Alice on Deadlines (Japanese: D線上のアリス, Hepburn: Dī Senjō no Arisu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shiro Ihara. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen magazine, Gangan Wing. Square Enix released the manga's four tankōbon volumes between March 26, 2005 and May 27, 2006. It is licensed in North America by Yen Press, which released the four tankōbon volumes between November 2007 and November 2008.
Lapan is a perverted Shinigami, literally translated as "Death God". Lapan is introduced as perverted, initially reading a porn magazine, and is severely disappointed when he must go to the human world as a skeleton as he will not be allowed to 'play' with a young female body like last time. However, due to a mishap, he instead possesses Alice's body instead of a skeleton.
Because he broke one of the principal laws of the shinigami realm, that no shinigami may go to the human realm in his/her true form, all of his memories were erased as punishment.
Alice (アリス, Arisu)
Alice is a sweet and attractive girl. She is always thinking about the well being of others. However, due to a mishap when Lapan came to the Human Realm, she ended up in the body arranged for him, a skeleton.
Umenosuke Tsurukame (鶴亀 梅之助, Tsurukame Umenosuke)
The third son of Tsurukame commercial affairs, he is introduced as a cocky, arrogant and self-centered person. He believed that being a shinigami meant being a god. However, through a turn of events that included Lapan saving him, Ume got in touch with his feminine side, and he developed a deep love for Lapan.
Yuu
Yuu, also transliterated as "You" or "Yoo", is introduced in the start of the manga as Lapan's superior. He is apathetic and seems to enjoy using weapons, such as guns. In a later part of the series, after he is sent after a Shibito known as "Mad Hatter", who has proclaimed himself the "Shibito King", he encounters Lapan, Ume, and a new friend of Lapan's (who, very much like Ume, expresses much attraction toward Lapan, though she is truly a girl, unlike Ume) named Somuria. Shortly afterward, the four go on a vacation to a beach and hot spring. When Somuria asks Yuu why he has not changed into a bathing suit, he states that he has no desire to "put on a girl's bathing suit and frolic around." Somuria then feigns being upset and says she had hoped that they could all play and then enjoy some cream anmitsu together, at which Yuu seems quite interested, asking her if anmitsu tastes good. Ume and Lapan then get the idea to use Yuu's desire to try the anmitsu to get him into a (very revealing) bathing suit and flaunt, stating that if he doesn't, he can't have any. This is the only time Yuu shows much emotion (namely embarrassment and desperation).
Mangaedit
Alice on Deadlines is written and illustrated by Shiro Ihara. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen magazine, Gangan Wing.[3] Square Enix released the manga's four tankōbon volumes between March 26, 2005 and May 27, 2006.[4] It is licensed in North America by Yen Press,[5] which released the manga's four tankōbon volumes between November 2007 and November 2008.[6]
Jason Thompson's appendix to Manga: The Complete Guide criticises the manga for its "grotesque figures and flat artwork" which "make it more ugly than sexy, and the incoherent plot makes a disappointing stab at sentimentality at the end".[1] ComicMix's Andrew Wheeler commends the first volume for being "quite funny, with art that’s easy to follow and lots of visual interest (mostly of the nubile female kind, though there is some monster-fighting)".[7] However, he also criticises the manga for being "offensive to a whole lot of people. (Mostly humorless people, but I guess they count, too)".[7] The second volume is criticised by Wheeler for being "very much not politically correct – it’s sophomoric and almost entirely focused on jokes about underwear."[8] The third volume is criticised for having "lots and lots of self-referential fan service follows, with very little plot or purpose to connect it all."[9] Wheeler's review of the fourth volume comments that "Alice on Deadlines ends just like a good shōjo series should, which is odd, because I would never have thought that was the audience for a story about a lecherous skeleton".[10] Pop Culture Shock's Ken Haley comments that the manga's "art is kind of pretty, but that’s about it, as the non-stop pervy humor wears thin after about ten pages".[11] Pop Culture Shock's Phil Guie criticises manga artist Shiro Ihara for running "out of scenarios for his main characters and decided to just end it all with lots of flashy, occasionally incomprehensible violence".[2] Mania.com's Gary Thompson criticises the manga for its "vapid at best, incomprehensible at worst" plot and that "character relationships change at the drop of a hat".[12]
Referencesedit
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^ [Gangan Wing Comics] (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
^ abcde [A] (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
^"Yen Press Manga Get Release Dates". Anime News Network. 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
^ abcde. Yen Press. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
^Wheeler, Andrew (March 7, 2008). "Manga Friday: I've Got a Yen". ComicMix. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
^Wheeler, Andrew (August 8, 2008). "Manga Friday: Here We Go Again". ComicMix. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
^Wheeler, Andrew (November 14, 2008). "Manga Friday: Four and Four and Four". ComicMix. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
^Haley, Ken (November 30, 2007). . Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2009-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Thompson, Gary (November 21, 2008). . Mania.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
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Alice on Deadlines Japanese D線上のアリス Hepburn Di Senjō no Arisu is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shiro Ihara The manga was serialized in Square Enix s shōnen magazine Gangan Wing Square Enix released the manga s four tankōbon volumes between March 26 2005 and May 27 2006 It is licensed in North America by Yen Press which released the four tankōbon volumes between November 2007 and November 2008 Alice on DeadlinesCover of Japanese volume 1D線上のアリス Di Senjō no Arisu GenreAction comedy supernatural 1 2 MangaWritten byShiro IharaPublished bySquare EnixEnglish publisherNA Yen PressMagazineMonthly Gangan WingDemographicShōnenOriginal run2004 2006Volumes4 Contents 1 Characters 2 Manga 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksCharacters editLapan ラパン Rapan Lapan is a perverted Shinigami literally translated as Death God Lapan is introduced as perverted initially reading a porn magazine and is severely disappointed when he must go to the human world as a skeleton as he will not be allowed to play with a young female body like last time However due to a mishap he instead possesses Alice s body instead of a skeleton Because he broke one of the principal laws of the shinigami realm that no shinigami may go to the human realm in his her true form all of his memories were erased as punishment Alice アリス Arisu Alice is a sweet and attractive girl She is always thinking about the well being of others However due to a mishap when Lapan came to the Human Realm she ended up in the body arranged for him a skeleton Umenosuke Tsurukame 鶴亀 梅之助 Tsurukame Umenosuke The third son of Tsurukame commercial affairs he is introduced as a cocky arrogant and self centered person He believed that being a shinigami meant being a god However through a turn of events that included Lapan saving him Ume got in touch with his feminine side and he developed a deep love for Lapan Yuu Yuu also transliterated as You or Yoo is introduced in the start of the manga as Lapan s superior He is apathetic and seems to enjoy using weapons such as guns In a later part of the series after he is sent after a Shibito known as Mad Hatter who has proclaimed himself the Shibito King he encounters Lapan Ume and a new friend of Lapan s who very much like Ume expresses much attraction toward Lapan though she is truly a girl unlike Ume named Somuria Shortly afterward the four go on a vacation to a beach and hot spring When Somuria asks Yuu why he has not changed into a bathing suit he states that he has no desire to put on a girl s bathing suit and frolic around Somuria then feigns being upset and says she had hoped that they could all play and then enjoy some cream anmitsu together at which Yuu seems quite interested asking her if anmitsu tastes good Ume and Lapan then get the idea to use Yuu s desire to try the anmitsu to get him into a very revealing bathing suit and flaunt stating that if he doesn t he can t have any This is the only time Yuu shows much emotion namely embarrassment and desperation Manga editAlice on Deadlines is written and illustrated by Shiro Ihara The manga was serialized in Square Enix s shōnen magazine Gangan Wing 3 Square Enix released the manga s four tankōbon volumes between March 26 2005 and May 27 2006 4 It is licensed in North America by Yen Press 5 which released the manga s four tankōbon volumes between November 2007 and November 2008 6 No Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN1March 26 2005 4 4 7575 1397 6November 2007 6 978 0 7595 2351 71st Line Alice and Shinigami 2nd Line Eyeball and Koneko chan 3rd Line Honey and Prince 4th Line Ume and La chin 2August 27 2005 4 4 7575 1511 1March 2008 6 978 0 7595 2845 15th Line Thieving Cat and the Black Butterfly 6th Line Puppets and Ume of the Past 7th Line Cherry Blossoms and Memories 8th Line Shibito King and a White Bride 3February 25 2006 4 4 7575 1637 1July 2008 6 978 0 7595 2846 89th Line Underground Battle and Yoo Chun the Destroyer 4May 27 2006 4 4 7575 1688 6November 2008 6 978 0 7595 2847 5Reception editJason Thompson s appendix to Manga The Complete Guide criticises the manga for its grotesque figures and flat artwork which make it more ugly than sexy and the incoherent plot makes a disappointing stab at sentimentality at the end 1 ComicMix s Andrew Wheeler commends the first volume for being quite funny with art that s easy to follow and lots of visual interest mostly of the nubile female kind though there is some monster fighting 7 However he also criticises the manga for being offensive to a whole lot of people Mostly humorless people but I guess they count too 7 The second volume is criticised by Wheeler for being very much not politically correct it s sophomoric and almost entirely focused on jokes about underwear 8 The third volume is criticised for having lots and lots of self referential fan service follows with very little plot or purpose to connect it all 9 Wheeler s review of the fourth volume comments that Alice on Deadlines ends just like a good shōjo series should which is odd because I would never have thought that was the audience for a story about a lecherous skeleton 10 Pop Culture Shock s Ken Haley comments that the manga s art is kind of pretty but that s about it as the non stop pervy humor wears thin after about ten pages 11 Pop Culture Shock s Phil Guie criticises manga artist Shiro Ihara for running out of scenarios for his main characters and decided to just end it all with lots of flashy occasionally incomprehensible violence 2 Mania com s Gary Thompson criticises the manga for its vapid at best incomprehensible at worst plot and that character relationships change at the drop of a hat 12 References edit a b Thompson Jason October 3 2009 365 Days of Manga Day 18 Alice on Deadlines Suvudu Archived from the original on June 29 2013 Retrieved 2009 10 08 a b Guie Phil August 12 2008 Alice on Deadlines Vols 2 4 Pop Culture Shock Archived from the original on 2010 07 01 Retrieved 2009 10 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link ガンガンウイングコミックス Gangan Wing Comics in Japanese Square Enix Archived from the original on 2010 07 11 Retrieved 2009 10 07 a b c d e あ A in Japanese Square Enix Archived from the original on 2012 03 30 Retrieved 2009 10 07 Yen Press Manga Get Release Dates Anime News Network 2007 05 20 Retrieved 2009 10 06 a b c d e Alice on Deadlines by Shirō Ihara Yen Press Archived from the original on 2010 02 24 Retrieved 2009 10 07 a b Wheeler Andrew November 2 2007 Manga Friday Superpowers ComicMix Retrieved 2009 10 09 Wheeler Andrew March 7 2008 Manga Friday I ve Got a Yen ComicMix Retrieved 2009 10 09 Wheeler Andrew August 8 2008 Manga Friday Here We Go Again ComicMix Retrieved 2009 10 09 Wheeler Andrew November 14 2008 Manga Friday Four and Four and Four ComicMix Retrieved 2009 10 08 Haley Ken November 30 2007 Alice on Deadlines Vol 1 Pop Culture Shock Archived from the original on 2010 07 08 Retrieved 2009 10 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Thompson Gary November 21 2008 Alice on Deadlines Vol 03 Mania com Archived from the original on 2009 02 01 Retrieved 2009 10 08 External links editAlice on Deadlines manga at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Erica Friedman review Ed Chavez review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alice on Deadlines amp oldid 1189280353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
