Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Novels Gets New Manga

The August issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine revealed on Tuesday that Chiaki Kisaki and illustrator Hako Ichiiro's Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens (Hakata Pork Bones Ramens) light novel series will get a second manga adaptation titled Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Dai 2-Shō(Chapter 2), which will launch on August 18. Unlike the previous manga series, Chiako Nagaoka will draw the new manga.

The story of the novels takes place in Fukuoka. At first glance, the city seems like a peaceful one, but under the surface, crime is running rampant. The city's Hakata ward is home to the professionals of the underworld: professional killers, detectives, informants, professional revenge seekers, those skilled in torture, and more. And according to urban legend, even a "killer of professional killers" exists in the city. When stories of the men in the underworld are told, a "professional killer murder" appears.

Kisara Akino launched the first manga adaptation in G Fantasymagazine in July 2016, and ended it on May 18. Square Enix will publish the manga's second and final compiled volume (seen right) on July 25.

The novel series won the first prize for the 20th Dengeki Novel Awards. Kisaki and Ichiiro launched the novel series in 2014, and Kadokawa will publish the seventh novel on July 25. The novel series also has a collaboration novel with Ryohgo Narita's Durarara!! novel series. The novels are getting a television anime adaptation as part of Dengeki's 25th anniversary celebrations this year.