NEWS

Volume 1 of Blitz sold over 30,000 copies in France. Thanks to our readers!



♟ Special Photo!


June 12, 2023

Take a look at this special photo.

With Yakuba Ouattara, captain of the ASMonaco team and Blitz loyal reader, right after winning the first round of the French Basketball Championship final tournament.



The signing session at Fnac in Monaco on Saturday June 10 went like clockwork! We had a great turnout of visitors for two hours!

You can follow the signing session on our Twitter video.

Click HERE.

In the photo gallery, we present the signing session.



Shibuya Productions is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Piretti Editore, the Italian publisher of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Prince of the Stars, for publishing rights in Italy.

As a result, the Italian edition of Blitz will be released in Italy on July 2, with a volume every two months to coincide with the publication in France.



Here is a trailer for Blitz Volume 10, which will be availabler in bookstores on June 8!



The first volume of Blitz will be released on July 2, 2023 in Italy. The other volumes will follow at a very steady pace.

This is the publisher of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery, let’s hope it will bring luck to Blitz!



A signing session will be held in anticipation of the June 8 release of Blitz Volume 10!

Please see the signing schedule.

03/06/2023
at the bookstore Librarie le dojo in Nice from 2pm

10/06/2023
at Fnac in Monaco from 3pm to 5pm

17/06-2023
Mulhouse Geek Unchained
For more information, click HERE

24/06/2023
Fnac Paris Bercy from 4pm



Here is the complete program of the preview day of Blitz Tome 10 at the bookstore Le Dojo, on June 3rd in Nice.

On the program :

  • Chess initiation by Echiquer Nicois
  • Conference and dedications by Cedric Biscay.

Come and join us !



On Saturday, June 3, 2023, a signing session with Cédric Biscay will take place at the AlfaBD / le Dojo bookstore in Nice on the occasion of the release of the 10th volume of Blitz!

The program of the day will be announced later.



Here is the illustration of the back cover of volume 10 of Blitz!

So much effort for our young players who try to qualify for the Monaco Chess Grand Prix finals!

See you on June 8th in bookstores!



A few weeks ago, the second volume of Blitz has surpassed 20,000 copies sold in France, thanks to everyone!



♟ BLITZ VOLUME 10


May 5, 2023

We are pleased to share the cover of Blitz volume 10 in exclusivity with you. Volume 10 will be released on June 8 in all good bookstores but also in Auchan, Carrefour, Leclerc cultural spaces, La FNAC, Cora, Cultura and Amazon.



♟ Special Moment


April 26, 2023
Photo : Eric Mathon / Palais Princier

Last weekend, Cédric Biscay had the honor to officially discuss with TT.SS.HH. the Prince Albert II and the Princess Charlene of Monaco.
In this occasion, he was able to give to the Princess Charlene the original storyboard of her character who appears in the manga’s sixth volume, drawn by Daitaro Nishihara.
A huge thank to the Princely couple for Their support and kindness towards Blitz and Shibuya Productions.



The second volume of the English version of the manga Blitz is now available in all bookstores in the U.S. since April 25!

For more information on Volume 2, see here!



Happy Birthday to the one and only Kasparov!
We are very proud to work with you!



The French Chess Federation, FFE, and Shibuya Productions, publisher of Blitz, have extended a partnership for the 2023 French Youth Championship in Agen.

During the championship, we will offer a nice surprise to the winners of each category this year!

The French Youth Championship 2023 will take place from April 23 to 30.



On March 24th, Monaco Matin reports that Blitz is used as a pedagogical tool at the Risso elementary school in Nice.

For more information, please click HERE!

At the request of teachers Patricia Ruiz and Maeva Setaro from the Risso elementary school in Nice, Cédric Biscay, author of the manga Blitz, met with about 50 pupils from 4th and 5th grade.

Indeed, for the first time, the manga Blitz was used as a support for French classes.

Discover how he spent time with the children.



We are very happy and proud to announce that the Blitz Origins exhibition, which opened on October 21, 2022, successfully closed on February 2, 2023, welcoming over 20,000 visitors.

We extend our sincere thanks to all of you.



Mr. Cedric Biscay, creator of Blitz, was honored to give a master class and signing at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Many people attended and we had a wonderful time.

To mark the occasion, we are also pleased to present the cover of Blitz Volume 9, which will be released on February 23!

Here are some scenes from the signing session.



The Angoulême International Cartoon Festival, one of the largest bande dessinée events in Europe, organized by the city of Angoulême, France, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year! It will be held for four days from January 26 to 29, 2023.

Cédric Biscay had the honor of being invited by the Festival and will give a Masterclass about the manga Blitz on January 26, from 11:30 a.m.
This conference will be followed by a signing session from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

See you at the Festival!