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>>39561 And that's it for the first episode! DID YOU RIKE IT?

Do you think Imada will have the freedom to make his own world-ending threats, or will he be stuck dealing with bank-robbers and rivals? I'm very curious how ST will treat a Japanese author non-the-less

>>39563 Given what I just read then yes, that's what I was expecting this would lead to. I didn't even consider that they might not deliver on that. I'm gonna be very disappointed if they don't.

i liked it

>>39568 How long before Rouge shows up and can Imada write dominate women?

>>39563 Communication with Imada is likely easier between Sonic Team compared to IDW which is overseas, so he might have more freedom. We'll have to wait and see.

>>39568 it has... potential im curious if it will have ocs

Genuinely better writing than any Sonic game post Black Knight. No metashit, no memberberries, just Sonic going on an adventure while the other characters grow through him.

>>39570 She'll probably be very upfront and call people clever names. It's gonna be fun.

I thought this was really nice, I didn't see the appeal yet, but I genuinely think this manga has potential. This is just the first chapter so, I hope they can keep the ball rolling in the next ones.

>>39571 >Imada So who is this guy? He doesn't seem like a renowned writer or someone with much experience with Sonic, so how did some seemingly random guy come into contact with Sonic Team and was allowed to write for the franchise out of nowhere? >>39577 Yeah, I hope they can flesh out the characters a lot more, needs more depth.

>>39578 Aye man, hopefully not that it misses the mark but just the right amount of depth to help flesh out Yuta as a character and expand upon Sonic. I don't want to hype it up so much because I don't know how it'll go, or if any other Sonic characters will be joining in, but I hope the story keeps it concise.

>Sonic being a cocky shit >That figure 8 run double page spread >Sonic stopping a train >The kid having a power that slows down things I wasn't entirely convinced with that opening, but damn did it pick up, consider me hooked.

>>39581 I really hope that comic keeps up the pace and depth, it looks very promising. Hopefully Sonic and Yuta can do some cool shit together.

Windii released another translation a few hours ago

>>39551 This is so cool (and funny) already >>39553 I like that he doesn't know he helped her

>>39554 Yuuta is nice and sweet >>39555 Ancient legends, cool action, Sonic is IC and there is a character for him to inspire. This is the sort of thing I expect from the Sonic series

>>39559 Cool! I didn't expect them to show the sword this early, I thought they'd keep it for later

>>39561 >It's because we run at different speeds I like this line

>>39562 Yes!! >to be continued in August Oh, so it's not monthly? At least for now. Maybe it's because this issue was longer The dialogue, the story, and the humor are all great. I hope it's successful in Japan and I also hope they make it easy to support it in the west >>39571 This is the reason I don't want western writers to work on Sonic Team's games. I don't inherently hate their writing, they just keep proving time and time again they're unorganized that and have communication issues. They can't team up like this and expect the result to be consistent and make sense. It seems Hardlight wants to move away from phone games to make more serious and proper Sonic games, maybe Ian Flynn could work with them more rather than Sonic Team >>39578 I saw he wrote some stuff before Sonic, maybe I'll take a look at his other mangas. But yeah I don't think he was well known before. It's not uncommon with this type of releases, there are many authors most people haven't heard of, and (to my knowledge) don't even get scanned at all, let alone translated >>39579 This is clearly an introduction for Sonic and Yuuta. I think the next issue will expand on the blade and the legend, and maybe other characters would get involved. I think Eggman is a likely one, I'm not sure about characters like Tails or Amy though. I want Tails to appear and be relevant, but if the manga continued to be like this first issue then I think it's great nonetheless, it's fun and exciting

I noticed the preview pages from when the manga was announced weren't included

>>39603 >I like that he doesn't know he helped her Sonic may be clumsier than Bump! >>39607 >to be continued in August Oh I missed that bit and thought there wasn't a date for the next issue yet, it's nice to have a date to look forward to. >and maybe other characters would get involved It'd be awesome if other characters got involved to bounce off Sonic, the characters in this issue were written in a fun way and having some more so that they can interact with each other would be great. >>39608 Post them, I wasn't paying attention to this back then.

I still can't find the raws anywhere

I thought the star shape on Yuuta's hair would be a different color after I noticed it, but looking at the cover art again it's the same color as the rest of his hair

It's not coming out in August, it's coming next month as expected. Japanese magazines are weird, the issue we just is labeled as July.

Official art https://nitter.poast.org/corocoro_tw/status/1922857023059701941 https://nitter.poast.org/asamihyt29/status/1933734557179916622

Sonic Team brought an anime writer and an American comic writer to work on the games. They might get Imada too if this and the Shadow manga are successful

>>39607 >I saw he wrote some stuff before Sonic, maybe I'll take a look at his other mangas. Way ahead of you. I looked for his stuff when the Shadow Manga was announced. Finding downloads for it was hard, translations impossible. Might be different now. He really wasn't well known before. He seems to like Berserk and wears the inspiration on his sleeve. He avoids the more risque stuff like sex and nudity, but probably only to stick with the Shounen tag. He likes drawing fanart for Shantae and Gravity Rush which probably explains why he draws foreheads so big, and probably why Sonic Team thought he'd be good for a westernized IP like Sonic.

>>39630 Interesting, thank you for sharing your analysis >Finding downloads for it was hard, translations impossible. Might be different now. Yeah that's about what I expected. I think I saw a bunch (not translated) on Mangadex so yeah you're right

You can read the whole thing for free on the official website. What was all that noise about muh piracy then? https://www.corocoro.jp/title/140 https://www.corocoro.jp/title/987

>>39705 Maybe it was a red herring, it seems everyone assumed the wrong things and no one cared to check in the most obvious place.

JP chads won. Hopefully the western fanbase will kill themselves.

>>39554 This makes more sense in Windii's translation >The thought of someone being unhappy because you didn't do what you could... doesn't it scare you? >Scare...

>>39555 The kingdom looked like it was being attacked by some kind of giant monster. I think we'll see that as the final antagonist at the end of the story

as someone that liked SatBK when I was young because "SONIC WITH A SWORD COOL" I'm kinda disappointed its the kid wielding the sword and not sonic

https://nitter.poast.org/Gomadango0033/status/193428676785286348 Cool fanart Also the second chapter is out and translated by Windii

Guess I'll storytime.

>>40857 Sonic feels so right, and the dialogue is funny >is that me?! lol Nice Pajama, Sonic

>>40858 >Chaos Soda and Chaos Cola ads Nice >>40859 So this place is called Metro City? I wasn't expecting them to give it a name for some reason >>40860 Yuta is already inspiring others, cool

>>40861 >If your hands shake, I'll hold them! If your legs shake, I'll run in front of you! You've got me! I've got you! What more do you need?!! >Of course... it was like this at the train, too! Now all I need... is my courage! I can't do it alone. But if Sonic believes in me... I'll believe in myself! Don't you dare touch anyone else!!! Yuta is cool

>>40862 >The sky is not your territory, You should be on the ground boasting about your speed I know someone who can help with that

>>40863 I wasn't expecting all those people to get crystalized, I thought that in this chapter they were just going to leave the city for another location. Looks like that's happening in the next

Cover art of the second chapter

>>40857 1 chapter in and he's already sleeping with Sonic, not even Sonic X was this overt. >>40858 >that teacher >mfw >>40861 gay

>>40861 Damn, Yuta's so cool.

where is it? WHERE IS IT????

>>41816 I just saw it's out and already translated

>>41816 STORYTIME WHEN

>>41827 I guess no one's posting it this time.

>>41816 https://xbato.com/title/192083-sonic-and-the-blade-of-courage/3679144-ch_3 Here.

>>41955 Bunch of fags. I'll storytime it tomorrow if no one else does.

Chapter 3 storytime! Tails is cute! cute! And Spagonia looks fantastic, would love to visit.

>>42098 I really want to know more about the stupid statue. I hope they care to explain and make some lore about it and not just leave it as some unexplained and arbitrary plot device

>>42097 This is my favorite chapter so far. Tails is the best, and Spagonia is a great location >>42098 >Favorite subject: archeology Tails should give him one of Tori's books >>42099 I assume they'll expand on that civilization and its lore in later chapters, it's something I've been looking forward to

Chapter 4 storytime since the other guy forgot

>>42539 And this is it until October.

Nice chapter. It's not what I expected, I thought they would introduce Knuckles or another game character, but instead it's a fully original one off adventure, which I like actually. I'm a little disappointed Tails didn't go with them, but I still enjoyed it

>>42535 I was reading the previous chapter and writing a reply wondering if they'd elaborate on the previous crystallization, only to find out they were about to do just that, lol. >>42536 THAT SNEK IS SO CUTE FUCK >>42537 That sword is a pretty creative concept. And it's finally a bit more fun and not so dull now that he can use it a bit more freely. >>42538 If the snek fled from there then the snek knew what they were walking into, which means the snek is a traitor. Never trust sneks.