Rai Rai Rai (雷雷雷, lit. "Lightning Lightning Lightning") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday manga website and MangaONE app in August 2023.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yoshiaki, Rai Rai Rai began serialization on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday manga website and MangaONE app on August 18, 2023.[2][3] Its chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes as of January 2025.[4]

In October 2024, Viz Media announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in Q3 2025.[5]

No. Release date ISBN
1 November 17, 2023[6]978-4-09-853001-4
2 April 18, 2024[7]978-4-09-853214-8
3 September 11, 2024[8]978-4-09-853587-3
4 January 17, 2025[4]978-4-09-853802-7

Reception

The series was nominated for the tenth Next Manga Awards in the web category in 2024.[9] The series was ranked seventh in the 2025 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of the best manga for male readers.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b 人類とエイリアンとの戦争から50年…働く少女とエイリアンのSFアクションコメディ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. ^ 第1話 コンタクト. Ura Sunday (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ^ ブーム到来? 「怪獣マンガ」続々と連載スタート 『怪獣8号』に続くヒットはどの作品になる?. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Inc. March 29, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b 雷雷雷 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 4, 2024). "Viz Media Licenses Steel Ball Run, Astro Royale, Tenmaku Cinema, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. ^ 雷雷雷 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  7. ^ 雷雷雷 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  8. ^ 雷雷雷 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 25, 2024). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  10. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (December 12, 2024). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Full List of Top 2025 Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
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