Geniearth

Geniearth
First tankōbon volume cover
ジーニアース
Genre
Manga
Written byRensuke Oshikiri
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
Original runSeptember 16, 2021 – July 28, 2022
Volumes5

Geniearth (Japanese: ジーニアース) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rensuke Oshikiri. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from September 2021 to July 2022, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes.

Plot

In the near future, a genetic mutation begins to emerge among humans, with approximately one in every thousand people developing extraordinary abilities. Those who possess these abilities come to be known as "Geniuses." One such individual, Fuwa Masaru, regards ordinary humans as an inferior species and seeks to eliminate them. He attacks a police station and calls on other Geniuses to join him. His friend, Hajime Suzuki, tries to stop him, but Fuwa refuses to back down and is eventually shot by a sniper. The incident leads the Japanese government to take increasingly aggressive measures against the Geniuses.

The government begins conducting widespread blood tests to identify Geniuses and introduces measures to separate them from the rest of society. It also establishes a special investigative unit tasked with apprehending Geniuses deemed dangerous. Meanwhile, Hajime, who considers himself an ordinary human, becomes increasingly entangled in the conflict. He encounters Fuwa's friends, including Kai Shinjuro and Tsukumo Hoan, and gradually finds himself drawn into the growing struggle between Geniuses and the authorities.

As the government's crackdown intensifies, Hajime is taken into custody by the investigative unit and subjected to harsh interrogation. Elsewhere, Forseti, an organization formed to protect Geniuses, launches an operation to rescue those held by the authorities. The confrontation escalates as the government's forces and the Geniuses become increasingly hostile toward one another.

Forseti is led by Nero, who initially presents himself as an advocate for the Geniuses. His personal ambitions gradually come to light, however, and tensions develop within the organization. As Nero pursues his own objectives, Forseti begins to break apart, leaving its former members divided among competing factions while Hajime and the other Geniuses become caught between them and the government's forces.

Hajime eventually discovers that his connection to Nero goes back much further than their encounters on Earth. The two were involved in a struggle for succession on their home planet, Enceladus. While Nero seeks to take control of Earth, Hajime wants to preserve it as it is. Their opposing goals bring their old rivalry to the surface, with the increasingly numerous Geniuses becoming entangled in their conflict.

Nero later learns that he may be in line to inherit the throne of Enceladus. His growing uncertainty about his future coincides with further upheaval among the Geniuses. As they appear in different parts of the world, violent incidents spread and society descends into chaos. Increasingly disillusioned, Nero decides that Earth itself must be destroyed. Hajime ultimately confronts him in an attempt to prevent the destruction of the planet, bringing their long-running conflict to an end.

Creation

Geniearth was written and illustrated by Japanese manga artist Rensuke Oshikiri. The series was conceived as a departure from the genres of his preceding works. Oshikiri has explained that he becomes bored when working in the same genre consecutively and instead tends to choose the kind of story that he himself would like to experience at the time he begins a new series. After working in genres including comedy, romance, and horror, he chose to make Geniearth a violent science-fiction and superpower manga.[4][5]

Oshikiri described Geniearth as the work in which his violent tendencies "exploded to the hilt." When developing the series, he and its editor, Matsuoka, placed their own enjoyment of the work first. Oshikiri identified himself as the first reader of the manga, followed by Matsuoka, and said that they prioritized whether they themselves enjoyed the work before considering whether readers would follow him into a different genre.[4]

The concept also grew out of Oshikiri's longstanding interest in stories involving superpowered characters. He said that he had watched almost the entire Marvel film series and had enjoyed numerous foreign television series about people with superpowers, including Heroes, The 4400, and The Boys. He particularly enjoys stories in which characters with special abilities confront unjust villains, an interest that informed the superpowered action framework of Geniearth.[4]

Oshikiri's approach to Geniearth was also connected to his interest in emotional catharsis. Discussing the series' character whose physical strength increases through the negative emotions generated by bullying, he explained that he had never personally experienced bullying, but that depictions of bullying in films and television make him angry because he has a low tolerance for unreasonable evil. He consequently wanted his stories to contain reversals of fortune that could provide a cathartic experience for readers.[4]

Publication

Written and illustrated by Rensuke Oshikiri, Geniearth was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from September 16, 2021,[a] to July 28, 2022.[b] Akita Shoten collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, published from February 8, 2022,[9] to October 6, 2022.[10]

On May 29, 2025, Titan Comics announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in April 2026.[11]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1February 8, 2022[12]978-4-253-28161-4June 16, 2026[13]978-1-787-74708-1
2April 7, 2022[14]978-4-253-28162-1——
3June 8, 2022[15]978-4-253-28163-8——
4August 8, 2022[16]978-4-253-28164-5——
5October 6, 2022[17]978-4-253-28165-2——

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ It started serialization in the magazine's 42nd issue of 2021,[6][3] which was released on September 16.[6][3]
  2. ↑ It finished serialization in the magazine's 35th issue of 2022,[7][8] which was released on July 28.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ 押切蓮介「ジーニアース」1巻、異能力を持つ新人類たちのバイオレンスアクション. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 8, 2022. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 ジーニアース. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Voyage Group. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 劣った種を駆逐せよ！押切蓮介のSFバイオレンス「ジーニアース」が週チャンで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 16, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Cormack, Kevin (August 19, 2026). "An Interview With Rensuke Oshikiri, Creator of Geniearth, Sayuri, and Hi Score Girl". Anime News Network (Interview).
  5. ↑ "新作アニメ制作資金を募集中のゲーム大好きマンガ家・押切蓮介氏インタビュー！". Famitsu (in Japanese). October 26, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 5, 2021). "Hi Score Girl's Rensuke Oshikiri Listed as Launching New Manga on September 16 (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Mateo, Alex (May 4, 2022). "Rensuke Oshikiri's Geniearth Manga Ends in July (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  8. 1 2 「吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ」連載300回！描き下ろしイラスト描かれたトランプが週チャン全サに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 28, 2022. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ 【2月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ 【10月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  11. ↑ Tai, Anita (May 29, 2025). "Exclusive: Titan Manga Licenses Rensuke Oshikiri's Geniearth Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ ジーニアース 第1巻 [Geniearth Vol. 1] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Geniearth Vol.1". Titan Comics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  14. ↑ ジーニアース 第2巻 [Geniearth Vol. 2] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  15. ↑ ジーニアース 第3巻 [Geniearth Vol. 3] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  16. ↑ ジーニアース 第4巻 [Geniearth Vol. 4] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  17. ↑ ジーニアース 第5巻 [Geniearth Vol. 5] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
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