Seven Shakespeares

Japanese manga series

Seven Shakespeares

Cover of the first volume

7人のシェイクスピア
(Nana-nin no Sheikusupia)
Genre| Historical[1]
Manga
Written by| Harold Sakuishi
Published by|

* Shogakukan (former)
* Kodansha (current)

English publisher|

* NA: Kodansha USA (digital)

Magazine| Weekly Big Comic Spirits
Original run| December 21, 2009 – November 14, 2011
Volumes|

* 6 (Shogakukan)
* 3 (Kodansha)

Manga
Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict
Written by| Harold Sakuishi
Published by| Kodansha
English publisher|

* NA: Kodansha USA (digital)

Magazine| Weekly Young Magazine
Original run| December 12, 2016 – present
Volumes| 13

Seven Shakespeares (Japanese: 7人のシェイクスピア, Hepburn: Nana-nin no Sheikusupia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 2009 to November 2011, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. A sequel, titled Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict, started in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in December 2016.

## Plot

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The series is centered around William Shakespeare's "lost years" before becoming a playwright and poet.

## Publication

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Seven Shakespeares is written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 21, 2009, to November 14, 2011.[2][3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from May 28, 2010 to December 28, 2011.[4][5] Kodansha republished the series in three volumes, released from July 6 to September 6, 2017.[6][7]

A sequel, titled Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict (7人のシェイクスピア NON SANZ DROICT), started in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine on December 12, 2016.[8] In April 2020, Sakuishi announced that the series would enter on an indefinite hiatus.[9] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 6, 2017.[10] As of August 5, 2020, thirteen volumes have been released.[11]

In North America, the series is published digitally in English by Comixology and Kodansha USA since July 2018.[12]

### Seven Shakespeares

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No. | Original release date  | Original ISBN  | English release date  | English ISBN

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1|  May 28, 2010[4]| 978-4-09-183235-1| March 3, 2020[1]| 978-1-64212-257-2
2|  September 30, 2010[13]| 978-4-09-183578-9| March 3, 2020[1]| 978-1-64212-257-2
3|  January 28, 2011[14]| 978-4-09-183740-0| March 3, 2020[15]| 978-1-64212-258-9
4|  May 30, 2011[16]| 978-4-09-183873-5| March 3, 2020[15]| 978-1-64212-258-9
5|  October 28, 2011[17]| 978-4-09-184215-2| March 3, 2020[18]| 978-1-64212-259-6
6|  December 28, 2011[5]| 978-4-09-184244-2| March 3, 2020[18]| 978-1-64212-259-6

### Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict

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No. | Original release date  | Original ISBN  | English release date  | English ISBN

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1|  April 6, 2017[10]| 978-4-06-382954-9| March 3, 2020[19]| 978-1-64212-260-2
2|  July 6, 2017[20]| 978-4-06-510017-2| March 3, 2020[21]| 978-1-64212-380-7
3|  November 6, 2017[22]| 978-4-06-510311-1| March 3, 2020[23]| 978-1-64212-381-4
4|  March 6, 2018[24]| 978-4-06-511038-6| March 3, 2020[25]| 978-1-64212-382-1
5|  June 6, 2018[26]| 978-4-06-511682-1| March 3, 2020[27]| 978-1-64212-581-8
6|  September 6, 2018[28]| 978-4-06-512813-8| March 3, 2020[29]| 978-1-64212-582-5
7|  December 6, 2018[30]| 978-4-06-513846-5| March 3, 2020[31]| 978-1-64212-803-1
8|  April 5, 2019[32]| 978-4-06-515196-9| March 3, 2020[33]| 978-1-64212-962-5
9|  July 5, 2019[34]| 978-4-06-516357-3| March 3, 2020[35]| 978-1-64659-110-7
10|  November 6, 2019[36]| 978-4-06-517735-8| September 29, 2020[37]| 978-1-64659-717-8
11|  February 6, 2020[38]| 978-4-06-518483-7| December 8, 2020[39]| 978-1-64659-858-8
12|  May 7, 2020[40]| 978-4-06-519554-3| March 9, 2021[41]| 978-1-64659-999-8
13|  August 5, 2020[11]| 978-4-06-519995-4| June 29, 2021[42]| 978-1-63699-168-9

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明日11月14日(月)発売のマンガ雑誌リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 13, 2011. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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42. ^ "Seven Shakespeares, Volume 16". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

## Further reading

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* Sasakibara, Gō (February 27, 2011). ７人のシェイクスピア [作]ハロルド作石. Asahi.com (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011.

## External links

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* Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict official website at Young Magazine (in Japanese)
* 7-nin no Shakespeare at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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