{"id":38810,"date":"2024-10-23T13:03:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T04:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=38810"},"modified":"2024-10-23T13:03:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T04:03:19","slug":"omori-manga-first-volume-to-get-a-physical-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/omori-manga-first-volume-to-get-a-physical-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Omori manga\u2019s first volume to get a physical release\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hot on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231124-23293\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <strong>Omori<\/strong> manga\u2019s digital release<\/a> last June, publishing company Kodansha will release physical editions starting November 21 of this year. The manga is an adaptation of the Omori video game by Japanese indie studio Omocat and follows the adventures of Sunny \u2013 a teenage Japanese hikikomori (sort of like a recluse) &#8211; and his dream world alter-ego Omori.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010NEWS\u3011Volume 1 of the official OMORI manga will be released on 11\/21 (Thursday)! The first print run will include one of two clear photo cards illustrated by OMORI\u2019s original creator OMOCAT. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZvoFKG5sYj\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZvoFKG5sYj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; OMORI (@OMORI_GAME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OMORI_GAME\/status\/1847722109759606928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, the November run of the physical manga is only in Japanese. However, seeing as Kodansha offers a digital English translated version of Omori on their <a href=\"https:\/\/s.kmanga.kodansha.com\/ldg?t=10607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">K Manga US website<\/a>, it is likely that an English print version could be released sometime in the future. With so many people clamoring for translations and physical releases of manga in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xenonarine\/status\/1848031917536588076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/napolichanof\/status\/1847724357898162231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Italian<\/a>, and other languages, the demand is certainly there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chapter 4 of the OMORI manga is available to read now!<br><br>(JP)<br>\ud83d\udcd6 Monthly Afternoon<br>\ud83d\udcbb Comic DAYS<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RkaMIqDfuO\">https:\/\/t.co\/RkaMIqDfuO<\/a><br><br>(US)<br>\ud83d\udcbb K MANGA<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rGjTvKc53w\">https:\/\/t.co\/rGjTvKc53w<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UCSh2UGGJJ\">pic.twitter.com\/UCSh2UGGJJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; OMORI (@OMORI_GAME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OMORI_GAME\/status\/1838684841052901878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With art by Konoito Nui, the digital version of the Omori manga is currently on its fourth chapter. It has yet to reach some of the diverging plot points of the video game, so it will be interesting to see which choices and endings will be followed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omocat-shop.com\/products\/omori-standard-edition?variant=39702358425713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Omori<\/a>\u202fis available for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1150690\/OMORI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/omori-switch\/?srsltid=AfmBOoq1YzxLKcA_L53FDdWvTmTl8Njseuw5WDhZneOgssUFjmYcQ3Dw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10005141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PlayStation 4<\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following its successful digital launch, the manga adaptation of Omocat\u2019s horror JRPG Omori is being released in book format this November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":38814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-38810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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