A few weeks ago it was reported that the publisher Kodansha would bring out the first volume of the manga written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, Shingeki no Kyojin ((attack on Titan) in an extra-large edition (70.4 × 100 cm) with the aim of setting the world record for “The largest comic book in the worldThe huge book is priced at 150,000 yen (about $ 1,400) and the publisher had to sell a total of 100 copies to break the record. That amount was sold in two minutes.
This book, which is only ninety-six pages and includes the first two chapters of the original manga, weighs 13.7 kilograms, is 101 centimeters high, and 71 centimeters wide. Kodansha Publishing pointed out that it should be stored lying down so that it does not become deformed due to its enormous weight. After all, the book will be delivered in May and the registration of the world record is already in progress.
For his part, Isayama began to publish the manga in the magazine Bessatsu Shonen magazine from the publisher Kodansha The publisher published the thirty-second compilation volume on September 9, followed by the thirty-third on January 8. The work will be completed in April.
Summary by Shingeki no Kyojin
A century ago humans were threatened with extinction when an unbeatable and terrible enemy emerged: the titans, gigantic monsters that devoured much of humanity and forced the few survivors to lock themselves behind high walls. Behind these walls stands Eren Jaeger, a boy who dreams of crossing them to see the outside world and who lives his everyday life with his parents, his adoptive sister Mikasa Ackerman and his friend Armin Arlert.
One fateful day, however, humanity remembers its fate when a gigantic 60-meter titan appears in front of the first row of walls, protecting people from their most formidable enemy. So Eren, Mikasa and Armin lose their home and all hope, while our protagonist takes an oath: His goal in life will be to destroy all titans. Thus begins a story of survival and war in which its characters must solve the mystery behind the existence of these terrible beings.
Source: Mantan Web
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