Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu
Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu (星のカービィ デデデでプププなものがたり, Hoshi no Kābyi Dedede de Pupupu Na Monogatari) is a Japanese manga series written by Hirokazu Hikawa based on the video game series of the same name. The manga follows the many adventures of Kirby and various other characters from the game series. The manga is set in the same universe as the video games, although it is not officially considered canon. The manga ran in Shogakukan's monthly CoroCoro Comic from April 27, 1995 through October 27, 2006, and was released in 25 individual tankōbon volumes.[1] After that, an additional episode was published on The Winter 2017 issue of CoroCoro Aniki, the original intention being giving it as the real last episode. However, reappearing on The Summer 2018 issue, the manga started to run regularly again, on Corocoro Aniki.
| Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu | |
| 星のカービィ デデデでプププなものがたり (Hoshi no Kābyi Dedede de Pupupu Na Monogatari) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hirokazu Hikawa |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
| Demographic | Kodomomuke |
| Original run | April 27, 1995 – October 27, 2006 |
| Volumes | 25 |
Characters
Aside from Kirby himself, the manga features many of the characters from the Kirby series of games, including Meta Knight, King Dedede, and many of the regular enemies and bosses from the games as well.
North American release
On December 16, 2009, Endgadget reported that Kirby of the Stars would be localized in North America by publisher Viz Media, slated to begin releasing in September, 2010[2]. Although some of the listings for the manga can still be found online, the manga mysteriously never came out as planned. Viz removed the listings from their own site sometime in 2011 with no explanation. To this day, the series has seen no official English release.
France release
On July 22nd, 2020, Soleil Productions announced that French versions of the first two volumes, entitled Les aventures de Kirby dans les étoile, would be released as part of Soleil Manga collection of Soleil Productions simultaneously on September 2nd, 2020.
References
- "星のカービィ〔TC〕 | 書籍". 小学館 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- "Viz publishing Kirby manga in North America". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-06-04.