In surprising news, Nintendo has announced a manga adaptation of the new Switch release Fire Emblem Engage.
As highlighted by Siliconera, this serialisation will make its debut in Shonen Jump next month on 3rd of February with a prologue release. After this, chapters will be released on a monthly basis, with the first one due out on 3rd March.
The manga release will feature the male version of Alear, and the manga artist behind this series is Kazurou Kyou - known for series like Himedoll!! and Dead-end-Host. Fans of Fire Emblem in Japan will be able to check out this new manga series on Weekly Shonen Jump+ for free, and follow-up chapters will be available to view for free for a three-week period after release.
This manga won't require any knowledge of the game, but we're sure it will be a much more enjoyable experience if you have played the game. It seems like a great match as well, considering the lead character designer on the title is known for her previous work on VTuber designs.
It's also not the first time we've seen a Nintendo series or Fire Emblem adapted into a manga. Games like Splatoon have also received the same treatment. Below is a look at some of the scenes from the Fire Emblem Engage manga prologue:
If we hear about a localisation, we'll let you know.
[source topics.nintendo.co.jp, via siliconera.com]
Comments 13
cool, gotta wait for an English localization though. Also, does anyone, know when those usually release?
I'm a little surprised it's going with male Alear considering all the promotion the female version has been getting. Still, it is fantastic that they are doing this for Fire Emblem now, I wonder if it'll be a one-time thing or something they plan on releasing alongside them from now on. The series is almost perfect for the format.
At this rate, the franchise could even get a new anime adaptation for the first time since... OG Shadow Dragon in the nineties? (The wiki somehow claims the OVA is based on Mystery before proceeding to describe the plot points all from the first game)
The more I see, the more I realize Three Houses was a catfish to lure regular people towards this weeaboo crap. At least Xenoblade pulled away from the disgusting weeb stuff this last entry.
LAUNCH trailer
https://youtu.be/i7br3cleWFo
Now the question is if this will be localized or not. The previous 10+ series didn't.
And then after the manga is finished there will be a anime! Right? RIGHT!?
@nhSnork Mystery is a snes remake of the first game that added a second chapter.
@Deemo37 I know, but nowadays, more than a decade since Heroes of Light and Shadow, I kinda expected everyone to treat it as a sequel story first and foremost. Fire Emblem Heroes sure seems to.
Male Alear? I'll pass.
Cool though, wish they did this more often.
Not really surprised. There has been a bunch of Fire Emblem manga and even the original got an anime OVA. Probably won't get around to reading it though.
@AnnoyingFrenzy Outside of the female protagonist being in Fire Emblem Heroes first, both gender protags have gotten pretty even amounts of promotion. Hell, when the game was first being promoted I thought the male protagonist was getting an unfair amount of promo compared to the girl but then it flipped to give the female protag some time to shine, too. Not that big a deal either way.
Fun for Fire emblem fans. There are very lucky.
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