Victory for Ukraine Graphic Novel to be Released by Tokyopop
August 24th was Ukrainian Independence Day, and to celebrate, manga publisher Tokyopop released an English translation of the Ukrainian graphic novel Victory for Ukraine. The novel contains nine stories from Ukrainian writers about the current conflict in their country. This English release will be donating a portion of the profits to the humanitarian non-profit group Razom for Ukraine.
Tokyopop is one of the leading publishers of manga, anime, and manhwa in the English-speaking world. Founded in 1997, the company has been translating Japanese materials into English and publishing and distributing them for 25 years now. Their decision to publish Victory for Ukraine, a graphic novel originally in Ukrainian, is a very special case.
RELATED: The Games Industry Has Donated Nearly $200 Million To the Ukrainian People
Victory for Ukraine has nine stories, written as «episodes» by different Ukrainian authors. Each of the stories is unique, focusing on a different part of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia that has been ongoing since February 2022. For example, «Brave Little Tractor» tells the story of a Ukrainian farmer who steals tanks from the Russian army, and «Zmiinyi Island 13» is about the group of Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island who stood up to the Russian navy, a story that went viral online when it occurred.
While many people and countries around the world have stepped up in support of Ukraine in this conflict, the opposite has happened to Russia, including when it comes to Japanese pop culture. Nintendo and Sony have both halted sales in Russia. Nintendo has closed down the eShop, and Sony has halted both digital and physical sales. Meanwhile, companies like SEGA, Epic Games, and Riot Games have even donated to
Read more on gamerant.com
