Limit (manga)

The Limit (Japanese: リミット, Hepburn: Rimitto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Suenobu.[2]

The Limit
Cover of the first manga volume
リミット
(Rimitto)
GenreSuspense[1]
Manga
Written byKeiko Suenobu
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineBessatsu Friend
DemographicShōjo
Original runOctober 13, 2009 – September 13, 2011
Volumes6
Television drama
Music byKōji Endō
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run July 12, 2013 – September 27, 2013
Episodes12

Plot

This manga focuses on Mizuki Konno, a typical high school junior at Yanno Prefectual High School. A group of high school girls is on their way to an exchange camp when the bus driver passes out and causes the bus to drop from a cliff. The few survivors gather together and try to survive until rescue arrives.

Live-action

A live-action drama version of the manga aired on TV Tokyo between July 12, 2013, and September 27, 2013.[3][4]

Cast[5]

Reception

Carlo Santos of Anime News Network (ANN) gave volume 1 a B−.[6] Rebecca Silverman, also of ANN, gave it a B.[7]

By July 17, 2011, volume 5 had sold 30,934 copies in Japan.[8] By December 18, 2011, volume 6 had sold 32,754 copies in Japan.[9] In the week of October 14 to 20, 2012, volume 1 ranked in second place in the list of The New York Times Manga Best Sellers.[10] It has sold 10 million copies in Japan.[11]

References
  1. "Keiko Suenobu's Suspense Manga Limit Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. "Life's Suenobu to Launch Limit Manga on October 13". Anime News Network. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  3. ドラマ24「リミット」: 第1話 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  4. ドラマ24「リミット」: 第12話 (最終話) (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  5. "ドラマ24「リミット」: Cast" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  6. Carlo Santos (2012-10-09). "RIGHT TURN ONLY!! Everybody to the Limit". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  7. Rebecca Silverman (2012-11-06). "Review The Limit GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  8. "Japanese Comic Ranking, July 11–17". Anime News Network. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  9. "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 12–18 (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  10. "New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 14–20". Anime News Network. 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  11. ドラマ24「リミット」: イントロダクション (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 17, 2013.


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