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King of Wolves

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King of Wolves
King of Wolves cover
王狼
(Ōrō)
Genre
Manga
Written byBuronson
Illustrated byKentaro Miura
Published byHakusensha
English publisher
ImprintJets Comics
MagazineMonthly Animal House
DemographicSeinen
Published1989
Volumes1
Manga
Ōrō Den
Written byBuronson
Illustrated byKentaro Miura
Published byHakusensha
ImprintJets Comics
MagazineMonthly Animal House
DemographicSeinen
Published1990
Volumes1

King of Wolves (Japanese: 王狼, Hepburn: Ōrō) is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. It was serialized in Hakusensha's Monthly Animal House in 1989, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A sequel, titled Ōrō Den, was serialized in Monthly Animal House, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume.

Plot

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Publication

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King of Wolves is written by Buronson and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. It was serialized in Hakusensha's Monthly Animal House in 1989.[3] Its chapters were collected in a single tankōbon volume, released on December 18, 1989.[4] A sequel, titled Ōrō Den (王狼伝, "Legend of King of Wolves"), was serialized in Monthly Animal House in 1990.[3] Its chapters were collected in a single tankōbon, released on August 24, 1990.[5] A bunkoban volume, which includes both series, was published on March 13, 1998.[6] Young Animal Zero started republishing the series on September 13, 2021.[7][8]

In North America, King of Wolves was licensed for English release by Dark Horse Comics.[9] The volume was published on May 25, 2005.[1]

Reception

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In Manga: The Complete Guide, author Jason Thompson gave the series 1½ out of four stars and wrote: "The only mildly amusing premise is basically an excuse for Miura to draw macho sword fights and hordes of cavalry. Miura's crosshatched art is not at the level of Berserk or even Japan, and the fight scenes are disappointing".[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "King of Wolves TPB". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Pine, Jarred (November 22, 2005). "King of Wolves (aka Ohrou) Vol. #01". Anime on DVD. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008.
  3. ^ a b 『原作者・武論尊、もしくは史村翔』. manga-gai.net (in Japanese). Ginnansha Co., Ltd. March 13, 2004. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. ^ 王狼. s-book.com (in Japanese). March 14, 2005. Archived from the original on March 14, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ^ 王狼. s-book.com (in Japanese). March 14, 2005. Archived from the original on March 14, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. ^ 王狼伝 (白泉社文庫) (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  7. ^ 三浦建太郎の初期作品「王狼」がヤングアニマルZEROでリバイバル連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  8. ^ Luster, Joseph (September 9, 2021). "Berserk Creator's King of Wolves Manga Gets New Serialization". Otaku USA. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (January 10, 2005). "New Dark Horse License". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Thompson, Jason (July 3, 2012). Manga: The Complete Guide (Kindle). Del Rey Books. pp. 637–639. ISBN 978-0-345-53944-1.
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