Manga de Dokuha, a branch of Japanese publishing company East Press, is known for releasing classic pieces of literature in Manga form. The company's latest endeavor is the Quaran.
Team Banmikasu is in charge of the adaptation, named "Manga de Dokuha: Koran," which will begin shipping to Japan on Sunday, Feb. 22.
The central text of Islam is known as "the foundation of the daily life and ideology of people who believe in the teachings of Islam," according to East Press' website listing for the manga adaptation.
"The name Islam is often heard in the daily news, but because we Japanese aren't usually familiar with it, a perverted image [of Islam] as abstemious or linked to terrorism is liable to persist," the description reads. "So what kind of teachings do [Muslims] actually believe in? What are they thinking about? To understand the modern international community and Islam, let's try to experience the scriptures where all that is written down."
The Quaran is not the first religious piece of literature that Manga de Dokuha has tackled.
East Press began the Manga de Dokuha series in 2007 and has translated more than 130 titles to manga, including both testaments of the Bible. One Peace Books adapted other worldwide-known titles for the series, such as Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf," F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick," Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote" and James Joyce's "Ulysses," among others.
