Future Sōji Yamakawa projects

The post-2010s reprints and reissues (+adaptations) of major Sōji Yamakawa (山川惣治) works can be made mostly by Kodansha and Square Enix from the 2020s onward. 

*The Primitive Champion, The Wild Fisted Champion and The Wild Fisted Star will be written and drawn by Kenshiro Sakamoto. 

For Kodansha YA Entertainment Bunko and Kodansha Light Novel Bunko 
The Primitive Champion (原始王者)
The Wild Fisted Champion (野生の両拳王者)
The Wild Fisted Star (野生の両拳星)

For SQENIX Bunko

Other Stories 
The Safari Adventurers (サファリの冒険者たち)

Kenya Boy branch

The Dirty Dawn (汚れた夜明け): 4 volumes 
Kenya Boy (少年ケニア): 28 volumes
Jungle Hunt (ジャングルハント): 24 volumes
From Japan to Kenya (日本からケニアへ): 14 volumes 
Chintu the Wild Youth (野生児チントゥ): 36 volumes 
*Baboon Boy needs pragmatic revisions in order to be both complete and in print again. Funnily enough, I chose ‘Chintu the Wild Youth’ as a meaningful rename for what was originally called Baboon Boy, largely because it clearly has the potential to become an underrated gem. 

Tiger Boy branch 
Tiger Boy (少年タイガー): 26 volumes
Elephant Girl (象娘)
Misty Splendour (霧の輝き): 13 volumes 
Monsoon Alert (モンスーン警報)
The Himalayan Mists (ヒマラヤの霧): 8 volumes
The Wolf Fanged Boy/The Boy With Wolf Fangs (ウルフ牙の少年): 34 volumes 
*The Wolf Fanged Boy is a meaningful rename for what was originally named simply Wolf Boy, because it’s a fantasy adventure not to be confused with Kipling’s Jungle Books. 

*Tiger Boy and Misty Splendour (by their combined name The Tiger Boy In Misty Splendour), will be written and illustrated (majorly) by Pink Hanamori, with some assistance from Naoyuki Konno. 
*Chintu the Wild Boy and Elephant Girl will be written by Naoyuki Konno. 
*Safari Adventurers will be written by Naoyuki Konno.
*The Wolf Fanged Boy and Monsoon Alert will be co-written and co-illustrated by Pink Hanamori.
*From Japan to Kenya, Kenya Boy and Jungle Hunt will be written and illustrated (for the most part) by Naoyuki Konno.






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