Deadpool’s big manga debut is finally now available for fans in North America, and Viz Media is hyping the manga’s big release with a special trailer for Deadpool: Samurai! Deadpool is one of the most notable characters from Marvel’s massive roster of heroes and villains because of his fourth-wall breaking adventures taking note of some of the more ridiculous aspects of comic books. Now turning his attention to Japan in order to form a deadly new hero group, Deadpool has now broken the fourth wall in a whole new medium bringing all the chaos one would expect from the famous Merc With a Mouth.
Following the successful one-shot that first introduced Deadpool to Japan’s Edo period and the world of manga as a whole, series writer Sanshiro Kasama and illustrator Hikaru Uesugi have teamed up for the full manga series. Deadpool: Samurai sees the titular anti-hero moving to Tokyo and is soon recruited for a new kind of Avengers team that brings a group of deadly young heroes from Japan together to defend the country. You can check out the trailer for Deadpool: Samurai below as released by Viz Media:
Deadpool: Samurai It was one of the highest selling manga releases in Japan for a brief time during the series’ online and physical launches, and now that success is set to continue with the series’ official English release in North America. If you wanted to check out some of the new manga for yourself, Viz Media is actually offering a free preview to give fans an idea of what to expect from Deadpool’s newest mission.
Viz Media officially describes Deadpool: Samurai as such, “Deadpool moves to Tokyo and makes a mess of everything!
Everyone’s favorite Merc with a Mouth has finally come to manga! As soon as Deadpool moves to Tokyo, he runs afoul of some familiar faces. Before he knows it, he’s teaming up with new heroes, battling gods, attending concerts, and being repeatedly dismembered. That’s good, right? Anyway, Deadpool lands in Tokyo with a bang! What could possibly go wrong when Iron Man invites Deadpool join the Avengers’ new Samurai Squad? After all, Deadpool is just in it for the money…and the trip to Japan. This is fine, right?”
What do you think? Curious to check out Deadpool: Samurai for yourself? What are you hoping to see from Deadpool’s big manga debut? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!
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