ARMS is one of the newest IP’s in Nintendo’s deep stable of franchises and although it may not have been quite the homerun that the company was hoping for, it’s still a great game that has plenty of free additional content to look forward to. It seems likely that at some point, Nintendo will want to build this game into a larger franchise and perhaps make more sequels and other merchandise, but it looks like Japanese magazine CoroCoro has beaten them to the punch.
CoroCoro recently launched a new gag manga about ARMS; the first chapter was launched in the latest issue of the magazine. If you’re curious what it looks like, you can find a preview of it here. We’re not sure how long this one is going to run for, or really what kind of stories it’ll tell, but it’s a fascinating distraction to be sure, and it’s good to see that ARMS is catching on a little more in Japan.
What do you think? Are you still playing ARMS? What other Nintendo franchises should get a manga? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source corocoro.tv]
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But will it be as cringey as the Splatoon mangas, that is the question.
needs a splatfest like event, and a crossover character in the form of dhalsim. maybe plasticman, too.
This will likely turn out to be a mess, but I'd love to see a well done narrative of the ARMS world. It's begging for a complex backstory.
Sounds like fun, love the ARMS characters, they could stand to be fleshed out a bit more though, which this will hopefully do
Chibi Springman wa Kawaii desu...
First person I thought about when I saw this was you Anti-Matter.
Now we need a manga for Splatoon
Well, I looked at the preview, and it certainly looks more bearable than the Splatoon one. Not a fan of the whole hyper cute chibi style, it'd be better for me if they just looked as they did in the game. I'll still check it out though, it's been ages since I was into anime and manga and I do love ARMS.
I'm playing more Splatoon than ARMS, but definitely it is a very good game that I like. It needs more minigames, skins, etc. Things to do and to achieve. It's the first game so it's understandable. Hope the IP will grow on the Nintendo Switch 2 with a big sequel, and hope they will continue to expand this first iteration.
It has lot of charisma and potential.
I still play ARMS quite a bit. Right now I'm collecting coins so I can buy Twintelle the new ARMS right away, as well as having lots of coins to put towards Lola Pop! ARMS is a much better game than Splatoon 1.5!
Always good to see a new IP expand like this. I love the game, but despite the oozing of character that each fighter has, I don't feel like I know nearly as much about them as I would like to
@hylian_piplup their already one called "CoroCoro Splatoon"
unless you mean Splatoon 2. which i agree.
anyways, nice to see Arms join CoroCoro.
can we have a Super Mario Odyssey manga next?
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