Summary
Some of the biggest names in the manga industry are working together on revamping a huge project for one of the best-known manga publishing companies, Shueisha. It is not a typical kind of manga story, though, but something altogether different.This special anthologydoesn’t tell an original story but is meant to be educational, as it turns historical figures and events into a manga to help people learn about history.
The anthology is calledEducational Manga-History of the World(hereinHistory of the World). To help garner new interest in the project, which began publication more than twenty years ago, the mangaka behind titles likeSpy x Family,JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,My Hero Academia, and more have been brought together to do the illustrations. These artists will be making new cover art for some of the existing issues, as well as adding to the stories.
A History ofHistory of the World
As mentioned above,History of the Worldhas been published for more than twenty years. The series began in 2002, and is a collection of manga across multiple volumes with the goal of teaching readers abouthistory in a fun and engaging way. As the collection currently stands, it is 18 volumes long, and covers more than a thousand years of history.History of the Worldis currently complete, but this new project is meant to give the old series a renewal and hopefully get people interested in checking it out for the first time.
What makes this new project special is the artists that are involved, and what they are doing. While the original manga stories will remain, they are all going to gain about 50 extra pages of material, which is enough to hopefully draw back old fans as well as entice new and curious ones to check out the series. Meanwhile, a slew of contemporary modern mangaka are re-drawing the cover art for every volume, depicting these famous historical figures in their signature styles. That has most certainly been done to try to attract the eye of people who have never readHistory of the Worldbefore.
A Star-Studded List of Manga Artists
These are the artists that are involved in the project, and the name of the volume they will be designing the cover of, along with what historical figure on the cover:
The list has quite a few massive names in the manga industry today, along with some more classic ones as well. This new reprint ofHistory of the Worldis set to go on sale from October 4th in Japan, with each volume priced at 1,100 yen ($7.25 USD). If you like world history or are justinterested in seeing history portrayed in a new way, it is definitely worth checking out.
