Assassin's Creed Manga - printed in English in the US for the first time!
Assassin's Creed Awakening is a manga adaptation of the Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag video game. It was serialized in the magazine Jump X.
This is the second volume of the saga.
The title stars Edward Kenway in the 18th century and Yanao Seijin in the present as Seijin relives Edward's memories under the eye of Abstergo Industries.
“The artwork is stark and full of action” - Pastrami Nation
In this second volume, pirate Edward Kenway is caught in a deadly war between the Assassins and the Templars.
In the present day, a descendent of Kenway’s, Masato, is being forced by Abstergo Industries to use the animus device to experience Kenway’s past actions…
Abstergo – who belongs to the Templars – wants information about the location of the observatory from Kenway, and are threatening to kill Masato’s comatose mother unless he co-operates.
Review
"Anyone who loves a good adventure story pick this one up, you won’t be disappointed. 9 out of 10" - Comics: The Gathering
"Kenway has never looked so good as he does in shonen manga." - Yelling about Comics
"The artwork is stark and full of action" - Pastrami Nation
"Kenji Oiwa's action scenes are [...] dynamic" - IGN
About the Author
Takashi Yano is a novelist who shot to fame in 2008 when he won a New Writing competition for Snake Herd. He has since written several more books, including spin-off novels for the Tekken gaming franchise and Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings.
Artist Kenji Oiwa is also a well-known name, having previously worked on Welcome to the NHK, Arata-naru Sekai and Cat-eared Dad.
