Mana Books
Mana Books are a French translation and publishing company of video game-related media. Their catalogue include works originally in English and Japanese for franchises such as Deus Ex, Final Fantasy, Silent Hill, and Assassin's Creed.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
On 30 April 2020, Mana Books announced it had procured the rights to translate and publish Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun for the French market, with the first tome arriving on 11 June of the same year.[2] A month later, they announced a cover variant illustrated by comic book artist Mirka Andolfo.[3]
In September 2020, two other announcements were made, the release of Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm on 1 October,[4] and the French release of The Art of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla on 12 November.[5]
Though no formal announcements were made by the publisher, a listing on French store FNAC could be found for Mana Book's translation of Assassin's Creed: Dynasty as early as 18 January 2021 with release date set for 11 March 2021.[6] An official announcement was later made via their Twitter account confirming this.[7] The date was later ammended to 1 April.[8]
Assassin's Creed bibliography[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2022 | Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun | Minoji Kurata | French translation |
| 2020 | Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm | Yan Leisheng | French translation |
| 2020 | L'art de Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Mike Richardson | French translation |
| 2021 | Assassin's Creed: Dynasty | Xu Xianzhe | French translation |
| 2021 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers | Feng Zisu | French translation |
| 2024–present | Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple | ARC | French translation |
| 2025–present | Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga | Reguje | French translation |
External links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mana Books' catalogue
- ↑ Assassin's Creed s'infiltre dans notre catalogue!
- ↑ Une couverture réversible pour Assassin's Creed : Blade of Shao Jun !
- ↑ Assassin's Creed : The Ming Storm
- ↑ L'art de Assassin's Creed Valhalla : descente au pays des vikings !
- ↑ FNAC Listing for Mana Book's translation of Assassin's Creed: Dynasty
- ↑
Mana Books (@Mana_Books_) on Twitter "Le 11 mars, voyagez au cœur d'une des plus passionnantes périodes de l'histoire chinoise avec le manhua "Assassin's Creee Dynasty", qui revient aux origines du conflit séculaire entre l'ordre et la liberté ! Restez connectés, plus d'infos très vite ! #AssassinsCreed"
- ↑ Assasssin's Creed Dynasty : repartez en Chine !