Rai Rai Rai

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Rai Rai Rai
First tankōbon volume cover
雷雷雷
Genre
Manga
Written byYoshiaki
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintUra Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine
  • Ura Sunday
  • MangaONE
Original runAugust 18, 2023 – present
Volumes5

Rai Rai Rai (雷雷雷; lit. "Lightning Lightning Lightning") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday manga website and MangaONE app in August 2023.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Yoshiaki, Rai Rai Rai began serialization on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday manga website and MangaONE app on August 18, 2023.[2][3] Its chapters were collected into five tankōbon volumes as of June 2025.[4]

In October 2024, Viz Media announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in Q3 2025.[5]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 17, 2023[6]978-4-09-853001-4August 12, 2025[7]978-1-9747-5603-2
2 April 18, 2024[8]978-4-09-853214-8November 11, 2025[9]978-1-9747-5899-9
3 September 11, 2024[10]978-4-09-853587-3——
4 January 17, 2025[11]978-4-09-853802-7——
5 June 12, 2025[4]978-4-09-854146-1——

Reception

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The series was nominated for the tenth Next Manga Awards in the web category in 2024.[12] The series was ranked seventh in the 2025 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of the best manga for male readers.[13] The series was also ranked twelfth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics list of 2025.[14] The series won the Rakuten Kobo Special Award at the 3rd Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b 人類とエイリアンとの戦争から50年…働く少女とエイリアンのSFアクションコメディ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. ^ 第1話 コンタクト. Ura Sunday (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ^ ブーム到来？　「怪獣マンガ」続々と連載スタート　『怪獣8号』に続くヒットはどの作品になる？. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Inc. March 29, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b 雷雷雷 ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 4, 2024). "Viz Media Licenses Steel Ball Run, Astro Royale, Tenmaku Cinema, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. ^ 雷雷雷 １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Rai Rai Rai, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  8. ^ 雷雷雷 ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "Rai Rai Rai, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  10. ^ 雷雷雷 ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  11. ^ 雷雷雷 ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  12. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 25, 2024). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (December 12, 2024). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Full List of Top 2025 Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  14. ^ 第1位はあの注目作品！記念すべき第20回「全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2025」ランキング発表 (in Japanese). Nippon Shuppan Hanbai. January 30, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  15. ^ 楽天Kobo電子書籍Award 2025 受賞作品発表！ (in Japanese). Rakuten Kobo. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
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