is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoshi Fujiwara. It was serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Manga Action from February 2012 to March 2018. A sequel manga, titled Rising Sun R, was serialized in the same magazine from September 2018 to April 2025.
Synopsis The manga follows the daily life of Ikki Kai, a young man who joins the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to find his path. Once incorporated with other trainee soldiers, he finds himself in the third combat group to undergo three months of military training under the command of Sergeant Shinkai.
Publication Written and illustrated by Satoshi Fujiwara, Rising Sun was serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Manga Action from February 21, 2012, to March 20, 2018. Its chapters were collected into fifteen volumes as from July 28, 2012, to June 28, 2018.
A sequel manga, titled Rising Sun R, was serialized in the same magazine from September 4, 2018, to April 1, 2025. The sequel manga's chapters were collected into eighteen volumes from December 28, 2018, to May 29, 2025.
Volumes Rising Sun
Rising Sun R
Reception By August 2022, the series had over 1.8 million copies in circulation.
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