Metaphor: ReFantazio is Getting an Official Manga, and You Won't Have to Wait Long to Read It

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is officially getting a manga, and fortunately, fans won’t have to wait long to read it. is a wholly original JRPG by Studio Zero, a branch of Atlus founded by the same team behind the franchise. The game was an instant hit with fans and critics alike, and it’s considered to be one of the best games of 2024, by far.

has been a major success, even winning multiple awards at the Game Awards 2024, and there’s plenty more in store for the game. Shortly before the game’s release, it was announced that it would receive a manga adaptation in 2025, and less than a week before its debut, it’s been announced that the manga would be simultaneously published in English on the Manga Plus app starting from January 21. Not much is known about the manga, but with how great the original game was, there’s plenty to be excited about.

While not much is currently known about the manga, similar manga from Atlus titles give an idea of what to expect. The games all received manga adaptations that, while largely sticking to their original stories, all did great jobs of fleshing out their characters and reworking things into a more linear narrative., of course, is ’s biggest contemporary thanks to sharing a creative team, so fans can expect the manga to be like the manga in that it will expand on the characters and overarching story.

Another point is what could potentially be done with the protagonist. While ’s protagonist isn’t as emotionless as other JRPG protagonists, he’s still largely written as someone the player can insert themselves into, so ’s manga can be an easy means of giving the protagonist a more defined personality that properly ties into the story. The manga are also known for doing this, and it would be great to see that happen again with .

Regardless of whatever changes ’s manga might bring, there’s plenty of reason to be excited about it. For starters, much like the and games, has incredible character designs for heroes and villains alike, especially for the iconic Humans