Western Inklings Rejoice as a Splatoon Manga Series Is Coming to North America

To add even more hype to the release of Splatoon 2 this July, a Splatoon manga series will be releasing in North American later this year.

The news was announced by Japanese-American entertainment company Viz Media on Twitter, which has licensed the manga series for a western release. The Splatoon manga was first released in Japan in a monthly manga magazine called CoroCoro Comic in May 2015 to coincide with first Splatoon game release. It was later picked up as a series in February 2016 by the same publication.

Announcement: SPLATOON, the manga series inspired by the hit Nintendo game makes it's debut late 2017! Join the Turf War!🦑 pic.twitter.com/kmOGQJaMf7

— VIZ (@VIZMedia) April 21, 2017

There’s no official release date yet, but Viz Media has promised questioning fans on Twitter that it will let them know as soon as pre-orders are available.

For more Splatoon, why not check out the announcement that Splatoon 2 will have a new co-op mode called Salmon Run, or some screenshots showing off its in-game amiibo support?

Splatoon 2 is releasing on Nintendo Switch on July 21.

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