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Barrage, Vol. 1 by Kohei Horikoshi

Barrage, Vol. 1

Kohei Horikoshi

VIZ Media LLC · Paperback · March 5, 2013

Barrage, Vol.

General MangaFantasy ComicsScience Fiction Comicsmanga
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Who it’s for
A prince-and-pauper switch becomes an action-packed manga adventure with planetary stakes.
Themes
Restoring peace to a planet, Alien battles, Learning to fight
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Fresh from the pages of Shonen Jump in Japan comes an action-packed reimaging of The Prince and the Pauper! Spunky slum kid Astro gets the chance of a lifetime to end the chaos ripping apart his home planet when the playboy prince switches places with him. Now Astro has become Prince Barrage, a boy charged with the duty of restoring peace to the planet…and given an all-powerful magical spear to do it!

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In order to save the planet, Astro will have to battle terrifying aliens while learning how to fight from his even more frightening guardian, the exacting knight Tiamat. Does a kid like Astro have what it takes to become the real prince and save the planet?

Cosmic Role Reversal

A prince-and-pauper switch becomes an action-packed manga adventure with planetary stakes.

Come here for

  • A slum kid suddenly carrying a prince’s responsibilities
  • A magical spear and an unlikely hero

Expect

  • Battles with terrifying aliens
  • Combat lessons from an exacting knight

Where it sits

General Manga53%
Science Fiction Comics47%
Fantasy Comics34%

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Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Comics
  • General Manga
  • Action & Adventure Comics
Authors
Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
March 5, 2013
Format
Paperback
Theme
Restoring peace to a planet · Alien battles · Learning to fight
Reading lane
Fantasy Comics