AI no Idenshi

AI no Idenshi (Japanese: AIの遺電子, "The Genes of AI") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kyūri Yamada. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from November 2015 to August 2017, with its chapters collected into eight tankōbon volumes. A sequel manga, AI no Idenshi: Red Queen, was serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Champion from October 2017 to June 2019, and has been collected into five volumes. A third series, AI no Idenshi: Blue Age, has been serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Champion since July 2020, and has been collected into five volumes as of December 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse is set to premiere in July 2023.

AI no Idenshi
First tankōbon volume cover
AIの遺電子
GenreScience fiction[1]
Manga
Written byKyūri Yamada
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 5, 2015 – August 24, 2017
Volumes8
Manga
AI no Idenshi: Red Queen
Written byKyūri Yamada
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineBessatsu Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 12, 2017 – June 12, 2019
Volumes5
Manga
AI no Idenshi: Blue Age
Written byKyūri Yamada
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineBessatsu Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 10, 2020 – present
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byYuzo Sato
Written byRyunosuke Kingetsu
Music by
  • Takashi Ohmama
  • Natsumi Tabuchi
StudioMadhouse
Original run July 2023 – scheduled

Characters
Hikaru Sudō (須堂 光, Sudō Hikaru)
Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka[2]
Risa Higuchi (樋口 リサ, Higuchi Risa)
Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kyūri Yamada, AI no Idenshi was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine from November 5, 2015,[1] to August 24, 2017.[3] It has been collected into eight tankōbon volumes, published from April 2016 to November 2017.[4][5] A sequel manga, titled AI no Idenshi: Red Queen (AIの遺電子 RED QUEEN), was serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Champion from October 12, 2017,[6] to June 12, 2019.[7] Five tankōbon volumes have been published from April 2018 to August 2019.[8][9] A third series, titled AI no Idenshi: Blue Age (AIの遺電子 Blue Age), began serialization in Bessatsu Shōnen Champion on July 10, 2020.[10] As of December 2022, five tankōbon volumes have been released.[11]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 April 8, 2016[4]978-4-253-22096-5
2 July 8, 2016[12]978-4-253-22097-2
3 October 7, 2016[13]978-4-253-22098-9
4 December 8, 2016[14]978-4-253-22099-6
5 March 8, 2017[15]978-4-253-22100-9
6 June 8, 2017[16]978-4-253-22114-6
7 August 8, 2017[17]978-4-253-22115-3
8 November 8, 2017[5]978-4-253-22116-0
AI no Idenshi: Red Queen
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 April 6, 2018[8]978-4-253-21166-6
2 August 8, 2018[18]978-4-253-21167-3
3 December 7, 2018[19]978-4-253-21168-0
4 April 8, 2019[20]978-4-253-21169-7
5 August 8, 2019[9]978-4-253-21170-3
AI no Idenshi: Blue Age
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 April 8, 2021[21]978-4-253-29161-3
2 August 6, 2021[22]978-4-253-29162-0
3 January 7, 2022[23]978-4-253-29163-7
4 July 7, 2022[24]978-4-253-29164-4
5 December 8, 2022[11]978-4-253-29165-1
6 June 8, 2023978-4-253-29166-8

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 8, 2022. It is produced by Madhouse and directed by Yuzo Sato, with scripts written by Ryunosuke Kingetsu, character designs handled by Kei Tsuchiya, who also serves as chief animation director, and music composed by Takashi Ohmama and Natsumi Tabuchi.[2] The series is set to premiere in July 2023.[25]

Reception

AI no Idenshi was ranked 14th in the 2017 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of top manga for male readers.[26] In 2018, the series won the Excellence Award in the manga division of the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[27]

References
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