Maken X Another (魔剣X ANOTHER), titled simply Maken X in Europe, is a manga adaptation of Maken X created by Q Hayashida, who is better known for her work on Dorohedoro.
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Maken X Another is a manga adaptation of the Maken X game originally serialized in Monthly Magazine Z. It touched further on the human relationships within the game and expanded on the concept of Brain Jacking. It was compiled into three tankoban volumes released between January 21, 2000 to November 22, 2001. Volume two and three of the tankoban releases of Maken X Another feature a round table interview with Q Hayashida, Kazuma Kaneko and Cozy Okada titled Eat the Three Wise Men's Image! (三賢人イマージュを食す!!*)? which covers information about the development of Maken X as well as the creation of the manga, that is not present in any other releases.
In 2004, the manga was translated into German and Italian by Panini Comics under their Planet Manga label. This release alters some panels to remove swastikas and fixing errors present in the original printings. Some character names have been altered in the Planet Manga translations, such as Mr. Meteor's name being translated literally as Tensonryuusei.
It was edited and re-released by Enterbrain as a special edition in the two volume compilation Maken X Another Jack on January 28 2009. It contains a bonus chapters not present in the original tankoban releases.
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