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Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19. It was drawn by Japanese artist [[Minoji Kurata]], based on story treatments by Ubisoft.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in Japanese on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1198285583241666560|Access the Animus|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]|image=|noimage=|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1198285583241666560|Access the Animus|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]|image=|noimage=|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref>
Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19. It was drawn by Japanese artist [[Minoji Kurata]], based on story treatments by Ubisoft.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in Japanese on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1198285583241666560|Access the Animus|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]|image=|noimage=|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1198285583241666560|Access the Animus|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]|image=|noimage=|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref>

English and French language translations were confirmed to release later,<ref>{{Twitter|assassinscreed|status/1187401003773157376|Assassin's Creed|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020,<ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1256622814536306688|Access the Animus|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref> the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020,<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 |title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 | publisher={{Wiki|Tokoypop}}| accessdate= 20 November 2020|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ |title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 | author=Dominguez, Noah| date=4 September, 2020| publisher=''{{Wiki|Comic Book Resources}}''| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer |title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer| archivedate=14 June, 2020| date=8 June, 2020| publisher=Mana Books| accessdate= 14 June, 2020| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1270341949652971520|Access the Animus|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book. <ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1272913317783355392|Access the Animus|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>
English and French language translations were confirmed to release later,<ref>{{Twitter|assassinscreed|status/1187401003773157376|Assassin's Creed|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020,<ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1256622814536306688|Access the Animus|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref> the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020,<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 |title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 | publisher={{Wiki|Tokoypop}}| accessdate= 20 November 2020|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ |title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 | author=Dominguez, Noah| date=4 September, 2020| publisher=''{{Wiki|Comic Book Resources}}''| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer |title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer| archivedate=14 June, 2020| date=8 June, 2020| publisher=Mana Books| accessdate= 14 June, 2020| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1270341949652971520|Access the Animus|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book.<ref>{{Twitter|AccessTheAnimus|status/1272913317783355392|Access the Animus|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>

The release of Chapter 14, "[[Dear Friend]]", originally scheduled for January 2021, was delayed by a month,<ref>{{Twitter|minozy_k|status/1351320122674167808|倉田三ノ路|quote=『アサシンクリードチャイナ』は今月お休みです。来月薬屋10巻と一緒に3巻が出るよ！[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsDaedmVcAcrYyA.png pic.twitter.com/6PP3eQKMB7]|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ hiatus.png}}</ref> with Kurata citing the underestimated workload as the reason.<ref>{{Twitter|minozy_k|status/1349710942318125061|倉田三ノ路|quote=ゲームは一日1クエスト！くらいの進み具合で、仕事もちゃんとしてるよ！！思ってたより単行本作業に時間かかってて、今月提出分の原稿が遅れがちなのでヒヤヒヤです。生きてるって実感しますな。[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErsiraKUYAAoUuA.png pic.twitter.com/Af2LJZImEU]|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ Ch14 delay reason.png}}</ref> On 19 May, Kurata confirmed that ''Blade of Shao Jun'' would end serialization the following month, making the total number of chapters in the series 18.<ref>{{Twitter|minozy_k|status/1394808218149289988|倉田三ノ路|quote=『薬屋のひとりごと-猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳-』11巻は来月発売です。『アサクリチャイナ』は来月最終回！よろしくお願いしますー [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1tartBVoAA76mJ.jpg pic.twitter.com/ha8hlvN7md]|image=File:Twitter - Minoji Kurata confirms end of BoSJ.png}}</ref>
The release of Chapter 14, "[[Dear Friend]]", originally scheduled for January 2021, was delayed by a month,<ref>{{Twitter|minozy_k|status/1351320122674167808|倉田三ノ路|quote=『アサシンクリードチャイナ』は今月お休みです。来月薬屋10巻と一緒に3巻が出るよ！[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsDaedmVcAcrYyA.png pic.twitter.com/6PP3eQKMB7]|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ hiatus.png}}</ref> with Kurata citing the underestimated workload as the reason.<ref>{{Twitter|minozy_k|status/1349710942318125061|倉田三ノ路|quote=ゲームは一日1クエスト！くらいの進み具合で、仕事もちゃんとしてるよ！！思ってたより単行本作業に時間かかってて、今月提出分の原稿が遅れがちなのでヒヤヒヤです。生きてるって実感しますな。[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErsiraKUYAAoUuA.png pic.twitter.com/Af2LJZImEU]|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ Ch14 delay reason.png}}</ref> On 19 May, Kurata confirmed that ''Blade of Shao Jun'' would end serialization the following month, making the total number of chapters in the series 18.<ref>{{Twitter|minozy_k|status/1394808218149289988|倉田三ノ路|quote=『薬屋のひとりごと-猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳-』11巻は来月発売です。『アサクリチャイナ』は来月最終回！よろしくお願いしますー [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1tartBVoAA76mJ.jpg pic.twitter.com/ha8hlvN7md]|image=File:Twitter - Minoji Kurata confirms end of BoSJ.png}}</ref>

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	Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19. It was drawn by Japanese artist [[Minoji Kurata]], based on story treatments by Ubisoft.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki\|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in Japanese on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki\|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref>		Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19. It was drawn by Japanese artist [[Minoji Kurata]], based on story treatments by Ubisoft.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki\|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in Japanese on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki\|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref>

	English and French language translations were confirmed to release later,<ref>{{Twitter\|assassinscreed\|status/1187401003773157376\|Assassin's Creed\|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]\|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1256622814536306688\|Access the Animus\|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]\|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref> the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020,<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 \|title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 \| publisher={{Wiki\|Tokoypop}}\| accessdate= 20 November 2020\|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki\|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ \|title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 \| author=Dominguez, Noah\| date=4 September, 2020\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|Comic Book Resources}}''\| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer \|title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! \| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer\| archivedate=14 June, 2020\| date=8 June, 2020\| publisher=Mana Books\| accessdate= 14 June, 2020\| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1270341949652971520\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book. <ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1272913317783355392\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>		English and French language translations were confirmed to release later,<ref>{{Twitter\|assassinscreed\|status/1187401003773157376\|Assassin's Creed\|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]\|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020,<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1256622814536306688\|Access the Animus\|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]\|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref> the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020,<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 \|title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 \| publisher={{Wiki\|Tokoypop}}\| accessdate= 20 November 2020\|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki\|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ \|title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 \| author=Dominguez, Noah\| date=4 September, 2020\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|Comic Book Resources}}''\| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer \|title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! \| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer\| archivedate=14 June, 2020\| date=8 June, 2020\| publisher=Mana Books\| accessdate= 14 June, 2020\| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1270341949652971520\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book. <ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1272913317783355392\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>

	The release of Chapter 14, "[[Dear Friend]]", originally scheduled for January 2021, was delayed by a month,<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1351320122674167808\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『アサシンクリードチャイナ』は今月お休みです。来月薬屋10巻と一緒に3巻が出るよ！[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsDaedmVcAcrYyA.png pic.twitter.com/6PP3eQKMB7]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ hiatus.png}}</ref> with Kurata citing the underestimated workload as the reason.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1349710942318125061\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=ゲームは一日1クエスト！くらいの進み具合で、仕事もちゃんとしてるよ！！思ってたより単行本作業に時間かかってて、今月提出分の原稿が遅れがちなのでヒヤヒヤです。生きてるって実感しますな。[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErsiraKUYAAoUuA.png pic.twitter.com/Af2LJZImEU]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ Ch14 delay reason.png}}</ref> On 19 May, Kurata confirmed that ''Blade of Shao Jun'' would end serialization the following month, making the total number of chapters in the series 18.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1394808218149289988\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『薬屋のひとりごと-猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳-』11巻は来月発売です。『アサクリチャイナ』は来月最終回！よろしくお願いしますー [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1tartBVoAA76mJ.jpg pic.twitter.com/ha8hlvN7md]\|image=File:Twitter - Minoji Kurata confirms end of BoSJ.png}}</ref>		The release of Chapter 14, "[[Dear Friend]]", originally scheduled for January 2021, was delayed by a month,<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1351320122674167808\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『アサシンクリードチャイナ』は今月お休みです。来月薬屋10巻と一緒に3巻が出るよ！[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsDaedmVcAcrYyA.png pic.twitter.com/6PP3eQKMB7]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ hiatus.png}}</ref> with Kurata citing the underestimated workload as the reason.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1349710942318125061\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=ゲームは一日1クエスト！くらいの進み具合で、仕事もちゃんとしてるよ！！思ってたより単行本作業に時間かかってて、今月提出分の原稿が遅れがちなのでヒヤヒヤです。生きてるって実感しますな。[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErsiraKUYAAoUuA.png pic.twitter.com/Af2LJZImEU]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ Ch14 delay reason.png}}</ref> On 19 May, Kurata confirmed that ''Blade of Shao Jun'' would end serialization the following month, making the total number of chapters in the series 18.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1394808218149289988\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『薬屋のひとりごと-猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳-』11巻は来月発売です。『アサクリチャイナ』は来月最終回！よろしくお願いしますー [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1tartBVoAA76mJ.jpg pic.twitter.com/ha8hlvN7md]\|image=File:Twitter - Minoji Kurata confirms end of BoSJ.png}}</ref>
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	\|published_by={{Wiki\|Shogakukan}} {{c\|JP}}<br>[[Mana Books]] {{c\|FR}}<br>[[Tokyopop]] {{c\|DE}}<br>{{Wiki\|Viz Media}} {{c\|US}}<br>{{Wiki\|Panini Comics}} {{c\|IT}}<br>{{Wiki\|Egmont}} {{c\|PL}}<br>Huacheng Publishing House {{c\|CN}}		\|published_by={{Wiki\|Shogakukan}} {{c\|JP}}<br>[[Mana Books]] {{c\|FR}}<br>[[Tokyopop]] {{c\|DE}}<br>{{Wiki\|Viz Media}} {{c\|US}}<br>{{Wiki\|Panini Comics}} {{c\|IT}}<br>{{Wiki\|Egmont}} {{c\|PL}}<br>Huacheng Publishing House {{c\|CN}}
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	'''''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun''''', known in [[Japan]] as '''''Assassin's Creed: China''''', is a manga adaptation of ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' ~~first~~ serialized in {{Wiki\|Monthly Sunday Gene-X}} in October 2019~~. Penned~~ by [[Minoji Kurata]]~~, the manga~~ follows the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]] during the time of the [[Ming dynasty]] as she returns to her homeland to exact revenge on the [[Eight Tigers]] and rebuild her Brotherhood.<ref>{{Twitter\|SundayGX\|status/1174527599336230912\|サンデーGX編集部\|quote=「薬屋のひとりごと猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳」の倉田三ノ路氏、GXでダブル連載決定！なんとユービーアイソフトの超ヒットタイトル「アサシンクリード」コミカライズです!! 「アサシンクリードチャイナ」来月19日発売のGX11月号よりスタートです!! #アサシンクリード #アサクリ [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEzCn2vUEAMZQfI.jpg pic.twitter.com/jOeA6EHJUs]\|image=File:Sunday GX - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20190919034709/https://twitter.com/SundayGX/status/1174527599336230912}}</ref>		'''''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun''''', known in [[Japan]] as '''''Assassin's Creed: China''''', is a manga adaptation of ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''. First serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''{{Wiki\|Monthly Sunday Gene-X}}'' in October 2019, it is penned by [[Minoji Kurata]] and follows the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]] during the time of the [[Ming dynasty]] as she returns to her homeland to exact revenge on the [[Eight Tigers]] and rebuild her Brotherhood.<ref>{{Twitter\|SundayGX\|status/1174527599336230912\|サンデーGX編集部\|quote=「薬屋のひとりごと猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳」の倉田三ノ路氏、GXでダブル連載決定！なんとユービーアイソフトの超ヒットタイトル「アサシンクリード」コミカライズです!! 「アサシンクリードチャイナ」来月19日発売のGX11月号よりスタートです!! #アサシンクリード #アサクリ [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEzCn2vUEAMZQfI.jpg pic.twitter.com/jOeA6EHJUs]\|image=File:Sunday GX - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20190919034709/https://twitter.com/SundayGX/status/1174527599336230912}}</ref>

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==

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	\|name = ''{{PAGENAME}}''		\|name=''{{PAGENAME}}''
	\|image = AC Blade of Shao Jun Cover Vol 1 English.jpg		\|image=AC Blade of Shao Jun Cover Vol 1 English.jpg
	\|native_title = アサシンクリードチャイナ<br />''Asashin Kurīdo Chaina''		\|native_title=アサシンクリードチャイナ<br />''Asashin Kurīdo Chaina''
	\|english_title = ''Assassin's Creed: China'' {{c\|lit.}}<br />''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun'' {{c\|Viz}}		\|english_title=''Assassin's Creed: China'' {{c\|lit.}}<br />''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun'' {{c\|Viz}}
	\|genre = Historical fiction, Seinen		\|genre=Historical fiction, Seinen
	\|author = [[Minoji Kurata]]		\|author=[[Minoji Kurata]]
	\|serialization = {{Wiki\|Monthly Sunday Gene-X}}		\|serialization={{Wiki\|Monthly Sunday Gene-X}}
	\|original_run = 19 October 2019 – 17 June 2021		\|original_run=19 October 2019 – 17 June 2021
	\|published_by = {{Wiki\|Shogakukan}} {{c\|JP}}<br>[[Mana Books]] {{c\|FR}}<br>[[Tokyopop]] {{c\|DE}}<br>{{Wiki\|Viz Media}} {{c\|US}}<br>{{Wiki\|Panini Comics}} {{c\|IT}}<br>{{Wiki\|Egmont}} {{c\|PL}}<br>Huacheng Publishing House {{c\|CN}}		\|published_by={{Wiki\|Shogakukan}} {{c\|JP}}<br>[[Mana Books]] {{c\|FR}}<br>[[Tokyopop]] {{c\|DE}}<br>{{Wiki\|Viz Media}} {{c\|US}}<br>{{Wiki\|Panini Comics}} {{c\|IT}}<br>{{Wiki\|Egmont}} {{c\|PL}}<br>Huacheng Publishing House {{c\|CN}}
	\|volumes=4}}		\|volumes=4}}
	'''''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun''''', known in [[Japan]] as '''''Assassin's Creed: China''''', is a manga adaptation of ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' first serialized in {{Wiki\|Monthly Sunday Gene-X}} in October 2019. Penned by [[Minoji Kurata]], the manga follows the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]] during the time of the [[Ming dynasty]] as she returns to her homeland to exact revenge on the [[Eight Tigers]] and rebuild her Brotherhood.<ref>{{Twitter\|SundayGX\|status/1174527599336230912\|サンデーGX編集部\|quote=「薬屋のひとりごと猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳」の倉田三ノ路氏、GXでダブル連載決定！なんとユービーアイソフトの超ヒットタイトル「アサシンクリード」コミカライズです!! 「アサシンクリードチャイナ」来月19日発売のGX11月号よりスタートです!! #アサシンクリード #アサクリ [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEzCn2vUEAMZQfI.jpg pic.twitter.com/jOeA6EHJUs]\|image=File:Sunday GX - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20190919034709/https://twitter.com/SundayGX/status/1174527599336230912}}</ref>		'''''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun''''', known in [[Japan]] as '''''Assassin's Creed: China''''', is a manga adaptation of ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' first serialized in {{Wiki\|Monthly Sunday Gene-X}} in October 2019. Penned by [[Minoji Kurata]], the manga follows the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]] during the time of the [[Ming dynasty]] as she returns to her homeland to exact revenge on the [[Eight Tigers]] and rebuild her Brotherhood.<ref>{{Twitter\|SundayGX\|status/1174527599336230912\|サンデーGX編集部\|quote=「薬屋のひとりごと猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳」の倉田三ノ路氏、GXでダブル連載決定！なんとユービーアイソフトの超ヒットタイトル「アサシンクリード」コミカライズです!! 「アサシンクリードチャイナ」来月19日発売のGX11月号よりスタートです!! #アサシンクリード #アサクリ [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEzCn2vUEAMZQfI.jpg pic.twitter.com/jOeA6EHJUs]\|image=File:Sunday GX - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20190919034709/https://twitter.com/SundayGX/status/1174527599336230912}}</ref>
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	==Development==		==Development==
	Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19. It was drawn by Japanese artist [[Minoji Kurata]], based on story treatments by Ubisoft.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki\|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in Japanese on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki\|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]		Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19. It was drawn by Japanese artist [[Minoji Kurata]], based on story treatments by Ubisoft.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki\|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in Japanese on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki\|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref>
	[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]
	[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref>

	English and French language translations were confirmed to release later,<ref>{{Twitter\|assassinscreed\|status/1187401003773157376\|Assassin's Creed\|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]\|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1256622814536306688\|Access the Animus\|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]\|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref> the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020,<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 \|title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 \| publisher={{Wiki\|Tokoypop}}\| accessdate= 20 November 2020\|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki\|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ \|title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 \| author=Dominguez, Noah\| date=4 September, 2020\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|Comic Book Resources}}''\| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer \|title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! \| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer\| archivedate=14 June, 2020\| date=8 June, 2020\| publisher=Mana Books\| accessdate= 14 June, 2020\| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1270341949652971520\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book. <ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1272913317783355392\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>		English and French language translations were confirmed to release later,<ref>{{Twitter\|assassinscreed\|status/1187401003773157376\|Assassin's Creed\|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]\|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1256622814536306688\|Access the Animus\|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]\|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref> the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020,<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 \|title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 \| publisher={{Wiki\|Tokoypop}}\| accessdate= 20 November 2020\|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki\|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ \|title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 \| author=Dominguez, Noah\| date=4 September, 2020\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|Comic Book Resources}}''\| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer \|title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! \| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer\| archivedate=14 June, 2020\| date=8 June, 2020\| publisher=Mana Books\| accessdate= 14 June, 2020\| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1270341949652971520\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book. <ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1272913317783355392\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>
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	==Development==		==Development==
	Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account ~~with art by [[Minoji Kurata]] based on story treatment by Ubisoft~~, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki\|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in ~~[[Japan]]ese~~ on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki\|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]		Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19. It was drawn by Japanese artist [[Minoji Kurata]], based on story treatments by Ubisoft.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki\|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in Japanese on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki\|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]
	[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]		[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]
	[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> English and French language translations were confirmed to come later,<ref>{{Twitter\|assassinscreed\|status/1187401003773157376\|Assassin's Creed\|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]\|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1256622814536306688\|Access the Animus\|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]\|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref>, the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 \|title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 \| publisher={{Wiki\|Tokoypop}}\| accessdate= 20 November 2020\|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki\|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ \|title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 \| author=Dominguez, Noah\| date=4 September, 2020\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|Comic Book Resources}}''\| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer \|title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! \| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer\| archivedate=14 June, 2020\| date=8 June, 2020\| publisher=Mana Books\| accessdate= 14 June, 2020\| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1270341949652971520\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book. <ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1272913317783355392\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>		[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref>

	The release of Chapter 14, "[[Dear Friend]]", originally scheduled ~~to release in~~ January 2021, was delayed a month,<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1351320122674167808\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『アサシンクリードチャイナ』は今月お休みです。来月薬屋10巻と一緒に3巻が出るよ！[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsDaedmVcAcrYyA.png pic.twitter.com/6PP3eQKMB7]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ hiatus.png}}</ref> with Kurata citing the underestimated workload as the reason.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1349710942318125061\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=ゲームは一日1クエスト！くらいの進み具合で、仕事もちゃんとしてるよ！！思ってたより単行本作業に時間かかってて、今月提出分の原稿が遅れがちなのでヒヤヒヤです。生きてるって実感しますな。[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErsiraKUYAAoUuA.png pic.twitter.com/Af2LJZImEU]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ Ch14 delay reason.png}}</ref> On 19 May, Kurata confirmed that ''Blade of Shao Jun'' would end serialization the following month, making the total number of chapters in the series 18.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1394808218149289988\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『薬屋のひとりごと-猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳-』11巻は来月発売です。『アサクリチャイナ』は来月最終回！よろしくお願いしますー [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1tartBVoAA76mJ.jpg pic.twitter.com/ha8hlvN7md]\|image=File:Twitter - Minoji Kurata confirms end of BoSJ.png}}</ref>		English and French language translations were confirmed to release later,<ref>{{Twitter\|assassinscreed\|status/1187401003773157376\|Assassin's Creed\|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]\|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1256622814536306688\|Access the Animus\|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]\|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref> the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020,<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 \|title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 \| publisher={{Wiki\|Tokoypop}}\| accessdate= 20 November 2020\|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki\|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ \|title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 \| author=Dominguez, Noah\| date=4 September, 2020\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|Comic Book Resources}}''\| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer \|title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! \| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer\| archivedate=14 June, 2020\| date=8 June, 2020\| publisher=Mana Books\| accessdate= 14 June, 2020\| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1270341949652971520\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book. <ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1272913317783355392\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>

			The release of Chapter 14, "[[Dear Friend]]", originally scheduled for January 2021, was delayed by a month,<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1351320122674167808\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『アサシンクリードチャイナ』は今月お休みです。来月薬屋10巻と一緒に3巻が出るよ！[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsDaedmVcAcrYyA.png pic.twitter.com/6PP3eQKMB7]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ hiatus.png}}</ref> with Kurata citing the underestimated workload as the reason.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1349710942318125061\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=ゲームは一日1クエスト！くらいの進み具合で、仕事もちゃんとしてるよ！！思ってたより単行本作業に時間かかってて、今月提出分の原稿が遅れがちなのでヒヤヒヤです。生きてるって実感しますな。[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErsiraKUYAAoUuA.png pic.twitter.com/Af2LJZImEU]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ Ch14 delay reason.png}}</ref> On 19 May, Kurata confirmed that ''Blade of Shao Jun'' would end serialization the following month, making the total number of chapters in the series 18.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1394808218149289988\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『薬屋のひとりごと-猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳-』11巻は来月発売です。『アサクリチャイナ』は来月最終回！よろしくお願いしますー [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1tartBVoAA76mJ.jpg pic.twitter.com/ha8hlvN7md]\|image=File:Twitter - Minoji Kurata confirms end of BoSJ.png}}</ref>

	==List of chapters==		==List of chapters==

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	==Continuity issues==		==Continuity issues==
	[[Doctor]] [[Kaori Kagami]]'s overarching goal to find Shao Jun's [[Precursor box]] for the [[Templars]] is seemingly nonsensical. Although [[Ellen Kaye]], [[Abstergo Industries]]' chairwoman on its Board of Directors and leader of the Templars' governing [[Council of Elders]], directly tasks the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] with finding the box, Ellen neglects to mention that the company had already acquired the box by 2014,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]]: "Sigma Team's Most Wanted: The Soldiers"</ref> that [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] member [[Laetitia England]] had kept it for a year before directing the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] ~~with delivering~~ it to her ~~Sanctum~~ colleague [[Álvaro Gramática]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]: "A Secret Lab"</ref> and that it was later destroyed in August 2018 along with the [[Abstergo Industries Australia facility]] ~~following~~ [[Resurrection Day]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12\|Issue #12]]</ref>		[[Doctor]] [[Kaori Kagami]]'s overarching goal to find Shao Jun's [[Precursor box]] for the [[Templars]] is seemingly nonsensical. Although [[Ellen Kaye]], [[Abstergo Industries]]' chairwoman on its Board of Directors and leader of the Templars' governing [[Council of Elders]], directly tasks the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] with finding the box, Ellen neglects to mention that the company had already acquired the box by 2014,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]]: "Sigma Team's Most Wanted: The Soldiers"</ref> that [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] member [[Laetitia England]] had kept it for a year before directing the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] to deliver it to her colleague [[Álvaro Gramática]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]: "A Secret Lab"</ref> and that it was later destroyed in August 2018 along with the [[Abstergo Industries Australia facility]] during [[Resurrection Day]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12\|Issue #12]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	==Continuity issues==		==Continuity issues==
	[[Doctor]] [[Kaori Kagami]]'s overarching goal to find Shao Jun's [[Precursor box]] for the [[Templars]] is seemingly nonsensical. Although [[Ellen Kaye]], [[Abstergo Industries]]' chairwoman on its Board of Directors and leader of the Templars' governing [[Council of Elders]], directly tasks the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] with finding the box, Ellen neglects to mention that the company had already acquired the box in 2014,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]]: "Sigma Team's Most Wanted: The Soldiers"</ref> that [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] member [[Laetitia England]] had kept it for a year before directing the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] with delivering it to her Sanctum colleague [[Álvaro Gramática]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]: "A Secret Lab"</ref> and that it was later destroyed in August 2018 along with the [[Abstergo Industries Australia facility]] following [[Resurrection Day]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12\|Issue #12]]</ref>		[[Doctor]] [[Kaori Kagami]]'s overarching goal to find Shao Jun's [[Precursor box]] for the [[Templars]] is seemingly nonsensical. Although [[Ellen Kaye]], [[Abstergo Industries]]' chairwoman on its Board of Directors and leader of the Templars' governing [[Council of Elders]], directly tasks the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] with finding the box, Ellen neglects to mention that the company had already acquired the box by 2014,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]]: "Sigma Team's Most Wanted: The Soldiers"</ref> that [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] member [[Laetitia England]] had kept it for a year before directing the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] with delivering it to her Sanctum colleague [[Álvaro Gramática]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]: "A Secret Lab"</ref> and that it was later destroyed in August 2018 along with the [[Abstergo Industries Australia facility]] following [[Resurrection Day]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12\|Issue #12]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19. It was drawn by Japanese artist [[Minoji Kurata]], based on story treatments by Ubisoft.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki\|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in Japanese on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki\|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref>		Announced in September 2019 via the Sunday-GX Twitter account, the manga debuted in the magazine's November issue on October 19. It was drawn by Japanese artist [[Minoji Kurata]], based on story treatments by Ubisoft.<ref name="ANN" /> The first ''{{Wiki\|tankōbon}}'' volume was released in Japanese on 19 February 2020 by {{Wiki\|Shogakukan}}.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=Artist Minoji Kurata announced that the first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released (in Japanese) on February 19th, 2020! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKEqYffX0AEMy-c.jpg pic.twitter.com/UvJ4DN4AJv]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref> The cover and two preview pages of the first volume were released on 16 February 2020.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1198285583241666560\|Access the Animus\|quote=The first volume of the #AssassinsCreed China manga will be released in Japan on February 19th! For a price of 600 Yen, the (Japanese-only) 160-pages book should encompass the first four chapters of the manga. Here you can find the cover of the volume and some preview pages! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-EXsAAzKYN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM-2XkAMcNMN.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ6JM91XsAIT296.jpg pic.twitter.com/NjVnXnav1c]\|image=\|noimage=\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20191123173247/https://twitter.com/AccessTheAnimus/status/1198285583241666560}}</ref>

	English and French language translations were confirmed to release later,<ref>{{Twitter\|assassinscreed\|status/1187401003773157376\|Assassin's Creed\|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]\|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020,<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1256622814536306688\|Access the Animus\|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]\|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref> the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020,<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 \|title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 \| publisher={{Wiki\|Tokoypop}}\| accessdate= 20 November 2020\|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki\|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ \|title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 \| author=Dominguez, Noah\| date=4 September, 2020\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|Comic Book Resources}}''\| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer \|title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! \| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer\| archivedate=14 June, 2020\| date=8 June, 2020\| publisher=Mana Books\| accessdate= 14 June, 2020\| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1270341949652971520\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book. <ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1272913317783355392\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>		English and French language translations were confirmed to release later,<ref>{{Twitter\|assassinscreed\|status/1187401003773157376\|Assassin's Creed\|quote=Based on Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, comes a new manga from Minoji Kurata. Assassin's Creed China will be available via @SundayGX and coming soon in French and English! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5WwAIwGbe.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p5X0AA1GSA.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHp-6p3XkAANvVP.jpg pic.twitter.com/vYPiWhLuen]\|image=File:Assassins Creed - AC China confirmed.png\|backup=http://web.archive.org/web/20200209014839/https:/twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1187401003773157376}}</ref> with the French version published by [[Mana Books]] released on 11 June 2020,<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1256622814536306688\|Access the Animus\|quote=The French version of the #AssassinsCreed China manga has been formally announced! Renamed "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun" for the Western readers, the manga will be available, with its first volume, on June 11th, 2020. Pre-order link: [https://www.amazon.fr/Assassins-Creed-Blade-Shao-Jun/dp/B0851LLCZX amazon.fr/Assassins-Cree...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXBrMbdX0AI6joL.jpg pic.twitter.com/81b9YKbRCd]\|image=File:ATA - Blade of Shao Jun French.png}}</ref> the German version published by [[Tokyopop]] released on 1 September 2020,<ref name="GermanRelease">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun/5247/assassin-s-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-band-01 \|title= Assassin’s Creed – Blade of Shao Jun, Band 01 \| publisher={{Wiki\|Tokoypop}}\| accessdate= 20 November 2020\|language=German}}</ref> and the English version by {{Wiki\|Viz Media}} released on 16 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-manga-blade-of-shao-us-release-viz-february-2021/ \|title= ''Assassin's Creed'' Manga, ''Blade of Shao Jun'', Hits in Early 2021 \| author=Dominguez, Noah\| date=4 September, 2020\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|Comic Book Resources}}''\| accessdate=5 September, 2020}}</ref> On 6 June, Mana Books released a trailer<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer \|title= Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun: prépu et trailer! \| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200614144509/https://mana-books.com/news/assassins-creed-blade-of-shao-jun-prepu-et-trailer\| archivedate=14 June, 2020\| date=8 June, 2020\| publisher=Mana Books\| accessdate= 14 June, 2020\| language=French}}</ref> and preview of the first chapter online.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1270341949652971520\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ have shared the first chapter of the #AssassinsCreed: Blade of Shao Jun manga! You can read it (in French) at this link: [http://mana-books.com/uploads/preview/AC-Blade-of-Shao-Jun/index.html mana-books.com/uploads/previe...] The full volume will be released on June 11th!}}</ref> On June 9, Mana Books released a documentary dedicated to Minoji Kurara on the production of the book.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1272913317783355392\|Access the Animus\|quote=.@Mana_Books_ presented a video documentary called "Minoji Kurata - Assassin's Creed: from screen to paper", dedicated to @minozy_k, the author of the #AssassinsCreed Blade of Shao Jun manga! Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLIZQHxc youtube.com/watch?v=hzqcLI…] (The documentary is in Japanese with French subtitles) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLu65XQAA0Rcj.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLw3BXYAA6UQ3.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapLzQnXkAErnj5.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EapL3g9WoAEr8lt.jpg pic.twitter.com/N1KSYBcfC8]}}</ref>

	The release of Chapter 14, "[[Dear Friend]]", originally scheduled for January 2021, was delayed by a month,<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1351320122674167808\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『アサシンクリードチャイナ』は今月お休みです。来月薬屋10巻と一緒に3巻が出るよ！[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsDaedmVcAcrYyA.png pic.twitter.com/6PP3eQKMB7]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ hiatus.png}}</ref> with Kurata citing the underestimated workload as the reason.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1349710942318125061\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=ゲームは一日1クエスト！くらいの進み具合で、仕事もちゃんとしてるよ！！思ってたより単行本作業に時間かかってて、今月提出分の原稿が遅れがちなのでヒヤヒヤです。生きてるって実感しますな。[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErsiraKUYAAoUuA.png pic.twitter.com/Af2LJZImEU]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ Ch14 delay reason.png}}</ref> On 19 May, Kurata confirmed that ''Blade of Shao Jun'' would end serialization the following month, making the total number of chapters in the series 18.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1394808218149289988\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『薬屋のひとりごと-猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳-』11巻は来月発売です。『アサクリチャイナ』は来月最終回！よろしくお願いしますー [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1tartBVoAA76mJ.jpg pic.twitter.com/ha8hlvN7md]\|image=File:Twitter - Minoji Kurata confirms end of BoSJ.png}}</ref>		The release of Chapter 14, "[[Dear Friend]]", originally scheduled for January 2021, was delayed by a month,<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1351320122674167808\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『アサシンクリードチャイナ』は今月お休みです。来月薬屋10巻と一緒に3巻が出るよ！[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsDaedmVcAcrYyA.png pic.twitter.com/6PP3eQKMB7]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ hiatus.png}}</ref> with Kurata citing the underestimated workload as the reason.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1349710942318125061\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=ゲームは一日1クエスト！くらいの進み具合で、仕事もちゃんとしてるよ！！思ってたより単行本作業に時間かかってて、今月提出分の原稿が遅れがちなのでヒヤヒヤです。生きてるって実感しますな。[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErsiraKUYAAoUuA.png pic.twitter.com/Af2LJZImEU]\|image=File:Minoji Kurata Twitter - BoSJ Ch14 delay reason.png}}</ref> On 19 May, Kurata confirmed that ''Blade of Shao Jun'' would end serialization the following month, making the total number of chapters in the series 18.<ref>{{Twitter\|minozy_k\|status/1394808218149289988\|倉田三ノ路\|quote=『薬屋のひとりごと-猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳-』11巻は来月発売です。『アサクリチャイナ』は来月最終回！よろしくお願いしますー [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1tartBVoAA76mJ.jpg pic.twitter.com/ha8hlvN7md]\|image=File:Twitter - Minoji Kurata confirms end of BoSJ.png}}</ref>