Blank Slate (manga)

Blank Slate
Cover of the first English volume of Blank Slate, as published by Viz Media
悪性 -アクサガ-
(Akusaga)
GenreAdventure,[1] science fiction,[2] suspense[3]
Manga
Written byAya Kanno
Published byHakusensha
English publisher
ImprintHana to Yume Comics
MagazineBessatsu Hana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original run20052006
Volumes2

Blank Slate (Japanese: 悪性 -アクサガ-, Hepburn: Akusaga) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aya Kanno. It was serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Hana to Yume, ending in the March 2006 issue on January 26, 2006.[4][5] The individual chapters were collected into two bound volumes, which were published by Hakusensha on September 16, 2005, and June 19, 2006.[6][7] Blank Slate was licensed in English by Viz Media,[2][8] who released the manga's two volumes on October 7, 2008, and December 2, 2008, with the e-book versions released on January 29, 2013, and February 12, 2013, respectively.[9][10] The manga has also been localized in France by Delcourt and in Taiwan by Ever Glory Publishing.[11][12]

  1. ^ "The Official Website for Blank Slate". Viz Media. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Santos, Carlo (July 26, 2008). "San Diego Comic-Con 2008 – G4 Presents: Comic-Con '08 – Viz Media: Shojo Beat". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Honey Hunt Manga Debuts in Shojo Beat Magazine". Anime News Network. August 13, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ^ 仕事:2005年. Saraba Samurai: Aya Kanno's Official Website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 7, 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. ^ 雑誌予告 (別冊花とゆめ3月号) (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on December 11, 2005. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" 悪性 -アクサガ- 1 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" 悪性 -アクサガ- 2 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  8. ^ Loo, Egan (February 18, 2008). "Viz to Offer Asano's Solanin, Obata's We Were There (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  9. ^ "Blank Slate, Volume 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "Blank Slate, Volume 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "L'empreinte du mal" (in French). Delcourt. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  12. ^ 惡性1 (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved January 19, 2014.