Seven Shakespeares
Plot. This is a historical manga centered around William Shakespeare's "lost years" before becoming a playwright and poet. Publication. "Seven Shakespeares" is written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's "Weekly Big Comic Spirits" from December 21, 2009 to November 14, 2011. Shogakukan collected its chapters in six "tankōbon" volumes, released from May 28, 2010 to December 28, 2011. Kodansha republished the series in three volumes, released from July 6 to September 6, 2017. A sequel, titeld , started in Kodansha's "Weekly Young Magazine" on December 12, 2016. In April 2020, Sakuishi  announced that the series would enter on an indefinite hiatus. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual "tankōbon" volumes. The first volume was released on April 6, 2017. As of August 5, 2020, thirteen volumes have been released. In North America, the series is published digitally in English by Comixology and Kodansha USA since July 2018.