on her marriage. Tony is a major fan of Kevin's version of the Billy Bat comics, and the couple named their first son Kevin as a result.</li> <li><b>Randy Momochi</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ランディ・モモチ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Randi Momochi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>:An <a href="/wiki/Issei" title="Issei">issei</a> Japanese-American cabbie in New York, he helped reunite Tony and Diane on their wedding day. A fan of Kevin Yamagata's Billy Bat series, he is also Jacky Momochi's father. His Japanese name is <b>Kinji Momochi</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">百地金持</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Momochi Kinji</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>.</li> <li><b>Kanbei</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">勘兵衛</span></span>)</span>: A ninja of the ancient province of Iga who served the Momochi Clan. When the land of Iga was attacked by Oda Nobunaga's army, he was ordered to bring the Scroll to Momochi Sandayū. To accomplish his mission, he was forced to kill his childhood friends. Later, he met the original owner of the scroll, Yajirō, Francis Xavier's disciple. Shortly afterward, Yajirō was killed, and out of remorse for the murders he committed, Kanbei decided to bury the Scroll in order to hide it from Momochi Sandayū.</li> <li><b>Henry Charles Devivie</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ヘンリー・チャールズ・デヴィヴィ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Henrī Chāruzu Devivi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>: A mysterious man who wants to buy Koumori Village, the town where the Scroll is said to be located, in order to make a new Billy Bat theme park. His true goal, however, is to find the Scroll, and anyone he decides to negotiate with about the land soon ends up murdered.</li> <li><b>Kotarou Akechi</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">明智浩太郎</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Akechi Kōtarō</i></span>)</span>: A famous Japanese movie director specializing in <a href="/wiki/Tokusatsu" title="Tokusatsu">special effects</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kaiju" title="Kaiju">monster movies</a>. Famous for his movie "Great Monster Gazura", the equivalent of <a href="/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">Godzilla</a> in the world of "Billy Bat". Likewise, his appearance is reminiscent of <a href="/wiki/Ishir%C5%8D_Honda" title="Ishirō Honda">Ishirō Honda</a>, the most famous director of the Gojira franchise. He is summoned to America by Chuck Culkin Enterprises to direct a <a href="/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories" title="Moon landing conspiracy theories">faked landing on the Moon</a>.</li> <li><b>Shishou</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">師匠</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shishō</i></span>)</span> (Master): A lumbering Japanese American ex-con and artist who, like Kevin and Zōfū, predicted the future through his comic strips.</li> <li><b>Audrey Culkin</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">オードリー・カルキン</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ōdorī Karukin</i></span>)</span>: The apparent daughter of the fake Chuck Culkin, she first appears as an "art dealer" trying to recruit Kevin Goodman.</li> <li><b>Maggie Momochi</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">マギー・モモチ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Magī Momochi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>: Jacky's daughter, she is an aspiring documentary filmmaker in 2017.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_characters_and_places">Historical characters and places</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Historical characters and places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Sadanori Shimoyama</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">下山定則</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shimoyama Sadanori</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>: Bureaucrat of Ministry of Transport (former Ministry of Railways), was appointed the first president of JNR when it was established on June 1, 1949. Under the Dodge Line policy of the government, Shimoyama was responsible for drastic personnel cutbacks of JNR, as a part of which on July 4, 1949 he released a list of about 30,000 employees to be fired. He died in an event called <a href="/wiki/Shimoyama_incident" title="Shimoyama incident">Shimoyama incident</a>.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jir%C5%8D_Shirasu" title="Jirō Shirasu">Jirō Shirasu</a></b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">白洲次郎</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shirasu Jirō</i></span>)</span>: Japanese diplomat and politician who served as interpreter and negotiator in the talks between the Japanese government and <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a>'s GHQ, on account of his education in <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Cambridge University">Cambridge</a>. In the manga, Shirasu is a mysterious character who helps Kevin in one occasion.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Judas_Iscariot" title="Judas Iscariot">Judas Iscariot</a></b>: One of the twelve apostles of <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesus Christ">Jesus Christ</a>, best known for betraying Jesus. He sees Jesus heal someone, asks him if he was "the Anointed One", then asked him "if you've seen God before, what is his shape?". Jesus then drew the Billy Bat symbol.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Francis_Xavier" title="Francis Xavier">Francis Xavier</a></b>: (7 April 1506, Javier, Navarre (Spain) – 3 December 1552, Shangchuan Island, China). He led an extensive mission into Asia. At age 10 he became the carrier of the "Ancient Text" until his death.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lee_Harvey_Oswald" title="Lee Harvey Oswald">Lee Harvey Oswald</a></b>: (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to four government investigations, responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_assassination" class="mw-redirect" title="Kennedy assassination">Kennedy assassination</a>. Oswald has a large role in the manga.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Iga_Province" title="Iga Province">Iga Province</a></b>: A historic province of Japan in the area in the modern <a href="/wiki/Mie_Prefecture" title="Mie Prefecture">Mie Prefecture</a>. It is famous for its clan of ninja. Both the Iga and <a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dka,_Shiga" title="Kōka, Shiga">Kōka</a> provinces are considered the birthplace of ninjutsu. It was also the birthplace of haiku poet <a href="/wiki/Matsuo_Bash%C5%8D" title="Matsuo Bashō">Matsuo Bashō</a>. It is said that Iga was controlled by three ninja families; Hattori controlled the middle, Fujibayashi the north, and Momochi the south.</li> <li><b>Fujibayashi Nagato</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">藤林長門</span></span>)</span>: A ninja jonin active around the same time as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Momochi_Sandayu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Momochi Sandayu (page does not exist)">Momochi Sandayu</a>. He operated outside most of Momochi Sandayu's activities (in North Iga as opposed to Momochi at the South), and was almost equally feared. It is believed, though, that Momochi Sandayu and Fujibayahi Nagato were, in fact, the same person, as Momochi Sandayu was mentioned in a journal describing Oda Nobunaga's invasion of Iga province in 1581 for his courage and gallantry, but there is no mention of Fujibayashi Nagato.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Hattori_Hanz%C5%8D" title="Hattori Hanzō">Hattori Hanzō</a></b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">服部半蔵</span></span>)</span>: Arguably the most famous ninja in history, the tales of Hattori Hanzō are still recounted in Japanese history texts. In the manga, he sends Gonosuke to kill Kanbei and retrieve the scroll. When Iga is attacked by Oda's army, he allowed Kanbei to bury the ancient scroll and chose not to kill him because he already made a copy of the ancient scroll and passes it to <a href="/wiki/Akechi_Mitsuhide" title="Akechi Mitsuhide">Akechi Mitsuhide</a>.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Oda_Nobunaga" title="Oda Nobunaga">Oda Nobunaga</a></b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">織田信長</span></span>)</span>: In 1581, two years after a failed invasion led by his son, the warlord Oda Nobunaga launched a massive invasion of Iga, attacking from six directions with a force of 40,000 to 60,000 men. After ruthlessly slaughtering great numbers of the inhabitants of the Iga region, Oda Nobunaga then declared a cease-fire which allowed some of the Iga ninja to escape. It was, however, the end of the independent Iga Republic.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/George_de_Mohrenschildt" title="George de Mohrenschildt">George de Mohrenschildt</a></b>: (April 17, 1911 – March 29, 1977) was a petroleum geologist and professor who befriended Lee Harvey Oswald in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until Oswald's death. He had personal acquaintance with the Bouvier family, including <a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Bouvier_Kennedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy">Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy</a>, the president's wife, when she was still a child.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a></b> (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963) was the 35th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> until <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_assassination" class="mw-redirect" title="Kennedy assassination">his assassination</a> on November 22, 1963. Many theories surround his violent death.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Neil_Armstrong" title="Neil Armstrong">Neil Armstrong</a></b> (August 5th, 1930 - August 25th, 2012): The first person to set foot on the Moon. In the manga, he discovers the bat symbol after setting foot there.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Albert_Einstein" title="Albert Einstein">Albert Einstein</a></b> (March 14th, 1879 - April 18th, 1955): A physicist, and the most famous scientist in history, most known for his <a href="/wiki/General_theory_of_relativity" class="mw-redirect" title="General theory of relativity">general</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special_theory_of_relativity" class="mw-redirect" title="Special theory of relativity">special</a> theories of <a href="/wiki/Theory_of_relativity" title="Theory of relativity">relativity</a>. In the manga, he meets Zofu Sensei in Japan in 1922 and thereafter can communicate with and learn from Billy Bat.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" title="Adolf Hitler">Adolf Hitler</a></b> (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945): The infamous Leader of <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> prior to and during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. In the manga, he meets both Einstein and the false Chuck Culkin.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Longtime collaborators <a href="/wiki/Naoki_Urasawa" title="Naoki Urasawa">Naoki Urasawa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Takashi_Nagasaki" title="Takashi Nagasaki">Takashi Nagasaki</a> worked on story ideas for <i>Billy Bat</i> for four years.<sup id="cite_ref-Yomiuri_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yomiuri-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nagasaki described the process by saying, "People often think he's the pitcher and I'm the catcher, but in our discussions for this story, I was the pitcher, he was the batter." One of the things they thought about when starting the series was the possibility of Billy Bat being like <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesus Christ">Jesus Christ</a> with an ancient mystery around it. Nagasaki was also interested in the idea of having "the very first image of God that humans ever saw" being the Billy Bat symbol. Speaking on the mystery of the symbol, Urasawa said that "Human history is tied to that kind of thing [symbols], and it has always been the expression and source of culture. It has repeatedly brought out the good and evil in people and guides them in good and bad directions."<sup id="cite_ref-Yomiuri_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yomiuri-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Postwar_Japan" title="Postwar Japan">postwar Japan</a> setting of <i>Billy Bat</i> was partly inspired by <a href="/wiki/David_Peace" title="David Peace">David Peace</a>'s 2007 book <i>Tokyo Year Zero</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Yomiuri_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yomiuri-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nagasaki said that, Peace had "told the story of postwar Japan so well... as Japanese, we couldn't let an Englishman tell our story better than us. I was a bit perturbed by that." Believing that young Japanese people were ignorant about the period and that society had completely forgotten about it, Nagasaki and Urasawa wanted to focus on postwar Japan to show how the country rose after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Urasawa said, "I don't expect people to use this manga to study history, but I do hope to draw some attention to that period." Another inspiration was the <a href="/wiki/Shimoyama_incident" title="Shimoyama incident">Shimoyama incident</a>, which is referenced in the manga to highlight the instability of the era. Nagasaki said, "It remains a mystery in Japan whether it was suicide or murder. There even were rumors that either the communists or <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_Powers" title="Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers">GHQ</a> was behind it. But we don't know. And Japan rose from this sort of gloom."<sup id="cite_ref-Yomiuri_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yomiuri-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nagasaki speculated that Urasawa wanted to tell the story of <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a> with the series, but said he personally had no intention of doing so.<sup id="cite_ref-Yomiuri_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yomiuri-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, Urasawa stated that he had slight concerns about <i>Billy Bat</i> being published in English because "major animation or film studios could take offence, or maybe draw some non-existent similarities between my work and their work."<sup id="cite_ref-alltheanime_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alltheanime-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first two chapters of the manga are drawn as the fictional <i>Billy Bat</i> American comic seen within the series, including being printed in full color with brown edges to mimic aging paper. Although they received negative reactions from readers on the internet, Urasawa believed that plenty others suspected it was a "gimmick" and that he would not continue it in that style. Urasawa explained, "I want to experiment with the freedom to switch back and forth between styles and storylines; I don't think too far ahead in the story; I want to see if I can get the readers to follow along with me. That way, I can maybe push things further."<sup id="cite_ref-Yomiuri_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yomiuri-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication">Publication</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Publication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Written by <a href="/wiki/Naoki_Urasawa" title="Naoki Urasawa">Naoki Urasawa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Takashi_Nagasaki" title="Takashi Nagasaki">Takashi Nagasaki</a> and illustrated by Urasawa, <i>Billy Bat</i> was announced in issue 45 of <a href="/wiki/Kodansha" title="Kodansha">Kodansha</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Morning_(magazine)" title="Morning (magazine)">Morning</a></i> in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-ANNAnnounce_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ANNAnnounce-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It marks Urasawa's first major manga to be published by a company other than <a href="/wiki/Shogakukan" title="Shogakukan">Shogakukan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ANNAnnounce_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ANNAnnounce-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its first chapter was released in the next issue on October 16, 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-ANNAnnounce_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ANNAnnounce-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and its last chapter was published on August 18, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When <i>Morning</i> launched its digital counterpart, <i>D Morning</i>, in May 2013, <i>Billy Bat</i> was one of two series not included in the magazine's digital version.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series' 165 chapters were compiled into 20 <span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon" title="Tankōbon">tankōbon</a></i></span> volumes by Kodansha between June 23, 2009 and September 23, 2016. Before the release of volume two, a 70 meter by 40 meter <a href="/wiki/Geoglyph" title="Geoglyph">geoglyph</a> of the Billy Bat symbol was found in the mountains of <a href="/wiki/Iwafune,_Tochigi" title="Iwafune, Tochigi">Iwafune, Tochigi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To commemorate the release of the 20th volume, Urasawa planned and directed a 60-second video, which he also performed the music for. The video features the Billy Bat symbol drawn on about 600 different surfaces like a <a href="/wiki/Flip_book" title="Flip book">flip book</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-end_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-end-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Volumes">Volumes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Volumes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" width="style="margin:auto;clear:"> <tbody><tr style="border-bottom: 3px solid #CCF"> <th width="4%"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th width="48%">Release date </th> <th width="48%">ISBN </th></tr><tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol1" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">1</th><td> June 23, 2009<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372812-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372812-5">978-4-06-372812-5</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">2</th><td> November 20, 2009<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372853-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372853-8">978-4-06-372853-8</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">3</th><td> March 23, 2010<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372888-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372888-0">978-4-06-372888-0</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol4" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">4</th><td> July 23, 2010<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372922-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372922-1">978-4-06-372922-1</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol5" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">5</th><td> November 22, 2010<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372955-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-372955-9">978-4-06-372955-9</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol6" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">6</th><td> May 23, 2011<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387001-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387001-5">978-4-06-387001-5</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol7" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">7</th><td> July 22, 2011<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387037-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387037-4">978-4-06-387037-4</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol8" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">8</th><td> February 23, 2012<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387078-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387078-7">978-4-06-387078-7</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol9" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">9</th><td> May 23, 2012<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387109-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387109-8">978-4-06-387109-8</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol10" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">10</th><td> September 21, 2012<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387141-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387141-8">978-4-06-387141-8</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol11" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">11</th><td> March 22, 2013<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387196-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387196-8">978-4-06-387196-8</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol12" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">12</th><td> August 23, 2013<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387230-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387230-9">978-4-06-387230-9</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol13" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">13</th><td> November 22, 2013<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387272-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-387272-9">978-4-06-387272-9</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol14" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">14</th><td> April 23, 2014<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388326-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388326-8">978-4-06-388326-8</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol15" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">15</th><td> September 22, 2014<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388360-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388360-2">978-4-06-388360-2</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol16" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">16</th><td> March 23, 2015<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388427-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388427-2">978-4-06-388427-2</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol17" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">17</th><td> August 21, 2015<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388487-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388487-6">978-4-06-388487-6</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol18" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">18</th><td> December 22, 2015<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388548-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388548-4">978-4-06-388548-4</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol19" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">19</th><td> June 23, 2016<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388609-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388609-2">978-4-06-388609-2</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"><th scope="row" id="vol20" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; background-color: transparent;color: var( --color-base );">20</th><td> September 23, 2016<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388643-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-06-388643-6">978-4-06-388643-6</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Billy Bat</i> won Best Series at the 2012 <a href="/wiki/Lucca_Comics_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucca Comics Awards">Lucca Comics Awards</a> in Italy.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The German release won the 2014 <a href="/wiki/Max_%26_Moritz_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Max & Moritz Prize">Max & Moritz Prize</a> for Best International Comic.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Japan, volume one was the fifth best-selling manga in its week of release, selling over 145,000 copies.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cristoph Mark of <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Yomiuri" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily Yomiuri">Daily Yomiuri</a></i> called the first two <i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Tracy" title="Dick Tracy">Dick Tracy</a></i>-like chapters, which are drawn as the fictional <i>Billy Bat</i> comic seen in the series, "a refreshing change of pace" but noted how they were received negatively by fans on the internet. Speaking to Mark, Nagasaki opined, "When we were with [publisher] Shogakukan, I think our readers would've gone along with Urasawa's different style for <i>Billy Bat</i>. But since moving to Kodansha, I think we lost a bunch of readers with the first couple of stories. There are <a href="/wiki/Mangaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangaka">mangaka</a> who want to do an American-style comic, but nobody has succeeded with doing it".<sup id="cite_ref-Yomiuri_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yomiuri-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Anime_News_Network" title="Anime News Network">Anime News Network</a></i> described <i>Billy Bat</i> as having an American <a href="/wiki/Film_noir" title="Film noir">noir</a> influence with its <a href="/wiki/Hard-boiled" class="mw-redirect" title="Hard-boiled">hard-boiled</a> detective comic and "the haunting ambiguity of the bat and of the subject matter". Due to it being about the act of writing, they compared it to <i><a href="/wiki/Bakuman" title="Bakuman">Bakuman</a></i>, but wrote that it utilizes the <a href="/wiki/Thriller_(genre)" title="Thriller (genre)">thriller</a> format "so as to say something less conventional and more controversial". <i>Anime News Network</i> also noted how actions by characters in the story mirror the "ridiculous, creativity stifling" steps that <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a> takes in regard to their own works.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mark Sammut of <i><a href="/wiki/Comic_Book_Resources" title="Comic Book Resources">Comic Book Resources</a></i> called <i>Billy Bat</i> a "fascinating manga that blends popular conspiracy theories and an engrossing mystery to craft a narrative that bends and twists seemingly every other page." He noted that the plot is "somewhat unfocused" over the course of its 165 chapters, but its first half is "incredibly strong and it has some great arcs".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Bat&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-end-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-end_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-end_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-end_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://natalie.mu/comic/news/202796"><bdi lang="ja">浦沢直樹が企画・演出・音楽を担当した「BILLY BAT」の映像公開</bdi></a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Natalie_(website)" title="Natalie (website)">Natalie</a></i> (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 23, 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230310114802/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/202796">Archived</a> from the original on March 10, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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February 13, 2009. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20090213TDY12001.htm">the original</a> on February 21, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 15,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=On+a+wing+and+a+prayer%3A+Hitmaker+mangaka+Urasawa+turns+to+period+fiction+with+his+new+%27Billy+Bat%27&rft.pub=Daily+Yomiuri&rft.date=2009-02-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yomiuri.co.jp%2Fdy%2Ffeatures%2Farts%2F20090213TDY12001.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Bat" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-alltheanime-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-alltheanime_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blog.alltheanime.com/interview-naoki-urasawa/">"Interview: Naoki Urasawa"</a>. All the Anime. June 7, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200215054558/https://blog.alltheanime.com/interview-naoki-urasawa/">Archived</a> from the original on February 15, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 6,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=20th+Century+Boys%27+Urasawa+to+Launch+Billy+Bat+Manga&rft.pub=Anime+News+Network&rft.date=2008-10-08&rft.aulast=Loo&rft.aufirst=Egan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.animenewsnetwork.com%2Fnews%2F2008-10-08%2F20th-century-boys-urasawa-to-launch-billy-bat-manga&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Bat" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAntonio_Pineda2016" class="citation web cs1">Antonio Pineda, Rafael (July 27, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-27/billy-bat-manga-to-end-in-3-more-chapters/.104711">"Billy Bat Manga to End in 3 More Chapters"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Anime_News_Network" title="Anime News Network">Anime News Network</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190813032107/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-27/billy-bat-manga-to-end-in-3-more-chapters/.104711">Archived</a> from the original on August 13, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 15,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Billy+Bat+Manga+to+End+in+3+More+Chapters&rft.pub=Anime+News+Network&rft.date=2016-07-27&rft.aulast=Antonio+Pineda&rft.aufirst=Rafael&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.animenewsnetwork.com%2Fnews%2F2016-07-27%2Fbilly-bat-manga-to-end-in-3-more-chapters%2F.104711&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Bat" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLoo2013" class="citation web cs1">Loo, Egan (May 16, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-16/morning-magazine-goes-same-day-digitally-in-japan">"Morning Magazine Goes Same-Day Digitally in Japan"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Anime_News_Network" title="Anime News Network">Anime News Network</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230322182023/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-16/morning-magazine-goes-same-day-digitally-in-japan">Archived</a> from the original on March 22, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 15,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Morning+Magazine+Goes+Same-Day+Digitally+in+Japan&rft.pub=Anime+News+Network&rft.date=2013-05-16&rft.aulast=Loo&rft.aufirst=Egan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animenewsnetwork.com%2Fnews%2F2013-05-16%2Fmorning-magazine-goes-same-day-digitally-in-japan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Bat" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://natalie.mu/comic/news/23936">"「BILLY BAT」の地上絵出現、制作者不明の怪アート"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Natalie_(website)" title="Natalie (website)">Natalie</a></i> (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 18, 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230310123626/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/23936">Archived</a> from the original on March 10, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 15,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Natalie&rft.atitle=%E3%80%8CBILLY+BAT%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AE%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8A%E7%B5%B5%E5%87%BA%E7%8F%BE%E3%80%81%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C%E8%80%85%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%8E%E3%81%AE%E6%80%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88&rft.date=2009-11-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnatalie.mu%2Fcomic%2Fnews%2F23936&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Bat" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000013938">"Billy Bat (1)"</a> (in Japanese). <a href="/wiki/Kodansha" title="Kodansha">Kodansha</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230215033952/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000013938">Archived</a> from the original on February 15, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 15,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Billy+Bat+%281%29&rft.pub=Kodansha&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fkc.kodansha.co.jp%2Fproduct%3Fitem%3D0000013938&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Bat" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000013979">"Billy Bat (2)"</a> (in Japanese). <a href="/wiki/Kodansha" title="Kodansha">Kodansha</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220519230445/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000013979">Archived</a> from the original on May 19, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Harimanada</a></i> (1991–1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gon_(manga)" title="Gon (manga)">Gon</a></i> (1991–2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kosaku_Shima" title="Kosaku Shima">Buchō Shima Kōsaku</a></i> (1992–2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dten_K%C5%8Dro" title="Sōten Kōro">Sōten Kōro</a></i> (1994–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nonchan_Noriben" title="Nonchan Noriben">Nonchan Noriben</a></i> (1995–1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_Office_Girls" title="Power Office Girls">Power Office Girls</a></i> (1996–1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Devil_Lady" title="Devil Lady">Devil Lady</a></i> (1997–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Enomoto:_New_Elements_that_Shake_the_World" title="Enomoto: New Elements that Shake the World">Enomoto: New Elements that Shake the World</a></i> (1997–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kurogane_(manga)" title="Kurogane (manga)">Kurogane</a></i> (1997–2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Planetes" title="Planetes">Planetes</a></i> (1999–2004)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Zipang_(manga)" title="Zipang (manga)">Zipang</a></i> (2000–2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ES_(Eternal_Sabbath)" title="ES (Eternal Sabbath)">ES</a></i> (2001–2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kosaku_Shima" title="Kosaku Shima">Torishimariyaku Shima Kōsaku</a></i> (2002–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Say_Hello_to_Black_Jack" title="Say Hello to Black Jack">Say Hello to Black Jack</a></i> (2002–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Zakura" title="Dragon Zakura">Dragon Zakura</a></i> (2003–2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chi%27s_Sweet_Home" title="Chi's Sweet Home">Chi's Sweet Home</a></i> (2004–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hataraki_Man" title="Hataraki Man">Hataraki Man</a></i> [on hiatus] (2004–2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forest_of_Piano" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Furari" title="Furari">Furari</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hozuki%27s_Coolheadedness" title="Hozuki's Coolheadedness">Hozuki's Coolheadedness</a></i> (2011–2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kounodori:_Dr._Stork" title="Kounodori: Dr. Stork">Kounodori: Dr. Stork</a></i> (2012–2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zipang_(manga)" title="Zipang (manga)">Zipang: Shinsō Kairyū</a></i> (2012–2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kosaku_Shima" title="Kosaku Shima">Kaichō Shima Kōsaku</a></i> (2013–2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mitarai_%E2%80%93_Tantei_Mitarai_Kiyoshi_no_Jiken_Kiroku" title="Mitarai – Tantei Mitarai Kiyoshi no Jiken Kiroku">Mitarai – Tantei Mitarai Kiyoshi no Jiken Kiroku</a></i> (2013–2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ichi-F" title="Ichi-F">Ichi-F</a></i> (2013–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Land_(manga)" title="Land (manga)">Land</a></i> (2014–2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Complex_Age" title="Complex Age">Complex Age</a></i> (2014–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Museum_(manga)" title="The Black Museum (manga)">The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady</a></i> (2014–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Drops_of_God" title="Drops of God">Drops of God: Mariage</a></i> (2015–2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sono_%27Okodawari%27,_Ore_ni_mo_Kure_yo!" title="Sono 'Okodawari', Ore ni mo Kure yo!">Sono 'Okodawari', Ore ni mo Kure yo!</a></i> (2015–2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Journey_to_Her" title="My Journey to Her">My Journey to Her</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thunderbolt_Fantasy" title="Thunderbolt Fantasy">Thunderbolt Fantasy</a></i> (2016–2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_(manga)" title="City (manga)">City</a></i> (2016–2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Setsuyaku_Rock" title="Setsuyaku Rock">Setsuyaku Rock</a></i> (2016–2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus_(manga)" title="Ship of Theseus (manga)">Ship of Theseus</a></i> (2017–2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khan:_Kusa_to_Tetsu_to_Hitsuji" title="Khan: Kusa to Tetsu to Hitsuji">Khan: Kusa to Tetsu to Hitsuji</a></i> (2017–2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Zakura" title="Dragon Zakura">Dragon Zakura 2</a></i> (2018–2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gurazeni" title="Gurazeni">Gurazeni: Pa League-hen</a></i> (2018–2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cells_at_Work!_Code_Black" title="Cells at Work! 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