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Arm of Kannon (manga)

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Alternative title:
Birth
BIRTH ~誕生 (Japanese)
Kannonina ruka (Japanese)
バース (Japanese)
Plot Summary: Sixteen-year-old Mao and his older sister Maya haven’t seen their father since his disappearance three years ago. One day, their father unexpectedly returns home with the Arm of Kannon, a cursed Buddhist artifact, which could bring about the end of humanity. Mao, Maya, and a mysterious swordsman that has emerged to protect them must try to stop the government from obtaining the Arm of Kannon and using it to create super-soldiers for the military.
User Ratings: 26 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (Eng:1, sub:1)
 Excellent: -
 Very good: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Good: 8 votes (sub:4, Eng:2, edit.dub:1, dub:1)
 Decent: 2 votes (sub:1, Eng:1)
 So-so: 4 votes (dub:1, sub:1, ?:1, Eng:1)
 Not really good: 4 votes (Eng:2, sub:2)
 Weak: -
 Bad: 2 votes (Eng:1, dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 70 users, rank: #1169 (of 7041)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.308 (So-so+), std. dev.: 2.5536, rank: #5953 (of 7925)
Weighted mean: 5.528 (Decent−), rank: #6096 (of 7925) (seen all: 7.18 / seen some: 5.73 / won't finish: 3.15)
Bayesian estimate: 5.815 (Decent−), rank: #3493 (of 3557)
Number of tankoubon: 9
Number of pages: 200
Vintage:
1998 to 2003 (Serialization)
2004-05-04 to 2007-03-11 (North America)
Release dates: We have 23
News: Show:
Tokyopop announces April / May manga premieres (Nov 13, 2003)
Apparent Tokyopop Manga licenses (Nov 7, 2003)
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Graphic novel
    Arm of Kannon (GN 1) 2004-05-04 (from $6.99)
    Arm of Kannon (GN 2) 2004-07-06 (from $4.99)
    Arm of Kannon (GN 3) 2004-09-07 (from $14.51)
    Arm of Kannon (GN 4) 2004-12-07 (from $30.76)
    Arm of Kannon (GN 5) 2005-03-08 (from $205.22)
    Arm of Kannon (GN 6) 2005-06-07 (from $84.13)
    Arm of Kannon (GN 7) 2005-10-11 (from $22.00)
    Arm of Kannon (GN 8) 2006-04-11 (from $30.00)
    Arm of Kannon (GN 9) 2007-03-11 (from $249.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Masakazu Yamaguchi
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Gentosha Comics
English staff
English companies
(none)
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Licensed by: Tokyopop
Translation Rights Arranged By: Tohan Corporation
English cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Kami
French cast
(none)

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