is a Japanese

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series written by

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and illustrated by

Kentaro Miura was a Japanese manga artist. He was best known for his acclaimed dark fantasy series ''Berserk'', which began serialization in 1989 and continued until his death. As of 2021, ''Berserk'' had more than 50 million copies in circulation, making it ...

. It was serialized in

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's ''Monthly Animal House'' in 1989, with its chapters collected in a single ''

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'' volume. A sequel, titled ''Ōrō Den'', was serialized in ''Monthly Animal House'', with its chapters collected in a single ''tankōbon'' volume.

Plot

Publication

''King of Wolves'' is written by

and illustrated by

. It was serialized in

's ''Monthly Animal House'' in 1989. Its chapters were collected in a single ''

'' volume, released on December 18, 1989. A sequel, titled , was serialized in ''Monthly Animal House'' in 1990. Its chapters were collected in a single ''tankōbon'', released on August 24, 1990. A '' bunkoban'' volume, which includes both series, was published on March 13, 1998. ''Young Animal Zero'' started republishing the series on September 13, 2021. In North America, ''King of Wolves'' was licensed for English release by

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. The volume was published on May 25, 2005.

Reception

In '' Manga: The Complete Guide'', author Jason Thompson gave the series 1½ out of four stars and wrote: "The only mildly amusing premise is basically an excuse for Miura to draw macho sword fights and hordes of cavalry. Miura's crosshatched art is not at the level of ''Berserk'' or even ''Japan'', and the fight scenes are disappointing".

References

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* Adventure anime and manga Hakusensha manga Historical anime and manga Seinen manga Yoshiyuki Okamura {{manga-stub