Galaxias (manga)

Galaxias
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre
Manga
Written byAo Hatesaka
Published byKodansha
English publisherKodansha (digital)
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine
  • Weekly Shōnen Magazine (July 17, 2024 – January 15, 2025)
  • Magazine Pocket (February 5, 2025 – present)
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 17, 2024 – present
Volumes3

Galaxias (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ao Hatesaka. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 2024 to January 2025 and transferred to the Magazine Pocket digital service in February 2025.

Plot

More than ten years have passed since the assassination of the supreme leader, the Dragon King. In a corner of the kingdom where "dragonfolk"—people with the ability to grow a tail—live, a human girl named Jio longs for adventure and escaping the reality of life in the countryside.

Jio's life changes forever when she meet a mysterious amnesiac young man, whom she calls Neraid. On the way home, Jio is intercepted by Yerkes, a government dragon knight, who seeks to kill her, revealing that in actuality Jio is the daughter of Yuri Holst, a famous explorer who is being accused of assassinating the Dragon King. Neraid is revealed to be an extremely strong dragonfolk, and helps Jio escaping. He is also looking for Yuri Holst so he and Jio set off on a journey to find him and recover Neraid's memories.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Ao Hatesaka, Galaxias was first published as a one-shot in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on June 22, 2022.[3] It started its serialization in the same magazine on July 17, 2024.[4][2] On January 15, 2025, it was announced that the series would be transferred to the Magazine Pocket service where it resumed semi-monthly serialization on February 5 the same year.[5][6] Kodansha released the first tankōbon volume on October 17, 2024.[7] As of June 17, 2025, three volumes have been released.[8]

The series is simultaneously published in English by Kodansha on its K Manga digital service.[9] In July 2025, Kodansha USA announced that it has licensed the manga in North America, with the first volume set to be released in Q2 2026.[10]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 October 17, 2024[11]978-4-06-537126-8
  1. "Hello, World!!"
  2. "The Wagoner Town" (馬車乗りの街, Basha-nori no Machi)
  3. "'Cuz I'm a Kangaroo" (カンガルーだけに, Kangarū Dake Ni)
  1. "Ups and Downs" (山あり谷あり！, Yamaaritaniari!)
  2. "King-Killer's Message" (王殺しのメッセージ, Ō Koroshi no Messēji)
2 February 17, 2025[12]978-4-06-537778-9
  1. "Flyby"
  2. "City of the White Hill" (白塚の町, Shiratsuka no Machi)
  3. "That Dragon's Method" (その竜の流儀, Sono Ryū no Ryūgi)
  4. "Knight Captain" (騎士団長, Kishi Danchō)
  5. "Neraid vs. Chalk!!" (ネレイドvs.チョーク!!, Nereido vs. Chōku!!)
  6. "Neraid vs. Chalk!! Pt. 2" (ネレイドvs.チョーク!!②, Nereido vs. Chōku!! 2)
  1. "Neraid vs. Chalk!! Pt. 3" (ネレイドvs.チョーク!!③, Nereido vs. Chōku!! 3)
  2. "Schmidt Zachmann" (シュミット・ザックマン, Shumitto Zakkuman)
  3. "Setting Out and Onward" (出発進行！, Shuppatsu Shinkō!)
  4. "Setting Out and Onward Pt. 2" (出発進行！②, Shuppatsu Shinkō! 2)
  5. "The Royal Zodiacs" (王撰十二宮, Ō Sen Jūnikyū)
3 June 17, 2025[8]978-4-06-539762-6
  1. "The Fungus Kingdom" (菌類の王国, Kinrui no ōkoku)
  2. "Jio's Adventure" (ジオの冒険, Jio no Bōken)
  3. "Fire Cover" (火蓋, Hibuta)
  4. "Neraid vs. Antares!! Pt. 1" (ネレイドvs.アンタレス!!①, Nereido vs. Antaresu!! 1)
  5. "The Kingdom's Strongest Warrior" (国家最高戦力, Kokka Saikō Senryoku)
  1. "Correct Choice" (正しい選択, Tadashī Sentaku)
  2. "Perigee" (近地点, Kin Chiten)
  3. "My Fault" (私のせい, Watashi no Sei)
  4. "Fighter" (ファイター, Faitā)
  5. "Beacon" (狼煙, Noroshi)

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

  1. "WIP"

Reception

The one-shot pilot received the Special Manga Award of Weekly Shōnen Magazine's 108th Rookie Manga Award in 2022. It was commended by then–Weekly Shōnen Magazine editor-in-chief Hirotoshi Kurita and Blue Lock authors Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura.[3] The series has been nominated for the 11th Next Manga Awards in the print category in 2025.[13]

References

  1. ^ 「GALAXIAS」高い画力と大胆なコマ割りで魅せる、王道ど真ん中のボーイミーツガール冒険譚. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 18, 2024. Archived from the original on November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Adoのジャケット担当作家、マガジンで連載デビュー 編集部絶賛の新人!バトルファンタジー描く. Oricon News (in Japanese). July 17, 2024. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b GALAXIAS：「週刊少年マガジン」3年ぶり新人賞特選 「ブルーロック」作者も絶賛の画力 ツイッターで公開. Mantan Web (in Japanese). June 22, 2022. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  4. ^ 冒険に憧れる少女が記憶をなくした青年と旅に出る、週マガ新連載「GALAXIAS」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 17, 2024. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ 熱血キャプテン＆内気な新入生コンビが甲子園を目指す、マガジンの青春野球譚. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 15, 2025. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  6. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (January 15, 2025). "Ao Hatesaka's GALAXIAS Manga Moves to Magazine Pocket Service". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  7. ^ 人間の少女と記憶を失った青年の王道バトルファンタジー「GALAXIAS」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 17, 2024. Archived from the original on November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  8. ^ a b 【6月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Tai, Anita (July 16, 2024). "K Manga Licenses Ao Hatesaka's GALAXIAS for Simulpub". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 4, 2025). "Kodansha USA Licenses GALAXIAS, OMORI, Fruit of the Underworld, More Manga for Spring 2026". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 4, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  11. ^ 【10月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 17, 2024. Archived from the original on November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  12. ^ 【2月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 17, 2025. Archived from the original on February 16, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  13. ^ "Next Manga Award 2025 Reveals 100 Nominees: Full List Including War of the Adults". Japan Anime News. Oricon. June 19, 2025. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
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