Fumetsu no Anata e (Manga)

**Genre** | Drama, Shounen, Supernatural, Fantasy

***Fumetsu no Anata e*** (Japanese: *不滅のあなたへ*; English: ***To Your Eternity***) is a manga written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ooima. It has been serialized in *Weekly Shōnen Magazine* since November 9, 2016, with the individual chapters collected and published by Kodansha into eleven *tankōbon* volumes as of August 2019. The story follows an immortal being whose purpose is to gain knowledge of the world. As the story progresses, this being takes the form of an abandoned boy and his wolf. The series has been licensed by Kodansha USA for a digital and printed English release.

## Synopsis

*Main Article: Story Arcs*

It, a mysterious immortal being, is sent to the Earth with no emotions or identity. However, It is able to take the shape of those around that have a strong impetus.

At first, It is a sphere. Then, It imitates the form of a rock. As the temperature drops and snow falls atop the moss, It inherits the moss. When an injured, lone wolf comes limping by and lays down to die, It takes on the form of the animal. Finally, It gains consciousness and begins to traverse the empty tundra until It meets a boy.

The boy lives alone in a ghost town, which the adults abandoned long ago in search of the paradise said to exist far beyond the endless sea of white tundra. However, their efforts were for naught, and now the boy is in a critical state.

Acquiring the form of the boy, It sets off on a never-ending journey, in search of new experiences, places, and people.

## Volumes

* Volume 1
* Volume 2
* Volume 3
* Volume 4
* Volume 5
* Volume 6
* Volume 7
* Volume 8
* Volume 9
* Volume 10
* Volume 11
* Volume 12
* Volume 13
* Volume 14
* Volume 15
* Volume 16
* Volume 17
* Volume 18

## Release

Yoshitoki Ōima launched *To Your Eternity* in issue 50 of Kodansha's *shōnen* manga magazine *Weekly Shōnen Magazine* on November 9, 2016.  The manga was announced on May 23, 2016. It is Ōima's second series in *Weekly Shōnen Magazine*; her first series was the critically acclaimed *A Silent Voice*. On January 17, 2017, Kodansha USA announced that they would digitally publish the first ten chapters of the series on various digital platforms. Thereafter, they will publish the manga's new chapters simultaneously with the Japanese release.   The first printed volume in North America was released on October 31, 2017.

## Reception

The first collected volume of the series sold 29,288 copies, ranking number 17 on the weekly Oricon manga chart . Its second volume ranked number 34, selling 22,565 copies in its first week , while its third debuted at number 41 with 20,445 copies sold.  The manga was nominated for the 11th edition of the Manga Taishō awards in 2018 and it managed to gain a total of 47 points. In May 2019, it won the award for Best Shōnen Manga at the 43rd annual Kodansha Manga Awards, alongside *The Quintessential Quintuplets*. . The manga also ranked on the American Library Association's (ALA's) Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) 2019 list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-02/a-silent-voice-oima-launches-fumetsu-no-anata-e-fantasy-manga-on-november-9/.108367 "A Silent Voice's Ōima Launches Fumetsu no Anata e Fantasy Manga on November 9". Anime News Network. November 2, 2016.]
2. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-24/a-silent-voice-oima-launches-new-fantasy-manga-in-fall/.102452 "A Silent Voice's Ōima Launches New Fantasy Manga in Fall". Anime News Network. May 23, 2016.
3. ↑ https://kodanshacomics.com/2017/01/17/fumetsu-no-anata-e-to-your-eternity-new-oima/ "Yoshitoki Oima's To Your Eternity makes its debut in digital along with new Samura, Deathtopia". Kodansha USA. January 17, 2017.
4. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-20/kodansha-usa-licenses-yoshitoki-oima-to-your-eternity-manga/.111248 "Kodansha USA Licenses Yoshitoki Ōima's To Your Eternity Manga". Anime News Network. January 20, 2017.
5. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Your-Eternity-1-Yoshitoki-Oima/dp/1632365715 "To Your Eternity 1". Amazon.com.
6. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-25/japanese-comic-ranking-january-16-22/.111475 "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 16–22". Anime News Network. January 25, 2017.
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9. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-22/paru-itagaki-beastars-wins-11th-manga-taisho-awards/.129344 Loo, Egan; Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 22, 2018). "Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS Wins 11th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network.
10. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-10/43rd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-winners-announced/.146582 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 10, 2019). "43rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network.
11. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-29/silver-spoon-my-brother-husband-rank-in-yalsa-top-10-graphic-novels-for-teens/.142712 Ressler, Kare (January 30, 2019). "Silver Spoon, My Brother's Husband Rank in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens".Anime News Network.