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Blame! (manga)

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Alternative title:
探索者 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: In the post-apocalyptic future, the complex networks of machines have created chaos and the human world was destroyed. The robots known as the "Constructer" continued to build a meaningless structure with no one to guide them. Soon these cities reach out to the outer planets and another breed of life form emerges. Follow the journey of a strange man, name Killy, in his search for the understanding of the chaotic world being run by Silicon lifeforms out to destroy him and every living thing in their path.
User Ratings: 269 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 78 votes (Eng:32, sub:29, dub:8, ?:3, raw:1, raw:1, others:4
1 Italian
1 Spanish
1 German
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 67 votes (Eng:32, sub:21, dub:5, ?:2, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:5
2 German
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 French
)
 Very good: 45 votes (Eng:22, sub:12, raw:2, dub:2, edit.dub:1, others:6
2 French subtitled
1 Italian
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian
1 Polish
)
 Good: 38 votes (Eng:26, sub:3, dub:3, raw:3, others:3
2 French
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 26 votes (Eng:18, sub:5, dub:1, others:2
1 French
1 Italian dubbed
)
 So-so: 10 votes (sub:3, Eng:3, ?:1, dub:1, raw:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: 3 votes (Eng:2, sub:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 527 users, rank: #152 (of 6736)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.297 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.6088, rank: #534 (of 7468)
Weighted mean: 8.165 (Very good), rank: #806 (of 7468) (seen all: 8.55 / seen some: 7.21 / won't finish: 5.68)
Bayesian estimate: 8.158 (Very good), rank: #257 (of 3489)
Number of tankoubon: 10
Number of pages: 200
Vintage:
1997 (Began Serialization)
2001-02 to 2004-11 (Germany)
Release dates: We have 57
Official website:
Tokyopop - Blame!
Links: We have 3
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 28-May 4 (May 1, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 31-April 6 (Apr 3, 2019)
Vertical Licenses Kino's Journey, 'Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest' Manga, Sherlock Holmes and Hirobumi Ito Novel (May 18, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 10-16 (Dec 12, 2017)
New Blame! Manga Reaches 'Last Battle' Next Month (Sep 25, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 10-16 (Sep 12, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 19-25 (Mar 21, 2017)
Kodansha USA to Release Hozuki's Coolheadedness, Altair, Museum, Blame! Academy Manga Digitally (Mar 14, 2017)
Blame! Gets Novel By Tow Ubukata, New Manga Adapting Upcoming Anime Film (Jan 26, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 11-17 (Dec 13, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 11-17 (Sep 13, 2016)
Tsutomu Nihei May Show Preview of Blame! Anime Film During Comic Con Int'l Appearance (Apr 29, 2016)
Comic-Con Int'l to Host Knights of Sidonia/Blame! Creator Nihei (Apr 18, 2016)
Vertical Licenses Blame!, Dissolving Classroom, Immortal Hounds Manga (Feb 13, 2016)
Tsutomu Nihei's Blame! Manga Gets Theatrical Anime Adaptation (Nov 19, 2015)
Tsutomu Nihei's Blame! Anime Previewed With English Subtitles (Nov 23, 2014)
Tsutomu Nihei's Blame Manga Gets Animated in Knights of Sidonia (Nov 19, 2014)
Gundam Manga by Blame's Nihei, Gundam AGE Manga to Launch (Aug 23, 2011)
Viz to Publish One Piece #24-53 in January-June 2010 (Update 2) (Jul 3, 2009)
Mandala 02 World Manga to Ship in Japan on March 21 (Mar 18, 2008)
Anime Expo 2007 - Tokyopop (Jul 2, 2007)
TAF 2007: Project to Create CG Film Version of Blame! Underway (Mar 22, 2007)
Phoenix Anime Fest Scores Kosuke Okazaki (Nov 8, 2006)
Tsutomu Nihei at Phoenix Anime Festival (Jun 16, 2006)
New Manga from Tsutomu Nihei (Apr 20, 2005)
Tokyopop Confirms Titles (Feb 25, 2005)
New Manga Licenses (Feb 25, 2005)
Media Blasters May Releases (Jan 18, 2005)
Media Blasters Licenses Blame! (Dec 26, 2004)
Tsutomu Nihei at Marvel (Feb 16, 2003)
Anime Reactor Guest Announcements (Dec 19, 2002)
Interest:
Best and Worst Manga of 2016 Results - Comic-Con International (Jul 25, 2016)
Press Release:
Sold Out – 'Blame!' Killy Elite Solo Statue (Mar 28, 2021)
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Manga Answerman - Do Comic Book Stores Still Hesitate To Stock Manga? (Jan 25, 2019)
New Blame! Manga Adapting Upcoming Film Debuts on April 26 (Feb 24, 2017)
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eBook
    Blame! (eBook 1) 2016-09-13 (from $0.99)
    Blame! (eBook 2) 2016-12-13 (from $14.99)
Graphic novel
    Blame! (GN 1) 2005-08-09 (from $24.88)
    Blame! (GN 2) 2005-11-08 (from $6.02)
    Blame! (GN 3) 2006-02-07 (from $64.92)
    Blame! (GN 4) 2006-05-09 (from $54.97)
    Blame! (GN 5) 2006-08-01 (from $33.30)
    Blame! (GN 6) 2006-10-31 (from $28.00)
    Blame! (GN 7) 2007-02-06
    Blame! (GN 8) 2007-05-01 (from $113.99)
    Blame! (GN 9) 2007-08-07
    Blame! (GN 10) 2007-11-06 (from $179.99)
    BLAME! [Master Edition] (GN 1) 2016-09-13 (from $19.15)
    BLAME! [Master Edition] (GN 2) 2016-12-13 (from $24.97)
    BLAME! [Master Edition] (GN 3) 2017-03-21 (from $22.80)
    BLAME! [Master Edition] (GN 4) 2017-06-20 (from $26.32)
    BLAME! [Master Edition] (GN 5) 2017-09-12 (from $26.11)
    BLAME! [Master Edition] (GN 6) 2017-12-12 (from $22.30)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Tsutomu Nihei
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English companies
Translation: Stephen Paul

Adaptation: Stephen Paul
Licensed by:
Tokyopop (expired)
Vertical (2016-)
Online Distribution:
Azuki
K MANGA
MangaPlaza
English cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Glenat
French cast
(none)
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
Translation:
Albert Agut (vol.1)
Marc Bernabé (Spain)
Verónica Calafell (Spain)
(none)
Spanish companies
Licensed by: OVNI Press (Argentina)
Publisher:
Glénat España (Spain)
Panini Comics (Spain; 2017; Mexico)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation: Giacomo Calorio

Editing: Mattia Dal Corno
Lettering: Monica Rossi
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: Panini Comics
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Egmont Manga & Anime (Egmont Manga and anime)
German cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Translation: Denis Kei Kimura
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: JBC
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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