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Nitroplus, Shadow Skill's Okada Launch New Manga
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Manga artist Shū Hirose has launched the Sumaga RE manga adaptation of the Sumaga Special (Star Mine Girl Special Edition) adult adventure game from Nitroplus in the July issue of Akita Shoten's Champion RED magazine on Tuesday. The game's scenario creator Bio Shimokura scripted the manga.
In the same July issue, Ranmaru Tenma (Gensosekai Eiyuretsuden FAIR PLAYS) is drawing the Hitotsuki! manga based upon a story produced by Megumu Okada. Okada created the Saint Seiya Episode.G manga that also runs in Champion RED magazine. Okada is best know for creating the Shadow Skill manga that inspired several television and video anime adaptations. Okada also conceived of the story behind Tenma's FAIR PLAYS. Manga Entertainment released the Shadow Skill video anime, while ADV Films released the Shadow Skill - Eigi television anime series.
Also in the latest issue, writer Yoshiaki Tabata and artist Yūki Yogo (Akumetsu, Wolfguy) launched the first full chapter of the previously announced Shin Mazinger Zero manga. A preview manga chapter ran in the previous issue. Giant Robo anime director and writer Yasuhiro Imagawa just launched his Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen television anime series last month.
Source: Comic Natalie
