# No. 5 (manga)

No. 5 (Japanese: ナンバーファイブ, Hepburn: Nanbā Faibu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from November 2000 to January 2005. Shogakukan compiled its chapters into eight wideban volumes.
In North America, Viz Media released the series' first two volumes in 2002 and 2003, but due to low sales it was discontinued. Viz Media republished the series in a four-volume omnibus edition from July 2021 to April 2022.

## Publication

Written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto, No. 5 started in the first issue of Shogakukan's Spirits Zōkan Ikki (re-branded as Monthly Ikki in 2003), released on November 30, 2000. The series finished on January 25, 2005. Shogakukan collected its chapters into eight wideban volumes, released from November 30, 2001, to February 28, 2005. Shogakukan would later re-released the series into four deluxe volumes from November 30 to December 26, 2005.
In North America, Viz Media announced the license of the series in December 2001. A preview for the then forthcoming first volume was published in the January 2002 issue of Pulp. Viz Media published the first volume on April 5, 2002, and the second on August 13, 2003. After having released these two volumes, Viz Media ceased the series' publication due to low sales. In 2011, the series was completely available in English language via the No. 5 app on iTunes. In October 2020, Viz Media announced that they would re-publish the series in a four-volume deluxe edition, in print and digital formats, released from July 20, 2021, to April 19, 2022.
The manga was also licensed in France by Kana.

### Volumes

Note: All chapters titles are written in English on the original Japanese release.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| 1 | November 30, 2001 November 21, 2001 (SE) | 4-09-188201-3 4-09-941191-5 (SE) | April 5, 2002 (1st edition) July 20, 2021 (2nd edition) | 978-1-56931-738-9 (1st edition) 978-1-9747-2076-7 (2nd edition) |
| desertflowers cemeteryrestaurant |||||
| 2 | November 30, 2001 | 4-09-188202-1 | August 13, 2003 (1st edition) July 20, 2021 (2nd edition) | 978-1-59116-056-4 (1st edition) 978-1-9747-2076-7 (2nd edition) |
| forestvilla villagepark |||||
| 3 | March 29, 2003 | 4-09-188203-X | October 19, 2021 | 978-1-9747-2077-4 |
| wonder landsnow field visionmany places |||||
| 4 | March 29, 2003 | 4-09-188204-8 | October 19, 2021 | 978-1-9747-2077-4 |
| fifteen years agoten years ago gone dayscottage |||||
| 5 | January 30, 2004 | 4-09-188205-6 | January 18, 2022 | 978-1-97472-078-1 |
| mountainchasechase 2 chase 3fight |||||
| 6 | June 30, 2004 | 4-09-188206-4 | January 18, 2022 | 978-1-97472-078-1 |
| monologuedarknessconference room on TVeast |||||
| 7 | November 30, 2004 | 4-09-188207-2 | April 19, 2022 | 978-1-9747-2079-8 |
| a funeralshipsea in the Mikein his arms |||||
| 8 | February 28, 2005 | 4-09-188208-0 | April 19, 2022 | 978-1-9747-2079-8 |
| in the ArmyPAPA's Diaryunder stars at the tableUtopiafuture |||||

## Reception

No. 5 was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003.