Japanese manga series
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] 978-4-09-157589-0 February 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] 978-4-09-157590-6 August 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] 978-4-09-157626-2 January 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] 978-4-09-157641-5 June 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 )
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