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Switch (manga by naked ape)

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©2009 naked ape/SQUARE ENIX

Alternative title:
スイッチ (Japanese)
緝毒特搜班 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Plot Summary: Two newbies at the Narcotic Control Department in Japan, Haru and Kai, struggle against: drug dealers, gangs, murderers, psychopaths, mysterious organizations, and mad people in general. The gentle and caring one of the group, Kai, who has problems of his own, has the tendancy of turning into a lethal killing machine in certain scenarios. The way he acts changes like that of a "switch". As the two do their job, answers of what is behind Kai's strange behavior and who exactly he is, is revealed.
User Ratings: 17 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 4 votes (dub:1, edit.dub:1, Eng:1, sub:1)
 Excellent: 7 votes (Eng:4, sub:3)
 Very good: -
 Good: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Decent: 3 votes (Eng:2, sub:1)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
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Seen in part or in whole by 73 users, rank: #1123 (of 6736)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.353 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.4528, rank: #462 (of 7468)
Weighted mean: 8.068 (Very good), rank: #950 (of 7468) (seen all: 8.04 / seen some: 8.09)
Bayesian estimate: 7.998 (Very good), rank: #451 (of 3489)
Number of tankoubon: 13
Vintage: 2002-07-21 to 2008-12-27
Release dates: We have 39
Official website:
Switch @ GFantasy (Japanese)
Reviews:
Switch GN 2 (Jun 15, 2008)
Switch GN 1 (Mar 16, 2008)
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 20-26 (Feb 22, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 6-12 (Feb 8, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 25-31 (Jul 27, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 23-29 (Aug 25, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 8-14 (Mar 10, 2020)
InkyPen Comics Subscription Service Launches for Switch, Lists Titles (Dec 19, 2018)
Naked Ape's Switch Detective Manga Ends (Mar 1, 2014)
Manga Duo Naked Ape to Resume Detective Series 'Switch' (Nov 24, 2012)
Naked Ape, Ai Tenkawa Start Kissho7 -seven- Manga (Dec 29, 2011)
Switch Crime Action Manga Ends in Japan (Oct 23, 2008)
Higurashi no Naku Koroni Rei, Switch Promos Streamed (Aug 21, 2008)
Viz to Print Cat Eyed Boy, Black Lagoon, Tanemura Works (Jan 24, 2008)
Viz Media (Dec 8, 2007)
Manga Duo naked ape's Switch Heads to Stage, OVA (Aug 20, 2007)
Comic-Con International 2007 - Viz Media (Jul 26, 2007)
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Graphic novel
    Switch (GN 1) 2008-03-11 (from $6.18)
    Switch (GN 2) 2008-05-13 (from $2.49)
    Switch (GN 3) 2008-07-08 (from $6.26)
    Switch (GN 4) 2008-09-09 (from $7.99)
    Switch (GN 5) 2008-11-11 (from $7.99)
    Switch (GN 6) 2009-01-13 (from $7.65)
    Switch (GN 7) 2009-03-10 (from $6.69)
    Switch (GN 8) 2009-05-12 (from $1.22)
    Switch (GN 9) 2009-07-14 (from $7.99)
    Switch (GN 10) 2009-09-08 (from $7.99)
    Switch (GN 11) 2009-11-10 (from $6.69)
    Switch (GN 12) 2010-01-12 (from $6.69)
    Switch (GN 13) 2010-03-09 (from $7.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story: Otoh Saki (of "naked ape")
Art: Tomomi Nakamura (of "naked ape")
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Square Enix
English staff
English cast
Editing: Jonathan Tarbox (vol. 7-13)
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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