ABLAZE Licenses Ryo Sumiyoshi’s Centaurs Manga

 

Comics, graphic novel and manga publisher ABLAZE announced a trio of new acquisitions this week, including the Centaurs manga by Ryo Sumiyoshi. That one is due out in English in summer 2023 along with a Wakfu adaptation and Terror Man, a new manhwa series based on the hit Korean webtoon.

 

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Here’s a look at the upcoming releases:

 

Wakfu vol. 1: The Quest for the Dofus Eliatropes

By Tot, Azra and Said Sassin

 

 

The adventures of the Brotherhood of the Tofu continue! See the heroes of WAKFU ride again in the brand-new manga series written by Tot, the creator of WAKFU & DOFUS! 

Yugo, Ruel, Percedal, Amalia and Evangelyne are now living their lives, each on their own. The adventurers reunite at Alibert’s for Yugo and Adamai’s birthday, launching this latest saga when a party pooper comes to interrupt the celebrations and forces our friends to set off on the road once again for adventure!

 

Terror Man vol. 1

By Handong Woo and Kojin Ho

 

 

Jungwoo Min has a special ability, one that lets him see when a path leads to a misfortune, or disaster. He uses his “Eyes of Misfortune” to spot these unfortunate events and stop them. Disguising himself as a terrorist, he begins using his power to save people from certain danger. This leads him to become feared by the people he is looking to save. Soon he discovers that the more he saves others, the unhappier he becomes. Thus unfolds the story of a hero and his struggle between happiness and despair. And the unfortunate reality of saving the world, even while becoming a supposed terrorist…or TERROR MAN.

 

Centaurs vol. 1

By Ryo Sumiyoshi

 

 

An epic fantasy adventure set in an alternate medieval Japan, where humans co-exist with the mythic half man/half horse beasts known as centaurs, or “jinba”. The centaur race was long revered as gods in ancient times; however, with the advent of the sengoku (warring states) period, humans started to enslave and use them for military purposes due to their speed, stamina, and ability to communicate in human language. Centaurs living in the plains were rapidly subjugated; in contrast, large numbers of centaurs living deep in the mountains were still free due to their relative isolation.

A wild and proud samurai jinba from the mountains named Matsukaze, known as the redheaded rock tiger, is caught while protecting his son. He is traded to a feudal lord and taken to his land. There he meets another centaur, named Kohibari, whose village was burned down as a child. He is a tame centaur, who had his arms amputated when he was captured, and has given up hope of escaping his human captors. If they can get over their differences and work together, they just might be able to return to the wilds as free centaurs

 

All ABLAZE titles are distributed both in print worldwide through Diamond Comic and Diamond Book Distributors, and digital versions of its releases are available through most major digital platforms.

 

Source: Press release

 

 

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.