'''''Time Adventure Numamonger''''' is a (TBD)-chapter manga series written by [[Hiroshi Izawa]] and illustrated by [[Akihiro Kikuchi]] which originally ran from the May 1996 to (TBD) issues of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[V-Jump]]'' magazine.
'''''Time Adventure Numamonger''''' is a (TBD)-chapter manga series written by [[Hiroshi Izawa]] and illustrated by [[Akihiro Kikuchi]] which originally ran from the May 1996 to (TBD) issues of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[V-Jump]]'' magazine.
The series stars a [https://www.chronowiki.org/wiki/Nu Nu] and a [https://www.chronowiki.org/wiki/Kilwala Kilwala] ("Mamo" in its original Japanese) — monsters originally from the 1995 video game ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' — as they try to recruit members for their group "Numamonger" (a portmanteau of their names and TBD).
The series stars a [https://www.chronowiki.org/wiki/Nu Nu] and a [https://www.chronowiki.org/wiki/Kilwala Mamo] ("Kilwala" in the English localization) — monsters originally from the 1995 video game ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', featuring character designs by [[Akira Toriyama]] — as they try to recruit members for their group "Numamonger" (a portmanteau of their names and TBD).
==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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==Title==
==Title==
[[File:Time-adventure-numamonger-english-title.png|thumb|200px|''Time Adventure Numamonger'' title English from chapter 13 within the May 1997 issue of ''V-Jump'']]
[[File:Time-adventure-numamonger-english-title.png|thumb|200px|''Time Adventure Numamonger'' title English from chapter 13 within the May 1997 issue of ''V-Jump'']]
''Chrono Trigger'' is notable for its time-travel storyline, starting in "the present" in 1000 AD, and spanning eras from 65,000,000 BC all the way to 2300 AD.
For its first three chapters, only the Japanese name of 時空冒険ヌウマモンジャー is provided on each chapter's title page and in ''V-Jump'''s table of contents. A little clock icon is present over the first ''kanji'', and ''furigana'' of じくうぼうけん is provided above the four ''kanji''.
For its first three chapters, only the Japanese name of 時空冒険ヌウマモンジャー is provided on each chapter's title page and in ''V-Jump'''s table of contents. A little clock icon is present over the first ''kanji'', and ''furigana'' of じくうぼうけん is provided above the four ''kanji''.
時 on its own refers to "time," while 空 can refer to various concepts, but most relevant here being a kind of "distant place." Together, 時空 refers to "space-time."
時 on its own refers to "time," while 空 can refer to various concepts, but most relevant here being a kind of "distant place." Together, 時空 refers to "space-time."
Beginning with the series' 13th chapter, however, actual English text at the top of each interior page explictly translates the title as "Time Adventure Numamonger." The clock imagery from the ''kanji'' is transposed within the letter "o" in "Numamonger" with the two main characters bookending the title.
Beginning with the series' 13th chapter, however, actual English text at the top of each interior page explicitly translates the title as "Time Adventure Numamonger." The clock imagery from the ''kanji'' is transposed within the letter "o" in "Numamonger" with the two main characters book-ending the title.
==Characters==
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==Production==
==Production==
''[[Jump SQ]]'' editor-in-chief [[Masahiko Ibaraki]] had expressed interest in having [[Akira Toriyama]] develop a work to be drawn with and for [[Masakazu Katsura]], a manga author himself and longtime friend of Toriyama's. Toriyama called Katsura in the middle of the night to share the news that they would be collaborating, which Katsura thought to be a joke considering he was already serialized with ''ZETMAN'' in ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]''.<ref name="jumpsqinterview">"Akira Toriyama × Masakazu Katsura: Sachie-chan GOOD!! Collaboration One-Shot Talk". ''Jump SQ'', May 2008. Japan: Shueisha, 02 April 2008. (pp. 267-269)<br/ >[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/jump-sq-may-2008-akira-toriyama-masakazu-katsura/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "Akira Toriyama × Masakazu Katsura"]</ref> The resulting work, ''[[Sachie-chan GOOD!!]]'', served as the proper debut work in the "Galactic Patrol" series. At the time of its publication in early 2008, Toriyama felt that there was more to be done with the story, and that it perhaps could have been a short-term serial of about 100 pages. Katsura noted that Toriyama took a liking to the Galactic Patrol designs, and that Toriyama could write something in connection with it.<ref name="jumpsqinterview">"Akira Toriyama × Masakazu Katsura: Sachie-chan GOOD!! Collaboration One-Shot Talk". ''Jump SQ'', May 2008. Japan: Shueisha, 02 April 2008. (pp. 267-269)<br/ >[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/jump-sq-may-2008-akira-toriyama-masakazu-katsura/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "Akira Toriyama × Masakazu Katsura"]</ref>
TBD
For the duo's follow-up, the reverse situation occurred, with Katsura's editor at ''Weekly Young Jump'' requesting a collaboration for said magazine. Toriyama already had an idea for a "dark hero" in mind, and upon request from Katsura, agreed to return the favor. Toriyama fretted over his work from the very first chapter, with Katsura surprised that what was being produced was not actually as dark as Toriyama had indicated, requesting that he make it "dirtier". Toriyama worked on the storyboards, with Katsura providing the final art; while Katsura had wanted to do the more deformed style in ''Sachie-chan GOOD!'', Toriyama requested that ''Jiya'' be more like how Katsura drew his ''Wingman'' series, which itself was not quite as realistic as his ''ZETMAN'' series. Despite the increasing page count as the duo worked, Katsura kept looking to toss out Toriyama's favorite "throwaway scenes", which he found the most fun to draw. In the battle scenes at the end of the series, Toriyama's initial storyboards placed the fight in the mountains (as if often the case in ''Dragon Ball''); since Katsura's team was more used to drawing cityscapes, they adapted this scenario, even though what ultimately made its way to the page had little movement in the actual battle itself. The duo intended the series to be a one-shot, but the increasing page count led to it being split into three chapters, further resulting in ''Weekly Young Jump'' advertising it with phrases such as "super-deluxe concentrated serial!" and "new series!"<ref name="weeklyyoungjumpinterview">"MASAKAZU KATSURA × AKIRA TORIYAMA: JIYA - The Two Great Masters of this Collaboration Have a Super-Deluxe Talk!!!". ''Weekly Young Jump'', 2010 #7. Japan: Shueisha, 14 January 2010. (pp. 400-405)<br/ >[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/young-jump-2010-toriyama-x-katsura/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "Super-Deluxe Talk"]</ref>
Manga debut, and timeline to animation
==Chapters==
==Chapters==
[[File:weekly-young-jump-2010-no7.jpg|thumb|200px|Cover of the 2010 No. 7 issue of ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]'' featuring an interview with Akira Toriyama and Masakazu Katsura regarding ''Jiya'']]
{{Main|List of Jiya Chapters}}
All three chapter of ''Jiya'' were published sequentially in ''Weekly Young Jump''.
All three chapter of ''Jiya'' were published sequentially in ''Weekly Young Jump''.
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==Releases==
==Releases==
[[File:katsura-akira-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the ''Katsura Akira'' volume featuring a reprint of ''Jiya'']]
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''Jiya'' was reprinted in full within the ''Katsura Akira'' (カツラアキラ ''katsuraakira'') ''tankōbon''-sized volume released '''04 April 2014''' in Japan, compiling both ''Sachie-chan GOOD!!'' and ''[[Jiya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/113708|Website=Natalie|Title="鳥山明「銀河パトロール ジャコ」、桂正和との共作と同発"|Date=03 April 2014|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
Piracy groups "TBD!" and "TBD" released "scanlations" of ''Jiya'' in TBD.
''Jiya'' has not received an official English translation/release.
==Legacy==
[[File:jiya-unused-storyboard.png|thumb|200px|An unused storyboard from the early production of ''[[Jiya]]'' as shared in the 2010 No. 7 issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'''s "Toriyama x Katsura" interview and feature article, later adapted into ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]''.]]
[[File:galactic-king-jiya-first-reference.png|thumb|200px|[[Jiya]] references the [[Galactic King]] following their battle with [[Stece]].<ref name="jiyachp3">Toriyama, Akira; Katsura, Masakazu. ''Jiya'' Chapter 3: "Justice of an Alien". ''Weekly Young Jump'', 2010 #6. Japan: Shueisha, 07 January 2010.</ref>]]
[[File:galactic-patrol-dbs-jiya-design.png|thumb|250px|Example of a Galactic Patroman design from the ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' manga similar to the original design from ''[[Sachie-chan GOOD!!]]'' and subsequently used in ''Jiya''.<ref>{{Cite manga|Series=Super|Chp=42}}</ref>]]
===Unused Storyboards===
''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' was born out of unused storyboards and a plot originally created by [[Akira Toriyama]] during the production of ''Jiya''; compositions and even exact dialog from this unused storyboard were used as-is in the series' [[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 1|first chapter]].<ref name="weeklyyoungjumpinterview"></ref>
===Galactic King===
Following their battle with Stece, Jiya states that he will report back to the "[[Galactic King]]" that the Earth is worth protecting.<ref name="jiyachp3"></ref> Though the Galactic King is not actually seen in the remaining pages of ''Jiya'', the character is unveiled in ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'', and is later featured in ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]''. While the character is stated by Jiya to have "mysterious powers", these have not actually been showcased.
===Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc===
Toriyama and [[Toyotarō]] collaborated on the Galactic Patrol Prison arc of the ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' manga beginning in 2018, which continued to expand upon the lore of the Galactic Patrol within the context of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/toyotaro-galactic-patrol-prisoner-arc-comment/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Translations Archive: Toyotarō Comment - Dragon Ball Super: “Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc”"}}</ref> Designs similar to Jiya and the original Galactic Patrolmen in ''Sachie-chan'' can be seen in this run.
===Galactic Patrol File on Earth===
In the first chapter of ''Jiya'', the titular Galactic Patrolman arrives on Earth to find water among other beautiful resources, not to mention humanity itself. Jiya wonders why this is so different from [[Stece]]'s report, which stated the environment and humans themselves were not worth saving.<ref name="jiyachp1">Toriyama, Akira; Katsura, Masakazu. ''Jiya'' Chapter 1: "Journey With an Alien". ''Weekly Young Jump'', 2010 #2/3. Japan: Shueisha, 10 December 2009.</ref> In the [[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 1|first chapter]] of ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'', Jaco states that the Galactic Patrol has been informed that Earthlings are worthless creatures; Jaco was sent to help, but sees no reason to do so.<ref name="jacochp1">{{Cite manga|Series=Jaco|Chp=1}}</ref> In the "[[Dragon Ball Minus]]" bonus chapter of ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' (which takes place chronologically before the rest of the series), the Galactic King further expands on this, stating that Earth is still a developing planet ruled by a weak and immature race. Jaco himself states that he checked their data on the planet, and Earthlings indeed seem to be a sinister people.<ref>TO-DO: DB Miuns</ref> In [[Dragon Ball Super Chapter 53|''Dragon Ball Super'' manga chapter 53]], as the trio of [[Shimorekka]], [[Yunba]], and [[OG73-I]] make their way to Earth, Seven-Three notes that data on "Planet 4032 Green-877" lists the planet as still being in the developmental stage and of little value. Seven-Three goes on to note, however, that this data comes from before they were arrested by the Galactic Patrol, and may be out of date.<ref>{{Cite manga|Series=Super|Chp=53}}</ref> Intentional or otherwise, these explanations in both ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' and ''Dragon Ball Super'' align with and corroborate the falsified report by Stece in ''Jiya''.
In the third and final chapter of ''Jiya'', it is noted that the Earth would be annihilated by a meteor in a year's time, and that Stece was sent to investigate.<ref name="jiyachp1"></ref> In the first chapter of ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'', it is noted that the Galactic Patrol's radar system identified a projectile leaving a planet of brutal aliens, and that Jaco has arrived to defeat said alien and save humanity (despite their report on humans being worthless creatures).<ref name="jacochp1"></ref> No attempt to reconcile these differing accounts has been made within the series itself.
==Notes==
Each issue of ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]'' includes comments from that issue's respective authors. See the [[List of Jiya Chapters|individual chapter pages]] for each respective set of comments.
==External Links==
==External Links==
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Time Adventure Numamonger
Time Adventure Numamonger first chapter title page from the May 1996 issue of V-Jump
Time Adventure Numamonger is a (TBD)-chapter manga series written by Hiroshi Izawa and illustrated by Akihiro Kikuchi which originally ran from the May 1996 to (TBD) issues of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine.
The series stars a Nu and a Mamo ("Kilwala" in the English localization) — monsters originally from the 1995 video game Chrono Trigger, featuring character designs by Akira Toriyama — as they try to recruit members for their group "Numamonger" (a portmanteau of their names and TBD).
Synopsis
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Title
Time Adventure Numamonger title English from chapter 13 within the May 1997 issue of V-Jump
Chrono Trigger is notable for its time-travel storyline, starting in "the present" in 1000 AD, and spanning eras from 65,000,000 BC all the way to 2300 AD.
For its first three chapters, only the Japanese name of 時空冒険ヌウマモンジャー is provided on each chapter's title page and in V-Jump's table of contents. A little clock icon is present over the first kanji, and furigana of じくうぼうけん is provided above the four kanji.
時 on its own refers to "time," while 空 can refer to various concepts, but most relevant here being a kind of "distant place." Together, 時空 refers to "space-time."
Beginning with the series' 13th chapter, however, actual English text at the top of each interior page explicitly translates the title as "Time Adventure Numamonger." The clock imagery from the kanji is transposed within the letter "o" in "Numamonger" with the two main characters book-ending the title.
