Shimazaki in the Land of Peace (Japanese: 平和の国の島崎へ, Hepburn: Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e) is a Japanese manga series written by Gōden Hamada and illustrated by Takeshi Seshimo. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning since August 2022.
| Shimazaki in the Land of Peace | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 平和の国の島崎へ | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Gōden Hamada |
| Illustrated by | Takeshi Seshimo |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Morning KC |
| Magazine | Morning |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | August 4, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
Publication
Written by Gōden Hamada and illustrated by Takeshi Seshimo, Shimazaki in the Land of Peace started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning on August 4, 2022.[1] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 22, 2022.[2] As of March 22, 2024, five volumes have been released.[3]
In March 2024, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the manga for print release, with the first volume set to be published in November of the same year.[4]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 22, 2022[5] | 978-4-06-530080-0 | November 2024 | — |
| 2 | March 23, 2023[6] | 978-4-06-531121-9 | — | — |
| 3 | August 4, 2023[7] | 978-4-06-532412-7 | — | — |
| 4 | November 22, 2023[8] | 978-4-06-533668-7 | — | — |
| 5 | March 22, 2024[3] | 978-4-06-534948-9 | — | — |
Reception
Manga author Hitoshi Iwaaki recommended the series with a comment featured on the obi of the first volume.[2] The series ranked eighteenth in the Next Manga Award's print category in 2023.[9][10] It ranked fifth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2024 for male readers.[11] It was nominated for the 17th Manga Taishō in 2024, and placed fourth with 59 points.[12][13] It was ranked fifth in the Nationwide Publishers' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.[14]
References
Further reading
- 濱田轟天・瀬下猛「平和の国の島崎へ」 暴力の着地模索、他人ごとでなく. Good Life with Books (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. November 10, 2023. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024.
External links
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Shimazaki in the Land of Peace at Anime News Network's encyclopedia