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 Monthly Afternoon since January 2017.
Issak | |
イサック (Isakku) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Shinji Makari |
Illustrated by | Double-S |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 25, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 16 |
Issak is written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S. The series began in Kodansha's 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 22, 2023, 16 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]
The manga is also licensed in France by Ki-oon,[1] and in Spain by Norma Editorial.[8]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | July 21, 2017[9] | 978-4-06-388281-0 | August 15, 2023[10] | 978-1-68-491753-2 |
2 | November 22, 2017[11] | 978-4-06-510346-3 | September 19, 2023[12] | 978-1-68-491754-9 |
3 | March 23, 2018[13] | 978-4-06-511054-6 | October 17, 2023[14] | 978-1-68-491755-6 |
4 | July 23, 2018[15] | 978-4-06-511980-8 | November 21, 2023[16] | 978-1-68-491756-3 |
5 | November 22, 2018[17] | 978-4-06-513448-1 | December 26, 2023[18] | 978-1-68-491757-0 |
6 | April 23, 2019[19] | 978-4-06-515192-1 | February 20, 2024[20] | 978-1-68-491758-7 |
7 | September 20, 2019[21] | 978-4-06-516942-1 | April 30, 2024[22] | 978-1-68-491759-4 |
8 | February 21, 2020[23] | 978-4-06-518449-3 | — | — |
9 | July 20, 2020[24] | 978-4-06-520129-9 | — | — |
10 | January 21, 2021[25] | 978-4-06-521987-4 | — | — |
11 | July 21, 2021[26] | 978-4-06-523897-4 | — | — |
12 | January 21, 2022[27] | 978-4-06-526463-8 | — | — |
13 | July 22, 2022[28] | 978-4-06-528301-1 | — | — |
14 | December 22, 2022[29] | 978-4-06-529787-2 | — | — |
15 | May 23, 2023[30] | 978-4-06-531432-6 | — | — |
16 | November 22, 2023[5] | 978-4-06-533623-6 | — | — |
Issak was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2018.[31] It won the Saito Takao Award 2019, established by manga artist Takao Saito and the Saito Takao Gekiga Cultural Foundation.[32]