Seven Shakespeares

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Seven Shakespeares
Cover of the first volume
7人のシェイクスピア
(Nana-nin no Sheikusupia)
GenreHistorical[1]
Manga
Written byHarold Sakuishi
Published by
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Big Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 21, 2009November 14, 2011
Volumes
  • 6 (Shogakukan)
  • 3 (Kodansha)
Manga
Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict
Written byHarold Sakuishi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • NA: Kodansha USA (digital)
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 12, 2016 – present
Volumes13

Seven Shakespeares (Japanese: 7人のシェイクスピア, Hepburn: Nana-nin no Sheikusupia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 2009 to November 2011, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. A sequel, titled Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict, started in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in December 2016.

Plot[edit]

The series is centered around William Shakespeare's "lost years" before becoming a playwright and poet.

Publication[edit]

Seven Shakespeares is written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 21, 2009, to November 14, 2011.[2][3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from May 28, 2010 to December 28, 2011.[4][5] Kodansha republished the series in three volumes, released from July 6 to September 6, 2017.[6][7]

A sequel, titled Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict (7人のシェイクスピア NON SANZ DROICT), started in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine on December 12, 2016.[8] In April 2020, Sakuishi announced that the series would enter on an indefinite hiatus.[9] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 6, 2017.[10] As of August 5, 2020, thirteen volumes have been released.[11]

In North America, the series is published digitally in English by Comixology and Kodansha USA since July 2018.[12]

Seven Shakespeares[edit]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 28, 2010[4]978-4-09-183235-1March 3, 2020[1]978-1-64212-257-2
2 September 30, 2010[13]978-4-09-183578-9March 3, 2020[1]978-1-64212-257-2
3 January 28, 2011[14]978-4-09-183740-0March 3, 2020[15]978-1-64212-258-9
4 May 30, 2011[16]978-4-09-183873-5March 3, 2020[15]978-1-64212-258-9
5 October 28, 2011[17]978-4-09-184215-2March 3, 2020[18]978-1-64212-259-6
6 December 28, 2011[5]978-4-09-184244-2March 3, 2020[18]978-1-64212-259-6

Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict[edit]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 6, 2017[10]978-4-06-382954-9March 3, 2020[19]978-1-64212-260-2
2 July 6, 2017[20]978-4-06-510017-2March 3, 2020[21]978-1-64212-380-7
3 November 6, 2017[22]978-4-06-510311-1March 3, 2020[23]978-1-64212-381-4
4 March 6, 2018[24]978-4-06-511038-6March 3, 2020[25]978-1-64212-382-1
5 June 6, 2018[26]978-4-06-511682-1March 3, 2020[27]978-1-64212-581-8
6 September 6, 2018[28]978-4-06-512813-8March 3, 2020[29]978-1-64212-582-5
7 December 6, 2018[30]978-4-06-513846-5March 3, 2020[31]978-1-64212-803-1
8 April 5, 2019[32]978-4-06-515196-9March 3, 2020[33]978-1-64212-962-5
9 July 5, 2019[34]978-4-06-516357-3March 3, 2020[35]978-1-64659-110-7
10 November 6, 2019[36]978-4-06-517735-8September 29, 2020[37]978-1-64659-717-8
11 February 6, 2020[38]978-4-06-518483-7December 8, 2020[39]978-1-64659-858-8
12 May 7, 2020[40]978-4-06-519554-3March 9, 2021[41]978-1-64659-999-8
13 August 5, 2020[11]978-4-06-519995-4June 29, 2021[42]978-1-63699-168-9

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Loo, Egan (December 13, 2009). "Beck's Sakuishi to Launch Seven Shakespeare Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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    明日11月14日(月)発売のマンガ雑誌リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 13, 2011. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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    新装版7人のシェイクスピア第一部(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

    新装版7人のシェイクスピア第一部(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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