Mecha-Ude Manga to Get English Release This April
Graphix is releasing the Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms manga by Yoshino Koyoka on April 15. The first volume of the manga is coming to print, translated in English, in full-color, and reading in the traditional format of right to left. The age group for the manga, priced at $11.99, is is 8-12.
Kita-Kagami City is a pretty normal town… except that some people have gotten their hands on Mecha-Ude: powerful, sentient, mechanical beings that attach themselves to their human hosts and have awesome capabilities. When middle-school kid Hikaru accidentally activates Alma, a Mecha-Ude with no memory of its past, they must team up to uncover the mystery of Alma’s identity and prevent the powerful Mecha-Ude from ending up in the wrong hands.
The manga has been serialized on LINE Manga and ebookjapan since 2022. Koyoka, who is known for Aria the Secret Ammo, is doing the art with TriF Studio's supervision. Graphix lists Koyoka's bio as:
Yoshino Koyoka is a manga artist based in Tokyo. Her works include the manga adaptation of Aria the Scarlet Ammo. Loves: robots and tokusatsu films. Dislikes: raw eggs and raw fish (despite being Japanese).
Mecha-Ude is an original animation created and directed by Sae Okamoto, who is a member of the TriF Studio. The series started with Okamoto, who also directed the 2018 short with TriF, which consists of students and volunteers in Fukuoka, after a crowdfunding campaign, which nearly $67,000 in less than 2 months. Eve performed the opening theme song for the short – “Ambivalent” and AZLiGHTZ performed the ending theme “Alone”. Last year, a TV anime aired in Japan and streamed on Crunchyroll. The staff included:
- Original Work and Director: Sae Okamoto
- Animation Producer: Shuichi Aso
- Producer: Tetsuya Kinoshita
- CG Director: Shota Kawamura
- Character Designer: Terumi Nishi
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime and describes the plot as:
Hikaru’s ordinary middle school life takes a thrilling turn when he encounters Alma, an alien entity resembling a mechanized limb called Mecha-Ude. Alma, a member of a rare species, is fleeing from a sinister group hunting their kind down in search of one possessing unparalleled power. Tasked by the resistance group ARMS, this unlikely duo will embark on a perilous journey to save the Mecha-Ude.
Source: Press Release
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