Shueisha recently announced that it will re-release its World History Manga series, which will feature historical figures drawn by iconic manga artists on the volume covers.
While this is not a new series, Shueisha is re-releasing it to modern audiences with updated covers that should delight both history buffs and manga readers alike.
Spy x Family Creator Draws Churchill and Hitler in World History Manga Re-Release
Weekly Shonen Jump publisher Shueisha is no stranger to historical manga, as it has released both Japanese history and world history titles in previous years.
Now, Shueisha is re-releasing its World History Manga series as part of the publisher’s 100th anniversary celebration. This series was originally released 22 years ago and was a big hit in Japan.
While the contents likely won’t change, the covers are new, as Shueisha tapped lots of popular manga artists.
For instance, Spy x Family creator Tatsuya Endo drew Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler for the World War II volume.
Meanwhile, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki recreated the iconic Napoleon Crossing the Alps painting by Jacques-Louis David for the French Revolution volume.
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Shueisha’s World History Manga 2024 Edition: All the Artists and Volumes
This series will have 18 volumes, with all the details and covers revealed by Japanese publications such as Comic Natalie.
Here is a list of all the volumes, including their titles, the volume cover art creators, and the historical figures that are on the cover:
- Yasuhisa Hara (Kingdom) - Civilization of the Orient and the Mediterranean (Ramses II)
- Hiroyuki Asada (Tegami Bachi) - The Beginning of Chinese Civilization and the Chinese Empire (The First Emperor)
- Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia) - The Glory of the Great Empire of Rome (Caesar and Cleopatra)
- Kozueko Morimoto (Gokusen) - The Islamic World and India (Suleiman I and Akbar)
- Yuki Tabata (Black Clover) - Christianity and the Development of Europe (Charlemagne and Joan of Arc)
- Fusako Kuramochi (Itsumo Pocket ni Chopin) - Mongolia and East Asia (Kublai Khan)
- Posuka Demizu (The Promised Neverland) - Renaissance and Reformation (Leonardo Da Vinci)
- Io Sakisaka (Ao Haru Ride) - Sovereign Nation of Europe (Elizabeth I)
- Teru Miyoshi (Moriarty the Patriot) - Industrial Revolution and American Independence (Abraham Lincoln)
- Hirohiko Araki (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) - The French Revolution and the Road to a Nation-State (Napoleon Bonaparte)
- Yusei Matsui (Assassination Classroom) - Progress of Modernization and Imperialism (Ito Hirobumi and Otto von Bismarck)
- Masanori Morita (Rookies) - Opium War and Xinhai Revolution (Sun Yat-Sen, Puyi, Empress Dowager Cixi)
- Satoru Noda (Golden Kamuy) - World War I and the Russian Revolution (Vladimir Lenin)
- Shin-ichi Sakamoto (Innocent) - Political Participation of the Masses and the Great Depression (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
- Tatsuya Endo (Spy x Family) - World War II and the United Nations (Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler)
- Shin-ichi Sakamoto - Cold War and East-West Conflict (Mikhail Gorbachev, John F. Kennedy, and Mahatma Gandhi)
- Mari Yamazaki (Thermae Romae) - A Multipolar World (Nelson Mandela, Yasser Arafat, and Deng Xiaoping)
- Posuka Demizu - Progressing Globalization (children of various cultures)
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Where to Buy the Shueisha World History Manga 2024
In Japan, Shueisha will release this updated series on October 4, 2024. It will likely be available in Japanese bookstores throughout the country.
Currently, there’s no word on release plans for the series internationally. Given how interesting the series is, some are hoping that Viz Media will publish the series in English in the future.
Are you hoping to see the World History Manga series get an official international release? Let us know in the comments.
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