The October issue of Akita Shoten‘s anime“>Monthly Champion RED magazine revealed on Saturday that Satoshi Shiki will launch a new manga titled Casshern R, the manga adaptation of Tatsunoko Production‘s anime“>Shinzō Ningen Casshan original television anime, in the magazine’s next issue on September 19. Chabo Higurashi is writing the manga’s script.
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The manga’s story centers on Tetsuya Azuma, who transforms into Casshern to fight mankind’s enemy Andro and his army.
Tatsunoko Production‘s anime“>Shinzō Ningen Casshan original anime first aired in Japan in 1973. The anime‘s anime“>Casshan: Robot Hunter animated video remake released in Japan in 1993, and Kazuaki Kiriya‘s live-action movie remake released in 2004. Streamline Pictures and ADV Films both released anime“>Casshan: Robot Hunter in North America, and Go Fish Pictures released the Casshern live-action movie remake.
The anime‘s latest remake titled anime“>Casshern Sins aired in Japan in 2008. Funimation streamed the anime with English subtitles, and also released it on Blu-ray and DVD in North America.
Shiki recently launched the Akuma Kōjo (Demon Princess) manga, the adaptation of Biyori Harunohi’s original story, in Kodansha‘s anime“>Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine in May 2022.
Shiki (anime“>XBlade, anime“>XBlade Cross, anime“>Daphne in the Brilliant Blue) ended the anime“>Attack on Titan: Before the Fall manga in March 2019.
Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing Shiki’s anime“>The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru (anime“>Dororo to Hyakkimaru-den) remake manga of Osamu Tezuka‘s anime“>Dororo manga in English. Shiki launched the manga in anime“>Monthly Champion RED magazine in October 2018.
Source: anime“>Monthly Champion RED October issue and website
