Over this last weekend, Hiroyuki Takei’s current manga series, Nekogahara has been officially licensed in English by Kodansha Comics! The first volume is scheduled for a print release later this Fall (Sept through Dec). Below is the announcement post from Kodansha Comics‘s Tumblr:
Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai
Our first new print license of the day is Nekogahara: Stray Cat Samurai. This is a stylized action manga from Hiroyuki Takei, creator of the smash hit manga and anime Shaman King.
In medieval Japan, a bell hanging on the collar is a sign that a cat has a master. Norachiyo’s bell hangs from his katana sheath, but he is nonetheless a stray – a ronin. This one-eyed cat samurai travels across a dishonest world, cutting through pretense and deception with his blade.
The unique visual style of Nekogahara blends traditional Japanese ink painting with modern street art, perfectly suited for badass cat samurai action. Vol. 1 is coming this Fall. (English title tentative.)
Stay tuned to kodanshacomics.com for another new print license one hour from now!
We’ll be sure you keep you posted on any other news coming out from Kodansha Comic‘s about this upcoming release and any other Nekogahara news coming out from Japan!
