The first tankōbon volume of the manga series Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun written by Minoji Kurata, was released on 19 February 2020 in Japan, on 11 June 2020 in France, on 1 September 2020 in Germany and 16 February 2021 in the United States. On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer[5] and preview of the first chapter online.[6]
Publisher's summary[]
A gripping manga based on Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China video game, featuring iconic Assassin Shao Jun. Unveil a tale that will engulf the world.
1526 AD—China is ruled by the Great Ming Empire. Though the empire flourishes, the winds of the new Emperor's political purge are sweeping over the land, and turmoil is brewing. With the decimation of her comrades, Shao Jun has become China's last Assassin. After escaping to Europe, she has now returned alone to her homeland. Her purpose: vengeance![4]
Collected chapters[]
- "Homecoming" (帰還, Kikan)
- "The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order" (アサシン教団とテンプル騎士団, Asashin Kyō-dan to Tenpuru Kishi-dan)
- "Port" (港, Minato)
- "The Slave Trader" (奴隷商人, Dorei Shōnin)
Media[]
- ISBN 9784091575890; 19 February 2020; Shogakukan; JP paperback
- ISBN 9791035501686; 11 June 2020; Mana Books; FR paperback
- ISBN 9783842062399; 1 September 2020; Tokyopop; DE paperback
- ISBN 9781974721238; 16 February 2021; Viz Media; US paperback
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References[]
- ↑ Access the Animus (@AccessTheAnimus) on Twitter "The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book *should* encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c" (backup link)
- ↑ Access the Animus (@AccessTheAnimus) on Twitter "The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced!
Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: https://amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree..." - ↑ Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01. Tokoypop. Retrieved on 20 November 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dominguez, Noah (4 September, 2020). Assassin's Creed Manga, Blade of Shao Jun, Hits in Early 2021. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved on 5 September 2020.
- ↑ Mana Books (8 June, 2020). Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer!. Mana Books. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved on 14 June 2020.
- ↑ Access The Animus (@AccessTheAnimus) on Twitter ".@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: mana-books.com/uploads/previe... The full volume will be released on June 11th!"