Gangan Comics is a Japanese manga imprint owned by the Square Enix Holdings corporation. They publish various manga based on Star Wars in their Monthly Big Gangan magazine.
Publication history[]
Square Enix began publishing manga under the Gangan imprint in 1991 with the Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine. Targeted towards a young male demographic, the magazine went on to serialize some of the most famous and well-known manga, such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater, and the adaptation of A Certain Magical Index.
In May of 2022 it was announced over Twitter that Square Enix would publish manga adaptations of both Star Wars: Visions and Star Wars: The Mandalorian in their Monthly Big Gangan magazine, which began publication in 2010 and is targeted towards an adult male demographic. The series would begin serialization in Monthly Big Gangan Vol. 6 on May 25, 2022.[1]
Published series[]
- Star Wars: Visions (May 2022 – August 2022)
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Manga (May 2022 – October 2024)
Published collections[]
- Star Wars: Visions (Trade paperback) (January 2023)
- The Mandalorian: The Manga Vol. 1 (January 2023)
- The Mandalorian: The Manga Vol. 2 (May 2023)
- The Mandalorian: The Manga Vol. 3 (January 2025)
- The Mandalorian: The Manga Vol. 4 (January 2025)
Notes and references[]
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スター・ウォーズ公式 (@starwarsjapan) on Twitter (post): "5月25日発売のスクウェア・エニックス刊" (backup link)
External links[]
magazine.jp on Square Enix's official website (backup link)
スター・ウォーズ公式 (@starwarsjapan) on Twitter (post): "5月25日発売のスクウェア・エニックス刊" (backup link)
Gangan Comics on Wikipedia