The manga adaptation of Yoshiki Tanaka 's The Heroic Legend of Arslan by Hiromu Arakawa was announced in the June issue of Kodansha 's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine , released in May 2013.[ 1] The series began in the August issue of the magazine, released on July 9, 2013.[ 2] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 9, 2014.[ 3] As of August 7, 2024, twenty-one volumes have been released.[ 4]
In North America, the manga was digitally published in English by Crunchyroll Manga from 2014 until 2018, when the company announced that they would no longer publish manga from Kodansha.[ 5] [ 6] Kodansha USA began publishing the manga in print and digital format on August 19, 2014.[ 7] [ 8]
^ Loo, Egan (May 7, 2013). "Fullmetal Alchemist's Arakawa to Adapt Tanaka's Arslan Fantasy" . Anime News Network . Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ 荒川弘×田中芳樹「アルスラーン戦記」満を持して始動 . Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 9, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
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^ Loo, Egan (March 14, 2014). "Crunchyroll Releases Ajin, Koe no Katachi, Arslan Manga" . Anime News Network . Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ Ressler, Karen (February 16, 2018). "Crunchyroll Manga to No Longer Offer Catalog Chapters of Kodansha Titles" . Anime News Network . Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ Ressler, Karen (February 26, 2014). "Kodansha USA to Publish Arslan Manga by Fullmetal Alchemist's Arakawa" . Anime News Network . Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
^ Loveridge, Lynzee (March 22, 2014). "Kodansha USA Announces The Heroic Legend of Arslan Manga Release" . Anime News Network . Retrieved January 21, 2021 .