Lycoris Recoil Creator Asaura Launches Double Helix Blossom Manga Asaura, the creator of the popular sci-fi action anime series Lycoris Recoil, has teamed up with artist Gomeyuki Nishima and board game designer Masato Uesugi to launch a new manga series titled Double Helix Blossom. The manga debuted in Shogakukan’s Weekly Coro Coro Comic magazine on Monday, January 14, 2024.
Double Helix Blossom is a near-future action story that follows a police woman who is put into cryogenic sleep after a severe injury. She wakes up 60 years later in a completely different version of Japan, where she partners with a criminal with psychic powers to solve supernatural cases. The manga is based on an upcoming board game of the same name, which will be released by SWAV, a company founded by Uesugi.
© SWAV, Asaura, Gomeyuki Nishima, Masato Uesugi, Noriaki Watanabe, Shogakukan
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Asaura is best known for creating Lycoris Recoil, a hit anime series that aired in 2022 and 2023. The series revolves around a pair of female bounty hunters who use special guns that can manipulate time and space. Lycoris Recoil has spawned several spin-offs, including a light novel, a video game, and an official comic anthology. Nishima is a manga artist who has worked on several titles, such as TiN-So, a comedy manga about a high school boy who becomes a tin soldier.
Double Helix Blossom is expected to be a thrilling and innovative manga that will appeal to fans of sci-fi, action, and mystery genres. The manga will also feature a unique visual style that combines Nishima’s dynamic art with Asaura’s original character designs. The first chapter of the manga is available for free on the Weekly Coro Coro Comic website.
Source: Official Website, Anime News Network
