Die Wergelder (Japanese: ベアゲルター, Hepburn: Beagerutā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Nemesis from July 2011 to August 2018, until the magazine ceased publication, and later moved to Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius in November of that same year. Its chapters have been collected in six tankōbon volumes as of March 2022.
| Die Wergelder | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ベアゲルター (Beagerutā) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroaki Samura |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Seinen, shōnen |
| Original run | July 7, 2011 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
Publication
Written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura, Die Wergelder started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Nemesis on July 7, 2011.[3][4] Nemesis ceased publication after the 41st issue, released on August 9, 2018,[5][6] and the series resumed in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius on November 26 of that same year.[7] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 22, 2013.[8] As of March 9, 2022, six volumes have been released.[9]
In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Kodansha USA and published in a 2-in-1 omnibus edition.[10][11]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 22, 2013[12] | 978-4-06-376383-6 | December 29, 2015[13] | 978-1-63236-195-0 |
| 2 | May 22, 2013[14] | 978-4-06-376532-8 | December 29, 2015[13] | 978-1-63236-195-0 |
| 3 | November 22, 2016[15] | 978-4-06-390665-3 | January 15, 2019[16] | 978-1-63236-196-7 |
| 4 | July 23, 2018[17] | 978-4-06-511949-5 | January 15, 2019[16] | 978-1-63236-196-7 |
| 5 | April 9, 2020[18] | 978-4-06-518446-2 | December 20, 2022[19] | 978-1-64651-027-6 |
| 6 | March 9, 2022[9] | 978-4-06-526955-8 | December 20, 2022[19] | 978-1-64651-027-6 |
References
Further reading
- McCulloch, Joe (January 5, 2016). "This Week in Comics! (1/6/15 – The Five People You Meet in Nemesis)". The Comics Journal.
- Silverman, Rebecca (January 23, 2016). "Die Wergelder GN 1 – Review". Anime News Network.
- Garrity, Shaenon K. (January 30, 2016). "[Review] Die Wergelder". Otaku USA.
- 『ベアゲルター』 第3巻 沙村広明 【日刊マンガガイド】. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 11, 2016.
External links
- Official website at Monthly Shōnen Sirius (in Japanese)
- Die Wergelder at Anime News Network's encyclopedia