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Coppelion 
Cover of the first manga volumeコッペリオン Genre Science fiction, Action Manga Written by Tomonori Inoue Published by Kodansha Demographic Seinen Magazine Young Magazine Original run 2008 – ongoing Volumes 11 TV anime Original run October 2011 – ongoing Coppelion (コッペリオン) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomonori Inoue. The story follows three high school girls who have been genetically engineered to be impervious to radioactivity and sent to Tokyo after the city was contaminated by a nuclear accident.
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Manga
Coppelion began its serialization in seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine in 2008. As of August 5, 2011[update], 11 completion volumes have been published by Kodansha. The manga first appeared on Oricon best seller chart during the week of April 7–13, 2009 when Coppelion #3 ranked 29th.[1]
Anime
In September 2010, the 40th issue Weekly Young Magazine announced that an anime television adaption of the manga was green lighted.[2]
References
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7–13". Anime News Network. April 15, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-15/japanese-comic-ranking-april-7-13. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Coppelion Science-Fiction Action Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 1, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-01/coppelion-manga-gets-tv-anime. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Coppelion (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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