False Child: Manga UP launches Taku Kawamura's manga in English

Taku Kawamura's False Child manga was made available in English on Square Enix's Manga UP! website. 

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By Rohit Kohli | May 2, 2023 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Taku Kawamura’s False Child manga was made available in English on Square Enix’s Manga UP! website. The company has described the manga’s story as follows:

“Imagine if a child who had passed away suddenly reappeared, looking exactly as she did before. But what if it was all the doing of a shapeshifting tanuki? This isn’t a reunion. She isn’t real. And yet, her parents cling to the bittersweet lie.

Experience a poignant tale of loss and longing from the author of “My Clueless First Friend”.”

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Where to stream the English version?

On November 22, Taku Kawamura introduced the False Child manga in Square Enix’s Gangan Joker! magazine, which was later released as the first compiled volume on March 22. The Manga UP! website has now begun streaming the English version of the manga.

My Clueless First Friend, created by Taku Kawamura, made its debut in Square Enix’s Gangan Joker magazine in May 2018. The manga’s first compiled book volume was published in October 2018, while the 14th volume was released on March 22. Square Enix Manga & Books started publishing the English version of the first volume on March 7, with the second volume slated for release on June 6. The manga was also adapted into an anime, which premiered on April 9.

Crunchyroll adds Saint Seiya anime

Crunchyroll has announced that it has added all 114 episodes of the original Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac anime with a remastered English dub. The anime is currently available in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa with the remastered English dub.

Previously, the streaming platform added the anime in Latin American territories with both a Spanish and Portuguese English dub. The anime originally aired from 1986 to 1989. The original Saint Seiya manga was published by Kurumada from 1986 to 1990. The manga has also inspired several TV anime, original video anime projects, anime films, and spinoff manga.

The original series has 35 million copies in print. The Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho spinoff manga also has an anime. Viz Media published the original manga in English under the Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac moniker.

ADV Films released Toei Animation’s anime adaptation of the manga with an English dub under the title Knights of the Zodiac. Later, the company released an unedited version of the title Saint Seiya. New Video Group later also released the series on DVD.

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