List of Rozen Maiden volumes

The shinsōban edition of Rozen Maiden volume 5 by Shueisha
The first volume of the sequel series of Rozen Maiden

Rozen Maiden is a manga series by Peach-Pit and was serialized in Gentosha's Monthly Comic Birz between issues September 2002 and July 2007.[1][2] It has been adapted into a radio drama and an anime. The series follows middle school student Jun Sakurada who has withdrawn from society after being persecuted by his classmates. He is then chosen to become the master of the sentient bisque doll Shinku, one of the seven Rozen Maiden set who must compete with her sisters in order to become a perfected doll dubbed as Alice.

Gentosha compiled the individual chapters into eight tankōbon volumes released between March 2003 and June 2007.[3][4] These volumes were later recompiled into seven shinsōban volumes by Shueisha and released between April 2008 and November 2008.[5][6] Tokyopop localized Gentosha's tankōbon volumes in English for North America and released them between May 2006 and May 2008.[7][8] Tokyopop's translations were distributed in Australasia by Madman Entertainment.[9] The series has also been localized in languages such as Chinese, French, and Italian.[10][11][12]

In March 2008, Peach-Pit published a one-shot titled Shōjo no Tsukurikata (少女のつくり方, lit. "How to Make a Girl") in the 16th issue of Weekly Young Jump.[13] In the following issue, a serialization for Rozen Maiden was announced.[14] Serialization began in Weekly Young Jump's 20th issue in 2008.[14] The second series was published under the katakana for Rozen Maiden (ローゼンメイデン).[15] The series has been localized in other languages such as Italian, French, and Chinese.[16][17][18]

Two spin-off anthology series were created based on the second series. The first spin-off is Rozen Maiden Dolls Talk (ローゼンメイデン Dolls Talk) is created by Haru Karuki. It began serialization in Ribon's January 2012 issue.[19] The second spin-off is Maite wa Ikenai Rozen Maiden (まいてはいけないローゼンメイデン, lit. "The Rozen Maiden that should not have existed") by Choboraunyopomi. It began serialization in Miracle Jump issue 12 released on December 27, 2012.[20][21] Peach-Pit has also published a one-shot in the October 2013 issue of Ribon which focuses on the Rozen Maiden's past.[22]

  1. ^ Monthly Comic Birz (in Japanese). 2002 (9). Gentosha. August 12, 2002. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Monthly Comic Birz to End Rozen Maiden's Serialization" (in Japanese). Anime News Network. April 28, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1st Vol 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1st Vol 8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1st Shinso Vol 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1st Shinso Vol 7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference TP Vol 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference TP Vol 8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Rozen Maiden manga" (in Japanese). Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 16, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  10. ^ 薔薇少女7 (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved October 15, 2013.

    薔薇少女(新裝版) 7 (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  11. ^ "Rozen Maiden Soleil Manga" (in French). Soleil Productions. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  12. ^ "Rozen Maiden Flashbook Edition" (in Italian). Flashbook-edizioni.it. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  13. ^ "Peach-Pit Draws One-Shot Manga in Young Jump Mag". Anime News Network. March 17, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Rozen Maiden Confirmed to Restart in Young Jump Mag". Anime News Network. March 24, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  15. ^ "ローゼンメイデン volumes" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  16. ^ "Rozen Maiden 2 Flashbook Edition" (in Italian). Flashbook-edizioni.it. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  17. ^ "Rozen Maiden Saison 2 1" (in French). Soleil Productions. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  18. ^ "Rozen Maiden 8" (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  19. ^ "Ribon January 2012 issue" (in Japanese). Fujisan.co.jp. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  20. ^ "Ai Mai Mi's Choboraunyopomi Draws Maite wa Ikenai Rozen Maiden Manga". Anime News Network. December 17, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  21. ^ "Miracle Jump 12" (in Japanese). Fujisan.co.jp. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  22. ^ "Rozen Maiden Manga 1-Shot Runs in Ribon Magazine". Anime News Network. September 3, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.