Who wrote and illustrated the manga series NOiSE?
Tsutomu Nihei wrote and illustrated the manga series NOiSE. This work serves as a prequel to his larger ten-volume project known as Blame!.
Questions about Noise
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When was the manga series NOiSE serialized by Kodansha?
Kodansha serialized NOiSE from the 10th of March 2000, to the 10th of June 2001. The magazine published chapters over this specific eighteen-month period.
What is the plot of the manga series NOiSE?
The story follows Susono Musubi, a young police officer inside a post-apocalyptic subterranean city who investigates child abductions. Her search leads her to find a heavily toned down sword-like Gravitational Beam Emitter within that dark space.
Where did the one-shot prototype titled Blame debut before the main series began?
A one-shot prototype titled Blame appeared in the book, debuting in October 1995. It served as an early test of concepts that would expand into the full ten-volume Blame! project.
Who licensed the English release of the manga series NOiSE for North America?
Tokyopop licensed the manga for English release in North America and issued the single volume on the 11th of December 2007. Later, Kodansha USA re-released the work digitally on the 28th of June 2016.