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manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

series created by Rui Takato based on the eponymous series of fighting games. The manga was created in honor of the 15th anniversary of the ''Tekken'' game series and is available with permission from

Bandai Namco (commonly known as and formerly Namco Bandai until 2015, also known as Bandai Namco Group,) is a Japanese mass media and entertainment Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 2005 by the merger of Namco and Bandai. The company specia ...

in the online version of the magazine''

Ultra Jump is a Japanese monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. Originally, the magazine was a special issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'' which was first issued in 1995. On October 19, 1999, the special issue bec ...

''. The first printed volume of the manga was published on March 19, 2010. The manga features a plot based on ''

Tekken 6 is a 2007 fighting game developed and published by Bandai Namco Games. It is the sixth main and seventh overall installment in the ''Tekken'' franchise. It was released on arcades in November 2007 as the first game running on the PlayStation ...

'' with some differences. For example, the early chapters focus more on Asuka Kazama and Lili, and the Mishima family is mentioned only in the first chapter.

Story

Jin Kazama is a fictional character and the protagonist of Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco's ''Tekken'' series. Introduced in the 1997 game ''Tekken 3'', he has been the central character of the series from that game onwards. Trained by his grand ...

, the owner of the powerful Japanese corporation Mishima Zaibatsu, declares war on the entire world. Nations that sided with the corporation merged into one independent nation, destroying any opposition. A year later, the Mishima Zaibatsu organization opens "The King of Iron Fist Tournament", declaring that the victor will be guaranteed a great prize. However, the tournament is interrupted by Asuka Kazama, who attacks Jin and demands that he stop his despotic ambitions.

Characters

In contrast to the game series, the characters and relationships in the manga are different. For example, Lili is more than silly and whimsical, her servant Leo is older, and Sebastian and Alisa Bosconovich from the beginning of the manga act on the orders of Jin Kazama.

Publication

The first six chapters were published on the official website of the journal Ultra Jump, starting from October 19, 2009, and published monthly. On March 19, 2010 in Japan, the first manga volume was published.

Volume list

References

External links

Tekken Comic online
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