Birdmen (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yellow Tanabe. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shà Ânen Sunday from July 2013 to February 2020, with its chapters collected in sixteen volumes.
, a disaffected and apathetic middle school student, leads an unremarkable life despite his inner frustrations. One day, he and his childhood friend , classmate , and her friend are involved in a bus accident. In his fading consciousness, Eishi glimpses a mysterious, crow-like humanoid with black wings. Though they should have died from severe blood loss, the group inexplicably survives with only minor injuriesâÂÂonly to discover they have gained the unnatural ability to grow wings from their backs. Thrust into an extraordinary existence as "Birdmen", Eishi and the others find their ordinary lives upended as they grapple with their newfound powers and the unseen forces now shaping their destinies.
Written and illustrated by Yellow Tanabe, Birdmen started in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shà Ânen Sunday on July 17, 2013. The series went on hiatus from August to November of the same year. After resuming its publication, the manga was released on a monthly basis in the magazine. It finished on February 5, 2020. Shogakukan collected its 78 chapters in sixteen volumes, published from October 18, 2013, to March 18, 2020.