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Ultimo (manga)

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Alternative title:
Karakuridōji Ultimo (Japanese)
機巧童子 ULTIMO (Japanese)
Themes: good vs evil
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Two robots named Ultimo, representing ultimate good, and Vice, representing ultimate evil, which were created by Dr. Dunstan 1,000 years ago in order to see whether good or evil is stronger. Vice and Ultimo are set to be unleashed when the last war begins and fulfill the experiment. In West Tokyo, Farmless City, a monster wearing a noh mask levels an observation deck on a city skyscraper. Ultimo is shown flying above the city and the monster wearing a noh mask transforms into Vice, the two get into a massive duel stunning pedestrians who have come to the scene.
User Ratings: 16 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (dub:1, Eng:1)
 Excellent: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Very good: 6 votes (Eng:6)
 Good: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Decent: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 So-so: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 71 users, rank: #1151 (of 6718)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.562 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.3679, rank: #1993 (of 7449)
Weighted mean: 7.307 (Good+), rank: #2901 (of 7449) (seen all: 7.34 / seen some: 7.49 / won't finish: 6.35)
Bayesian estimate: 7.385 (Good+), rank: #1794 (of 3485)
Number of tankoubon: 12
Chapter titles: We have 54
Vintage:
2009-02-04 to 2012-01-04 (Jump SQ. Mar. 2009 to Feb. 2012)
2012-02-19 to 2015-02-19 (Jump SQ.19 Winter 2012 to Mar. 2015)
2015-10-16 (last chapter in Jump SQ. Crown Autumn 2015)
Release dates: We have 45
Trivia: We have 1
Review:
Ultimo GN 3 (Nov 24, 2010)
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 4-10 (Dec 6, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 29-December 5 (Dec 1, 2015)
Hiroyuki Takei Ends Ultimo Manga this Fall, Takes Hiatus From Jumbor (Jul 16, 2015)
Stan Lee, Hiroyuki Takei's Ultimo Manga Heads Towards Climax (Feb 16, 2015)
Shaman King's Takei Starts New Manga, Ends Ultimo, Jumbor in 2015 (Oct 20, 2014)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 3-9 (Nov 15, 2013)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 3-9 (Nov 5, 2013)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 30-January 5 (Jan 2, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 10-16 (Dec 19, 2012)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 5-11 (Aug 7, 2012)
Ultimo Manga Moves from Jump Square to Jump SQ. 19 (Dec 27, 2011)
Shaman King Flowers Sequel Manga to Launch in April (Nov 9, 2011)
Sailor Moon Tops September Graphic Novels in U.S. Bookstores (Oct 6, 2011)
Shaman King to Return in New Short Manga in November (Sep 24, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 11-17 (Sep 23, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 4-10 (Sep 16, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 28-September 3 (Sep 9, 2011)
North American Anime, Manga Releases: September 4-10 (Sep 6, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 21-27 (Sep 2, 2011)
Australian New Releases - July and August 2011 (Aug 24, 2011)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 5-11 (Jun 7, 2011)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 22-28 (May 24, 2011)
North American Anime, Manga Releases: Feb. 27 - Mar. 5 (Mar 1, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 6-12 (Dec 17, 2010)
North American Anime, Manga Releases: December 5-11 (Dec 9, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 1-7 (Nov 10, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 2-8 (Aug 11, 2010)
Viz Media Shonen Jump (Jul 24, 2010)
Viz Hosts Ultimo/Shaman King's Takei at Comic-Con Int'l (Jul 24, 2010)
Tenjho Tenge, Shigurui Manga Ending in Japan (Jul 17, 2010)
Stan Lee, Felipe Smith to Appear at Comic-Con Int'l (Jul 16, 2010)
All of X Japan, Stan Lee to Attend Yoshiki's Benefit (Jun 24, 2010)
J-Rockers VAMPS to Perform at New York Anime Festival (Jun 24, 2010)
Stan Lee to Sign Ultimo #1 in California on Saturday (May 28, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 1-7 (Mar 10, 2010)
Stan Lee, Frederik Schodt, Priest Helmer Interviewed (Feb 6, 2010)
Stan Lee, Bones' Heroman TV Anime Dated for April (Feb 3, 2010)
Disney Gains Rights to Stan Lee's Pow! Entertainment (Jan 5, 2010)
Shaman King's Takei, Blood's Terada Draw 1-Shot Manga (Oct 19, 2009)
Stan Lee & Bones' Heroman Anime Now in Production (Oct 6, 2009)
New York Anime Festival 2009 - Viz Media (Sep 27, 2009)
Ultimo's Stan Lee, Hiroyuki Takei Interviewed (Aug 3, 2009)
Ultimo's Stan Lee & Hiroyuki Takei at Comic-Con Int'l (Jul 15, 2009)
Stan Lee & Bones' Planned Heroman Anime Gets Manga (Jul 10, 2009)
Viz's Shonen Jump to Run Latest One Piece Chapters (Update 2) (May 14, 2009)
Viz Marks Free Comic Book Day with Shonen Jump Sampler (May 2, 2009)
Trigun's Nightow to End Kekkai Sensen Manga (Feb 9, 2009)
New York Comic Con - Viz Media (Feb 8, 2009)
Stan Lee, Shaman King's Takei to Launch Ultimo in February (Dec 28, 2008)
Stan Lee's Pow Develops Quartz with Gonzo's Parent GDH (Aug 10, 2008)
G4 Presents: Comic-Con '08 - Viz Media: Shonen Jump (Jul 25, 2008)
Viz Picks Up Wāq Wāq, Tegami Bachi Manga (Jul 25, 2008)
Spider-Man's Stan Lee Interviewed about Ultimo Manga (May 15, 2008)
New York Comic Con: Ultimo Press Event (Apr 18, 2008)
New York Comic Con - Bandai Entertainment (Apr 18, 2008)
Spider-Man Co-Creator Stan Lee Interviewed on Ultimo (Apr 15, 2008)
Stan Lee, Bones Confirmed to be Working on Hero Man (Apr 10, 2008)
Stan Lee, Shaman King's Takei Unveil Ultimo Manga Pic (Apr 4, 2008)
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Hey, Answerman! - The Dying Breeds (May 27, 2011)
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eBook
    Ultimo (eBook 1) 2012-04-23
    Ultimo (eBook 2) 2012-04-23
    Ultimo (eBook 3) 2012-04-23
    Ultimo (eBook 4) 2012-04-30
    Ultimo (eBook 5) 2012-05-28
    Ultimo (eBook 6) 2012-07-09
    Ultimo (eBook 7) 2012-08-07
    Ultimo (eBook 8) 2013-01-29
    Ultimo (eBook 9) 2013-11-05
    Ultimo (eBook 10) 2014-11-04
Graphic novel
    Ultimo (GN 1) 2010-02-02 (from $1.75)
    Ultimo (GN 2) 2010-07-06 (from $7.19)
    Ultimo (GN 3) 2010-12-07 (from $7.99)
    Ultimo (GN 4) 2011-03-01 (from $7.99)
    Ultimo (GN 5) 2011-06-07 (from $7.99)
    Ultimo (GN 6) 2011-09-06 (from $33.97)
    Ultimo (GN 7) 2012-08-07 (from $7.99)
    Ultimo (GN 8) 2013-01-01 (from $7.99)
    Ultimo (GN 9) 2013-11-05 (from $7.99)
    Ultimo (GN 10) 2014-11-04 (from $7.99)
    Ultimo (GN 11) 2015-12-01 (from $349.99)
    Ultimo (GN 12) 2016-12-06 (from $299.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Hiroyuki Takei
Original Concept: Stan Lee
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shueisha
English staff
English cast
Translation: John Werry

Design: Fawn Lau
Editing:
Jann Jones (Graphic Novel Edition, vols. 1-2)
Joel Enos (Shonen Jump series [vols. 1-5])
Megan Bates (Graphic Novel Edition, vols. 3-12)
Touch-up Art & Lettering: James Gaubatz
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Licensed by: Viz Media
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: KAZÉ
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Translation: Ayako Koike (Panini Comics)
Publisher: Panini Comics (Spain)
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Panini Comics)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation: Edoardo Serino

Editor-in-Chief: Elena Zanzi
Lettering: Barbara Stavel
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: Planet Manga (Panini Comics)
German staff
German companies
(none)
German cast
(none)

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