Lycanthrope Leo

Lycanthrope Leo (Japanese: 烈王（レオ）, Hepburn: Reo) is a Japanese manga series written by Kengo Kaji [ja] and illustrated by Kenji Okamura [ja]. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Young Sunday from 1991 to 1993, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.

Lycanthrope Leo
First tankōbon volume cover
烈王（レオ） (Reo)
Genre	Action[1] Dark fantasy[2][3]
Manga
Written by	Kengo Kaji [ja]
Illustrated by	Kenji Okamura [ja]
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Magazine	Young Sunday
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 27, 1991 – September 10, 1993
Volumes	4

Publication

Written by Kengo Kaji [ja] and illustrated by Kenji Okamura [ja], Lycanthrope Leo was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Young Sunday from December 27, 1991, to September 10, 1993.^[a] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from July 4, 1992,^[7] to November 5, 1993.^[8]

In North America, the manga was published in an American comic book format by Viz Communications, with seven issues released in 1994.^[3] It was later published in graphic novel format;^[9] however, it was canceled after releasing one volume.^[10][11]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	July 4, 1992[7]	4-09-151391-3	January 5, 1999[12]	1-56931-237-0
2	January 9, 1993[13]	4-09-151392-1	—	—
3	May 10, 1993[14]	4-09-151393-X	—	—
4	November 5, 1993[8]	4-09-151394-8	—	—

Notes

1. It was published in the magazine from the 24th issue of 1991^[4] (with cover date December 27)^[5] to the 17th issue of 1993^[4] (with cover date September 10).^[6]

References

1. もふもふ獣人たちをもふもふしたい！オススメ漫画５選. Mangapedia [ja] (in Japanese). Voyage Group. December 10, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
2. "Japanese Werewolf Tears into Stores in March". Manga Newswatch. No. 7. New Century Comics. 1994. p. 8. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
3. "Lycanthrope Leo". Protoculture Addicts. No. 26. Ianus Publications. January–February 1994. p. 8. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
4. ヤングサンデー連載作品年表. Weekly Young Sunday (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 18, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
5. ヤングサンデー 1991年 表示号数24. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). National Center for Art Research. Archived from the original on October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
6. ヤングサンデー 1993年 表示号数17. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). National Center for Art Research. Archived from the original on October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
7. 烈王ーレオー 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
8. 烈王ーレオー 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
9. "Lycanthrope Leo". J-Pop. Viz Communications. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
10. Dacey, Katherine (August 15, 2010). "Manga Artifacts: Lycanthrope Leo". The Manga Critic. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
11. Thompson, Jason (2007). "Lycanthrope Leo". Manga: The Complete Guide. New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey Books. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
12. Kaji, Kengo; Okamura, Kenji (January 5, 1999). Lycanthrope Leo. Viz Communications. ISBN 1-56931-237-0.
13. 烈王ーレオー 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
14. 烈王ーレオー 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

External links

• Lycanthrope Leo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia