#MANGA: 'Fullmetal Alchemist' author Hiromu Arakawa begins new manga series 'Yomi no Tsugai'!

Written by: Nicole Castro

Published on: December 14, 2021 at 17:00 PHT (GMT+8)

Disclaimer: Plot discussion contains spoilers for chapter 1.

Hiromu Arakawa, who is famous for the hit series Fullmetal Alchemist, is back with a new manga series called Yomi no Tsugai (Japanese: 黄泉のツガイ, Roughly translated English: Tsugai of the Underworld), which has begun serialization in the January 2022 issue of Monthly Shonen Gangan (Square Enix), released in Japan on Dec. 10, 2021.

Below is a promotional video for the magazine from Square Enix.

Plot

The plot centers around fraternal twins Yuru and Asa who live in a small, isolated village. While Yuru is free to live a normal life and even excels at hunting, Asa is kept imprisoned under the explanation that she is serving a "special duty."