Kitarubeki Sekai
Nextworld
Edit
What would you like to edit?
 

Kitarubeki Sekai
Add to My List

Alternative Titles

Japanese: 来るべき世界
English: Nextworld
More titles

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 50
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 10, 1951 to Feb 20, 1951
Genre: Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Serialization: None
Authors: Tezuka, Osamu (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 6.971 (scored by 499499 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #92942
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #14880
Members: 999
Favorites: 12

Resources

icon
Wikipedia
Top
  >  
Manga
  >  
Kitarubeki Sekai
6.97
Ranked #9294Popularity #14880Members 999
MangaTezuka, Osamu (Story & Art)
Add to My List
Volumes: /2
Chapters: /50

Edit
Synopsis

An astronomer discovers a black cloud approaching the earth threatening to wipe out all life, but no one will believe him, because all world governments are too busy waging war. Meanwhile, the boy detective Kenichi, the young Rock Holmes, Shunsaku Ban (Mustachio) and others discover the Fumoon, a race of tiny, telikinetic humanoids who evolved in Australia, and have their own plans for dealing with the impending apocalypse.

(Source: ANN)

Edit
Background

Kitarubeki Sekai was published in English as Nextworld by Dark Horse from October 13, 2003 to November 17, 2003.

Visit MALxJapan
MALxJapan -More than just anime-

Your guide to 2024's Must-Read Manga is here 📖
Puppies, monster meat and k-pop loving yakuza?!?—here are Kodansha's top picks 📚
Industry Recommended (Read This Manga 2024)

Edit
Related Manga

Adaptation:Fumoon

More characters
Characters

Holmes, Rock
Holmes, Rock
Main
Shikishima, Kenichi
Shikishima, Kenichi
Main
Hige Oyaji
Hige Oyaji
Supporting
Ham Egg
Ham Egg
Supporting
Red, Duke
Red, Duke
Supporting

Reviews

Write review
2 Recommended
1 Mixed Feelings
0 Not Recommended
All reviews (3)
Feb 25, 2015
LAOG
Recommended
From the man who brought us Astro Boy, Buddha, and many other acclaimed works, Tezuka Osamu brings us Kitarubeki Sekai, or better known as NextWorld. Nextworld is a story about the epidemic crisis of the Earth coming to an end. Threatened by an unknown substance our heroes Kenichi, Rock, Dr. Mustache, and many other faces try to save the world and prepare for the worse, as they face tribulations of war, greed, fear, and other obstacles along the way in this 1951 tale by Tezuka.

The story is told in a series of non-linear events, where the world is soon coming to an end, and ...
Read more
Open
Gift
Report
Feb 6, 2024
Egoistfan1
Recommended
A sprawling and ambitious work by Osamu Tezuka. It's jam-packed from many of Tezuka's characters from his star-system. Notarin, Mitchy, Lamp, Hanamaru, as well as Kenichi, Ban, and Rock are all here. Unfortunately, it's one of his lesser-known manga. It switches from one character's perspective to another, with chapters usually being less than ten pages long. It can get quite confusing, especially if you aren't familiar with the characters. This is because the manga was less than a third of the length that Tezuka initially wanted it to be. However, it does give the story a sense of grand scale. Other Tezuka manga I've read ...
Read more
Open
Gift
Report
Aug 7, 2012
fujifruit
Mixed Feelings
Nextworld is a manga written by the famous Tezuka Osamu in 1951. As said in the after notes, Tezuka removed over 400 pages for the release, originally being 1000 pages long. The artwork is influenced by old western cartoons, as usual.

Note: Tezuka did not intend for this to be an "imitation" or a "rip-off" of the HG Wells film 'Things to Come', as he found the film boring. Anyway, Dark Horse Comics release this manga along with several of his other works.

Story: The concept of the story is pretty interesting, as you can see from the synopsis above, but is driven down my aimless writing. ...
Read more
Open
Gift
Report

More stacks

Interest Stacks
Tezuka Manga that was Officially licensed in English
by RisefromAshes
44 Entries · 5 Restacks
Osamu Tezuka manga on Helmet / mangaa Helmetissä
by Nysse
21 Entries · 6 Restacks
Osamu Tezuka: The God of Manga
by TeKSMeLater
36 Entries · 87 Restacks

Recommendations


More news
Recent News

200 Volumes of 'Osamu Tezuka Bunko Complete Works' to be Made Available Digitally

200 Volumes of 'Osamu Tezuka Bunko Complete Works' to be Made Available Digitally

Japanese publisher Kodansha announced it will make the Osamu Tezuka Bunko Complete Works manga collection available on digital platforms. Kodansha first announced th...read more

May 29, 2015 12:32 AM by arsonal | Discuss (22 comments)


More discussions
Recent Forum Discussion

No discussion topic was found.

MoreTop Anime

  1. 1 Sousou no Frieren
  2. 2 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  3. 3 Steins;Gate
  4. 4 Gintama°
  5. 5 Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 Part 2

MoreTop Airing Anime

  1. 1 One Piece
  2. 2 Hibike! Euphonium 3
  3. 3 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 3
  4. 4 Yuru Camp△ Season 3
  5. 5 Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2

MoreMost Popular Characters

  1. 1 Lamperouge, Lelouch
  2. 2 Levi
  3. 3 Monkey D., Luffy
  4. 4 Lawliet, L
  5. 5 Roronoa, Zoro