Exclusive: Dark Horse to Reprint Gunsmith Cats Burst Manga in 2 Omnibus Volumes

Dark Horse Comics announced on Thursday that it will publish Kenichi Sonoda's Gunsmith Cats Burst sequel manga in a new two-volume omnibus edition. The new edition will feature translation, lettering and retouching by Studio Cutie. Dark Horse also revealed the first volume's cover:Dark Horse describes the manga's omnibus volumes:Volume One: Volume Two: The 476-page first omnibus volume will ship on December 16, and the 496-page second volume on March 17, 2026. Both volumes will retail for US$29.99. Sonoda serialized his Gunsmith Cats Burst manga in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from 2004 to 2008. The manga is the sequel to his original Gunsmith Cats manga. Dark Horse recently released the original Gunsmith Cats manga in a new omnibus edition. The first omnibus volume shipped on February 4, and the second volume will ship on July 29.Dark Horse previously released the Gunsmith Cats manga in nine volumes from 1996 to 2002, and then released a four-volume revised edition in 2007. The company also released the Gunsmith Cats Burst sequel from 2007 to 2010.The three-episode Gunsmith Cats OAV originally shipped in Japan from 1995 to 1996. ADV released the anime on VHS in 1996, and on DVD in 2001. AnimEigo launched a Kickstarter campaign to release the anime on Blu-ray Disc in 2018. The company released the Blu-ray Disc set in 2019.Source: Press release