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Völundio ~Divergent Sword Saga~ Manga Resumes Around End of December

Nanaki Nanao announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the Völundio ~Divergent Sword Saga~ (Iken Senki Völundio) manga will resume serialization at around the end of December. More details will be shared on Manga ONE.

The series entered a hiatus in November 2023 after the first part concluded, to prepare for the manga's second part, and to improve Nanao's physical condition, which had been deteriorating.

Nanao launched the manga with a prologue chapter on the Manga ONE service in August 2020. Shogakukan shipped the seventh compiled book volume on February 9. The manga ranked #18 in the eighth "Next Manga Awards" (Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō) web manga category in 2022.

Comikey publishes the manga digitally in English, and describes the story:

“I want to live a peaceful and stable life! That's my dream! That's why I refuse to die here!”

The latest title from the author of "Helck"! Cleo is a mercenary whose dream is to buy his own home and live peacefully. But while he's fleeing from a group of bandits that were unexpectedly strong, he meets a mysterious demi-human girl named Kohaku that claims to have foreseen his death. And for some untold reason, she has also vowed to protect him from any and all danger. Will Cleo manage to survive and live his dream life?

Nanao began serializing the fantasy manga Helck on the Manga ONE and Ura Sunday services in 2014, and ended it in 2017. Shogakukan published the manga in 12 volumes. Viz Media is releasing the manga in English.

The manga's anime adaptation premiered in Japan on in July 2023, and aired for a continuous two cours, for a half-year run. HIDIVE streamed the series as it aired.

Source: Nanaki Nanao's X/Twitter account