No. 5
- Name
- No. 5
- Creator
- Taiyō Matsumoto.
- Genre
- science fiction anime and manga.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — No. 5 • Ja Kanji — ナンバーファイブ • Ja Romaji — Nanbā Faibu • Genre — Science fiction, thriller
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• Type — manga • Author — Taiyō Matsumoto • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Big Comics Ikki • Magazine — Monthly Ikki • First — November 30, 2000 • Last — January 25, 2005 • Volumes — 8
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• Portal — yes No. 5 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from November 2000 to January 2005. Shogakukan compiled its chapters into eight wideban volumes. In North America, Viz Media released the series' first two volumes in 2002 and 2003, but due to low sales it was discontinued. Viz Media republished the series in a four-volume omnibus edition from July 2021 to April 2022.
Publication
Publication
Written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto, No. 5 started in the first issue of Shogakukan's Spirits Zōkan Ikki (re-branded as Monthly Ikki in 2003), released on November 30, 2000. The series finished on January 25, 2005. Shogakukan collected its chapters into eight wideban volumes, released from November 30, 2001, to February 28, 2005. Shogakukan would later re-released the series into four deluxe volumes from November 30 to December 26, 2005. In North America, Viz Media announced the license of the series in December 2001. A preview for the then forthcoming first volume was published in the January 2002 issue of Pulp. Viz Media published the first volume on April 5, 2002, and the second on August 13, 2003. After having released these two volumes, Viz Media ceased the series' publication due to low sales. In 2011, the series was completely available in English language via the No. 5 app on iTunes. In October 2020, Viz Media announced that they would re-publish the series in a four-volume deluxe edition, in print and digital formats, released from July 20, 2021, to April 19, 2022.
Volumes
Volumes
Note: All chapters titles are written in English on the original Japanese release.
Primary material
Digitised editions and texts
1965 Voting Rights (1965) — Internet Archive. Test no 5 via mediapublisher 6-02 2145 grote file — Internet Archive. Laying of the cornerstone of the Vincent Massey Collegiate by Most Worshipful A.J
Reception
No. 5 was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003.
Primary material
Documents and archives
digital repository
- Internet Archive, 63 digitised items catalogued under No. 5 as creator.
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reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2745366: No. 5
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Literature
Literature
Literature
Mei 1947 no, 5, MAB, 1947
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Literature
Scholarly footprint
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Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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