The first volume will go on sale October 1
Titan Comics revealed on Thursday in an exclusive with ANN that the company has licensed Osamu Tezuka's adult fantasy manga IL for release in English on October 1. will mark the manga's first English release.
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The company describes the story:
Embark on an enchanting journey with IL Volume 1 as Osamu Tezuka, the world-famous 'God of Manga', navigates the divided world between his first manga experiments and more complex stories later, and at the same time delve into the eternal struggle between fantasy and science.
Readers are taken into the life of Imari Daisaku, a filmmaker whose fantastical works are unpopular in a society dominated by scientific achievements. However, his life changes forever when he meets a strange group led by Count Alucard, and he receives a special gift; IL, a mysterious mannequin with the ability to transform.
Together, Daisaku and IL use their extraordinary shape-shifting abilities to help those in need and are thrust into a series of thrilling and chaotic adventures.
Each chapter reveals a new client seeking IL's unique services, as the protagonists find themselves in a variety of situations ranging from domestic conflict to political unrest. Readers not only accompany the duo on these messy missions but also gain insight into Daisaku's inner conflict, caused by walking the tightrope between reality and fantasy.
The first volume is available to pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, One Million Books and Forbidden Planet for the UK.
The manga was specially republished in 2019.
The series was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Magazine from 1969 to 1970.
Ablaze has licensed Tezuka's One Hundred Tales, Tomorrow The Birds, and Neo Faust manga digitally and physically in Q4 2023.
Source: Email correspondence