Rockin' Heaven is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Sakai. It premiered in Ribons December 2005 issue where it ran until its conclusion in the July 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight tankōbon volumes by Shueisha between June 2006 and November 2008. The story focuses on high school freshman Sawa Konishi, who transfers to a new co-ed school where she is bullied by the other students and teachers, but also meets and falls in love with Ran Matsuyuki. Shueisha produced a short series of web-based "vomics", a voice-over played with still manga panels.
Plot
First year high school girl Sawa Konishi transfers to Amabane High School, a former all-boys school who has begun accepting female students. Throughout the day, Sawa learns that most of the boys in the school don't listen to the teachers, following the lead of Ran Matsuyuki, the son of the school's chairman. After confronting Ran, Sawa is bullied by the boys, but her unwavering courage and defiance causes her to gain respect from Ran and the rest of the boys, and they eventually become friends.
Written and illustrated by Mayu Sakai, Rockin Heaven premiered in the December 2005 issue of Ribon where it ran until its conclusion in the July 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. The first was released on June 15, 2006; the final volume was published on November 14, 2008. Shueisha produced a short series of web-based "vomics", a voice-over played with still panels from the manga. Rockin' Heaven is licensed for regional language releases in Germany by Tokopop Germany and in Italy, France and Spain by Planet Manga. On November 16, 2010, Tokyopop Germany published an art book titled Mayu Sakai Collection: Rockin' Heaven & More, which also included art work from her successor series, Momo. The art book was also sold in Japan.
Volume List
Reception
Volume 8 debuted at #12 on Oricon and sold 34,661 copies on its first week of release.
