Tokyo Alien Bros.

Not to be confused with Tokyo Aliens.

Tokyo Alien Bros. (Japanese: トーキョーエイリアンブラザーズ, Hepburn: Tōkyō Eirian Burazāzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keigo Shinzō [ja]. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits from June 2015 to January 2017, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a 10-episode Japanese television drama which was broadcast on Nippon TV from July to September 2018.

Tokyo Alien Bros.
Manga volume 1 cover
トーキョーエイリアンブラザーズ (Tōkyō Eirian Burazāzu)
Genre	Science fiction comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Keigo Shinzō [ja]
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Imprint	Big Comics
Magazine	Monthly Big Comic Spirits
Original run	June 27, 2015 – January 27, 2017
Volumes	3
Television drama
Directed by	Michael Arias Shintaro Sugawara
Written by	Shō Kataoka
Original network	Nippon TV
Original run	July 23, 2018 – September 24, 2018
Episodes	10

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Keigo Shinzō [ja], Tokyo Alien Bros. was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits from June 27, 2015,^[2] to January 27, 2017.^[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from February 12, 2016,^[4] to March 10, 2017.^[5] In May 2024, Viz Media announced that it licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume being released on January 21, 2025.^[6][7]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	February 12, 2016[4]	978-4-09-187450-4	January 21, 2025[7]	978-1-9747-4729-0
2	July 7, 2016[8]	978-4-09-187667-6	April 15, 2025[9]	978-1-9747-5248-5
3	March 10, 2017[5]	978-4-09-189390-1	July 15, 2025[10]	978-1-9747-5542-4

Drama

The manga was adapted into a 10-episode Japanese television drama which aired on Nippon TV from July 23 to September 24, 2018.^[1][11][12]

Reception

The manga was nominated for the Best Comic Award at the 45th Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2018.^[13]

See also

• Nora to Zassō, another manga series by the same author
• Hirayasumi, another manga series by the same author