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Phantom Dream

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Phantom Dream
First tankōbon volume cover
幻影夢想
(Genei Musō)
GenreDark fantasy, romance[1]
Manga
Written byNatsuki Takaya
Published byHakusensha
English publisher
MagazineHana to Yume Planet Zōkan
DemographicShōjo
Original runApril 15, 1994 – September 30, 1997
Volumes5 (List of volumes)

Phantom Dream (Japanese: 幻影夢想, Hepburn: Genei Musō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was originally serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume Planet Zōkan from April 1994 to September 1997, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes. The series follows Tamaki Otoya, an ancient summoner, as he battles to protect humanity from evil while also pursuing a romance with his childhood friend Asahi.

Plot

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Characters

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Tamaki Otoya (乙矢環, Otoya Tamaki)
Asahi (如月旭)
Eiji (えいじ)

Media

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Written by Natsuki Takaya, Phantom Dream was first serialized in Hana to Yume Planet Zōkan from April 15, 1994 to September 30, 1997.[2] The 15 individual chapters were later compiled and published in five tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha. The first volume was released on February 19, 1996,[3] with the final volume released December 12, 1997.[4]

Chuang Yi licensed the series for English-language publication in Singapore, with all 5 volumes released as of May 2009.[5] These volumes are being re-released in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment[6] with the final volume released as of June 10, 2009.[7] Tokyopop has licensed the series for English-language publication in North America, with the first volume due for release in December 2008.[8]

The series is also licensed for a regional language release in French by Delcourt.[9]

Manga

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 19, 1996[3]4-592-12730-7April 8, 2008 (SG)[5]
June 11, 2008 (Aus/NZ)[10]
January 1, 2009 (NA)[11]		978-981-276-266-5 (SG)
978-981-276-271-9 (Aus/NZ)
978-1-4278-1089-2 (NA)
  • Chapters 1–3
  • "Request"
  • "Natsuki Takaya's 'Just Between Us'"
2 April 19, 1996[12]4-592-11334-9July 8, 2008 (SG)[5]
September 10, 2008 (Aus/NZ)[13]
April 7, 2009 (NA)[11]		978-981-276-267-2 (SG)
978-981-276-272-6 (Aus/NZ)
978-1-4278-1090-8 (NA)
  • Chapters 4–6
3 July 19, 1996[14]4-592-11601-1November 6, 2008 (SG)[5]
December 10, 2008 (Aus/NZ)[15]
August 11, 2009 (NA)[11]		978-981-276-268-9 (SG)
978-981-276-273-3 (Aus/NZ)
978-1-4278-1091-5 (NA)
  • Chapters 7–9
  • "Natsuki Takaya's 'Just Between Us'"
4 June 19, 1997[16]4-592-11603-8February 10, 2009 (SG)[5]
February 10, 2009 (Aus/NZ)[17]
November 3, 2009 (NA)[18]		978-981-276-269-6 (SG)
978-981-276-274-0 (Aus/NZ)
978-1427810922 (NA)
  • Chapters 10–12
  • "Phantom Dream/Gaiden" (幻影夢想/外伝)
  • "Natsuki Takaya's 'Just Between Us'"
5 December 12, 1997[4]4-592-12770-6May 6, 2009 (SG)[5]
June 10, 2009 (Aus/NZ)[7]
February 2, 2010 (NA)[19]		978-981-274-270-4 (SG)
978-981-276-275-7 (Aus/NZ)
978-1427810939 (NA)
  • Chapters 13–15

Reception

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Publishers Weekly wrote that Phantom Dream would appeal to fans of Takaya and Fruits Basket. According to the reviewer, the plot was "generally predictable" and lacked depth, and the character designs were typical of her work.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (February 18, 2010). "Phantom Dream: Volume 5". ComicBookBin. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  2. ^ コミックホームズ[高屋奈月] [Holmes comic [Natsuki Takaya]] (in Japanese). Comich.net. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "S-book.net Library Service" 幻影夢想 1 [Phantom Dream 1] (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "S-book.net Library Service" 幻影夢想 5 [Phantom Dream 5] (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Phantom Dream". Chuang Yi. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Phantom Dream. Madman Entertainment. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Phantom Dream (Manga) V05 (End)". Madman Entertainment. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  8. ^ "Phantom Dream from Fruits Basket's Takaya, Tokyopop". Anime News Network. March 13, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  9. ^ "Votre Recherche pour "Démons et Chimères"" [Your search for "Demons and Dreams"] (in French). Delcourt. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  10. ^ "Phantom Dream (Manga) V01". Madman Entertainment. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  11. ^ a b c "Manga + Comics : Book Catalog". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  12. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" 幻影夢想 2 [Phantom Dream 2] (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  13. ^ "Phantom Dream (Manga) V02". Madman Entertainment. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  14. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" 幻影夢想 3 [Phantom Dream 3] (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  15. ^ "Phantom Dream (Manga) V03". Madman Entertainment. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  16. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" 幻影夢想 4 [Phantom Dream 4] (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  17. ^ "Phantom Dream (Manga) V04". Madman Entertainment. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  18. ^ Takaya, Natsuki (3 November 2009). Phantom Dream Volume 4. TokyoPop. ISBN 978-1427810922.
  19. ^ Takaya, Natsuki (2 February 2010). Phantom Dream Volume 5. TokyoPop. ISBN 978-1427810939.
  20. ^ "Phantom Dream, Volume 1". Publishers Weekly. 256 (2): 35. January 12, 2009. ISSN 0000-0019.
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