Centuria (manga)
| Centuria | |
_volume_1.png) First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Diana (left) and Julian (right) | |
| ケントゥリア (Kenturia) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dark fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tohru Kuramori |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 8, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
Centuria (Japanese: ケントゥリア, Hepburn: Kenturia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tohru Kuramori. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website since April 2024, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume as of July 2024.
Plot
Julian is a young boy who, after killing the blacksmith he was sold to by his mother, flees as a stowaway in a slave ship. Whereupon found, he is made a slave, but integrated into what turns out to be a tight community of slaves who look out for each other, especially pregnant Mira, who agrees to share her food with him and takes him under her wing. After trouble aboard the ship, the slaves are slaughtered by the indebted captain, but this accidentally calls forward an eldritch sea entity who, for the blood of the 100 killed slaves, including Mira, gifts Julian with their combined strength and their 100 lives. Now empowered and indebted to the 100 slaves killed protecting him and Mira's newborn daughter, Diana, he sets off to a new country to raise her.
Publication
Centuria is written and illustrated by Tohru Kuramori. It began serialization in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website on April 8, 2024.[2] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 4, 2024.[3] As of July 4, 2024, a single volume has been released.[3]
The series is simultaneously published in English on Shueisha's Manga Plus platform.
Volumes
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 4, 2024[3] | 978-4-08-884102-1 |
| 2 | October 4, 2024[4] | 978-4-08-884225-7 |
Reception
The manga was nominated for the 2024 Next Manga Awards in the Best Web Manga category and ranked seventh out of 69 nominees.[5][6]
Vanessa Piña of Screen Rant highlighted the significant influence of Berserk on Centuria, particularly praising its art and monster designs. She noted that while Centuria's art isn't on the same level as Berserk, both series share a visually dark and impactful style. The intense and bold imagery, especially in the depiction of monsters, is reminiscent of the nightmarish designs found in Berserk, which was heavily influenced by the horror genre.[7]
References
- ^ 自由を手にするため奴隷船に潜り込んだ少年を描くダークファンタジー1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 4, 2024. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ 密航者となった奴隷の少年に大きな試練が、少年ジャンプ＋新連載「ケントゥリア」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 8, 2024. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c ケントゥリア 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ ケントゥリア 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (June 25, 2024). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 26, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 28, 2024). "Kagurabachi Tops Print Category, Girl Meets Rock! Wins in Web Category of Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ Piña, Vanessa (May 23, 2024). "Dark New Shonen Jump Manga is the Perfect Berserk Replacement More Need to Read". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
External links
- Centuria official manga website at Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese)
- Centuria on Manga Plus
- Centuria at Anime News Network's encyclopedia