Crows Gaiden Housenka: The Beginning of Housen, the spinoff manga of Hiroshi Takahashi’s Crows series, will reach the final arc with the 19th collected book volume on June 7.
Beginning with Butta Terakado, the series explores the narrative of how the Housen Killer Corps was formed at the Housen Academy through its genesis story.
Crows Gaiden Housenka manga was created by Shūhei Saitō
During the year 2017, Saitō began the series by publishing it in Akita Shoten’s Monthly Shōnen Champion.
During the month of February in 2018, Akita Shoten shipped the first volume. A shipment of the 18th volume was made on February 7th.
The Crows Gaiden Housenka manga by Takahashi was published in a total of 26 volumes and was adapted into an anime OVA that consisted of two episodes.
Takashi Miike directed the first two films, Crows Zero and Crows Zero II, which were based on the manga. The manga has served as the inspiration for three live-action films.
Beginning in April of 2014, the third film, titled Crows Explode, was released in Japan.
In North America, the first film to be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc was released by Tokyo Shock.
In the United Kingdom, the video label MVM published both Crows Zero and Crows Zero II; both films were released internationally.
For their part, the manga adaptations were influenced by the live-action films.
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