Tegamibachi
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee
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Tegamibachi

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Tegami Bachi to Dingo
Japanese: テガミバチ
English: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 20
Chapters: 100
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 6, 2006 to Nov 4, 2015
Genres: Adventure Adventure, Fantasy Fantasy, Slice of Life Slice of Life, Supernatural Supernatural
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Jump SQ.
Authors: Asada, Hiroyuki (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.771 (scored by 88178,817 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #14152
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #695
Members: 26,899
Favorites: 808

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Volumes: /20
Chapters: /100

Synopsis

In the land of Amberground, an artificial sun serves as the only source of light for the capital city of Akatsuki while an eternal night persists. The further away one is from the capital, the darker and more dangerous it is. In the surrounding areas of Yuusari and Yodaka exist enormous armored bug creatures called Gaichuu that prey on people's hearts. Despite this, it is the duty of Letter Bees, a special group of mail carriers, to deliver letters throughout Amberground while risking their lives battling the Gaichuu.

Twelve-year-old Lag Seeing aspires to become a Letter Bee like Gauche Suede after their fateful meeting five years ago, where Gauche "delivered" Lag himself as a letter sent by his missing mother. Determined to see Gauche again and uncover the truth behind his mother's disappearance, Lag begins his journey to become a Letter Bee.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Tegamibachi was initially serialized in the Monthly Shounen Jump, until the magazine went defunct in June 2007, and moved to newly-launched Jump SQ on November 4. Prior to the launch of Jump SQ, in October, a special chapter, Tegamibachi to Dingo, was published as a one-shot in Weekly Shounen Jump.

Tegamibachi was published in English as Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint from September 1, 2009 to March 7, 2017. It started serialization in the March 2009 issue of their monthly Shounen Jump anthology. In Europe, the series has been licensed in Italy by Panini Comics under their Planet Manga division, Kana in France, and Planeta DeAgostini in Spain.

Characters

Seeing, Lag
Main
Niche
Main
Steak
Main
Suede, Gauche
Supporting
Winters, Zazie
Supporting
Pepper, Jiggy
Supporting
Thunderland Jr.
Supporting
Suede, Sylvette
Supporting
Roda
Supporting
Kluff, Connor
Supporting

Reviews

May 22, 2024
This manga is one of the first I ever read in the Shonen Jump magazines right there along with Naruto and Bleach. It has a special place in my heart because of that, and my rating of 9/10 likely reflects that. However, I will say this to those of you who have not grown up with this series. It is flawed. The ending is largely rushed and the beginning 4 or so volumes feels like a slog. If you can overlook those flaws, I promise you will experience an incredible world with some of the most unique art you've ever seen. The reason this manga ...
Nov 16, 2023
Mixed Feelings
"hidden gem, but not really." This is what Tegamibachi can be described as.

CHARACTERS:

-Lag, the main character, is defined by his empathy, though you can make a case for him being a crybaby, his emotional reactions are fitting for the situations he encounters, and he balances his vulnerability with taking initiative.

-Gauche stands out as the best character, with his amnesia being handled masterfully. Rather than reverting to square one after regaining his memory, Gauche's old and new memories blend, leading to internal conflict between helping his friends in the Letter Bees, the protagonists, and his friends in Reverse group, the antagonists.

Niche's character isn't inherently bad, but ...
Mar 6, 2022
A series that forget what the main plotline was.

Some light spoilers in this review upto vol. 12. Nothing super major, because the main story actually takes a small break before getting back into it.

The series is about Delivering Letters... Mostly. They're 3 main concepts to the series. The artificial Sun, Being the best bee & delivering letter and killing Gaichuu's which is the main enemy of the series.... I think. It's not entirely clear. The idea here is that the chads, the Main characters are people who deliver letters known as the Letter Bee's. However letters here are more than just simple words on ...

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