Card video games have continuously been the inspiration of tense stand-offs in anime and manga. Now, a manga based mostly on the drama of Magic: The Gathering, incorporating some faculty life and romantic stress into the combo, is getting its official debut within the West.

Viz Media has introduced that it’s formally releasing Destroy All People. They Can’t Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga in English this Fall. The title’s fairly a mouthful, however wanting into the synopsis by way of MyAnimeList, you will get a reasonably good image of what’s in retailer.

Set in 1998, the story follows Hajime Kanou, a high-schooler who loves Magic: The Gathering. He develops a rivalry in school with prime scholar Emi Sawatari, who he later finds out play MTG, and performs it fairly darn effectively. Per MAL’s description, this revelation shifts their relationship, as they get to know one another via Magic duels.

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I used to be already intrigued by the concept of a manga based mostly round Magic: The Gathering, however this rivals-to-something-new arc provides an fascinating new hook. It’ll possible be some charming nostalgia for many who lived via the late ’90s, too. Do you see that cellphone Emi is holding within the cowl artwork? They only don’t make ’em like that anymore.

Destroy All People has a narrative penned by Katsura Ise, and artwork by Takuma Yakota. And for these Magic: The Gathering gamers who want additional incentive to purchase bodily, it should embrace an unique card. No phrase but on what will probably be, although I’m hoping for an acceptable artwork variant. Looks as if I’ll have one thing so as to add to the studying pile this Fall.