Kindergarten Wars
Cover of the first volume
幼稚園WARS
(Yōchien Wars)
Genre
Manga
Written byYou Chiba
Published byShueisha
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 15, 2022 – present
Volumes7

Kindergarten Wars (Japanese: 幼稚園WARS, Hepburn: Yōchien Wars) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by You Chiba. It began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ in September 2022.

Plot

The story takes place in Kindergarten Noir, known as "the world's safest kindergarten". Hosting the children of politicians, celebrities, businessmen, and other VIPs, Kindergarten Noir prevents them from would-be assassins and kidnappers by employing former criminals as teachers in exchange for reduced sentences. Rita, also known as Convict #999, is a former assassin who finds herself working at Kindergarten Noir—both to get a reduced sentence by acting as a bodyguard and to find a hot guy along the way.

Publication

Written and illustrated by You Chiba, the series began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ website on September 15, 2022.[1] Initially starting publication in Jump+'s Rookies program as an "independent manga", in March 2023 Shueisha announced that it would become a full-fledged series. As of November 2023, the series individual chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes.[2]

Shueisha's Manga Plus service is publishing the series in English.[3]

Volume list

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 March 3, 2023[4]978-4-08-883486-3
  • 01. "The Dark-Haired Type" (黒髪イケメン)
  • 02. "The Blond Type" (金髪イケメン)
  • 03. "Doug" (ダグ)
  • 04. "No Hot Guys" (イケメンなし)
  • 05. "New Recruit" (新入社員)
  • 06. "Hana" (ハナ)
  • 07. "The Bradley Family" (ブラッドリー一家)
2 April 4, 2023[5]978-4-08-883488-7
  • 08. "Brother and Sister" (兄と妹)
  • 09. "The Witch" (魔女)
  • 10. "Just Fine" (大丈夫)
  • 11. "Gordon" (ゴードン)
  • 12. "Luke" (ルーク)
  • 13. "Trio" (3人)
  • 14. "Evil" (悪)
  • 15. "Natasha" (ナターシャ)
3 May 2, 2023[6]978-4-08-883506-8
  • 16. "A Toy That Won't Break" (壊れないおもちゃ)
  • 17. "I Just Want to Be Loved" (愛されたいだけ)
  • 18. "Fun" (楽しい)
  • 19. "Alone" (ひとりぼっち)
  • 20. "War" (戦争)
  • 21. "The Tanned Type" (褐色イケメン)
4 July 4, 2023[7]978-4-08-883541-9
  • 22. "Shall We Dance?" (踊りましょう)
  • 23. "Dismissal Time" (さよならのお時間)
  • 24. "Teamwork" (チームワーク)
  • 25. "Space" (宇宙)
  • 26. "Kiss" (キス)
  • 27. "Keep Calm" (冷静)
  • 28. "Side Hustle" (副業)
  • 29. "Goldfish Shop" (金魚屋)
5 September 4, 2023[8]978-4-08-883640-9
  • 30. "Scooping Specialist" (ポイ使い)
  • 31. "Best Brother Bragging Barrage" (お兄ちゃん自慢爆弾大会)
  • 32. "Fair and Square" (真剣勝負)
  • 33. "Natsuki" (ナツキ)
  • 34. "Free" (自由)
  • 35. "Minejima" (ミネジマ)
  • 36. "Fated One" (運命の人)
6 November 2, 2023[2]978-4-08-883702-4
  • 37. "Rain"
  • 38. "Burn Scars"
  • 39. "Lonely"
  • 40. "Proof"
  • 41. "Ex-Girlfriend"
  • 42. "A Battle to One-up the Ex-Girlfriend"
  • 43. "Lullaby"
  • 44. "Assassins"
7 January 4, 2024[9]978-4-08-883842-7

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were serialized on Shōnen Jump+.

  1. "The Cute Butler Type"
  2. "Vacuum Robot User"
  3. "Five Sisters"
  4. "A Presentation on Why Shojo Manga Is the Greatest"
  5. "Tough"
  6. "Tracy"
  7. "Killers"
  8. "New Recruit No. 2"
  9. "Understood"
  10. "Let's Go Back"
  11. "Senpai Style"
  12. "Pizza Party"
  13. "Lyla"
  14. "Aoba"

Reception

The series ranked third in the 2023 Next Manga Award in the web manga category.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 秘密を抱えた先生たちが護る、"世界一安全"な幼稚園が舞台のアクションラブコメ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 15, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. 1 2 幼稚園WARS 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ Mateo, Alex (May 10, 2023). "Manga Plus Adds Kindergarten Wars Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ 幼稚園WARS 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ 幼稚園WARS 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ 幼稚園WARS 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ 幼稚園WARS 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ 幼稚園WARS 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ 幼稚園WARS 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2023). "Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!, Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta Win Next Manga Awards Print, Web Categories". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

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