Issak

Issak (Japanese: イサック, Hepburn: Isakku) is a Japanese manga series written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from January 2017 to April 2025, with its chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes.

Issak
Cover of the first volume
イサック (Isakku)
Genre	Action[1] Drama[2] Historical[1]
Manga
Written by	Shinji Makari
Illustrated by	Double-S
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Imprint	Afternoon KC
Magazine	Monthly Afternoon
Original run	January 25, 2017 – April 24, 2025
Volumes	19

Publication

Written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S, Issak was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from January 25, 2017, to April 24, 2025.^[3][a] Kodansha collected its chapters in nineteen tankōbon volumes, released from July 21, 2017, to June 23, 2025.^[6][7][8]

At San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English digital publication.^[9][10] At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Kodansha USA announced that they would begin releasing 2-in-1 print omnibus versions in Q2 2025.^[11]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	July 21, 2017[12]	978-4-06-388281-0	August 15, 2023 (digital)[10] June 10, 2025 (omnibus)[13]	978-1-68-491753-2 (digital) 979-8-88877-495-3 (omnibus)
2	November 22, 2017[14]	978-4-06-510346-3	September 19, 2023 (digital)[15] June 10, 2025 (omnibus)[13]	978-1-68-491754-9 (digital) 979-8-88877-495-3 (omnibus)
3	March 23, 2018[16]	978-4-06-511054-6	October 17, 2023 (digital)[17] August 19, 2025 (omnibus)[18]	978-1-68-491755-6 (digital) 979-8-88877-496-0 (omnibus)
4	July 23, 2018[19]	978-4-06-511980-8	November 21, 2023 (digital)[20] August 19, 2025 (omnibus)[18]	978-1-68-491756-3 (digital) 979-8-88877-496-0 (omnibus)
5	November 22, 2018[21]	978-4-06-513448-1	December 26, 2023 (digital)[22] October 7, 2025 (omnibus)[23]	978-1-68-491757-0 (digital) 979-8-88877-497-7 (omnibus)
6	April 23, 2019[24]	978-4-06-515192-1	February 20, 2024 (digital)[25] October 7, 2025 (omnibus)[23]	978-1-68-491758-7 (digital) 979-8-88877-497-7 (omnibus)
7	September 20, 2019[26]	978-4-06-516942-1	April 30, 2024 (digital)[27] December 9, 2025 (omnibus)[28]	978-1-68-491759-4 (digital) 979-8-88877-498-4 (omnibus)
8	February 21, 2020[29]	978-4-06-518449-3	June 18, 2024 (digital)[30] December 9, 2025 (omnibus)[28]	978-1-68-491760-0 (digital) 979-8-88877-498-4 (omnibus)
9	July 20, 2020[31]	978-4-06-520129-9	August 20, 2024 (digital)[32] February 10, 2026 (omnibus)[33]	978-1-68-491761-7 (digital) 979-8-88877-499-1 (omnibus)
10	January 21, 2021[34]	978-4-06-521987-4	October 22, 2024 (digital)[35] February 10, 2026 (omnibus)[33]	978-1-68-491762-4 (digital) 979-8-88877-499-1 (omnibus)
11	July 21, 2021[36]	978-4-06-523897-4	December 31, 2024 (digital)[37]	978-1-68-491763-1
12	January 21, 2022[38]	978-4-06-526463-8	March 18, 2025 (digital)[39]	978-1-68-491764-8
13	July 22, 2022[40]	978-4-06-528301-1	July 15, 2025 (digital)[41]	978-1-68-491765-5
14	December 22, 2022[42]	978-4-06-529787-2	—	—
15	May 23, 2023[43]	978-4-06-531432-6	—	—
16	November 22, 2023[44]	978-4-06-533623-6	—	—
17	May 22, 2024[45]	978-4-06-535398-1	—	—
18	November 21, 2024[46]	978-4-06-537504-4	—	—
19	June 23, 2025[7]	978-4-06-539258-4	—	—

Reception

Issak was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2018.^[47] It won the Saito Takao Award 2019, established by manga artist Takao Saito and the Saito Takao Gekiga Cultural Foundation.^[48] The English translation by Kevin Steinbach was nominated for the Japan Society and Anime NYC's first American Manga Awards in the Best Translation category in 2024.^[49]

See also

• Yugo, another manga series written by Shinji Makari
• Until Death Do Us Part, another manga series illustrated by Double-S

Notes

1. The series finished in the magazine's June 2025 issue,^[4] released on April 24 of that same year.^[5]