Marionette Generation

Marionette Generation
マリオネット ジェネレーション (Marionetto Jenereeshon)
Genre	Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by	Haruhiko Mikimoto
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	Viz Media
Magazine	Newtype
English magazine	Animerica Extra
Original run	July 1989 – March 1998
Volumes	5
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Marionette Generation (マリオネット ジェネレーション, Marionetto Jenereeshon^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto. The manga was serialised in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype beginning in 1989,^[1] and was later collected into five tankōbon volumes which were published between July 1989 and March 1998.^[2][3] The series was licensed in North America by Viz Media,^[4] who serialized it in Animerica Extra.^[5] The manga is also licensed in France by Panini Comics' Planet Manga imprint.^[6]

Manga

Kadokawa Shoten released the manga's five tankōbon volumes between July 1989 and March 1998.^[2][3] Viz Media released the five volumes between July 6, 2001 and April 7, 2004.^[7][8] Individual chapters are called "part"s.

No.	Title	Japanese release	English release
1	Entrances	July 1989[2] ISBN 978-4-04852221-2	July 6, 2001[7] ISBN 1-56931-558-2
01. Sleeping Lady-1 02. Sleeping Lady-2 03. Sleeping Lady-3 04. Sleeping Lady-4 Extra Special Behind-the-Scenes Side Story: What's My Name!? Side Story Collection: Private Time 05. Whisper-1 06. Whisper-2 07. Little Lovers-1 08. Little Lovers-2 09. Little Lovers-3 10. Little Lovers-4 11. Again-1 12. Again-2 13. Present Prequel Episode: Unbalanced Hair An Autumn Princess Story: A Profile of the Heart
2	Pulling Strings	August 1991[9] ISBN 978-4-04852225-0	ISBN 1-56931-708-9
14. A Fan Letter 15. Here I Am! 16. Naughty, Naughty! 17. This Can't Be Good 18. My Uncle 19. Looks Like a Kid 20. You Owe Me! 21. B-E-L-I-E-V-E 22. Busted... 23. ZZZZZ... 24. Another One 25. That's the Story... 26. O.K.? 27. Sheesh... 28. Hear Me Roar!
3	Manipulations	April 1994[10] ISBN 978-4-04852480-3	ISBN 1-59116-024-3
29. A Regular Girl 30. A Normal Day For a Regular Girl 31. A Normal Relationship 32. Whoa! 33. Sheesh 34. Who? 35. But It Can't Be...Can It? 36. Why...? 37. Maybe... 38. Giggle 39. It's Unnatural! 40. Just an Ordinary... 41. It Comes From Within 42. Displays of Affection 43. Conditions 44. One Date, as Agreed 45. What's Up with That? Retribution
4	Improvisations	April 1997[11] ISBN 978-4-04852588-6	ISBN 1-59116-055-3
46. Blush 47. That About Sums It Up... 48. Wishy-Washy 49. Responsibility 50. Lucky You 51. Destiny 52. Going Through a Rough Time 53. Impulse 54. Sorry to Inform You... 55. Instead of Misty 56. Huh!? 57. Is It Because Of... 58. Lucky!♥ 59. Acting Strange 60. Another Friend of Yours...? 61. Probably...
5	Finale	March 1998[3] ISBN 978-4-04852803-0	April 7, 2004[8] ISBN 1-59116-200-9
62. What's Going On!? 63. Somewhere Before... 64. Wha-? 65. Wel-come... 66. Dense 67. I Declare! 68. I'm Counting On You 69. Very Lucky 70. Get Cracking 71. Would You Like to Come Live With Me? 72. Am I Sure? 73. For Keeps The Fifth One of the Plus One

Reception

Animefringe's Patrick King commends Mikimoto's artwork, saying that he has "an undeniable knack for illustrating characters that clearly convey their emotions".^[12] In a later review, King commends the series for its "sheer imagination and artistic brilliance" and comments that the manga's romance has "less panty shots and more drama than usual, and with the addition of a talking doll there's really no way you can go wrong here".^[13]

References

1. ^ "Marionette Generation". Anime News Network. 2000-09-19. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-09-19/marionette-generation. Retrieved 2009-04-22. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "マリオネットジェネレーション 1: 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation 1: Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048522213. Retrieved October 15, 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "マリオネットジェネレーション (5) (ニュータイプ100%コミックス): 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation (5) (Newtype 100% Comics): Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048528033. Retrieved October 15, 2009. 
4. ^ "Viz April Releases". Anime News Network. 2000-12-22. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-12-22/viz-april-releases. Retrieved 2009-04-22. 
5. ^ "Viz announces plans for 2000 at Katsucon 6". Anime News Network. 2000-02-15. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-02-15/viz-announces-plans-for-2000-at-katsucon-6. Retrieved 2009-04-22. 
6. ^ "Le nostre collane" (in Italian). Panini Comics. http://www.paninicomics.it/web/guest/collane_dettaglio?id=1080. Retrieved 2009-04-22. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Marionette Generation, Vol. 1: Entrances". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1569315582. Retrieved 2009-04-23. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "Marionette Generation, Vol. 5". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1591162009. Retrieved 2009-04-23. 
9. ^ "マリオネットジェネレーション 2: 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation 2: Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048522256. Retrieved October 15, 2009. 
10. ^ "マリオネットジェネレーション (3) (ニュータイプ100%コミックス): 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation (3) (Newtype 100% Comics): Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048524801. Retrieved October 15, 2009. 
11. ^ "マリオネットジェネレーション (4) (ニュータイプ100%コミックス): 美樹本 晴彦: 本 [Marionette Generation (4) (Newtype 100% Comics): Haruhiko Mikimoto: Books]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4048525883. Retrieved October 15, 2009. 
12. ^ King, Patrick (April 2002). "Marionette Generation Vol. 2: Pulling Strings". Animefringe. http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/02.04/reviews/3/index.php3. Retrieved 2009-04-23. 
13. ^ King, Patrick (June 2004). "Marionette Generation Vol. 5: Finale". Animefringe. http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2004/06/review/07.php. Retrieved 2009-04-23. 

External links

• Marionette Generation (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia