The manga "Sensen Senki," currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, is set to officially release its first collected volume on the 16th.
Artist Kawasaki Ryuga, who won the 110th New Manga Artist Award in 2023, is making his commercial debut with this work. However, the Weekly Shonen Magazine editorial department revealed that the first volume was already confirmed for a reprint in August, a month before its official release. This is an incredibly rare occurrence, and the department has high hopes for both the series and the cartoonist's future.
"Sensen Senki" is written by A-Ten, with art by the newly debuted Kawasaki Ryuga.
The story is set in an era of constant warfare, where the world is divided into numerous nations. A small country is annihilated by the ambitious and arrogant overlord, Kyōen Kurenai, and the protagonist, young Reisha, is taken captive. However, Reisha refuses to give up hope. He dreams of one day saving people from the overlord's grasp. To achieve this, the young man sets his sights on becoming an "Immortal," a being with extraordinary powers!
Before securing his serialization, Kawasaki Ryuga, the artist behind "Sensen Senki," worked as an assistant on "Gachiakuta." "Sensen Senki" marks his first commercial serialization, having just debuted in Weekly Shonen Magazine this June, and it has already garnered significant fan support.
While it's not unheard of for new releases from veteran popular cartoonists to get a reprint before launch, it's exceptionally rare for the debut volume of a rookie cartoonist's work to be reissued before its official release.
Kawasaki Ryuga himself was quite surprised by the early reprint of his work, exclaiming, "Unbelievable... Will it really sell? Is this really okay...?"
The Weekly Shonen Magazine editorial department stated that Kawasaki Ryuga's drawing skills have received high praise both internally and from readers, with many believing he "has the potential to be popular not only in Japan but also overseas."
To garner such attention with its very first collected volume and receive a reprint before even hitting shelves, the editorial department clearly has immense expectations for the future of this series.
With such high expectations from the editorial department, it's exciting to imagine what the future holds for "Sensen Senki." If you're curious about the story, you can check out the first chapter on Kodansha's online manga viewing site, K Manga, to see if it's your cup of tea before diving in!
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