The dark
fantasy story Kokuen no Ō Zelk (Zelk, the Lord of the Black
Flame), created by Hideaki Yoshikawa, will end with the publication
of its second compilation volume. Several Japanese retailers have
listed this volume as the last in the series, thus marking an early closure for
this work that mixed science, action and supernatural powers.
A world
ravaged by monsters and dark flames
The manga
follows the story of Natsuki, a lovable-looking young man who
visits a tech park with his older neighbor, Nanaka. What seemed
like a normal excursion takes an unexpected turn when the sky opens up and
a flaming black sphere falls on him, knocking him unconscious.
Upon awakening five years later, he discovers a world ravaged by
monsters and a completely different Nanaka, now part of a group of survivors.
Natsuki has
also changed: she has awakened a dark power that allows her to
summon black flames. With this new gift, he begins a journey in search of
restoring the world he knew.
A quick
closure to an intense story
Kokuen
no Ō Zelk was
originally released on February 26 on Square Enix's Manga
UP! platform. The first compilation volume is
scheduled to go on sale on July 7, while the second and last will
mark the outcome of the work.
Hideaki
Yoshikawa is
also known for adapting Rui Tsukiyo's light novel series Dungeon
Builder: The Demon King's Labyrinth is a Modern City! into a manga,
which was published on Overlap's Comic Gardo website
from March 2018 to February of this year, completing a total of 12
volumes. This work was licensed in English by Seven Seas
Entertainment.
