is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Hiroumi Aoi. It was serialized in

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's ''

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'' from September 2016 to April 2021 and published in 11 volumes.

Premise

The series centers on Hajime Tsukiyoda, a high school film student who finds himself in the middle of a terrifying event where giant goldfish suddenly descend on the populace of Shibuya and begin feeding on people. Hajime meets with popular classmate Fukakusa whom he immediately crushes on and tries to save. However, she is revealed to be deranged and unsympathetic to his plight and, in an effort to have him "sacrifice" himself, ends up getting killed by the goldfish. Hajime tries to kill himself by jumping from a building, but ends up killing several goldfish on the way down and survives. He is soon rescued by several survivors who inform him that a giant glass bowl has been placed over Shibuya and now they must try to escape.

Publication

The series is written and illustrated by Hiroumi Aoi, and began serialization in ''

'' on September 21, 2016. In November 2019, it was revealed the series would enter its final arc after a one-month break. The series ended in ''Gangan Joker'' on April 22, 2021. The series individual chapters were collected into eleven ''

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'' volumes. At

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2017,

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announced they licensed the series for English publication.

Volume list

Reception

Katherine Dacey from The Manga Critic criticized the first volume for its characters and artwork. Manga artist

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recommended the series. At

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, Deb Aoki picked the series as the worst manga for anyone of any age.

References

External links

* {{Gangan Joker Gangan Comics manga Horror anime and manga Shōnen manga Yen Press titles