Issak

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 seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 2017.

Issak
Cover of the first volume
イサック (Isakku)
Genre	Action[1] Drama[2] Historical[1]
Manga
Written by	Shinji Makari
Illustrated by	Double-S
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Imprint	Afternoon KC
Magazine	Monthly Afternoon
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	January 25, 2017 – present
Volumes	18

Publication

Written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S, Issak started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine 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 21, 2024, 18 volumes have been released.^[5] The series will end with the release of its 19th volume.^[6]

At San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English digital publication.^[7][8] At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Kodansha USA announced that they would begin releasing 2-in-1 print omnibus versions in Q2 2025.^[9]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	July 21, 2017[10]	978-4-06-388281-0	August 15, 2023[8]	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	June 18, 2024[24]	978-1-68-491760-0
9	July 20, 2020[25]	978-4-06-520129-9	August 20, 2024[26]	978-1-68-491761-7
10	January 21, 2021[27]	978-4-06-521987-4	October 22, 2024[28]	978-1-68-491762-4
11	July 21, 2021[29]	978-4-06-523897-4	—	—
12	January 21, 2022[30]	978-4-06-526463-8	—	—
13	July 22, 2022[31]	978-4-06-528301-1	—	—
14	December 22, 2022[32]	978-4-06-529787-2	—	—
15	May 23, 2023[33]	978-4-06-531432-6	—	—
16	November 22, 2023[34]	978-4-06-533623-6	—	—
17	May 22, 2024[35]	978-4-06-535398-1	—	—
18	November 21, 2024[5]	978-4-06-537504-4	—	—

Reception

Issak was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2018.^[36] It won the Saito Takao Award 2019, established by manga artist Takao Saito and the Saito Takao Gekiga Cultural Foundation.^[37] The English translation by Kevin Steinbach was nominated for the Japan Society and Anime NYC's first American Manga Awards in the Best Translation category in 2024.^[38]

See also

• Yugo, another manga series written by Shinji Makari
• Until Death Do Us Part, another manga series illustrated by Double-S

References

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External links

• Official website at Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese)
• Issak (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia