Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun

Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun, known in Japan as Assassin's Creed: China (Japanese: アサシン クリード チャイナ, Hepburn: Asashin Kurīdo Chaina), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoji Kurata. The story follows Shao Jun, the protagonist of Ubisoft’s 2015 video game Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from October 2019 to June 2021, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.

Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun
First volume cover
アサシン クリード チャイナ (Asashin Kurīdo Chaina)
Genre	Adventure^[1]
Manga
Written by	Minoji Kurata
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Magazine	Monthly Sunday Gene-X
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 19, 2019 – June 17, 2021
Volumes	4

Publication

Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun, written and illustrated by Minoji Kurata, was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from October 19, 2019,^[2][3] to June 17, 2021.^[4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into four individual tankōbon volumes, released from February 19, 2020,^[5] to August 19, 2021.^[6]

In North America, Viz Media announced the English release of the series in September 2020.^[7]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	February 19, 2020^[5]	978-4-09-157589-0	February 16, 2021^[8]	978-1-9747-2123-8
1. "Homecoming" (帰還, Kikan) 2. "The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order" (アサシン教団とテンプル騎士団, Asashin Kyō-dan to Tenpuru Kishi-dan) 3. "Port" (港, Minato) 4. "The Slave Trader" (奴隷商人, Dorei Shōnin)
2	July 17, 2020^[9]	978-4-09-157590-6	August 17, 2021^[10]	978-1-9747-2124-5
5. "Consequences" (結果, Kekka) 6. "The Bleeding Effect" (流入現象, Ryūnyū Genshō) 7. "Shao Jun and Qixie" (少芸 と 七姐(シャオ・ユン ナージエ), Shao Yun to Najie) 8. "Reunion" (再会, Saikai)
3	February 19, 2021^[11]	978-4-09-157626-2	January 18, 2022^[12]	978-1-9747-2651-6
9. Wana (罠) 10. Tomurai no Honō (弔いの炎) 11. Taka no Me (鷹の目) 12. Chūkoku (忠告) 13. Kōkyū (後宮)
4	August 19, 2021^[6]	978-4-09-157641-5	June 21, 2022^[13]	978-1-9747-3222-7
14. Shin'yū (親友) 15. Sorezore no senjō (それぞれの戦場) 16. Chōjō (長城) 17. Ketchaku (決着) 18. Shinjō (信条)

References

1. "The Official Website for Assassin's Creed ® : Blade of Shao Jun". Viz Media. from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
2. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 19, 2019). "Assassin's Creed Game Gets Manga in October". Anime News Network. from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
3. 「アサシン クリード」シリーズのコミカライズがGXで、中国最後のアサシン描く. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2019. from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
4. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 19, 2021). "Minoji Kurata's Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Manga Ends in June". Anime News Network. from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
5. アサシン クリード チャイナ 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
6. アサシン クリード チャイナ 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
7. Mateo, Alex (September 3, 2020). "Viz Media Licenses Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Manga". Anime News Network. from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
8. "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 1". Viz Media. from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
9. アサシン クリード チャイナ 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
10. "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 2". Viz Media. from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
11. アサシン クリード チャイナ 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
12. "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 3". Viz Media. from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
13. "Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Vol. 4". Viz Media. from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

External links

• Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun official website at Monthly Sunday Gene-X (in Japanese)
• Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun at Viz Media
• Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun at Anime News Network's encyclopedia