9th Sleep

Japanese manga

9th Sleep

9th Sleep Futabasha re-edition

Genre| Fantasy, yaoi[1][2]
Manga
Written by| Makoto Tateno
Published by|

* Biblos (former)
* Futabasha (current)

English publisher|

* NA: Digital Manga Publishing

Published| April 5, 2004
Volumes| 1

9th Sleep is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno. The manga was first published by Biblos on April 5, 2004, before being re-released by Futabasha on May 12, 2008.[3] It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its imprint, Juné, on 16 December 2009.[2]

## Reception

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Christopher Nadolski of Mania.com commented that although it seems like a boys love manga, in the end there is "no actual homoerotic payoff for fans of that fare", but feels that the tale "all comes together in a satisfying story of compassion and love."[4] Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin called the tale "bromance" rather than boys love, and described the plot as the usual Tateno "usual kooky, weird, sci-fi/fantasy scenario", but found it "intriguing" how "she always puts love at the heart of her pulpy nonsense."[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Douresseaux, Leroy (March 1, 2010). "Makoto Tateno's 9th Sleep (Yaoi)". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor.
2. ^ a b "9th Sleep - Juné Manga". Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
3. ^ "9th SLEEP" (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
4. ^ Nadolski, Christopher (February 24, 2010). "9th Sleep". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012.

## External links

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* 9th Sleep (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia