Assassin's Creed: Awakening

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{{Comic Infobox
|name = ''Assassin's Creed: Awakening''
|image = Assassin's Creed Awakening 001.jpg
|Publisher = [[Jump X]] (Japan) [[Ki-oon]] (France) [[Panini Comics]] (Italy) [[Titan Comics]] (USA)
|Writer = [[Yano Takashi]]
|Artist = [[Oiwa Kenji]]
|Release Date = 2013 - 2014 (JP) 2014 (FR) 2015 (IT) 2016 - ongoing (EN)
|Genre = Action, Adventure, Historical, Science fiction, Seinen
|Format = Print serialization
|ISBN = Per release
|Language = Japanese French Italian English 
|Pages = Per volume
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'''''Assassin's Creed: Awakening''''' ([[wikipedia:Japanese language|Japanese]]: アサシンクリード4 ブラックフラッグ覚醒 [[wikipedia:Hepburn_romanization|Hepburn]]: ''Asashin Kurīdo 4: Burakku Furaggu - Kakusei''[[wikipedia:Help:Installing Japanese character sets|?]], lit. '''''Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag - Awakening''''') is a manga adaptation of the ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' video game. It was serialized in the magazine Jump X, written by Yano Takashi and illustrated by Oiwa Kenji.<ref name="Jump X - AC4BF">[http://jumpx.jp/w/ac4/ Jump X: ''Assassin's Creed 4 - Awakening'' page (Japanese)]</ref> It was announced on Anime News Network in 9 July 2013,<ref name="ANN">[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-07-09/welcome-to-the-n.h.k.s-oiwa-draws-assassin-creed-4-manga AnimeNewsNetwork: Oiwa draws ''Assassin's Creed 4'' manga]</ref> after which the first chapter was released on 10 August 2013. Last twelfth chapter was released in Japan on 9 August 2014.<ref>[https://myanimelist.net/manga/55167/Assassins_Creed_4__Black_Flag_-_Kakusei MyAnimeList: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag - Kakusei]</ref>

A French language version was announced on 16 April 2014 and released 12 June 2014 in France under the title ''Assassin's Creed: Awakening''.<ref>[http://adala-news.fr/2014/04/le-manga-assassins-creed-awakening-licencie-en-france/ Le manga ''Assassin’s Creed Awakening'' licencié en France (French)]</ref>

A English language version was announced on 23 July 2016 at San Diego Comic Con and will be published by [[Titan Comics]]. <ref>[http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/sdcc-2016-assassins-creed-manga/ Titan to Publish “Assassin’s Creed” Manga Adaptation]</ref> First issue was released on 9th November 2016.

The title stars [[Edward Kenway]] in the 18th century and [[Yanao Seijin]] in the present as Seijin relives Edward's [[Genetic memory|memories]] under the eye of [[Abstergo Industries]].

== Blurb ==
The [[Golden Age of Piracy|Golden Age]] of [[Piracy|Pirates]]

In 1715, pirates established [[Nassau|a lawless republic]] in the [[Caribbean]] and ruled the land and seas. These outlaws paralyzed navies, halted international trade, and plundered vast fortunes. They threatened the power structures that ruled [[Europe]], inspired the imaginations of millions, and left a legacy that still endures.

Into this world sails a young, cocky, and fearsome captain named Edward Kenway. His skill with a sword and disdain for authority earn him the respect of pirate legends like [[Edward Thatch|Blackbeard]], but thrust him into [[Assassin-Templar War|an ancient conflict]] that threatens to destroy everything the pirates have built.

==Issues==
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09/11/2016 - ''Jump back into the world of Edward Kenway, lead character of the best-selling fan favorite game, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, in this beautiful manga adaptation. Return to the Golden Age of Pirates once more and relive the adventures of the brilliant young captain!''
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|-|Issue 2=
21/12/2016 - ''With Masato’s mother in a coma and her life in the Templars’ hands, will Masato be able to find the answers he seeks by continuing with Edward Kenway’s life as an 18th Century pirate turned unwilling Assassin? Or could this next voyage kill them both?''
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11/01/2017 - TBA
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15/02/2017 - TBA
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08/03/2017 - TBA
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12/04/2017 - TBA
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== Differences ==

Several of the events in ''Assassin's Creed: Awakening'' differ greatly from the one in ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'', despite it being an adaptation of the game.

=== Characters ===
[[File:Assassin's Creed Awakening Vol II cover.jpg|thumb|Volume 2 cover]]
* [[Duncan Walpole]]'s face was clean-shaven and he died due to exhaustion and the blast from the ship, unlike in the game, where he was shown with a beard and died by Edward's blade.
* [[Adéwalé]] seemingly does not appear in the comic.
* Throughout the comic, Edward Kenway receives flashes of [[Eagle Vision]] that allows him to see through things and anticipate movements.

=== Events ===
* During Edward's incident in [[Cape Bonavista]], he was the captain of his own ship, not a part of the [[brig]] ''[[Jacobite]]'' crew.
* [[Julien du Casse]] fought Edward in order to prove that he belonged to the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]]
* [[Mary Read]] was among the Assassins that attacked Julien du Casse, [[Woodes Rogers]], [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] and Edward Kenway, where she recognized Kenway and demanded he tell her where Duncan Walpole was.

==Collected editions==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Awakening - Volume 1]]'' {{C|August 15, 2017}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-Awakening-Takeshi-Yano/dp/1785858580/ Amazon.com]</ref>
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Awakening - Volume 2]]'' {{C|October 17, 2017}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-Awakening-Takeshi-Yano/dp/1785859226/ Amazon.com]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Real world comics]]

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