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Since 2005 we have been reviewing the best Manga comics online.. Enjoy! Tegami Bachi is a shonen (boys) manga series by Hiroyuki Asada. The series was first serialized in Japan in the popular Monthly Shonen Jump for ten chapters, and is currently serialized in the new monthly magazine Jump SQ.. In the United States, the manga is published in Shonen Jump magazine. Tegami Bachi has also been adapted into an anime series. Tegami Bachi manga series falls into the categories Supernatural, Steampunk, Adventure, Fantasy.
The story of Tegami Bachi takes place in the land of Amberground, a place of everlasting night only slightly illuminated by an artificial sun. Lag Seeing works as a "Letter Bee" (delivery boy) at the "Bee-Hive" (a delivery service), with his Dingo, Niche, and her "pet", Steak, traveling with him. He is entrusted with the "hearts" of everyone in Amberground to deliver their important packages.
Starting in September 2006, the first ten chapters of Tegami Bachi were originally serialized in Monthly Shonen Jump, which no longer operates. The eleventh chapter of the manga was published as a one-shot in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shonen Jump prior to the launch of Jump Square, where Tegami Bachi is now serialized. By January 2009, there have been a total of 24 chapters serialized. Five tankobon (books) have been released so far in Japan. The first contains chapters 1 and 2; the second contains chapters 3-7; the third contains chapters 8-10 plus the one-shot published in Weekly Shonen Jump; and the fourth contains chapters 11-14. Tegami Bachi has been licensed for an English-language distribution on North America by Viz Media, and started serialization in the March 2009 issue of their monthly Shonen Jump magazine. The series has also been released in Italian by Panini Comics under their Planet Manga division.
During the Jump Super Anime Tour events in Japan in the fall of 2008, a special anime adaptation of Tegami Bachi was shown, running for about 30 minutes. The anime was titled Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy ,Tegami Bachi: Hikari to Ao no Gensou Yawa?), and was animated by Studio Pierrot. The Original Video Animation was translated for free by Anthony Carl Kimm on the Jumpland website with English subtitles. according to comments made on TV by Shueisha's Jump Square magazine editor-in-chief, Masahiko IbaragI, a television anime series of Tegami Bachi is planned to start airing in 2009.
