Manga Classics: Romeo and Juliet
Great Literature Brought to Life
Button Book · Print & ebook · May 16, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- A comic-book retelling uses bold illustrations while introducing some of Shakespeare’s poetry.
- Genres
- Classic Adaptations, Manga
- Published
- Button Book, May 16, 2025
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Manga Classics: Romeo and Juliet brings the classic tale of star-crossed lovers to life as a comic book. William Shakespeare’s tragic play about a young couple from two warring families is perhaps the greatest love story ever told. Manga Classics retells the tale with bold illustrations, making it easy to follow yet still introducing some of Shakespeare’s timeless poetry.
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Follow the ups and downs of the young lovers as they meet, fall in love, then have to deal with the consequence of their parents’ enmity. Each volume in the Manga Classics series provides a fast-paced and fun introduction to a great work of literature in a manner that is clear, accessible and entertaining.
Shakespeare in Panels
A comic-book retelling uses bold illustrations while introducing some of Shakespeare’s poetry.
Come here for
- Bold illustrations of Romeo and Juliet
- A comic-book retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy
Expect
- The young lovers’ story amid their parents’ enmity
- Some of Shakespeare’s poetry woven into the retelling
Where it sits
| Classic Adaptations | 76% |
|---|---|
| Manga | 56% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Manga
- Classic Adaptations
- Theater Stories
- Authors
- Lee Kyung-shin, William Shakespeare
- Publisher
- Button Book
- Published
- May 16, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Manga