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https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/855527824056356866

VIZ Media‏Verified account @VIZMedia 6m6 minutes ago

Announcement: SPLATOON, the manga series inspired by the hit Nintendo game makes it's debut late 2017! Join the Turf War!🦑

 

[Jintor]

before ya'll get too excited please be aware this is basically a kids gag manga and not anything with a real storyline or substance

it's still okay tho

 

[Lord of Ostia]

What a great idea

 

[metsallica]

This is a localized version of Sankichi Hinodeya's currently-running series, yes? Not some new project?

 

[WonderzL]

before ya'll get too excited please be aware this is basically a kids gag manga and not anything with a real storyline or substance

it's still okay tho

Kids manga is good. I love Yo-kai Watch's.

 

[Reki]

I'm not so sure what to think... "Finally!"?

before ya'll get too excited please be aware this is basically a kids gag manga and not anything with a real storyline or substance

it's still okay tho

Oh, ok. At least we have the artbook.

 

[Yarbskoo]

Kind of want.

I still need to get the Twilight Princess manga.

And the Ace Attorney series.

 

[Lambtron]

Honobono no Ika 4-koma next, please.

before ya'll get too excited please be aware this is basically a kids gag manga and not anything with a real storyline or substance

it's still okay tho

Inklings are so cute I don't need substance.

 

[ponpo]

before ya'll get too excited please be aware this is basically a kids gag manga and not anything with a real storyline or substance

it's still okay tho

Implying manga / anime fans will be deterred by the intended audience being children.

 

[Jintor]

Implying manga / anime fans will be deterred by the intended audience being children.

why is ponpo so mean ;__;

 

[SinCityAssassin]

before ya'll get too excited please be aware this is basically a kids gag manga and not anything with a real storyline or substance

it's still okay tho

Wind Waker was a gag manga and I still want that to come over damn it.

 

[RedAssedApe]

why is ponpo so mean ;__;

i chuckled. even more so after your reaction lol

 

[ponpo]

why is ponpo so mean ;__;

Not mean, look above for proof!!

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Anyone know who the author (mangaka) is? I wanted the Squid Girl author to do some more Splatoon love. At least one chapter in Squid Girl would have been fine.


this is cool too I guess.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Anyone know who the author (mangaka) is?

Sankichi Hinodeya, as seen here.

 

[mugwhump]

Honobono no Ika 4-koma next, please.

Is that another one? My Asian friend from Asia said there were at least 3 splatoon mangoes.

 

[Stilton Disco]

For a few glorious moments I thought Nintendo had either gone insane or not realised who they were partnering with, and were making a Splatoon comic with the British Viz comic..

I'm to say the least, very disappointed. I mean the Fat Slags as Callie and Marie practically writes itself...

 

[chrono01]

Nice to see them putting ink to page.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Sankichi Hinodeya, as seen here.

For some reason I don't trust him with the Lore of Splatoon. Those eyes are shifty.

 

[JB2448]

Using the wrong form of "its" in the announcement tweet really makes me confident that this release won't be laden with typos.

 

[Emperor_Uriel]

Ugh.

I read the original Splatoon oneshot this guy did, and it was dreadful. Your standard "idiot boy protagonist getting his ass kicked by the female lead for doing indecent/stupid things" type of gags.

For a game that was marketed with the Inkling Girl front-and-center, it really irks me that A) She isn't the main character and B) She's being portrayed as morally and intellectually superior to the dopey boys because that's just the shonen manga template for "the girl character."

I'll give it a chance, but I really don't expect anything that will live up to the source material.

Example: