Issak

Issak (イサック) is a Japanese manga series written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 2017.

Publication
Written by Shinji Makari and illustrated by Double-S, Issak started in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on January 25, 2017. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on July 21, 2017. As of May 22, 2024, 17 volumes have been released.

At San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English digital publication.

The manga is also licensed in France by Ki-oon, and in Spain by Norma Editorial.

Reception
Issak was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2018. It won the Saito Takao Award 2019, established by manga artist Takao Saito and the Saito Takao Gekiga Cultural Foundation. The English translation by Kevin Steinbach has been nominated for the Japan Society and Anime NYC's first American Manga Awards in the Best Translation category in 2024.