planet ladder planet ladder japanese hepburn science fantasy targeted girls manga written illustrated appearing serial japanese manga magazine crimson march issue issue chapters published seven volumes december based japanese tale bamboo cutter girl discovered princess moon story focuses teenager named save parallel worlds quest bring peace universe finding true identity planet ladder licensed english language translation north_america released april march serialized manga anthology smile planet ladder line manga original right left format previously majority manga licensed united_states read left right western audience positively received english language readers volumes placing list best selling graphic novels series received generally positive reviews english language critics april went print north_america plot series focuses teenager lived japanese foster family found abandoned year old night men monk prince appear home fight gold robot modeled deceased brother brings world parallel earth orders exploring world gold encounters believes girl destined save parallel worlds collision explains worlds exist ancient world mysteriously destroyed world present day earth small world allied politically neutral world peaceful world control powerful worlds rival ninth world destroyed start series student trapped body giant join gold traveling learning watched people die virus spread decides change fate worlds confronting emperor ordered kidnapping instead route gold brings floating castle captures recruits army later makes broadcast announcing refusal save world instead plans find person help save worlds people begins destroy worlds increase survival chances deciding use political sends refuses help angered girl legend myth elaborated spread brief battle arrives rescue realizes love transforming dragon gold ancient persuaded combine magical weapons gold fix rift universe cause eventual collision worlds series ends epilogue seven years later explains fate meets young son picnic basket production according manga artist began manga dramatic feeling mind wanted start comic book young girls manga planned plot progress quickly reader remembers events digest events based japanese tale bamboo cutter focuses girl named discovered princess moon additionally protagonist takes discovering north american version planet ladder simultaneously released designed cover volume export friendly describing like japanese style slightly additionally considered magazine decided series close ending release written illustrated planet ladder appeared serial japanese manga magazine crimson march issue issue later published chapters seven volumes december released planet ladder volumes july august licensed planet ladder english language release north_america serialized manga magazine smile volume released april final volume published march planet ladder belonged line manga original right left format previously majority manga licensed united_states read left right western audience result displayed case manga boy skull man mars heavily advertised anime magazines fan sites planet ladder went print april north_america volumes given titles english language release fate dark planet volume star seventh volume volume list reception planet ladder positively received english language readers fifth volume placed 44th spot list best selling graphic novels february estimated copies sold sixth volume reached place list best selling graphic novels february estimated copies sold critical reaction generally positive manga wrote manga reminded prose science fiction citing time princes amber examples criticism series centered inconsistent designs crude faces looking stating planet ladder difficult title warm feels like middle story beginning considered effort worthy wrote sympathetic cost characters enjoyed pleasant especially unique art designed drawn characters occasional humor overall adaptation especially natural sounding dialogue criticized inconsistent handling sound effects praised plot original noted elements fantasy series follow reviews praised manga turning best fantasy manga stands apart rest expressed surprise changed halfway series explanation
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