VIZ Media announced the acquisition of the license to Gosho Aoyama's Yaiba: Samurai Legend manga and anime series during their industry panel at this year's New York Comic Con.
The company also announced the release of the first volume of Vagabond: Definitive Edition next January and Akira Himekawa's new manga Kamudo on the VIZ Manga app.
Here are the details of VIZ's announcements at NYCC:
Aoyama's Yaiba manga series will be released in English print sometime in July 2025. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine from September 7, 1988 to December 1, 1993. Total A total of 24 tankobon volumes have been released.
© Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan/YAIBA Samurai Legend Project
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The manga inspired a 52-episode animated television series from 1993 to 1994 and a new remake series is coming from WIT Studio, which VIZ has also licensed.
Additionally, the first volume of Takehiko Inoue's Vagabond: Definitive Edition has been announced for a print release on January 21, 2025. The final editions of the manga will be released as 3-in-1 hardcover volumes and Large decorative size with textured cover design and removable obi.
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VIZ briefly describes Vagabond as:
At age 17, Miyamoto Musashi—still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezō—is a wild brute who has just begun his path of swordsmanship. After the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezō found himself a fleeing survivor on the losing side of the war. Takezō's evil nature made him an outcast even in his own village and he was hunted like an animal. At a crucial crossroads in Takezō's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only people who can help him find his path.
Meanwhile, VIZ also announced that they will release manga artist duo Akira Himekawa's latest manga Kamudo simultaneously in English. The first two parts of the manga are currently available to read for free on the Viz Manga app and service. New chapters will be released on the first and third Thursday of every month.
A video introducing the manga duo's manga was released by the company as well as a trailer for the manga.
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The new manga launches in Japan on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry service on October 20, 2024. The title was first announced at Anime Expo in 2017.
Viz Media briefly describes Kamudo as follows:
Before humans claimed their place in history, the sky paradise of Hinoaruchi was ruled. by demihumans – half-human, half-animal creatures. The kingdom flourished under the fragile peace maintained by the half-dragons of Ryujinkyo, until a prophecy predicting the dawn of a new era was shrouded in uncertainty. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, will the birth of Kamuna, the first human child, bring disaster or salvation?
Source: VIZ Media's official TwitterAnime News Network
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