is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. It was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from December 2009 to November 2011, with its chapters collected in six ''

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'' volumes. A sequel, titled ''Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict'', started in Kodansha's ''

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'' in December 2016.

Plot

This is a historical manga centered around

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

's "lost years" before becoming a playwright and poet.

Publication

''Seven Shakespeares'' is written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. The manga was serialized in

's ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from December 21, 2009 to November 14, 2011. Shogakukan collected its chapters in six ''

'' volumes, released from May 28, 2010 to December 28, 2011. Kodansha republished the series in three volumes, released from July 6 to September 6, 2017. A sequel, titled , started in Kodansha's ''

'' on December 12, 2016. In April 2020, Sakuishi announced that the series would enter on an indefinite hiatus. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual ''tankōbon'' volumes. The first volume was released on April 6, 2017. As of August 5, 2020, thirteen volumes have been released. In North America, the series is published digitally in English by

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and

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since July 2018.

Volume list

''Seven Shakespeares''

''Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict''

References

External links

* * {{Weekly Young Magazine - 2010–2019 Cultural depictions of William Shakespeare Historical anime and manga Kodansha manga Seinen manga Shogakukan manga Theatre in anime and manga