A book cover. At the top, there is text reading "Tokyopop presents" and then more text reading "M. Alice LeGrow". Under that is a large banner reading "Bizenghast". This is followed by a large-eyed black haired girl in an ornate outfit, who lifts strings connected to her outfit and a violin bow in the other hand.
Cover of the Finnish edition of Bizenghast (2005). Art by M. Alice LeGrow

Bizenghast is a completed original English-language (OEL) manga written and illustrated by M. Alice LeGrow, and published in North America by Tokyopop. As of April 2012, eight volumes have been released, the first seven of which were published by Tokyopop. The first was released on August 9, 2005; the final was published July 31, 2012.[1] Set in the haunted New England town of Bizenghast, the story follows an orphaned teenage girl who is tasked with returning each night to an ancient mausoleum to free the ghosts within the building. The series is also licensed in New Zealand and Australia by Madman Entertainment,[2] in Hungary by Mangattack,[3] in Germany by Tokyopop Germany,[4] in Finland by Pauna Media Group,[5] and in Russia by Comix-art.[6]

Volume list

No. North American release date North American ISBN
01 August 9, 2005[1]978-1-59532-743-7
  • 01: "The Sickness"
  • 02: "The Gilded Cage"
  • 03: "The Stranglehold"
  • 04: "The Coming Storm"
  • 05: "The Fairywaters"
  • 06: "The Wild Beast"
  • 07: "The Angel in Disguise"
02 June 13, 2006[1]978-1-59532-744-4
  • 01: "Curiouser and Curiouser"
  • 02: "The Sickness"
  • 03: "The Quarrel"
  • 04: "The Plague-Bearer"
  • 05: "The Apple of Life"
  • 06: "The Lady of the Lake"
03 August 14, 2007[1]978-1-59532-745-1
  • 01: "The Pleasure Palace"
  • 02: "The Night Watch"
  • 03: "The Fly-Trap"
  • 04: "The Blind"
  • 05: "The Sinful Vanities"
  • 06: "The Unmasking"
04 December 11, 2007[1]978-1-4278-0484-6
  • 01: "The Perfect Woman"
  • 02: "The Pariah"
  • 03: "The Hidden Prophecy"
  • 04: "The Hunt"
  • 05: "The Hunted"
  • 06: "The Road Beyond"
05 July 1, 2008[1]978-1-4278-0485-3
  • 01: "The Family Shunned"
  • 02: "The Death Wish"
  • 03: "The Prince Returns"
  • 04: "The 13th Arcana"
  • 05: "The Angel Speaks"
06 August 1, 2009[1]978-1-4278-1536-1
  • 01: "The Modern Temple"
  • 02: "The Troubling Dream"
  • 03: "The Empty Nest"
  • 04: "The Madness"
  • 05: "The Hidden Nursery"
  • 06: "The Second Rising"
07 July 1, 2010[1]978-1-4278-1766-2
  • 01: "Trials of Dinah, Part One: The Beloved Queen"
  • 02: "The Mausoleum's Day off"
  • 03: "The Imaginary Court"
08 July 31, 2012[7]978-1-4278-5646-3

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Manga+Comics: Book Catalog". Tokyopop. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Bizenghast (Manga)". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Mangattack" (in Hungarian). Mangattack. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Bücher: Manga: Bizenghast" [Books: Manga: Bizenghast] (in German). Tokyopop. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "Vanhoja julkaisuja" (in Finnish). Pauna Media Group. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  6. ↑ Бизенгаст [Bizenghast] (in Russian). Comix-art. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  7. ↑ http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/news/individual/?ForumThreadName=FT0000003842
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