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One Punch-Man and Mob Psycho 100 Author Launches New Manga Versus

ONE, known as the author of One Punch-Man and Mob Psycho 100, launched a new manga titled Versus with art by Kyotaro Azuma and composition by bose in the new issue of Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Sirius, which was released on Saturday. The magazine features the series on the cover and compiles the 80-page-length first chapter including some colored pages. The chapter’s title is “The Last Hope” in Japanese, and is also available on the company’s manga service Magazine Pocket. The series is scheduled to publish the first compile volume on April 7, 2023, and it’s open for pre-order on Amazon.

The new issue of Monthly Shonen Sirius (January 2023) shows two characters from Versus, a hero Holo and his supportive fairy Panepane (the spelling of the names may vary depending on the translations).

Monthly Shonen Sirius features ONE’s new manga Versus on the cover
ONE’s Versus Chapter 1 Colored Spread Page

The manga’s official Twitter account also posted an illustration by the manga artist Kyotaro Azuma to celebrate the launch:

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The page on Magazine Pocket describes the plot in Japanese:
The natural enemy “Demon Clan” has emerged and invaded humankind. Hundreds of years have passed since. The world has been under the rule of “The Great Demon Lord” and the 47 subordinate Demon Lords. Despite having been living with fear, the humans have selected 47 people from all over the world and named them as “Heroes” in preparation to resist the Demon Lord army. And now, a decisive project is about to begin for the humankind’s survival.

Source: Official Twitter, Official Twitter
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