Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun, known in Japan as Assassin's Creed: China (Japanese: アサシン クリード チャイナ, Hepburn: Asashin Kurīdo Chaina), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoji Kurata. The story follows Shao Jun, the protagonist of Ubisoft’s 2015 video game Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from October 2019 to June 2021, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.
Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun | |
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アサシン クリード チャイナ (Asashin Kurīdo Chaina) | |
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Genre | Adventure[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Minoji Kurata |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Sunday Gene-X |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 19, 2019 – June 17, 2021 |
Volumes | 4 |
Publication
editAssassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun, written and illustrated by Minoji Kurata, was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from October 19, 2019,[2][3] to June 17, 2021.[4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into four individual tankōbon volumes, released from February 19, 2020,[5] to August 19, 2021.[6]
In North America, Viz Media announced the English release of the series in September 2020.[7]
Volumes
editNo. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | February 19, 2020[5] | 978-4-09-157589-0 | February 16, 2021[8] | 978-1-9747-2123-8 | |
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2 | July 17, 2020[9] | 978-4-09-157590-6 | August 17, 2021[10] | 978-1-9747-2124-5 | |
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3 | February 19, 2021[11] | 978-4-09-157626-2 | January 18, 2022[12] | 978-1-9747-2651-6 | |
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4 | August 19, 2021[6] | 978-4-09-157641-5 | June 21, 2022[13] | 978-1-9747-3222-7 | |
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References
edit- ^ "The Official Website for Assassin's Creed ® : Blade of Shao Jun". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 19, 2019). "Assassin's Creed Game Gets Manga in October". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ 「アサシン クリード」シリーズのコミカライズがGXで、中国最後のアサシン描く. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2019. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 19, 2021). "Minoji Kurata's Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Manga Ends in June". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b アサシン クリード チャイナ 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b アサシン クリード チャイナ 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (September 3, 2020). "Viz Media Licenses Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ アサシン クリード チャイナ 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ アサシン クリード チャイナ 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.