Darwin's Game ~Flag Game~ Spinoff Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
The expansion fills in backstory for two major characters from the original series, which has already concluded, while the franchise continues to grow with a live-action film on the horizon.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
FLIPFLOPs' Darwin's Game ~Flag Game~ spinoff novel is getting a manga adaptation drawn by Guuno, launching in the November issue of Bessatsu Shōnen Champion, shipping in October. The novel centers on the past of side characters Shuka and Rein. The original Darwin's Game manga ended in 2023, and a live-action film is set for 2027.
The novel that FLIPFLOPs wrote for the Darwin's Game universe in December 2020 is now being turned into a manga. Guuno will draw the adaptation, which will begin serialization in the November issue of Bessatsu Shōnen Champion, on sale in October. The story covers the past of Shuka and Rein, two characters whose history was not explored in the main manga.
The original Darwin's Game manga, which ran from 2012 to 2023, has already inspired a television anime and a live-action film adaptation scheduled to open in Japan in March 2027. Titan Manga will also release the series in omnibus volumes, with the first shipping on November 10.
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