is a Japanese

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series written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S. It was serialized in

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's manga magazine ''

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'' from January 2017 to April 2025.

Publication

Written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S, ''Issak'' ran in

's manga magazine ''

'' from January 25, 2017, to April 24, 2025. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on July 21, 2017. As of November 21, 2024, 18 volumes have been released. The series is set to end with the release of its 19th volume. At

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2023,

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

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Reception

''Issak'' was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st

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in 2018. It won the Saito Takao Award 2019, established by manga artist

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and the Saito Takao Gekiga Cultural Foundation. The English translation by Kevin Steinbach was nominated for the Japan Society and

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's first American Manga Awards in the Best Translation category in 2024.

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