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
Volumes18
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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 November 21, 2024, 18 volumes have been released.[5] The series is set to end with the release of its 19th volume.[6]

At San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English digital publication.[7][8] At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Kodansha USA announced that they would begin releasing 2-in-1 print omnibus versions in Q2 2025.[9]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 21, 2017[10]978-4-06-388281-0August 15, 2023 (digital)[8]
June 10, 2025 (omnibus)[11]		978-1-68-491753-2 (digital)
979-8-88877-495-3 (omnibus)
2 November 22, 2017[12]978-4-06-510346-3September 19, 2023 (digital)[13]
June 10, 2025 (omnibus)[11]		978-1-68-491754-9 (digital)
979-8-88877-495-3 (omnibus)
3 March 23, 2018[14]978-4-06-511054-6October 17, 2023 (digital)[15]
August 19, 2025 (omnibus)[16]		978-1-68-491755-6 (digital)
979-8-88877-496-0 (omnibus)
4 July 23, 2018[17]978-4-06-511980-8November 21, 2023 (digital)[18]
August 19, 2025 (omnibus)[16]		978-1-68-491756-3 (digital)
979-8-88877-496-0 (omnibus)
5 November 22, 2018[19]978-4-06-513448-1December 26, 2023 (digital)[20]978-1-68-491757-0
6 April 23, 2019[21]978-4-06-515192-1February 20, 2024 (digital)[22]978-1-68-491758-7
7 September 20, 2019[23]978-4-06-516942-1April 30, 2024 (digital)[24]978-1-68-491759-4
8 February 21, 2020[25]978-4-06-518449-3June 18, 2024 (digital)[26]978-1-68-491760-0
9 July 20, 2020[27]978-4-06-520129-9August 20, 2024 (digital)[28]978-1-68-491761-7
10 January 21, 2021[29]978-4-06-521987-4October 22, 2024 (digital)[30]978-1-68-491762-4
11 July 21, 2021[31]978-4-06-523897-4December 31, 2024 (digital)[32]978-1-68-491763-1
12 January 21, 2022[33]978-4-06-526463-8——
13 July 22, 2022[34]978-4-06-528301-1——
14 December 22, 2022[35]978-4-06-529787-2——
15 May 23, 2023[36]978-4-06-531432-6——
16 November 22, 2023[37]978-4-06-533623-6——
17 May 22, 2024[38]978-4-06-535398-1——
18 November 21, 2024[5]978-4-06-537504-4——

Reception

Issak was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2018.[39] It won the Saito Takao Award 2019, established by manga artist Takao Saito and the Saito Takao Gekiga Cultural Foundation.[40] 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.[41]

See also

References

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