Manga based on Konami’s eFootball/Pro Evolution Soccer/Winning Eleven game series launched on April 9
Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket manga service published the final chapter of Kiminori Wakasugi’s That Time I Got Reincarnated in PES on April 30.
The complete manga has also been published in English through Kodansha’s K MANGA service, which describes the story as:
Kiminori Wakasugi, creator of Detroit Metal City and It’s Time to Go to His Stomach, OK?, takes on a new challenge…as eFootball™, the successor to Pro Evolution Soccer, receives a very unexpected manga adaptation!
Wakasugi launched the manga in Magazine Pocket on April 9. The series is based on Konami’s eFootball/Pro Evolution Soccer game series, known in Japan as Winning Eleven.
About the Creator
This isn’t Wakasugi’s first foray into manga adaptations that have expanded into other media:
- Detroit Metal City:
- Manga ended in 2010
- Published in North America by Viz Media
- Inspired a live-action movie and an original video anime
- All Esper Dayo!:
- Manga ran from 2009 to 2015
- Inspired a live-action television series
- Inspired a live-action special
- Inspired a live-action film
- Inspired a web series
Source: Magazine Pocket
