QQ Sweeper

QQ Sweeper

The cover of the first volume.
QQ スイーパー
(キューキュースイーパー)
(Kyūkyū Suīpā)
Genre Supernatural, Romance[1]
Manga
Written by Kyousuke Motomi
Published by Shogakukan
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Betsucomi
Original run 13 March 2014 – 13 May 2015
Volumes 3
Manga
Queen's Quality
Written by Kyousuke Motomi
Published by Shogakukan
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Betsucomi
Original run 13 July 2015 – present
Volumes 2

QQ Sweeper (QQ スイーパー (キューキュースイーパー) Kyūkyū Suīpā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kyousuke Motomi. After it ended in 2015, a sequel, titled Queen's Quality (クイーンズ・クオリティ Kuīnzu Kuoriti), began publication later the same year.

Both series are published in North America by Viz Media.

Characters

Kyutaro Horikita (堀北玖太郎 Horikita Kyūtarō)
A "sweeper", or someone who exorcises malignant spirits created by troubled minds.[2]
Fumi Nishioka (西岡 文 Nishioka Fumi)
A homeless girl who begins to assist Kyutaro after encountering him at school.[2]

Release

Kyousuke Motomi began serializing the manga in Shogakukan's shōjo magazine Betsucomi on 13 March 2014.[3] The series concluded on 13 May 2015,[4] but was followed by a sequel called Queen's Quality, which debuted in the same magazine on 13 July 2015.[5]

Viz Media announced their license to the series on 6 February 2015, with plans to begin publishing it under their Shojo Beat imprint in October 2015.[6][7] They announced their license to the sequel at Otakon in August 2016.[8]

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 26 September 2014[9]ISBN 97840913631696 October 2015[10]ISBN 978-1421582146
2 26 February 2015[11]ISBN 97840913681952 February 2016[12]ISBN 978-1421583938
3 24 July 2015[13]ISBN 97840913762827 June 2016[14]ISBN 978-1421586335

Queen's Quality

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 26 January 2016[15]ISBN 9784091382801——
2 24 June 2016[16]ISBN 9784091383785——

Reception

Reviewing the first volume for Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave it a grade of B. She wrote that the while series "doesn't do a whole lot to distinguish itself or give us any major surprises, it is still a very enjoyable read filled with the humor and small romantic elements that Motomi does so well." She noted that "it feels as if Motomi can't quite decide who is the point of view character. While there is no problem in manga with having more than one, the shifts here feel abrupt". She was positive toward the series' art, commenting "Motomi's art is more refined than in Dengeki Daisy while still retaining her sharp look". She concluded by writing that the series "isn't off to an amazing start, but it is a solid one that looks like it will build to Motomi's usual heights."[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Viz Media Launches New Supernatural Shojo Manga Series QQ SWEEPER". Anime News Network. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Silverman, Rebecca (18 October 2015). "QQ Sweeper GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dengeki Daisy's Motomi to Launch QQ Sweeper Manga". Anime News Network. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kyousuke Motomi Ends QQ Sweeper Manga, Starts Sequel". Anime News Network. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Story Details Revealed for Kyousuke Motomi's Queen's Quality Sequel Manga". Anime News Network. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Viz's Shojo Beat Adds Kyousuke Motomi's QQ Sweeper". Anime News Network. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Green, Scott (6 February 2015). "Viz Announces "QQ Sweeper" and "Idol Dreams" Shoujo Manga". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Viz Media Licenses Sweet Blue Flowers, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Queen's Quality Manga". Anime News Network. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  9. ↑ ＱＱスイーパー / １ [QQ Sweeper / 1]. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "QQ Sweeper, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  11. ↑ ＱＱスイーパー / ２ [QQ Sweeper / 2]. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "QQ Sweeper, Vol. 2". Amazon.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  13. ↑ ＱＱスイーパー / ３ [QQ Sweeper / 3]. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "QQ Sweeper, Vol. 3". Amazon.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  15. ↑ クイーンズ・クオリティ / １ [Queen's Quality / 1]. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  16. ↑ クイーンズ・クオリティ / ２ [Queen's Quality / 2]. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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