The American publisher Yen Press announced on Monday that it would add The Innocent manga series to its Yen Plus digital anthology. The series was created by Avi Arad, former Marvel Entertainment Chief Creative Officer (CCO)/Marvel Studios CEO and current chair of Production I.G. USA, along with Blood+ television anime director Jun'ichi Fujisaku and Korean manhwa/manga artist YaSung Ko (Stigmata). The first chapter of The Innocent runs in the April issue of Yen Plus, which also launched on Monday.The series revolves around a detective who, after being executed for a crime he did not commit, is sent back to earth with special powers to prevent similar executions of the innocent.
Yenpress also had this this to say on their homepage:
Springtime is here! Trees are budding, flowers are blooming, and new series are popping up in the pages of YEN PLUS! Please join us in welcoming The Innocent to Side B of this month’s mag, with story by entertainment giant Avi Arad and Junichi Fujisaku and art by YaSung Ko!
After he is wrongly executed for crimes he did not commit, a former detective is given a second chance at life by the Committee. Infused with the power to manipulate the ashes which are all that remain of his mortal form, Johnny (now Ash) is sent to prevent the wrongful deaths of others unjustly accused in life. His “mentor” in this venture, Angel, is less than thrilled to be working with a human, especially one as impure as Ash…and Ash doesn’t seem too keen on following the Committee’s directives either… If you like action and mystery, be sure to check out The Innocent this month in YEN PLUS!
So much new stuff going on here at Yen Press! But don’t worry, there are still great new chapters of all your old favorites in this month’s issue! Witch & Wizard, Yotsuba&!, K-ON!, and let’s not forget those colorful zombies in Highschool of the Dead!
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