Issak

Issak
Cover of the first volume
イサック
(Isakku)
Genre
Manga
Written byShinji Makari
Illustrated byDouble-S
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 25, 2017 – present
Volumes17

Issak (Japanese: イサック, Hepburn: Isakku) is a Japanese manga series written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 2017.

Publication

Written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S, Issak started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on January 25, 2017.[3] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 21, 2017.[4] As of May 22, 2024, 17 volumes have been released.[5]

At San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English digital publication.[6][7] At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Kodansha USA announced that they would begin releasing 2-in-1 print omnibus versions in Q2 2025.[8]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 21, 2017[9]978-4-06-388281-0August 15, 2023[7]978-1-68-491753-2
2 November 22, 2017[10]978-4-06-510346-3September 19, 2023[11]978-1-68-491754-9
3 March 23, 2018[12]978-4-06-511054-6October 17, 2023[13]978-1-68-491755-6
4 July 23, 2018[14]978-4-06-511980-8November 21, 2023[15]978-1-68-491756-3
5 November 22, 2018[16]978-4-06-513448-1December 26, 2023[17]978-1-68-491757-0
6 April 23, 2019[18]978-4-06-515192-1February 20, 2024[19]978-1-68-491758-7
7 September 20, 2019[20]978-4-06-516942-1April 30, 2024[21]978-1-68-491759-4
8 February 21, 2020[22]978-4-06-518449-3June 18, 2024[23]978-1-68-491760-0
9 July 20, 2020[24]978-4-06-520129-9August 20, 2024[25]978-1-68-491761-7
10 January 21, 2021[26]978-4-06-521987-4October 22, 2024[27]978-1-68-491762-4
11 July 21, 2021[28]978-4-06-523897-4——
12 January 21, 2022[29]978-4-06-526463-8——
13 July 22, 2022[30]978-4-06-528301-1——
14 December 22, 2022[31]978-4-06-529787-2——
15 May 23, 2023[32]978-4-06-531432-6——
16 November 22, 2023[33]978-4-06-533623-6——
17 May 22, 2024[5]978-4-06-535398-1——

Reception

Issak was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2018.[34] It won the Saito Takao Award 2019, established by manga artist Takao Saito and the Saito Takao Gekiga Cultural Foundation.[35] The English translation by Kevin Steinbach was nominated for the Japan Society and Anime NYC's first American Manga Awards in the Best Translation category in 2024.[36]

See also

References

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