Sakka

Sakka is a Belgian publishing imprint associated with Casterman and focused on manga. The imprint publishes translated Japanese comics and related graphic works for readers in the Belgian and broader Francophone European market. Its catalogue encompasses a wide range of genres, including action, adventure, comedy, drama, historical fiction, literary manga, sports-related storytelling, and works aimed at younger readers. The Sakka name is distinct from Japanese companies or brands that may share similar romanization. The relevant entity is the publisher identified in the article “Sakka (publisher),” which describes it as a Belgian manga imprint rather than a Japanese consumer or apparel brand. Sakka operates within Casterman’s publishing structure, giving it access to the distribution and editorial infrastructure of a long-established comics publisher. The imprint’s published or associated titles include works such as Blade of the Immortal, Crayon Shin-chan, Gon, Eagle, The World Is Mine, Skip Beat!, Mirai Nikki, Kodoku no Gurume, Bakegyamon, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, The Book of Human Insects, and Astral Project – Tsuki no Hikari. This selection indicates a catalogue strategy based on variety rather than a single narrow genre: it includes internationally recognized series, literary and experimental works, youth-oriented titles, and series with strong genre identities. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about Sakka’s founding date, management, offices, financial performance, current publishing schedule, and corporate ownership beyond its identification as a Casterman imprint. No reliable information in the supplied sources establishes a separate legal entity, a public listing, a current executive roster, or a standalone website. Accordingly, Sakka is best characterized as a publishing brand or imprint within the Casterman group rather than as an independently documented company.

Sakka is documented as a Belgian publisher or publishing imprint specializing in manga and operating under Casterman. The available reference material does not provide a founding year, the identity of the imprint’s creator, or a detailed chronology of its editorial development. It does, however, establish Sakka’s position within the Casterman publishing structure and identifies a substantial range of works published under the imprint. The imprint’s catalogue reflects the expansion of manga publishing beyond a single genre or demographic. Its titles include action-oriented and historically inflected works such as Blade of the Immortal; sports and political drama represented by Eagle; comedy and family-oriented material such as Crayon Shin-chan and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo; and internationally distributed genre series including Skip Beat! and Mirai Nikki. Other listed works, including The Book of Human Insects, The World Is Mine, Astral Project – Tsuki no Hikari, and Kodoku no Gurume, point to an editorial interest in darker, literary, experimental, or adult-oriented manga as well. Because Sakka is presented as an imprint of Casterman, its history should be understood as part of a larger publishing-house context rather than as the history of a separately documented corporation. The supplied sources do not identify independent ownership, headquarters, annual sales, a public listing, or named executives. They also do not establish whether every listed title remains in print or whether the imprint continues to release new books. The safest description is therefore that Sakka is a Belgian Casterman imprint with a catalogue of manga translations and editions, while its detailed corporate and operational history remains insufficiently documented in the available material.

A Casterman-affiliated Belgian imprint presenting a broad selection of Japanese manga to the European comics market.

• Manga series

  Blade of the Immortal

  A major action and historical manga series listed among Sakka’s published titles. Its inclusion illustrates the imprint’s interest in mature, long-form Japanese comics with substantial narrative and visual scope.

• Comedy manga

  Crayon Shin-chan

  A well-known Japanese comedy title included in the Sakka catalogue. The series broadens the imprint’s range beyond action and adult-oriented works into humor and family-centered popular entertainment.

• Manga series

  Gon

  A manga title listed as part of Sakka’s publishing output. The available reference identifies the title but does not provide edition dates, format details, or current availability under the imprint.

• Drama manga

  Eagle

  A manga series in Sakka’s catalogue. Its presence is consistent with the imprint’s publication of works addressing serious dramatic and political subject matter, although the supplied sources do not give further edition or release information.

• Manga series

  The World Is Mine

  A listed Sakka title representing the imprint’s publication of darker and more adult-oriented manga. No reliable source in the supplied material specifies its publication dates or whether it remains available.

• Romance and comedy manga

  Skip Beat!

  A manga series included in the Sakka catalogue. It demonstrates the imprint’s coverage of commercially prominent Japanese genre manga, particularly stories combining romance, comedy, and show-business themes.

• Thriller manga

  Mirai Nikki

  A thriller-oriented manga title listed among Sakka’s publications. Its inclusion reflects the imprint’s catalogue breadth across contemporary suspense and genre fiction.

• Food and slice-of-life manga

  Kodoku no Gurume

  A manga title associated with everyday dining and solitary observation, listed in Sakka’s published catalogue. It represents the imprint’s willingness to publish quieter, observational works alongside action and commercial genre series.

• Manga series

  Astral Project – Tsuki no Hikari

  A title listed among Sakka’s manga publications. The supplied material confirms its association with the catalogue but does not provide a description of its edition history, format, or current status.

• Adventure manga

  Bakegyamon

  An adventure-oriented manga title included in the Sakka catalogue. It contributes a youth and fantasy-oriented dimension to the imprint’s broader range of Japanese comics.

• Comedy manga

  Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

  A comedy manga series listed as a Sakka publication. Its presence highlights the imprint’s inclusion of highly stylized and humorous Japanese popular culture titles.

• Drama manga

  The Book of Human Insects

  A manga title in Sakka’s catalogue that indicates an interest in serious, psychologically oriented, or literary material. The supplied sources do not establish details of the French edition or its current availability.

• Manga series

  Chō Sentō Inu Blanca

  A title identified in the list of works published by Sakka. No additional bibliographic or commercial information is provided in the available reference.

• Manga or illustrated book

  Monokuro Kinderbook

  A listed Sakka publication. The available material does not clarify its precise format, target audience, release date, or current status.

• Manga series

  Toudo no Tabibito

  A title included in Sakka’s published catalogue. Beyond its identification as a Sakka work, the supplied sources do not provide reliable information about its genre, edition history, or availability.

• Manga series

  Under the Same Moon

  A manga title listed among Sakka’s publications. The reference material does not provide further details about its content, publication date, or status.

• Manga series

  Yomawari Sensei

  A title identified in the Sakka catalogue. No additional information about its editorial positioning, release schedule, or availability is established by the supplied sources.

1. 1Sakka (publisher)en.wikipedia.org