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Indian Manga Duo Launches Kung Fu Kung Fool Manga on May 15 (Updated)
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Kadokawa describes Kung Fu Kung Fool:
Goemon, a notorious thief who's been causing a stir in town, clashes with the Whiskers, a gang of villains, over the treasure held by a young boy named Bao. Just when he's cornered and desperate, Goemon's second personality awakens — unleashing instinctive kung fu attacks that take down his enemies... What awaits Goemon and Bao on their goofy adventure?! A nonstop action comedy begins!
The self-taught team comprises of brothers, Jivan and Yash, who have been creating manga for four years. They began drawing manga in 2022 and have freelanced as amateur manga artists since then. The duo entered Kadokawa's Wordless World Manga Contest in 2025 and won the Silver Prize with their one-shot Heartsteel.
For Kung Fu Kung Fool, masterlynx has been working closely with their editor to bring the story to life in Japanese. The team discuss the story and scenes together and then work on the dialogue collaboratively in English. “We keep refining it until we are satisfied with it,” stated masterlynx, “After that, our editor, Mr. O, translates the dialogue into Japanese for serialization.”
Regarding the possibility of an international release for Kung Fu Kung Fool, masterlynx stated:
We would absolutely love for “Kung Fu Kung Fool” to receive an international release someday. At the moment, that decision is not entirely up to us, so we can't say for certain, but we truly hope readers around the world will get the chance to enjoy it in the future!
Update: Added preview images.
Sources: masterlynx's Twitter account, E-mail correspondence, press release
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