Search and Destroy (manga)

Search and Destroy (サーチアンドデストロイ, Sāchi Ando Desutoroi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Kaneko. The series is a science fiction retelling based on the Dororo manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka, and was serialized in Micro Magazine's Tezuka tribute manga magazine TezuComi from October 2018 to March 2020.

Search and Destroy
First tankōbon volume cover
サーチアンドデストロイ (Sāchi Ando Desutoroi)
Genre	Science fiction[1]
Created by	Osamu Tezuka
Manga
Written by	Atsushi Kaneko
Published by	Micro Magazine
English publisher	NA: Fantagraphics
Imprint	TC Comics
Magazine	TezuComi
Original run	October 5, 2018 – March 5, 2020
Volumes	3

Publication

Written and illustrated by Atsushi Kaneko, Search and Destroy is based on the Dororo manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Micro Magazine's Tezuka tribute manga magazine TezuComi from October 5, 2018 to March 5, 2020.^[2][3] Its chapters were compiled into three tankōbon volumes released from April 5, 2019 to March 27, 2020.^[4][5]

In July 2023, the series was licensed for English publication by the manga-focused podcast Mangasplaining for their "Mangasplaining Extra" newsletter, with a print release by Fantagraphics initially set for February 2024.^[6] The first volume was later released on July 23, 2024.^[7]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	April 5, 2019[4]	978-4-89637-869-6	July 23, 2024[8]	978-1-68-396932-7
2	October 5, 2019[9]	978-4-89637-938-9	June 3, 2025[10]	979-8-87500-052-2
3	March 27, 2020[5]	978-4-89637-997-6	September 30, 2025[11]	978-1-68-396966-2

Reception

The first volume was nominated at Japan Society and Anime NYC's first American Manga Awards for Best Lettering in 2024;^[12] the series has been nominated for Best Continuing Manga Series, while its second volume has also been nominated for Best Lettering and Best Translation at the second edition in 2025.^[13] Library Journal listed the first volume in its Best Graphic Novels of 2024.^[14] The first volume has been nominated for the Eisner Award in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category in 2025.^[15]