Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun
First volume cover
アサシン クリード チャイナ
(Asashin Kurīdo Chaina)
GenreAdventure[1]
Manga
Written byMinoji Kurata
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Sunday Gene-X
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 19, 2019 – June 17, 2021
Volumes4

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.

Publication[edit]

Assassin'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[edit]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 19, 2020[5]978-4-09-157589-0February 16, 2021[8]978-1-9747-2123-8
  • 1. "Homecoming" (帰還, Kikan)
  • 2. "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)
  • 3. "Port" (港, Minato)
  • 4. "The Slave Trader" (奴隷商人, Dorei Shōnin)
2 July 17, 2020[9]978-4-09-157590-6August 17, 2021[10]978-1-9747-2124-5
  • 5. "Consequences" (結果, Kekka)
  • 6. "The Bleeding Effect" (流入現象, Ryūnyū Genshō)
  • 7. "Shao Jun and Qixie" (少芸 と 七姐(シャオ・ユン ナージエ), Shao Yun to Najie)
  • 8. "Reunion" (再会, Saikai)
3 February 19, 2021[11]978-4-09-157626-2January 18, 2022[12]978-1-9747-2651-6
  • 9. Wana (罠)
  • 10. Tomurai no Honō (弔いの炎)
  • 11. Taka no Me (鷹の目)
  • 12. Chūkoku (忠告)
  • 13. Kōkyū (後宮)
4 August 19, 2021[6]978-4-09-157641-5June 21, 2022[13]978-1-9747-3222-7
  • 14. Shin'yū (親友)
  • 15. Sorezore no senjō (それぞれの戦場)
  • 16. Chōjō (長城)
  • 17. Ketchaku (決着)
  • 18. Shinjō (信条)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 「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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Assassin%27s_Creed:_Blade_of_Shao_Jun&oldid=1207054245"